ATI HD4850 Card optical drive question

I'm thinking about buying this video card ATI Radeon HD4850, and under the sytem requirements it says this

CPU Requirements: CD DVD: Requires an optical drive DVD playback, DVD Drive Blu-ray / HD DVD Drive

Does this mean that the optical drive that I have NEEDS to have Blu-ray or HD DVD capabilities?

 

No, you don't need BR or HDDVD drive. You don't actually even need a CD or DVD drive if you have an internet connection.

 

Phew, thats a lot

 

Thanks for the tip crj, I was always wondering what amperage to pay attention too. With the purchase of the card, I also plan on buying a new powersupply, probably a corsair 550W

 

That's good, I almost edited my post yesterday to mention about the power supply, but just didn't do it. Notice that if you don't get the Corsair, some PSUs have multiple 12 V rails (12V1, 12V2, (12V3, 12V4)), in this case don't add up the amperes on them, try to find a picture of a sticker on its side, like this one http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/GameXStream700W/images/sticker.jpg, and see if there's a direct saying about the maximum combined current on the 12 V rails (50 A in the case), or then see how the watts are distributed, here there's 680 W on 3.3, 5, and 12 Volts', 155(~160) of them on the 3.3 and 5 V. This leaves 620 W on the 12 Vs alone, being divided 620W / 12 V = 51.xxx A. ~ 50 A.

 

It's not that I would recommend against the Corsair, I totally agree that he should get the Corsair, but just giving some useless info. -.-*

 

Yeah. I think one couldn't even count all the crap quality PSUs out there. Those "cheap and reliable" "cheap and good quality" ones. I wonder how dare the web sites advertize them in such manner.

 

The local store recommended this one - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103023

Seems really nice - 700W with 4 12V rails with a max output of 50A. Only 139.00 to boot. It comes in on Thursday, can't wait to try it out

 

That's totally overkill, plus IMO not as high quality as Corsair... You ordered it already?

 

This is the list that I have to choose from http://www.ncil.com/NewProductspage.asp?cid=58&scid=104&ssName=Cases%20&%20Power%20Supplies

I don't really have much of a choice, because ordering somethign will cost a lot more with S+H. Plus I'll get a tax break with my status card if i buy from there.

 

Well, get the Sparkle one. It's the best (per-buck-wise) of those. Was just thinking of a situation of free choice. Good luck.