computer upgrade time!!!
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You bought the wrong PSU (It's not a midrange Antec). Judging by your card, you probably wanted a 500-600W PSU at best. Of course, throw all your specs (Including HDD & other card addons) and I can let you know.
GPU..depends on your budget I guess.
im making it good for future stuff too. GPU recommends 600w minimum, thinkign of getting at least 1 SSD soon too...
got an x6 cpu, so thats energy loving...vengeance ram, blah blah blah...
better to get overpowered than underpowered
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[MOD]NattNatt wrote: »im making it good for future stuff too. GPU recommends 600w minimum, thinkign of getting at least 1 SSD soon too...
got an x6 cpu, so thats energy loving...vengeance ram, blah blah blah...
better to get overpowered than underpowered
TDP (Thermal design power) is the maximum wattage rated for each device that the manufacturer has set for the part to dissipate heat. The part is rated to use no higher wattage then the TDP, but is not always expected to hit this level. It is rare and almost impossible to hit the TDP for all the items in your desktop.
In any case.
TDP 185 for x6
TDP 150 for 560
TDP 85 for Motherboard + fans + keyboard/mouse /hubs
TDP 40 for 2 HDD
TDP 25 for 1 DVD
TDP 30 for 2-4 fans
Total = 515 TDP at max.
The "have extra room for a rainy day" is a silly misconception. your PSU is either going to be efficient at the correct power usage, or have a theoretical higher wattage capacity with less efficiency. Furthermore, the longer you use the PSU, the greater degregation the Capacitors have within the cpu, causing the total Wattage the PSU can output to lower. Generally speaking, it is safe to consider the degrigation of the capacitors leading to 2-5% total loss on a moderately used PSU.
You would be better off with a 550-600w psu with 90% efficiency. They contain higher quality build material, and will not only last longer, but will reduce builds and better protect you from surges and ripples on your 3v, 5v and 12 rails. -
a 550-600w psu would not power that gfx card.
ignoring everything else mentioned, that is the reason i got a new psu.
so why buy a new psu if its no//little better than my current one...?
and i said "futureproofing" i.e. it wont hold me back if i upgrade further down the line. -
[MOD]NattNatt wrote: »a 550-600w psu would not power that gfx card.
ignoring everything else mentioned, that is the reason i got a new psu.
so why buy a new psu if its no//little better than my current one...?
and i said "futureproofing" i.e. it wont hold me back if i upgrade further down the line.
mmmm, don't think you understood my breakdown exactly.
The manufacture recommends a wattage. That means diddle. The TDP is the total watts the GPU will ever need to use. Which is 150. You rarely, if ever hit the TDP limit, as TDP is the absolute highest limit of heat distribution that the manufacture sets for the card.
I use a ATI 6950 2GB, overclocked. It's TDP is 200W. 3 Hard Drives (Two mechanical, 1 SSD). 6 Fans. a fan controller. Overclocked i5 First Gen .Too many ****ty LED's. 1 DVD drive. 8 GB of ram.
I have a 650Watt PSU. Antec TruePower New 650W. It purrs, it works.
And again, the longer you use a PSU, the weaker it gets. The capacitors lose their "capacity" to generate a maximum charge. It makes the ripples much more apparent on the lines charging your equipment. The cheaper the PSU, the more chance of failure and damaged equipment down the road.
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