Will my PSU be enough for a mouthful of future upgrades?
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cezar
September 12, 2012 5:04:41 AM
I already got this Rig and I plan to do some upgrades on it next month probably will my PSU holdup to this additons?..
Intel Core I5-3450
CM Hyper 212 heatsink
MSI H77-g43
8GB (4gbx2) G.SKILL Ares Series
500gb seagate Hard drive
Asus DVD drive
Corsair Carbide 500r (with its stock fans, 3 120mm and 1 200mm)
SEASONIC 560W X-SERIES GOLD POWER SUPPLY
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I'm planning to add the following
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 670 2GB windforce 3x
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
OCZ Vertex 3 120gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
8gb G.SKILL Ares Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
1TB Western Digital Caviar Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
2 Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition (for top exhaust fan)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
so that's a mouthful for my pocket
but no worries will buy it by october, wil my PSU able to suffice? hold up with this upgrades?
Intel Core I5-3450
CM Hyper 212 heatsink
MSI H77-g43
8GB (4gbx2) G.SKILL Ares Series
500gb seagate Hard drive
Asus DVD drive
Corsair Carbide 500r (with its stock fans, 3 120mm and 1 200mm)
SEASONIC 560W X-SERIES GOLD POWER SUPPLY
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I'm planning to add the following
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 670 2GB windforce 3x
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
OCZ Vertex 3 120gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
8gb G.SKILL Ares Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
1TB Western Digital Caviar Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
2 Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition (for top exhaust fan)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
so that's a mouthful for my pocket
but no worries will buy it by october, wil my PSU able to suffice? hold up with this upgrades? More about : psu mouthful future upgrades
Those should run fine. If you're in doubt you can bump up to 600w or better yet 700W for sli.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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cezar
September 12, 2012 10:48:33 AM
cezar said:
I already got this Rig and I plan to do some upgrades on it next month probably will my PSU holdup to this additons?..Intel Core I5-3450
CM Hyper 212 heatsink
MSI H77-g43
8GB (4gbx2) G.SKILL Ares Series
500gb seagate Hard drive
Asus DVD drive
Corsair Carbide 500r (with its stock fans, 3 120mm and 1 200mm)
SEASONIC 560W X-SERIES GOLD POWER SUPPLY
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I'm planning to add the following
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 670 2GB windforce 3x
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
OCZ Vertex 3 120gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
8gb G.SKILL Ares Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
1TB Western Digital Caviar Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
2 Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition (for top exhaust fan)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
so that's a mouthful for my pocket
but no worries will buy it by october, wil my PSU able to suffice? hold up with this upgrades? Yes, yes, and yes
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cezar
September 12, 2012 11:33:53 AM
delluser1 said:
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bigcyco1 said:
can you help me over here http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/369760-33-best-graphi... i never heard of his psu beforeBeen there
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cezar
September 12, 2012 12:27:00 PM
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cezar said:
yup i already owned it, the upgrades will be a later buy.. yup i know its little bit pricey, but thats the only great psu that is fully modular and gold certified at the time i bought that rig, so i have to lived with it.. so my psu will suffice right? no need to worry if i overload it or anything?You're not going to overload it, unless you think that more than a 50% load when gaming is overloaded
Basic, but overclocked 2500K based system with a roughly 90% efficient power supply
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/07/25/gigabyte_gefo...
Don't see your specs putting that much load on the psu
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cezar said:
yup i already owned it, the upgrades will be a later buy.. yup i know its little bit pricey, but thats the only great psu that is fully modular and gold certified at the time i bought that rig, so i have to lived with it.. so my psu will suffice right? no need to worry if i overload it or anything?
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cezar
September 12, 2012 1:04:09 PM
tukbol7
September 13, 2012 12:38:21 AM
cezar
September 13, 2012 12:39:08 AM
allanitomwesh said:
Lol. You said it like you're considering buying it. There's no need to change it.lol nope, not considering it, I know I made the right decision to go with seasonic 560w for my set-up, knowing I wont Overclock my CPU or my GPU in the future hehehe, I just want to make sure of it that I won't overload, so i Need your expertise opinions for peace of mind
Rugger said:
Wait a sec...does the 3x next to the GTX670 mean that you want to do a 3-way SLI on the GTX670?nope, its the custom cooler that Gigabyte Gtx 670 uses, 3 fans, my bad on not being clear on it..
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nVidia itself recommend 500W for a single 670.Keep in mind they don't know what PSU you might be using a lemon that's why they say 500w. i think because you don't really need a 500W lol.
http://www.nvidia.in/object/geforce-gtx-670-in.html#pdp...
http://www.nvidia.in/object/geforce-gtx-670-in.html#pdp...
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cezar
September 13, 2012 12:59:35 AM
cezar said:
lol i know its not enough and I have no plans for SLI either hehehe that's why I go with 670 instead of a 660 ti
in other words once you own one of those cards 
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cezar
September 13, 2012 2:29:11 AM
thanks for that bigcyco1, its gonna be hard to find in my country though, even the Gigabyte 670 windforce 3 is already hard to find.. you think the MSI 660ti Power Edition is a good card? for a single 1080p monitor gaming on ultra settings with some AA with BF3, Alan Wake, Skyrim, Crysis 2, Crysis 3 and up and coming FPS games?
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cezar said:
thanks for that bigcyco1, its gonna be hard to find in my country though, even the Gigabyte 670 windforce 3 is already hard to find.. you think the MSI 660ti Power Edition is a good card? for a single 1080p monitor gaming on ultra settings with some AA with BF3, Alan Wake, Skyrim, Crysis 2, Crysis 3 and up and coming FPS games?http://www.anandtech.com/show/6159/the-geforce-gtx-660-...
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cezar
September 13, 2012 3:10:08 AM
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cezar said:
never read this review before, only read from tomshardware, and I'm not impress with it, more over the 7870 OCed version by Sapphire is a good choice over the 660 ti.. but now kinda Impress, worried about the 192b interface.. so can you recommend this card to me for a $310 than the $400 of 670?
i been using and building rigs since 1995 i don't need TH to tell me what i know is already not true
the truth is a 660 TI is better than a 7870 and trades blows with a 7950 i recommend the 670 to anybody it's really best bang for buck imo maybe a 7950 is a good choice for something cheaper but i rather have 670
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cezar
September 13, 2012 3:37:05 AM
okay thanks much guys that's the reason i get confuse when reading out of tomshardware, cause other reviews are really great compared to them.. i'll stick to the 670, but one problem is that the Gigabyte one mention above, the store said its a very rare item to come in its store, the only card that is 670 always available is this one. (its the only store that sell the cheapest and can even get a discount on items
Palit GeForce GTX 670 JetStream
http://www.guru3d.com/article/palit-geforce-gtx-670-jet...
any other 670 brand you can recommend?
Zotac Gtx 670 reference design
MSI N670GTX
are available but overpriced in other stores for atleast $40
Palit GeForce GTX 670 JetStream
http://www.guru3d.com/article/palit-geforce-gtx-670-jet...
any other 670 brand you can recommend?
Zotac Gtx 670 reference design
MSI N670GTX
are available but overpriced in other stores for atleast $40
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See you must read between the fanboy lines of either side some sip red or green kool aid to much lol i will break it down to you Quote:
"As it stands, AMD’s position correctly reflects their performance; the GTX 660 Ti is a solid and relatively consistent 10-15% faster than the 7870, while the 7950 is anywhere between a bit faster to a bit slower depending on what benchmarks you favor. Of course when talking about the 7950 the “anything but equal” maxim still applies here, if not more so than with the GTX 670. The GTX 660 Ti is anywhere 50% ahead of the 7950 and 25% behind it, and everywhere in between.all of these cards, this makes it very hard to make any kind of meaningful recommendation here for potential buyers. Compared to the 7870 the GTX 660 Ti is a solid buy if you can spare the extra $20, though it’s not going to be a massive difference. The performance difference is going to be just enough that AMD is going to need to trim prices a bit more to secure the 7870’s position." Source: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6159/the-geforce-gtx-660-... On a personal note my thoughts between the two cards if you are gaming on high res monitor and want to do anything else like use OpenCL applications, transcoding, WPA/WEP Cracking, RAR Cracking, Bitcoin Mining etc than it really better to get (7950). Otherwise get the 660 TI i honestly think neither card are worth buying i rather have a 670.
An explanation of the memory bus, which is not an issue at 1080 resolution:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6159/the-geforce-gtx-660-...
A review exploring the impact of the bus width on actual gaming performance:
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/08/27/nvidia_geforc...
"As it stands, AMD’s position correctly reflects their performance; the GTX 660 Ti is a solid and relatively consistent 10-15% faster than the 7870, while the 7950 is anywhere between a bit faster to a bit slower depending on what benchmarks you favor. Of course when talking about the 7950 the “anything but equal” maxim still applies here, if not more so than with the GTX 670. The GTX 660 Ti is anywhere 50% ahead of the 7950 and 25% behind it, and everywhere in between.all of these cards, this makes it very hard to make any kind of meaningful recommendation here for potential buyers. Compared to the 7870 the GTX 660 Ti is a solid buy if you can spare the extra $20, though it’s not going to be a massive difference. The performance difference is going to be just enough that AMD is going to need to trim prices a bit more to secure the 7870’s position." Source: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6159/the-geforce-gtx-660-... On a personal note my thoughts between the two cards if you are gaming on high res monitor and want to do anything else like use OpenCL applications, transcoding, WPA/WEP Cracking, RAR Cracking, Bitcoin Mining etc than it really better to get (7950). Otherwise get the 660 TI i honestly think neither card are worth buying i rather have a 670.
An explanation of the memory bus, which is not an issue at 1080 resolution:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6159/the-geforce-gtx-660-...
A review exploring the impact of the bus width on actual gaming performance:
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/08/27/nvidia_geforc...
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cezar said:
okay thanks much guys that's the reason i get confuse when reading out of tomshardware, cause other reviews are really great compared to them.. i'll stick to the 670, but one problem is that the Gigabyte one mention above, the store said its a very rare item to come in its store, the only card that is 670 always available is this one. (its the only store that sell the cheapest and can even get a discount on items
Palit GeForce GTX 670 JetStream
http://www.guru3d.com/article/palit-geforce-gtx-670-jet...
any other 670 brand you can recommend?
Zotac Gtx 670 reference design
MSI N670GTX
are available but overpriced in other stores for atleast $40
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cezar
September 13, 2012 4:29:50 AM
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No problem bud that's what i am here for glad to help yeah try and find the MSI PE 670 MSI's GTX 670 Power Edition uses the famous Twin Frozr IV cooler from the MSI Lightning and comes with a large clock speed boost out of the box, making its default clock speed even higher than GTX 680 stock clocks. MSI is asking a $30 price premium for their card, which doesn't look unreasonable, given the improved cooling and higher clocks.Basically your getting a 680 for 670 price it is a score imo.
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September 27, 2012 3:24:04 PM
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