powre supply or graphics card?

slightlee · Jun 4, 2016

Hi

i have

asus p5kc mother board
hiper m 530w psu
windows 10
and i had a radeon 5670 graphic card.

All ran ok with the radeon but i have been running world of tanks on minimum and getting a little fed up with the basicness of it.

I have bought and installed an nvidia gtx 460 2gb graphic card second hand in a bid to spice things up a bit.

This is great, what a difference in WOT graphics, really nice and perfectly adequate for my needs for now. Yes, its a pathetic system but i am not ready for the whole new £800 gaming machine yet...blah blah blah...

Now, The problem is that now the screen is freezing during game play and the game shuts down.
sometimes the pc is turning itself off and rebooting.

In your view, is this not enough power supply or the graphic card breaking down?

i am going to run it tonight on minimum and maybe put the radeon back in.

Cheers

Starcruiser · Jun 4, 2016

Your power supply is really bad. I'm seeing 2 stars in reviews, looks like they have a tendency to die suddenly.
The 460 uses a whole 100 Watts more than your old card, you'll need a better PSU.

slightlee · Jun 4, 2016

Great thank youdo you think that this one would cover me?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/corsair-cx600m-600w-semi-modular-atx-80-plus-bronze-power-supply-n34nu

madmatt30 · Jun 4, 2016

It'll cover you but its not great quality & its hugely overpriced

You can get an evga g2 or GS for less money.

slightlee · Jun 4, 2016

ill take a look at those, i only looked at maplin because its down the road, probably best look at scan web site.
do you think the 600w is enough or step it up to 650-700

Starcruiser · Jun 4, 2016

Avoid Corsair CX series units. They aren't known for being the best.
A Seasonic unit is usually the best way to go that balances performance and budget.
Something like this should be sufficient: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094
That website does international shipping as well.

slightlee · Jun 4, 2016

seasonic 620w- i am not adverse to spending a bit more but sub £50 could be good

Starcruiser · Jun 4, 2016

If you wanted room to grow for the future you could get the 620 Watt. The 520 is sufficient for what you have. Both are much cheaper and better quality.

slightlee · Jun 4, 2016

im not going to really grow this system anymore, this will be it untill i have a new whistle and bells pc but do you think the 520 is ok if my current 530 is struggling or does it not work like that?

Starcruiser · Jun 4, 2016

It's not the amount of power that is the problem here, it's the quality of that power.
Power supplies have to convert AC power into multiple DC voltages. The most used is the 12 volt. A power supply that is of low quality will be able to produce just barely 12 volts, if not a little under. A good quality unit will be able to produce 12.3 or so volts. Amperage on the 12v rail(s) is also a factor.
Additionally, the power supply must maintain a steady voltage for it to be usable. If it produces 12.2 volts at idle, but occasionally dips to 11.7 under load, you have a problem.

madmatt30 · Jun 4, 2016

You get charged about $50 import duties from newegg to the UK.

On a budget the evga 600b, the xfx xt 600 or the antec vp650 would probably be the best buys.

madmatt30 · Jun 4, 2016

Antec VP600P 600 W Power Supply Unit - Black https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00K64HZI0/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_-eXuxbG80DGH6

£44 & will do the job.

Your viper m 530w is really only a 400w unit & that 480 can pull around 250w on its own.

slightlee · Jun 4, 2016

your right , it did bump up another £25 when it was in the cart with my postcode

Starcruiser · Jun 4, 2016

Ah, I've never actually needed to ship international before so I wasn't aware the customs fees were so high.

madmatt30 · Jun 4, 2016

Duties on goods into the UK are horrendous even from Europe (which at the moment we are part of still) , from the us or far east they're even worse.

slightlee · Jun 4, 2016

thank you both for the advice, i think i will plump for the antec 600 then, delivery monday, lovely jubly.
i just hope it has the right cables.

madmatt30 · Jun 4, 2016

Oh it has the right cables mate, no worries there , its a real 600w unit.
You'll tell the difference in quality as soon as you open it , it weighs about twice as much as your old PSU for starters.

slightlee · Jun 4, 2016

thats great, i can relax and order that now.

Time to watch The Revenent with a bottle of red.

Thank you both

slightlee · Jun 7, 2016

wow....antec installed, massive improvement with graphics and glitch free, no freezing or shutting down...lovely.
Thanks very much.
Right, now to upgrade from my 2gb of ddr2 ram!

Starcruiser · Jun 7, 2016

It's amazing what good quality power can accomplish.
The RAM upgrade will definitely net you a big performance boost.

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