Minimum PSU Requirement and VGA Upgrade

[T-i-an]

Hello ALL!

I am planning to reassemble my PC. It has been a while since I moved out of the country.

Here are the components I have on hand :
1) ABIT X38 Quad GT
2) Intel Q6600 @3.0GHz
3) XFX 8800 GT

I want to upgrade the vga but still confuse with whice one. I am trying to evade the bottleneck problem caused by the processor. I am thinking GTX 460 or maybe GTX 560 and I need your opinions.

The next thing is what is the minimum PSU requirement to meet my specification? Is 500Watt enough?

I am really appreciate your opinions. Thank you. GBU

 

[alvine]

get a 560, minimum power requirements for a single card is 500watts
i had a q6600 overclocked to 3.6 so tinker with your overclock settings to get the most out of your future new gpu

 

[T-i-an]

Thanks for your reply Alvine.. Regarding the graphic card, do you think I should aim for GTX 560 or GTX 460 instead?

I am comfortable using q6600 @3.0 GHz since I am not an expert with overclocking.. with one of those cards, can I play GTA V with medium/descent setting?

 

[alvine]

i would go for the newer 560ti. it has higher clocks and more shaders vs 460
as for gta 4 its a fun game but its a poorly written port meaning that game will use up all of your processor resources....you will be able to play it on medium settings with view distance/detail/cars driving around set to below 50 (out of 100)

 

[dudewitbow]

get a 560, minimum power requirements for a single card is 500watts
i had a q6600 overclocked to 3.6 so tinker with your overclock settings to get the most out of your future new gpu

500 isnt minimum. a quality 430w can already power a respectable gpu & cpu* alone with minimal overclock though i recommend at least 450-500 on bare builds

 

[alvine]

i said 500 minimum for a safe measure

 

[T-i-an]

Okay.. Thanks for your opinions, alvine