| Author |
Message |
|
Mike=GCHQ=
|
Post subject: What to do in terms of an upgrade?  Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:51 pm |
|
 |
| Legal Pidgeon |
 |
Joined: Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:47 am
Posts: 7844
Location: Manchester
|
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.htmlDo you think that this PSU will be good enough to support a new gaming rig? _________________ ---------------------------------------- 
|
|
  |
|
 |
|
happyslappy
|
Post subject: Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade? Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:52 pm |
|
|
| that was a stupid comment btw |
 |
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2004 12:40 pm
Posts: 109345
Location: manchester
|
time to upgrade the lot - good job you got that job  _________________ 
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Mike=GCHQ=
|
Post subject: Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade? Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:24 pm |
|
|
| Legal Pidgeon |
|
Joined: Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:47 am
Posts: 7844
Location: Manchester
|
|
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...
_________________ ----------------------------------------
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Chips=GCHQ=
|
Post subject: Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade? Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:23 am |
|
|
| I'm ghey 4 teh Hoff! |
 |
Joined: Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:18 pm
Posts: 4142
|
|
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.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
maddog-easytarget=GCHQ=
|
Post subject: Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade? Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:19 pm |
|
|
| Apprentice bacon herder |
 |
Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:46 pm
Posts: 3346
Location: southampton
|
|
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...
_________________  Games: DC, CSS, BF2, Insurgency, Cod2, Cod4, Cod5, BFBC2, Surpreme Commander, Hidden Source, bfbc2/vietnam, Cod black ops, need for speeds (underground 1 and 2, prostreet, hot pursuit, most wanted), juiced 1 and 2, im sure theres more...
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Tjolbi=GCHQ=
|
Post subject: Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade? Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:43 pm |
|
|
| Ostracised! |
 |
Joined: Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:41 pm
Posts: 9042
Location: cooking nades in the backyard
|
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. 
_________________
The banhammer thirsts for tards | There is no 'overkill'. There is only 'open fire' and 'I need to reload'.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
nicey=GCHQ=
|
Post subject: Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade? Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:07 pm |
|
|
| it is I! Diabetes man! |
 |
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2004 1:15 pm
Posts: 14174
Location: anywhere but nowhere
|
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. _________________   Went to a zoo, they only had one animal there, a dog............. It was a shitzu.... I’z leakin… bring amberlamps
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Mike=GCHQ=
|
Post subject: Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade? Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:45 am |
|
|
| Legal Pidgeon |
|
Joined: Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:47 am
Posts: 7844
Location: Manchester
|
|
PSU demands are so high....what are we powering, planes?
_________________ ----------------------------------------
|
|
| |
|
|
|
wowyouareacow=GCHQ=
|
Post subject: Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade? Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:54 pm |
|
|
| a norweigen silly curtain loving bitch |
 |
Joined: Thu Mar 04, 2004 1:35 pm
Posts: 4977
Location: Kath
|
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   <3 _________________  UBER Admin Follow it is I teh Diabetes man on TWITTERhttp://twitter.com/tehdiabetesman
|
|
| |
|
|
|
CoolMan=GCHQ=
|
Post subject: Re: What to do in terms of an upgrade? Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:34 pm |
|
|
| Bow down to the master |
 |
Joined: Thu Mar 04, 2004 9:36 pm
Posts: 2808
Location: Ireland
|
|
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
_________________ 
|
|
| |
|
|
|
