Gts 450 with this CPU?

it will work fine, make sure your PSU has at least 20a on its 12v rail

some budget PSU are the corsair 430w v2, antec neo eco 400w, antec earth watt series 380w & 430w

Ok, thanks so are you saying that I should upgrade my PSU?? http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-geforce-gts-450-us... it says in the specs section at the bottom that the minimum is 400w. so will 430w be alright? thanks again.

a 430w should be fine as long as you have a decent amount of amps on the 12v rail, what make & model is the PSU?

theres nothing on my current psu, it just came with the case, im willing to buy a new one, but if this is good enough then ill stick with it, btw te case was like $30
well i was going to list the info about my pSU but when i looked at the side of the psu but i have no idea what is what! its confusing i dont know where the amps are listed and all that.....

Well thanks, but as i said, i dont understand whats on my PSU, so here are 2 images of my computer
http://imageshack.us/g/28/dscf0211v.jpg/

The rating a=on the 12v rail is only 15 so you probably should get a new power supply.

oh sorry it's only 12 even more of a reason to get a new one

Hey I have been running an old Athlon 5600+ with a couple of new cards. It did not bottleneck the 5670 or the 5770. You will see smooth performance. Couple of suggestions though:

1. Case PSU's have an extremely low efficiency. Power makes a huge difference. My case PSU would run my 5670 but upgrading to a branded PSU made a massive difference. Even something cheap like a corsair HX520 will do.

2. When you run games at 1680x1050 you might notice framing. Increase the graphics settings to shift the bottleneck to the GPU. Run FRAPS to see what settings you get a smooth 30 fps at least. Initially keep all settings high and AA=0. See what happens.

3. Please bundle your wires. Tie them with pieces of plastic cabling or stapling to open up airflow. It makes a massive difference.

Let us know what happens? Also which country are you from?

Hello, Thanks for the replies. im from australia i get most of my components from here www.mwave.com.au but for the sake of time i might just go to the local store here www.aaapcparts.com.au can u link me to any of the products? preferably at aaa pc parts that i should get?? thanks again! and also. should i get a new cpu fan?? im just useing the stock one...

wrong on both tries, his 12v rail has been split with 12a on one split and 15a on the other. while it does not state what his total 12v output is, its enough for the GTS450.

by the way ill probly be going there in a few hours, so if you guys are awesome i could have finished this by the end of the day =))))

you have a generic PSU which is not great but it should run your GTS450 with no issue, the card barely draws power. as is, you won't break 225w during gaming with your current set-up. upgrading a PSU though is always a good decsion, unfortunately the aaapcpart stores has over priced PSU and none are all that good. if you want a solid budget PSU I would look at the corsair 430 v2 from mwave
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-34040743-Corsair_Builder_Se...

if you want something with more power, check out the antec earth watt 500w

the stock fan is fine for a CPU at stock settings or a slight over clock. after market coolers will lower temps (although the athlon does run cool) and lower noise.

so its ok for me to buy the graphics card today, and later on buy the PSU when i have the money? I hope this is correct =) Because i would be very happy. so from what i read on your post about my PSU, (excuse my ignorance on PSU's) does this meen that i have 27a on my 12v rail???? (12a + 15a) thanks again!

Thank you very much!! i shall go and buy it now!! haha im so excited you guys rule!! BEST ANSWER RIGHT THERE ^^^^^
and i will also buy a new power supply in the near future from mwave. thanks again everyone for youre great support!!!!

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Thanks everyone for your brilliant support, i went into the forums unsure today... and on the same day i wetn out and bought the graphics card and got a good discount on a thermaltake PSU, thanks to everyone!! im just downloading the drivers now and its working great =)) thanks again!!!!

Cheers!!! Let the fragging begin...  

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