Is there such a "rule of thumb" in the gaming computer world?
Yes. Your graphics subsystem and power supply are the places to spend the bucks. 400W is not nearly enough to run a modern graphics card and processor, plus at a minimum one optical and two or three hard drives, plus other stuff. I had the PS issue on my last build: http://esande.net/features/conroe.html Not exactly professional photography but it gives the idea. This is a fairly old machine but it still rocks, and contrary to opinion it cost less than the equivalent Dell when I built it. Much less. Most folks don't seem to get that you need a LOT of graphics horsepower when gaming. This is completely at variance with what you need for a general purpose office computer. In my experience, that is. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
