Is 380w enough?

[sarmstrong806]

Is my power supply adequate for this system? I might be adding a 6670 GPU in the future and a Cooler Master 212 CPU cooler, but that is about it. [Edit]: The Newegg calculator says that it is more than enough. I am looking to minimize my energy use.


Power supply: 1 x Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

System:

1 x ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
1 x Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
1 x G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
1 x COOLER MASTER R4-S2S-124K-GP 120mm Case Fan 4 in 1 pack
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARX 1TB IntelliPower SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
1 x COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel / Plastic Computer Case
1 x AMD A8-3870K Unlocked Llano 3.0GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D
1 x GIGABYTE GA-A75-UD4H FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

 

[4745454b]

Yup, more then fine.

 

[spp85]

Yes its perfectly OK. Why upgrade to a Radeon 6670, instead consider a Radeon HD 7750 which is more powerful at the same time consumes only 50W of power......

 

[sarmstrong806]

It is my understanding that the 6670 is the maximum you can cross fire with the LLano APU.

I haven't done any gaming since the Starcraft II Beta, so I figured if I wanted to buy a game and up performance I could start by doing the crossfire.

If I get into gaming in the future I would likely do a new Mobo/CPU/GPU/PSU.

 

[outlw6669]

Yes, your EA-380D is more than capable of handling your system with or without the dedicated GPU.

 

[Rockdpm]

Yea a 7750 i must say is worth the investment. But.....it depends if he can afford to spend a extra 50$ on a graphics card. but for the performance you get out of that card, The card comes close to a 580 (Sorry for comparing previous gen to next gen). I wish kepler chart were legit but we won't know till March 23 or April.

 

[WR2]

It is my understanding that the 6670 is the maximum you can cross fire with the LLano APU.

Don't limit GPU just because a 6670 is the max you can crossfire.
If you're looking at a system upgrade in the relatively near future - get a GPU for that upgrade now. Don't pay for a graphics card twice.
You'd 'lose' the ability to do hybrid-crossfire but your overall graphics performance could improve, depending on the card you pick. And no micro-stutter issues.

 

[sarmstrong806]

I could go to the 7750 and just lose the APU.

I barely have time to play PS3 so I doubt it will be a high priority, but I can evaluate what card to get if and when I decide I want one.

I mainly want to do web, office, music, and 1080p video so I went with the Llano.

Next on my list will be to get two good 24" monitors. Right now I have a 22" and a 17" which is a weird setup.

 

[jessterman21]

Don't limit GPU just because a 6670 is the max you can crossfire.
If you're looking at a system upgrade in the relatively near future - get a GPU for that upgrade now. Don't pay for a graphics card twice.
You'd 'lose' the ability to do hybrid-crossfire but your overall graphics performance could improve, depending on the card you pick. And no micro-stutter issues.

Are there micro-stutter issues with Hybrid CrossfireX?

And with that PSU, you could put in up to an HD 7850 if you want.

 

[4745454b]

if he can afford to spend a extra 50$ on a graphics card. but for the performance you get out of that card, The card comes close to a 580

The 7750 is not near a GTX580. GTX550 yes, but not near a 580 at all.

 

[jessterman21]

if he can afford to spend a extra 50$ on a graphics card. but for the performance you get out of that card, The card comes close to a 580

The 7750 is not near a GTX580. GTX550 yes, but not near a 580 at all.

Maybe Rock meant performance per dollar?

 

[sarmstrong806]

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