- Dec 19, 2016
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I've been running my old hd5770 on a thermaltake tr2 420w PSU (one of the worst quality PSUs out there I know) for 2 years now while the manufacturer recommends 450w. The card has a TDP of 108w while the gtx 960 has a TDP of 120w and the manufacturer recommends only 400w PSU.
I'm a bit confused 120w TDP requiring 400w PSU and 108w TDP requiring 450w. Should I be concerned if upgrading? I mainly aim for the 960 because I don't want to spend any extra on a PSU, although my current one sucks.
My other specs:
Q9400 @2.66(stock, so max TDP is 95w)
8gb ddr3 ram
1tb HDD
3x low RPM fans that came with the case
I don't plan on OCing the CPU since the motherboard does not allow me anyway.
Thanks in advance!
I'm a bit confused 120w TDP requiring 400w PSU and 108w TDP requiring 450w. Should I be concerned if upgrading? I mainly aim for the 960 because I don't want to spend any extra on a PSU, although my current one sucks.
My other specs:
Q9400 @2.66(stock, so max TDP is 95w)
8gb ddr3 ram
1tb HDD
3x low RPM fans that came with the case
I don't plan on OCing the CPU since the motherboard does not allow me anyway.
Thanks in advance!
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