Do I need a new Psu?

jackl46

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I'll be upgrading my 6 year old computer and this is what I have so far:

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz LGA 1155 77W
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3
evga gtx 560 ti
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording Technology)
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified

I was going to use the PSU and HDD from my old computer. Should I get a new PSU or is this one fine?
 

twelve25

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Your PSU is that Corsair? If so, it should be fine. But I'd probably crack open the top and check that the capacitors aren't leaking or swollen before hooking up a 6 year old PSU. (be careful, you can get shocked if you poke around inside, just look)

560 TI aren't often a great value right now. If you can get a 7850 or GTX660 for what you are paying, I would do that instead.
 

jackl46

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Yea its corsair. I got the 560 ti like 2 weeks ago for $130 AR from a slickdeals thread that I saw. Then this week I'm seeing the GTX 670 for like $305 with two free games and 660 ti for $250. Kinda sucks, should I try selling the 560ti and get something else or just stick with it? I'm not a huge computer gamer, just playing LoL now and will be getting Far Cry 3 when finals are over. Oh, and thanks for the reply btw.
 

loresr97

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Sell the 560Ti if you can and get the GTX 670, or you could stick with it if it doesn't sell