I currently have a cheap gaming setup, its fashioned from a Dell Optiplex 790 SFF, The setup includes 16GB's of cheap DD3 RAM and a GTX 1050ti Low Profile,
The setup has been running fine and achieves medium to high FPS on most games (Low to medium settings)
I have been considering an upgrade for a while now and have been looking at a CPU upgrade. my main concern is the PSU as it is only a 240 Watt the CPU im considering upgrading to is a Intel Core i7-2700k it has the same chipset as my current i5-2500 my only concern is will a CPU upgrade significantly increase the power supply draw. I have been trying to compare the draw of my current i5 to the i7 to see if an upgrade like this would be possible.
The maximum draw of the GPU is 75 watt as it draws its power from the PCI-E slot.
I have a generic 22'' Monitor
I have two 8GB DDR3 RAM sticks,
I have a USB gaming keyboard and mouse but their draw shouldn't be more than a few mA
I know that the setup isnt ideal but there is no thermal throttling, the CPU sits at around 60 degree and i haven't had any trouble with crashing or under performance from the hardware.
The GPU sits at around 45 degree. I would love to hear peoples hatred of this botch job of a gaming PC but i would also like to ask, would an upgrade to an i7 be feesible, and more importantly would it be safe in terms of thermals.
Id really love to hear from a knowledgeable community as i have spent a few days now browsing around 100's of pages of various forums and hardware specification pages, id love to see numbers, how did you reach your conclusion in your reply?
The setup has been running fine and achieves medium to high FPS on most games (Low to medium settings)
I have been considering an upgrade for a while now and have been looking at a CPU upgrade. my main concern is the PSU as it is only a 240 Watt the CPU im considering upgrading to is a Intel Core i7-2700k it has the same chipset as my current i5-2500 my only concern is will a CPU upgrade significantly increase the power supply draw. I have been trying to compare the draw of my current i5 to the i7 to see if an upgrade like this would be possible.
The maximum draw of the GPU is 75 watt as it draws its power from the PCI-E slot.
I have a generic 22'' Monitor
I have two 8GB DDR3 RAM sticks,
I have a USB gaming keyboard and mouse but their draw shouldn't be more than a few mA
I know that the setup isnt ideal but there is no thermal throttling, the CPU sits at around 60 degree and i haven't had any trouble with crashing or under performance from the hardware.
The GPU sits at around 45 degree. I would love to hear peoples hatred of this botch job of a gaming PC but i would also like to ask, would an upgrade to an i7 be feesible, and more importantly would it be safe in terms of thermals.
Id really love to hear from a knowledgeable community as i have spent a few days now browsing around 100's of pages of various forums and hardware specification pages, id love to see numbers, how did you reach your conclusion in your reply?