w00t...bought new parts

[Happydude]

so i got myself a new MB (yes, it does suppert DDR ram now ), its a Gigabyte 7VT600P-RZ (look it up if you want at www.giga-byte.com), along with a XP 2600+ (i guess i could overclock it later).


anyway, i have a slight problem, as we all know (or will know in a few seconds) australia's voltage system is the same as europe's, and differes from North america, so i need to know if i could buy a power supply that would transform the voltage to what is required. the current power suplly i have has a switch for voltage, but i don't remember what the voltages on it are since i'm still in aussie.

my video card (radeon 9500pro) was purchased in canada, so the voltage required for it and the MB to run is different.

i've emailed tech support at gigabyte and am awaiting a reply, as i am clueless on where i can receive an answer the my question, any help would be appreciated.....thx guys

oh, and my purchase consisted of:
Motherboard mentioned above $93
AMD XP 2600+ $149
512 MBs 3200 DDR400 RAM $112

TOTAL: $354

was it worth it?

[Jason1]

Hey cool ive got a 9500pro also...I love it to death. Wasnt as expensive as the others, and it really packs a punch. Its also not exactly a mainstream card, not many people have one, which Isnt necissarily a good thing, but I kinda enjoy being unique...as for you question, I dont know much about that kinda thing, sorry.

[Jonbo298]

Processor/Mobo was a little high for the price. I can get a 2600 for around $80-$90 depending and the mobo for probably $70 depending. But you weren't scammed on the price so its fine.

As for the voltage problem, I can't tell you which switch its supposed to be on. I want to say 220 but don't take my answer as 100% certain.

[Happydude]

the cpu and mobo arn't OEM, they're retail, so i know i got them cheaper then i would at any store, ofcourse i wouldn't have minded the smaller price even if the stuff was oem...anyway...jonbo, or whoever check your power supplies and see what voltage it's on now please and what the second option is, thx.

[Jonbo298]

I'll check in the morning even though its a few second job. It's just that I'm busy to check and see what the second option is and can't flip it right now otherwise I'll be a power supply short.

And I wasn't talking about OEM pricing either. www.newegg.com is my best site to get comp. stuff.

[Happydude]

newegg has US pricing...aussie $ is equal to can $...so obviously it would be cheaper in US $...or seem to be.

[Jonbo298]

Ah, ok. My mistake, heh.

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

yeah, same thing i was going to point out, for canadian prices, thats pretty good. Especially the RAM, thats a really good price.

[Happydude]

can any of you check the switch for me please?

[Jonbo298]

Mine is at 115 right now

[Happydude]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Mine is at 115 right now

what's the other option?

[quiet mike]

I think that any Power Supply comes with conversion from 110-240V. Most come with a switch on them so you select the input. But there are newer ones with the requiered PFC for Europe that do the conversion automaticly from whetever source you stuck it in. Jus check if it's Active PFC and if not if it has a switch.
Also it doesen't matter where you bought the components for a PC they all run at the same voltage. Just the PSU has to worry about conversion.

[Happydude]

Originally Posted by quiet mike

I think that any Power Supply comes with conversion from 110-240V. Most come with a switch on them so you select the input. But there are newer ones with the requiered PFC for Europe that do the conversion automaticly from whetever source you stuck it in. Jus check if it's Active PFC and if not if it has a switch.
Also it doesen't matter where you bought the components for a PC they all run at the same voltage. Just the PSU has to worry about conversion.

wow, thanks mike...i got a reply from gigabyte that said something like that, which i didn't really understand too well, but yours was good...thx again