- Oct 7, 2015
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Hey everyone I'm sorry if I look like an idiot but I'm pretty rubbish with computers and I had a friend of mine hold my hand and pretty much build my computer all by himself. I was looking to upgrade my graphics card to the MSI GeForce GTX 970 (http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=29086&cPath=876) and wasn't sure whether or not my power supply was able to handle the load it would bring as I've been getting different responses from different power supply calculators (663 W from the Newegg calculator and around 450 W from eXtreme Power Supply Calculator and the Cooler Master one which actually only said 363 W). https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=213223&action=wish_lists that is my current build but I was looking at the same time to upgrade to two 4GB sticks of Kingston HyperX Savage if that makes any difference. I really appreciate your help guys I'm sorry if my question is a bit dopey I just needed a bit of help haha.
Sorry I should note my power supply is currently the Corsair CX-600 Modular 80+ Bronze Power Supply (https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=22420) and if I did have to upgrade my power supply my alternate choice was the ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Strix DirectCU II OC 4GB (http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=31558&cPath=876) but I felt like it was worth the money going to the 970 if it was possible but again I have no clue about anything so that may be a poor choice haha.
Spec list to improve readability:
CPU: AMD FX-6300 6 Core Black Edition Processor
(Desired) GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB
Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 R2.0 Motherboard
(Desired) RAM: Kingston HyperX Savage HX316C9SRK2/8 8GB (2x4GB) Red DDR3
Case: CoolerMaster K350 Gamer USB 3.0
HDD: Western Digital WD Black 1TB WD1002FAEX 7200 RPM
Sorry I should note my power supply is currently the Corsair CX-600 Modular 80+ Bronze Power Supply (https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=22420) and if I did have to upgrade my power supply my alternate choice was the ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Strix DirectCU II OC 4GB (http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=31558&cPath=876) but I felt like it was worth the money going to the 970 if it was possible but again I have no clue about anything so that may be a poor choice haha.
Spec list to improve readability:
CPU: AMD FX-6300 6 Core Black Edition Processor
(Desired) GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB
Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 R2.0 Motherboard
(Desired) RAM: Kingston HyperX Savage HX316C9SRK2/8 8GB (2x4GB) Red DDR3
Case: CoolerMaster K350 Gamer USB 3.0
HDD: Western Digital WD Black 1TB WD1002FAEX 7200 RPM
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