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Question on Using existing PSU and Tower with New Compent Upgrades - Thermaltake 600W TR2 - Nemesis MId ATX Tower

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September 7, 2014 1:30:51 AM

Hello all,

First time poster, but I have done quite a bit of research here over the years.

My Mobo died and I have been looking at upgrading my Mobo, CPU and RAM. I hope to hold on to my sata drives, GeForce GTX 580 Video Card, Nemesis ATX Tower, TR2 PSU, and Audigy Sound Card to keep costs down. At this point I am trying to determine if my PSU and Tower are adequate for the job.

This PSU (2012) has been running my current system on a ASUS P5N-E SLI (2007) with a GeForce GTX 580 (2010) with no issue...up until the board failure.

After doing a lot of research here on Tom's this is what I have come up with for replacement parts:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extr...
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f317000cl9d8...

If the PSU, linked below, is not adequate I would like a recommendation for a new, energy efficient PSU. The system is used for gaming on the high performance side, but it is also left on 24x7 for work needs, running minimal apps.

PSU link:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-power-supply-t...

For the case I have a 2007 Nemesis ATX Mid Tower case which has 2x USB 2.0 in the front. I assume I will just have to leave the front USB unused without getting a new Tower, but it should be okay otherwise

Case link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Thanks

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September 7, 2014 2:41:57 AM

One thing i would do before re using that PSU is to check weather it is faulty in an old system (it will be more than enough power the new system) other than that it should work fine and with the NZXT NEMESIS chuck the PSU that comes with it because of the cheapness and crappiness and low power output
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September 7, 2014 7:47:49 PM

I should have noted I did test the PSU pin outs with a volt meter and they all appeared fine. I was just trying to figure out if it was adequate with the new components.

This is an old Nemesis tower my current system has been housed in and the Thermaltake TR2 has been it it for a few years now.
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September 8, 2014 2:10:00 AM

It might have helped and the PSU should be fine plus it has bronze certification so under 80% load it wont fail
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September 8, 2014 3:44:09 AM

xXDahChubChubXx said:
It might have helped and the PSU should be fine plus it has bronze certification so under 80% load it wont fail


That's not what 80Plus represents. It's not even close - it's just an efficiency rating.

On topic - Thermaltake TR2s are not good. There's been a bunch of versions, some of which are genuinely terrible and some which are just poor, but none are worth having. If you've got a couple of years use from it then it's definitely not going to be in fantastic shape. If you are spending good amounts of money on other components, it makes sense to spend here too.

As for your upgrades, they don't make a huge amount of sense. The motherboard is a pretty high end overclocking board, but you've paired it with a locked i5. You could spend half that motherboard budget and still have something decent as you don't need a Z-series board. I'd suggest looking at sub $100 H97 boards and picking something which has the features you want - you can even get ones with M.2 and SATA Express support in this price bracket.
For the CPU, there's nothing wrong with a 4690 but if you aren't going with a K-series processor you are better off getting the cheapest i5 you can. A 4430/4440/4460 is going to perform near identically to a 4690 but cost $40 less.
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