Hello all,
My friend is looking at upgrading his PSU and Graphics Card at the same time and has a budget of $180-$230 total.
His current system is as follows:
AMD Athlon II X4 630 Processor 2.80 ghz
6 GB ram
64 bit Windows 7
250w Bestec ATX-250-12Z Rev. D7R
Onboard Graphics
Monitor: 1600x900
His case can support long cards if needed (would involve using a dremmel to remove a floppy drive cage).
A quiet setup would be nice if possible.
He will use this for gaming - games he wants to play (maxed out) are as follows:
Dragon Age 2, Portal 2, TES Skyrim
I was thinking something along the lines of:
Antec BP550 Plus 550W
and
Galaxy 55NGH8HX4NXK GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB
Is this enough of a PSU for that card and his system? the 22A 12V rails seem like they would do fine, but I just wanted to confirm.
I would appreciate other options or feedback on this option. How would you recommend he spend his money to ensure system stability with powerful graphics? (he wants me to give him options with a top selection)
Thanks a lot,
Tsiberious
My friend is looking at upgrading his PSU and Graphics Card at the same time and has a budget of $180-$230 total.
His current system is as follows:
AMD Athlon II X4 630 Processor 2.80 ghz
6 GB ram
64 bit Windows 7
250w Bestec ATX-250-12Z Rev. D7R
Onboard Graphics
Monitor: 1600x900
His case can support long cards if needed (would involve using a dremmel to remove a floppy drive cage).
A quiet setup would be nice if possible.
He will use this for gaming - games he wants to play (maxed out) are as follows:
Dragon Age 2, Portal 2, TES Skyrim
I was thinking something along the lines of:
Antec BP550 Plus 550W
and
Galaxy 55NGH8HX4NXK GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB
Is this enough of a PSU for that card and his system? the 22A 12V rails seem like they would do fine, but I just wanted to confirm.
I would appreciate other options or feedback on this option. How would you recommend he spend his money to ensure system stability with powerful graphics? (he wants me to give him options with a top selection)
Thanks a lot,
Tsiberious