sorry about the case link. Newegg.com - RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail

there. that should work. i've basically already boughten the case(parents) but this power supply and 4G of ram are on sale. so would that power supply above work with this case?

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Technically, that power supply would work, but is not recommended. It is likely that you could just install the power supply upside down, but it would direct the heat inside the case, which is bad for components. Might i suggest this one?
Newegg.com - Rosewill RX950-D-B ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91 950W Power Supply 100 - 240 V TUV, FCC, UL, CE, ROHS - Retail
The features are the same and it costs the same, but the fan faces the rear, which is best for that case.

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well then only problem with that is the price. the other one is on sale (wonder why) and basically with the deal i would get 4Gigs of ram.
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btw would a 850 watt power supply run a intel 6600 quad core and evga 8800 gts?
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or hell, would the case stock 500 watt power supply work well with them?

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I haven't had an issue running my 6600 quad and 8600gt with the stock 500w

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awesome. cause i dont know anything about the amounts of volts the parts use, in correlation to the amount of watts the power supply...supplies.

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I agree with Phosphonothioic. Although I am not a gamer by any means. A friend of mine uses a decent Alienware laptop and pretty much plays what he wants. Check out their site.http://http://www.alienware.com/prod...l_default.aspx

i know that pre-assembled computers are the way to go, but i've already bought some of the parts, and the motherboard and case are already in the hands of my parents, so i really cant go back on what my plans were. mostly cause i dont have the money haha.

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hey btw, when a cd/dvd burner drive on newegg says its compatible with windows 2000 through vista, can i still boot ubuntu from that?

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More then likely I havent had any issues with cd/dvd burners with linux.

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hey wuts the learning curve like on kubuntu? i mean, people talk about wine and stuff, but i have no idea wut it is, besides you can get games to play with it. or on it? i have no idea. seeing as how i'm going to be gaming on kubuntu, i want to know what all i have to do for it. would i be able to just buy css and play it right out of the...internet lol? or oblivion? or DoDs

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If your main purpose is to play games I would stick with Windows XP because you will have to use either wine or cedega and it isnt 100%. There are alot of games in Linux that you can install right from Kubuntu, but if you want Windows games XP is your best option atleast for now

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y not vista? wouldnt all the games be compatible with it? and itsnt it cheaper than XP professional?

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The reason I said XP instead of Vista is Vista is a resource Hog!! Trust me I know I am using it . I haven't had any problems with my games on Vista, but that doesnt mean that you might not or I won't down the line. So if you want to make the best use out of you hardware I would go with XO over Vista.

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ya, and i want XP over vista, but at retailers vista is cheaper. also they arent making xp after the close of this year are they?

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They extenended it till June of next year if I am not mistaken, but dont quote me on that.

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