6670 on my 300 W PSU

[TaintedG]

Hello,
Hi, I'm buying at ATi HD 6670 1 gb gddr5.

My current card is 4650 which draws TDP of 55.
6670 draws TDP i think of 63.

My psu is this

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Power-Supply-Regulated-5188-2625/dp/B001RQ4Z7A

80mm internal fan
Built-in power status LED
AC Input (47-63Hz): 100-127V/8A / 200-240V/4A switch selectable
DC Output: +5V/25A, +12V/19A, +3.3V/18A, -12V/0.8A, +5VSB/2A
+5V & +3.3V Shall Not Exceed 175W
+5V & +12V Shall Not Exceed 268W
Approvals UL, CSA C22.2. IEC, EN

Connectors: (1) ATX 24pin connector
(1) ATX12V Connector
(5) Peripheral Power (Molex 4 Pin) Connectors
(1) Floppy Drive Connector
(2) SATA Connector



The rest of my computer specs are here;

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01553736&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=3809083#N66

I hope I provided enough information.


Am I safe?

 

[amuffin]

You should be fine.

 

[jaguarskx]

Hippo PSUs okay.

If you can spend around $100 you should take a look at the more powerful Radeon HD 7750, but consumes about 4w or 5w less than the Radeon HD 6670.

 

[mubin]

6670's max TDP is 63w where 7750's is 55w.
http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=88&pgno=4

I think 7750 will be better in power and performance than 6670 for you.

 

[TaintedG]

Thanks, does the 7750 have no power connecters? Because my psu has no pin connecters.

 

[TaintedG]

Also my monitor is 1650 x 1050, will 6670 be good to run Borderlands 2 at almost max settings?

 

[amuffin]

Yes.

No, probably low-med settings.

 

[TaintedG]

Yes.

No, probably low-med settings.

Really low settings? My 4650 does low settings at that's ddr3 1 gb. The 6670 i'm getting is the gddr5 version will that make a difference?

 

[mubin]

7750 will be bang for you with that res.

 

[mohit9206]

+1 for hd7750. amazing performance per watt

 

[TaintedG]

Thanks guys, Bought a 7750.

Difference from 4650 is like night and day.

 

[mubin]

Yeah, everything can be run on ultra.

 

[TaintedG]

Okay, So i bought a 7750 1 gb DDR3.

I used a Dvi to vga adapter on the card. I'm noticing every once in awhile very faint horizontal lines and maybe once in awhile the monitor will turn off for 1 sec and turn back on quickly.

Do you think it's the adapter or i dont have a good power supply??

 

[mubin]

Why did you buy a ddr3 version. I should have buy ddr5.

Is your system is alright while monitor turn black?

 

[TaintedG]

Yeah I know I should have, and yeah the system is alright when the moniter turns back on. Like my browser would freeze randomly then the moniter turns black and then goes back to normal. Very quickly.

 

[mubin]

Run gpu stress test and also play games atleast for hours. See if there is any issue when gaming.

 

[TaintedG]

Run gpu stress test and also play games atleast for hours. See if there is any issue when gaming.

Okay I did a gpu stress test, ran max 68 degress cel. Running at 10 FPS ....but no random messups.
Also I redid the connection from the moniter to the GPU and I haven't seen those horizontal lines YET>


One thing to note, I've never seen such issues while gaming..always when im browsing the internet.


I have the following games downloaded on steam/origin..which ones should I play to stress my gpu;
-Just Cause 2
-Borderlands 2
-Borderlands 1
-Battlefield 3
- Garry's Mod
- Counter Strike Source
- Counter Strike Global Offensive

 

[richardgal]

I would send that DDR3 card back for a DDR5 one if possible. Performance increase in games is massive. The DDR5 version plays BF3 on High settings *1440x900* with 40-45 fps on average.

There is no better value budgetVGA than the 7750. (there aren't ANY with such a Power/Performance ratio)

 

[TaintedG]

Wish I could but they didn't have a DDR5 version. Which is odd, I didn't even know there was a ddr3 version...anddd there is no VGA port on this card.

 

[mubin]

I think there is connection problem. You will be fine. But you can run battlefield 3 for test.

 

[mohit9206]

you really screwed yourself by buying the ddr3 7750. shot yourself in the foot.
you will regret it

 

[richardgal]

Get a refund, get your money back and buy the DDR5 version elsewhere. It's not your fault they don't have it. You'd be at least 25% further in performance for the same amount of money. Do it dude!

 

[TaintedG]

Wish I could but it was a gift. Anyways, I'm starting to see those lines again, I'm assuming it's the DVI-VGA adapter, because I'm not really seeing any problems during gaming.

I'll get a DVI cable then.


But what I realized is that, I want to get a better graphics card slowly.

But of course my PSU won't be able to handle that.

Can I get recommendations on the power supply? I want it to fit in my existing case (a6602f HP case). The dimensions of my current power supply is 5.9 W x 3.4 H x 5.5 D - Inches . Obviously I want a power supply to work with all the parts of I currently have, and I probably want at least 400 W of course, but nothing seriously too expensive and high wattage (Like above 650W+). Just enough of course to handle the 7750 and support my future video card upgrade.

Parts I currently have;

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01553736&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=3809083#N66


Also I was wondering whether my processer which is Phenon X3 2.2 GHZ 8550 would be able to keep up with the cards? Unfornately my motherboard(nettle3) is AM2+ and according to HP i can support up to Phenom with Quad Core (Agena) technology (AM2+) 9600 (up to 95 watt TDP).

NO matter what I cannot get a new case. Another question is whether I should just get a PSU(because my CPU can handle better cards) or a new PSU and a new motherboard(one that supports AM3+ or an intel processor.)


Thanks for the help in advance.

 

[TaintedG]

Is this power supply good(in quality)?

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-139-026&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=5&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=1

 

[lysinger]

Is this power supply good(in quality)?

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-139-026&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=5&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=1

It is fine for what you are doing. You can run 75% of the total output without any trouble. I would be careful going past 80% though (~345watts) After a CPU and video card, the rest of the components use about 20 watts and almost half of that is usually the hard drive.

Although, your existing PSU should be just fine. I recommend saving the money, unless you want something quieter and more energy efficient.