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Upgrading to a Gtx 480 Superclocked on my Corsair 500w
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I want to upgrade from my old Gts 250 to a Gtx 480 and i was wondering if my Corsair Builder Series CX500 could handle it. My full system specs are below.
Intel i5 3570k (no overclock)
GTS 250 1gb (no overclock)
8gb Corsair Vengeance ram
120 gb OCZ SSD Agility 3
2 500gb HDDs
2 blue Cold Cathodes
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Intel i5 3570k (no overclock)
GTS 250 1gb (no overclock)
8gb Corsair Vengeance ram
120 gb OCZ SSD Agility 3
2 500gb HDDs
2 blue Cold Cathodes
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
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SLShermon said:I want to upgrade from my old Gts 250 to a Gtx 480 and i was wondering if my Corsair Builder Series CX500 could handle it. My full system specs are below.
Intel i5 3570k (no overclock)
GTS 250 1gb (no overclock)
8gb Corsair Vengeance ram
120 gb OCZ SSD Agility 3
2 500gb HDDs
2 blue Cold Cathodes
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
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