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What to do in terms of an upgrade?
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Author:  Mike=GCHQ= [ Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:51 pm ]
Post subject:  What to do in terms of an upgrade?
I have an AM2 socket motherboard - which they stopped making CPU's for...

If I wanted to play the likes of Crysis 2 / Battlefield 3 on really high graphics, would I need to upgrade my motherboard?

Do you think I should just upgrade everything ???

I just replaced my old PSU and I am using it as we speak (last one whistled)

OCZ 600W StealthXStream 2 ATX Power Supply Unit

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/ocz-600w- ... 3-pdt.html


Do you think that this PSU will be good enough to support a new gaming rig?
Author:  happyslappy [ Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade?
time to upgrade the lot - good job you got that job :)
Author:  Mike=GCHQ= [ Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade?
I'll upgrade at some point ... perhaps when BF3 comes out........no games in the meantime to make me upgrade...........by that time all the best ps3 games will have been released...
Author:  Chips=GCHQ= [ Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade?
For the PSU you can usually see how many amps it outputs at each of the different voltages.

Voltage * Amps = Power (watts)

You can Google components (especially graphics cards) and find out how much power they draw under idle, under load etc.

Then you can work out, before buying anything, just how much power the "new rig" would require, and how much your PSU can supply.
Author:  maddog-easytarget=GCHQ= [ Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade?
my graphics card draws either 550 or 650w (according to the box) so u might need a new psu too depending on the card u go with...
Author:  Tjolbi=GCHQ= [ Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade?
i use htxtp://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp to calculate power usage, it has data for the latest hardware so just select what you want to buy in the future and hit calculate. :thumbl:
Author:  nicey=GCHQ= [ Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade?
i got a 750 rated psu....runs fine with plenty to spare....
gfx 5970
4 hd's + 1 ssd
1 sound card

4 case fans

cpu = i7 950 @ 3.6
12 gig mem in 2gig sticks


for actial gfx real wattage use..,,,,

http://www.geeks3d.com/20100226/the-rea ... ics-cards/


but more power psu if you can afford it for future proofing.....

trevor/coolman i know taps into the national grid direct.
Author:  Mike=GCHQ= [ Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade?
PSU demands are so high....what are we powering, planes?
Author:  wowyouareacow=GCHQ= [ Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade?
nicey=GCHQ= wrote:
i got a 750 rated psu....runs fine with plenty to spare....
gfx 5970
4 hd's + 1 ssd
1 sound card

4 case fans

cpu = i7 950 @ 3.6
12 gig mem in 2gig sticks


for actial gfx real wattage use..,,,,

http://www.geeks3d.com/20100226/the-rea ... ics-cards/


but more power psu if you can afford it for future proofing.....

trevor/coolman i know taps into the national grid direct.


wanky machine is wanky :D :p <3
Author:  CoolMan=GCHQ= [ Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade?
i was using 2 1200watt psu's for a bit. Now using a single enermax 1500.
but you should be looking for 600w if you are just running a single gpu.

But quality is far more important then capacity when dealing with psu's. dont scrimp on the psu. it can make a difference to sytem stability. and make sure it has 8 and 6 pin pci ex connectors for modern graphics cards
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