Hardware Canucks Christmas Contest Grand Prize System Overview

December 28, 2010 Brownweb 50 comments

More Details: hardwarecanucks.com We would like thank all of our Countdown to Christmas sponsors, including NCIX.com, MNPCTech, Mushkin, GIGABYTE, Compu2000, ASUS, G-Skill, Dazmode.com, Cooler Master and Corsair. For those who were unable to complete any of the daily contests from Dec 1st through 24th, you can still get a single entry into the Grand Prize system draw up until Dec 31st. Simple go to the contest landing page, open Day 25, and input your entry information. Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years, this is our way of giving back to all of you, and we wish everyone a Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and enjoy the New Year.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Q1: How much wattage does each computer component use? Q2: What wattage PSU should I get? A1: Mobo: 15-30w CPU: 20-140w (Quad Core CPUs use a lot) Video: 20-200w (Multiple setups use a lot) HDD: 5-10w ODD: 10-25w Fan: 3w A2: Med-High End Gaming Rig: 500-700W PSU High End Gaming Rig: 700-900W PSU Extreme Gaming Rig: 1000W+ PSU

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Written by GamingCanuck about -28803 seconds ago.

-Crosses fingers- lol
Written by 0manager0 about -29960 seconds ago.

there no place to enter your information i think
Written by hanqin81 about -32813 seconds ago.

you should have a contest for asia as well.
Written by hanqin81 about -33931 seconds ago.

drool…………….
Written by tarikat966 about -34186 seconds ago.

i can’t get into the contest there is no button :D sorry if i am in mistake
Written by mjhieu about -35619 seconds ago.

Great, I love all of them
Written by Kryosthefirst about -38762 seconds ago.

@finaldestinyx
no it is ay-sis. ah-soos sounds stupid
Written by HardwareCanucks about -40770 seconds ago.

@sbvikings30 Oh don’t worry we will! Full build log and setup video coming next week
Written by HardwareCanucks about -40990 seconds ago.

@LynxAdvert If you pop over to the forums on the website, there is a whole build log stickied in the “Case Mods, Worklog, Gallery” forum section. It is very cool to see, and Bill has a bunch of other mods he has posted there as well.
Written by finaldestinyx about -43308 seconds ago.

ay-sis?
dont you mean ah-soos
Written by MJBDC7 about -43570 seconds ago.

@HardwareCanucks you shouldn’t give the custom 800d away, that should be hardware canucks signature test bench/case in your videos
Written by ribtor about -43960 seconds ago.

I heart Mushkin. Sooo Good.
Written by DazMode about -44746 seconds ago.

Looks promising!
Written by JuicyFruitSweeT90 about -47344 seconds ago.

I was wondering how come you guys stop announcing winners after Dec 12th, 2010?
Written by Firaje about -48408 seconds ago.

thank you for saying merry christmas
Written by cookman169 about -49146 seconds ago.

This case is ugly
Written by murreboy about -50373 seconds ago.

@LynxAdvert as he sad Moded
Written by agiwawful about -51842 seconds ago.

I don’t want to participate. Just send it to me.
Written by Jefneurotoxin about -53987 seconds ago.

3 people hate the world
Written by LynxAdvert about -54256 seconds ago.

How’d they fit a 420 rad in a 800D?
Written by devilmaydie95 about -55349 seconds ago.

damn..
Written by Neodestro about -58357 seconds ago.

wow that looks nice
Written by Teldara about -60597 seconds ago.

Just pay for the tax!
Written by chyld about -61221 seconds ago.

I hope Santa knows what I want lol this giveaway had some pretty nice giveaways thanks for doing it and for the chance to possibly win
Written by chyld about -63637 seconds ago.

@devilmaydie95 CANADA & USA ONLY
Written by ivanlagrossemoule about -64500 seconds ago.

That calculator is kind of complicated but anyway… It seems that I have a system that requires something around 450W and I have a 850W PSU. I think I’ve taking something a bit too powerful.
Written by BrownNinjaHero38 about -67446 seconds ago.

Would two ATI Radeon HD 4870 Crossfire cards plus 5 fans and all the regular parts be considered High End or Extreme Gaming Rig?
Written by rocketlauncher2 about -68015 seconds ago.

You are full of shit.
Written by xcelpast about -69677 seconds ago.

id suggest you go for the hx1000watts, trust me you’ll need it
Written by blubberhomer about -70792 seconds ago.

is a 650watt power supply enough for a phenomii x2550 unlocked and overclocked to 3,8ghz+gtx260+1 sata hard drive?
Written by heybabbalola about -73493 seconds ago.

what about if u use dual graphic card how do u calculate? do u double it
Written by liascm about -76364 seconds ago.

850w is more than enough, i am running a 650w for my q9650 cpu and a gtx 295
Written by Alphahydro about -77596 seconds ago.

I have the Corsair TX650W on a Phenom 9750, Radeon HD3870, 4gb’s of Dominator, 2 WD Raptors an 1 WD for backup, and 1 dvd burner. At least get a 750 unless you plan on going SLI in the future, then you wanna go higher. That extreme calculator will give you an amount nowhere near whats recommended.
Written by lzds2112 about -80828 seconds ago.

I’m getting a new rig soon, and I’m really unsure of what PSU to get. It’s going to be fairly high end, with the following components:

Asus P6T Deluxe
Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHz (and probably OC’d)
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler
Corsair 6GB DDR3 1333 MHz
WD VelociRaptor 150 GB
WD Caviar Black 1 TB
XFX GeForce GTW 295

I was thinking a Corsair 850W for this setup. Any opinions on it? Will it be enough?
Written by lzds2112 about -81369 seconds ago.

I’m getting a new rig soon and I’m really unsure of what PSU I’m going to get. It’s going to be fairly high end, with the components:

Asus P6T Deluxe
Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHz (and probably overclocked later on)
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler
Written by BurtonReingold about -83379 seconds ago.

This Q and A is epic. Thanks.
Written by SonsOfHateSphere about -85082 seconds ago.

Yeah, it should. Some powersupplies can more than the specs. (max. +50W), but they’re being really hot!
Written by SonsOfHateSphere about -86503 seconds ago.

ASUS P5Q PRO
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Corsair Dominator 2x 2GB, DDR2, Dual Channel, PC2-8500 (1066MHz), 240-pin
ASUS ENGTX260 TOP
WD Caviar Black 500GB
LG GH20NS10 Super Multi
NZXT Crafted Series Tempest
+
Logitech G15
Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse
Corsair Dominator Airflow

What would you guys call this rig (from A2-scale).
- Have plans of buying NorthQ Black Magic Flex 650W.
Written by royster012 about -89932 seconds ago.

plz reply asap.. I have…
780i SLI
(2x) 9800gtx+ (SLI)
e8500 (oc to 3.8)
(2x) 1gb ddr2(pc2 6400)
150gb hdd
Antec 900 case with 6 fans

Question is… would
Corsair 750tx(750w duh..) do a good job?

Thx.
Written by zenniz1992 about -90859 seconds ago.

Better get a 800W + with 2 6pin and 2 8 pin PCIE connector.
Written by manbearpig91 about -94346 seconds ago.

would these specs work with a 750 watt psu??
750i FTW
2x gtx 280
q6600 (o/c’d to 3.o ghz)
4 gb drr2
500 gb hdd
collit domino a.l.c.

??
Written by screwface00 about -96285 seconds ago.

Thanks for the info great video
Written by sk8rhippie about -97000 seconds ago.

corsair 650tx. i have very similar specks. our setup only uses around 450-550w load.
Written by unbeatablecomphelp about -97571 seconds ago.

how much do you think i should have?
I have a
|asus P5QL-E/8gb of ddr2 1066ram/500gig hdd/4870/q6600 @ stock/xigmatech hdt cooler/4 case fans|
Written by FrozenN1nja about -99784 seconds ago.

I have a E8400, 9800gt one HDD one DVD rom
and i have a good 530w, i could use sli with this psu.
Written by rayjust about -100781 seconds ago.

Kill A What? LOL
Written by tadayoshi522 about -101698 seconds ago.

nice thanks for the calculator, never knew that!
Written by cezaxgame about -102136 seconds ago.

21/f/single hiiiii boys
Written by badby4lyf about -102668 seconds ago.

What would you recommend as an energy efficient mobo for a AMD X2 4850E(no gaming)Same with HDD and Optical Drive(I want energy efficient to the max!) Ive already seen an energy efficient PSU and CPU-the OCZ StealthXtreme 500W and the AMD X2 4850E
Written by Dab1eo about -104814 seconds ago.

Dude, he gave you the name of a free calculator, use it!

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