Looking to upgrade my Graphics card, but need help
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Stomp09
December 7, 2012 9:37:10 PM
Hi everyone,
I'm looking to upgrade my 6670 to a Sapphire HD 7850. However, My PSU is only a 500W and not entirely sure that my PSU can handle it (or even has two cords for PCI-E). If you guys could give me some advice on what I could do, I'd really appreciate it.
I don't really want to spend alot on a PSU, maybe something in the £30 (or less) range, if possible.
Thanks for any help guys,
I appreciate it.
I'm looking to upgrade my 6670 to a Sapphire HD 7850. However, My PSU is only a 500W and not entirely sure that my PSU can handle it (or even has two cords for PCI-E). If you guys could give me some advice on what I could do, I'd really appreciate it.
I don't really want to spend alot on a PSU, maybe something in the £30 (or less) range, if possible.
Thanks for any help guys,
I appreciate it.
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Stomp can you do me a favor please! Can you please list your system specifications
CPU:
MOTHERBOARD:
RAM:
PSU: (You said 500W but can I get the company and model number for example corsair tx650,750,850,950)
There is a good chance you will not have to upgrade your PSU but knowing your other components as well as the strength of your current PSU will help me help you sir/and or miss.
CPU:
MOTHERBOARD:
RAM:
PSU: (You said 500W but can I get the company and model number for example corsair tx650,750,850,950)
There is a good chance you will not have to upgrade your PSU but knowing your other components as well as the strength of your current PSU will help me help you sir/and or miss.
Stomp09
December 7, 2012 9:53:13 PM
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Stomp09
December 7, 2012 10:14:40 PM
I was going to reply to the other thread but I see you made a new one. Yeah I would defiantly not trust my components with that PSU. And again you can't cheap out on the PSU just like the GPU you will have to stretch out your budget more to accommodate a quality PSU, I can't stress enough it's the most overlooked part of a system.
Stomp09
December 7, 2012 10:26:48 PM
I've been looking around, and found
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-powercool-pcpc650au...
Any thoughts?
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-powercool-pcpc650au...
Any thoughts?
It may just be the PSU that came with his case its okay to notice that a power supply is insufficient for your current needs. What I would do if I were you is get a newer power supply with a better 12 rail and better internal components I'll list one below its a bargain at the price its at. I normally would suggest a corsair power supply but this xfx power supply is also seasonic based as well (the oem or parts inside). It has 4 pci-e power connections which is something rare very rare at the wattage of this unit. If you can't afford the graphics card after getting this power supply I'd wait till the next series comes out and you may be able to get the the 7850 on the cheap
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Stomp09
December 7, 2012 10:35:38 PM
Stomp09 said:
I've been looking around, and foundhttp://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-powercool-pcpc650au...
Any thoughts?
No that's not a good one.
Here are some I would recommend, both are Seasonic units.
PC Power & Cooling
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500w-pc-power-and-coolin...
XFX
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-xfx-pro-series-core...
Stomp09
December 7, 2012 11:03:32 PM
Stomp09 said:
Awesome
Thanks for the suggestions..Would I have to change anything because my CPU is overclocked?, or do I just plug and play?.
No nothing else need's to be changed, just unplug the power cord and swap out with the new power supply making sure to take your time and ensuring that all the connectors are properly installed.
Stomp09
December 8, 2012 12:21:31 PM
Stomp09 said:
Thanks guys. Just a few more questions.What do I do with unused PSU cords?
How much of a boost in performance would I see if i replaced my 6670 with a HD 6870.
and how much difference in performance does the 7850 have compared to the HD 6870.
Thanks a bunch guys. You've really been a help
.You can hide the cables you dont use and secure them, it will make the interior of the case neat and tidy and also improve airflow resulting in lower temps. As far as the comparison between those cards I provided that in the other thread you have open.
Stomp09
December 12, 2012 9:12:32 AM
Okay guys, I'm about to order these two things and want to know if they'll work fine with my computer.
http://www.ebuyer.com/390921-sapphire-hd-7850-oc-2gb-du...
and
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-xfx-pro-series-core...
thanks
http://www.ebuyer.com/390921-sapphire-hd-7850-oc-2gb-du...
and
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-xfx-pro-series-core...
thanks
Yea, what you can do is hide them yes. Get a bunch of cable ties and try and have it so there aren't cables around that you can really see in front. And in the back have it tidy so that around the CPU cooler cutout if there is one is clear.
NOTE: not all the time is this possible some cases have a easier time then others but you should be able to clean it up a bit.
I'll provide a direct comparison between the 6870 and the 7850. What to take away is this is that the 7850 does fairly well against the older card and also has a much easier time with DX11 games then the 6XXXX series had.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/540?vs=549
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NOTE: not all the time is this possible some cases have a easier time then others but you should be able to clean it up a bit.
I'll provide a direct comparison between the 6870 and the 7850. What to take away is this is that the 7850 does fairly well against the older card and also has a much easier time with DX11 games then the 6XXXX series had.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/540?vs=549

I'll just add that you should give nVidia graphics some consideration. I'm assuming from your selections that you're a fan of AMD, but you should take a look at the GTX660. nVidia will deliver massively smoother, more consistent framerates. Check out the third post here for an explanation:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/382156-15-nvidia
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/382156-15-nvidia
The GTX660 is also a good option as well. In most cases the 660 will out due the 7850 that changes with the 7870 that goes directly against the 660Ti.
This is how I see it. Of course this changes with drivers but at the current moment this is how it looks.
660>7850
660<7870<660Ti (mostly)
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/660?vs=549
This is how I see it. Of course this changes with drivers but at the current moment this is how it looks.
660>7850
660<7870<660Ti (mostly)
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/660?vs=549
I haven't bothered with Anandtech benchmarks for years, ever since they showed a GTX470 outperforming a GTX480 due to old numbers (from an old driver version) being recycled on the latter. Anandtech are terrible for recycling old numbers rather than re-running tests. I've seen SSD benchmarks where they're reused numbers from a different test rig! See if you can find a driver version number on that page :-P
Check out those Tech Report links though, really interesting stuff!
Check out those Tech Report links though, really interesting stuff!
Yea that kind of bugs me as a whole with most benchmarks but to be honest unless they recycle the results like you said I don't see an issue. The important thing to me is how powerful they are on release sure drivers can fix things but normally power on release will say something about a card. Its much too hard for these sites to constantly re bench graphic cards once a driver comes out people would be making A TON to do so.
Agreed - 90%+ of the performance will be there at launch (with one or two exceptions - anyone remember Detonator 3/XP?). If you take a look back through Anandtech's articles, you'll see the exact same numbers (to the decimal place) in separate reviews. That's how I realised SSD results from different test setups (with different CPUs/RAM) were being combined.
I have to give credit to Anandtech for awesome explanations of new technology though. I learnt most of what I know about SSDs from Anandtech. I'd just never use them for benchmarks. Until THG brings in frame latency benchmarking (it's on the way) I'll stick with Tech Report for benchmarks. Problem is that it's a lot more time consuming that traditional frames/second benchmarking, and it's always a race between tech media sites to get benches out fastest.
I have to give credit to Anandtech for awesome explanations of new technology though. I learnt most of what I know about SSDs from Anandtech. I'd just never use them for benchmarks. Until THG brings in frame latency benchmarking (it's on the way) I'll stick with Tech Report for benchmarks. Problem is that it's a lot more time consuming that traditional frames/second benchmarking, and it's always a race between tech media sites to get benches out fastest.
Stomp09
December 13, 2012 2:52:29 PM
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December 18, 2012 2:45:53 PM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/OCHW-COMPUTER-Multimedia-BULLDO...
thats the case I have, but it doesn't say what its called :S
thats the case I have, but it doesn't say what its called :S
Stomp09
December 23, 2012 12:42:47 PM
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