Can my system handle this

the blue devel · Oct 5, 2013

Hi i want to upgrade my gpu.
i have

asus gt 620
motherboard is a p8 h77 m pro
psu is a acbel 350 whatt
12 giggs if 1600 mhz ram
and a i5 3350 p cpu

i want a xfx readion hd 7750. here is it on newegg
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150612

so will it work

Melderv · Oct 5, 2013

Yes, it will most certainly work with your PSU and other components. No problems even with the size of the case.

swifty_morgan · Oct 5, 2013

why would you go from one bad card to another?

coastie65 · Oct 5, 2013

Hi. No. You do not have enough PSU. That card requires a minimum of 450w on the PSU and you have 350w.

Melderv · Oct 5, 2013

swifty_morgan :

The HD 7750 is definitely not a bad card by all means, when looking at the price. The DDR5 version of the HD 7750 is still leagues away from the GT 620.

And no, that card won't even draw more than 75 Watts so 350W is enough.

bignastyid · Oct 5, 2013

It should be fine the 7750 uses less power than the 620. However Acbel is kinda low end/low quality and I would suggest replacing when possible.

coastie65 · Oct 5, 2013

Melderv :

You are forgetting about the rails and there may not be enough, especially with that card. With 450w ( which is over kill in that respect ) there should be enough on the rails.

the blue devel · Oct 6, 2013

my budget is 130 dollars so if there is a better card that my system can handle plese tell me.

the blue devel · Oct 6, 2013

also mmy mainboard says that i have a pcie 16x 3.0 slot and a pcie 16x 2.0 slot and it is crossfirex ready

Cribbs · Oct 6, 2013

coastie65 :

Absolutely incorrect, he will be fine running a 7750, what amd puts on their website for minimum requirements are absolutely silly.

coastie65 · Oct 6, 2013

Cribbs :

I was thinking more in line with what was on the rail, and there may not be enough.

the blue devel · Oct 7, 2013

also does the gfx card need pcie power conectors?

coastie65 · Oct 7, 2013

It will probably need at least a 6 pin connector.

the blue devel · Oct 7, 2013

could i use a molex to a 6 pin pcie power converter. would that work maby?

coastie65 · Oct 7, 2013

If you have a PCIe connector from the PSU, you shouldn't need to do that. I suppose you could. although I haven't heard of that. It would be iffy.

the blue devel · Oct 7, 2013

sadly its a cheap 10 dollar power supply came with the case. it has just enough conectors for what is needed but there is 3 extra molex so if i can use that that would be great

the blue devel · Oct 7, 2013

i might witch to this gfx card will this work
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8524993&CatId=7387

coastie65 · Oct 7, 2013

Oh. Those things are never good and one of the first things I recpommend upgrading. Too many people doing a build, will try to trim costs with using a cheaper PSU. Unfortuanately, those things aren't made too well. If one goes, it can take out your Motherboard and / or other components. What you are wanting to do is put a larger load on a PSU that is questionable at best. I would first consider a PSU upgrade, then a Video card upgrade. When I was still buying prebuilts, the PSU in those things were the first to go, as they were just enough for waht was there. When you get a Case PSU combo, that is usually worse as you will get the cheapest PSU with the the poorest quality as a rule.

the blue devel · Oct 7, 2013

is there a good psu you would recomend for around 40 dollars

coastie65 · Oct 7, 2013

Normally I would not recommend this, but seeing as how it is rated at 80 Plus, it should be alright as there is probably better quality stuff such as caps inside.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159124

bignastyid · Oct 7, 2013

The 7750 does not require a 6-pin power connection it draws all its power from the motherboard. CoolMax power supplies are garbage no matter what they say it's 80 plus rating is. The 7750 is a much better card than a gt640. The 7750 is faster and uses less power. As I said earlier the 7750 uses LESS power than the GT620 that you are currently running so it will most likely work. If you want to buy a PSU too this 300w Seasonic(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151085) will easily run a 7750. AMD recommends a psu that can deliver 16a on the 12v rail(s), that Seasonic can deliver a total of 24a(288w) and Seasonic is one of the best psu manufactures around while Coolmax is one of the worst.

coastie65 · Oct 7, 2013

bignastyid :

I have two 5770's here and both take a 6 pin connector. I doubt very seriously that the 7750 is drawing all of it's power off of the PCIe bus. As far as PSU's go, you best have some headroom on the rail(s). If not you are going have trouble with some games aor any other thing with intensive graphics. Sometimes that means more wattage on the PSU than you really need ( overkill ). At the moment, I have some serious overkill, but I can add a second GTX 680 in sli with no problem, as I have enough plus still have some headroom. As for the PSU, I have a list around here somewhere with who makes what. You would be surprised at what is listed in the first and second tier. For Instance, several of the Corsair models are actually made by Seasonic. I believe that list may be posted here someplace. The other thing is you linked to Newegg.com. The price was within his budget, but he is looking at Newegg.ca and it would have further over his budget than the one I linked to, in Canadian Dollars.

bignastyid · Oct 7, 2013

coastie65 :

bignastyid :

I have two 5770's here and both take a 6 pin connector. I doubt very seriously that the 7750 is drawing all of it's power off of the PCIe bus. As far as PSU's go, you best have some headroom on the rail(s). If not you are going have trouble with some games aor any other thing with intensive graphics. Sometimes that means more wattage on the PSU than you really need ( overkill ). At the moment, I have some serious overkill, but I can add a second GTX 680 in sli with no problem, as I have enough plus still have some headroom. As for the PSU, I have a list around here somewhere with who makes what. You would be surprised at what is listed in the first and second tier. For Instance, several of the Corsair models are actually made by Seasonic. I believe that list may be posted here someplace. The other thing is you linked to Newegg.com. The price was within his budget, but he is looking at Newegg.ca and it would have further over his budget than the one I linked to, in Canadian Dollars.

So you haven't even bothered to look at the card or its specs, if you look at the card will will notice a distinct lack of a pci-e power connector. The card draws a max of ~43w and a pci-e 16x port is capable of delivering 75w, why the card does not require extra power.

Heres a 300w Seasonic from newegg canada
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151086

the blue devel · Oct 7, 2013

thanks alought guys youve all ben a great help so i will for sure be getting the 7750 and also i mgiht get that seasonic psu if i have enoug left over

coastie65 · Oct 7, 2013

Okay. I looked at this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102969&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=5257136&SID=ShopAMD and no extra power. It is also not Xfire capable. In that case, what is on the rail is not an issue as it isn't required. I think I had looked at the card at some and was surprised that there was no 6 pin cnnection, but it has been sometime and a lot of stuff has passed by since then.

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