Hi... I have a old PSU from my last Computer but I'm building a new one now and I don't know what to do it... It's an ThermalTake Toughpower 700w http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00000884 Will it be compatible with my new motherboard? And do I really need 700W?
Will my old psu work with a new motherboard?
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potroasted1
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Yeah, it'll likely work. And we can't answer if you will need 700W if you don't tell us your new build.
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Are you building a Haswell CPU computer? If so, you need a Haswell compatible PSU in order to comply with some of the requirements of the new CPU. If not, it should work fine. 700 watts is a lot of power. The power required is mostly dependent upon the graphics card power requirements and also whether any overclocking is done on the CPU.
Posting the computer specs will help.
Posting the computer specs will help.
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For the GTX 760 you will need a minimum system power of 500 watts (good brand PSU) - when you are thinking of buying a new PSU, this one will work great - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013 (currently on promo). Until then, use the one you have now.
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Here is the PSU Tier list - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
Pick one from Tier 1 or Tier 2. The XFX 550 watts that I listed is high quality.
Pick one from Tier 1 or Tier 2. The XFX 550 watts that I listed is high quality.
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This is what you chose - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131994 - It has good features and good customer feedback reviews. Good price too.
Newer Asus motherboards are these - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=Asus+h87m-PRO&N=-1&isNodeId=1 (both micro ATX).
Regarding the CPU, the i5 4690 is 3.5 GHz (slightly faster than the i5 4460 (either one will work fine).
http://ark.intel.com/products/80810/Intel-Core-i5-4690-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz
http://ark.intel.com/products/80817/Intel-Core-i5-4460-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_40-GHz
Because I don't want to create a new thread I would appreciate it if you reply here guyes:
Do I really need that chipset? I really dont know what chipset to choose... Actually I generally don't know what motherboard to buy... As I'm reading more and more about MOTHERBOARDS it makes it harder to choose... Are all brands good? What is that EPU around the socket, Do I need it ? Should I get an H97 ? HELP!!!
Do I really need that chipset? I really dont know what chipset to choose... Actually I generally don't know what motherboard to buy... As I'm reading more and more about MOTHERBOARDS it makes it harder to choose... Are all brands good? What is that EPU around the socket, Do I need it ? Should I get an H97 ? HELP!!!
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Post your new build in a new thread under new builds. Answer all the preliminary questions like budget, main purpose of computer, etc. - You will get a lot more responses. And yes, you are right about reading about motherboards.
A new thread is necessary.
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