- Jul 3, 2016
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/nwbM8K
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/nwbM8K/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Overclocked to 4.5GHz)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LX ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (HD Raid 1)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 1.25GB Video Card
Power Supply: Cyberpower 950W - PSAZ-CP950
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
So, for various reasons I had to put my desktop to sleep for a couple of years and have now pulled it out of storage. I've looked at the current state of it, and from what I can gather the best thing to upgrade right now is the GPU.
(Ignore the specific model types for HD, RAM, etc... go by specs for those. I just wanted to show the kind of load the PSU might have.)
I am torn between buying a used GTX 970 or waiting for/buying the new generation of graphics cards coming out. I don't want to buy a brand new graphics card if the new ones are going to immediately make it redundant.
Also, whilst I believe that my currrent motherboard will work with most current GPUs, the one thing I'm worried about is the PSU. I've attached photos of the specs and the connectors. I want to know if my PSU could run the latest GPUs, and if the connectors can be used for the 8-pin ones. I see 4 6-pins and 2 2-pins. Can that be used as 2 8-pins? http://imgur.com/jvcaBNT http://imgur.com/67fausZ http://imgur.com/BW4x4mW
Any help/tips would be appreciated.
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/nwbM8K/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Overclocked to 4.5GHz)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LX ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (HD Raid 1)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 1.25GB Video Card
Power Supply: Cyberpower 950W - PSAZ-CP950
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
So, for various reasons I had to put my desktop to sleep for a couple of years and have now pulled it out of storage. I've looked at the current state of it, and from what I can gather the best thing to upgrade right now is the GPU.
(Ignore the specific model types for HD, RAM, etc... go by specs for those. I just wanted to show the kind of load the PSU might have.)
I am torn between buying a used GTX 970 or waiting for/buying the new generation of graphics cards coming out. I don't want to buy a brand new graphics card if the new ones are going to immediately make it redundant.
Also, whilst I believe that my currrent motherboard will work with most current GPUs, the one thing I'm worried about is the PSU. I've attached photos of the specs and the connectors. I want to know if my PSU could run the latest GPUs, and if the connectors can be used for the 8-pin ones. I see 4 6-pins and 2 2-pins. Can that be used as 2 8-pins? http://imgur.com/jvcaBNT http://imgur.com/67fausZ http://imgur.com/BW4x4mW
Any help/tips would be appreciated.
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