6750 400w-480w

[peiri]

Hello,
i have AMD phenom 925@ 2.8ghz
i currently have ATI radeon 5570
planing on upgrading the video card to a radeon 6750 my PSU is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817170016
and says it is 480w but i dont believe it many people say it is a 400w power supply a bit worried before buying the 6750. need help

 

[admir00]

that PSU looks worrisome, as it is only 12 bucks, get something decent with good reviews.

 

[IH8U]

This would be a better buy:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817494002
$40 Lepa N Series N500-SA 500W (overkill, but still better than the logicrap)

 

[jsc]

Worrisome? Admir00, you are being very charitable.

peiri, what you have there is a 330 watt PSU - maybe. Read the label. It says "Total average power 330 watts." That 480 watt maximum power rating is meaningless.

The 5570 needs about 45 watts; the 6750, about 85 - 90 watts. I think your current PSU is powerful enough - even at 330 watts, but I wouldn't trust any system of mine to such a junky power supply.

 

[washingmachine7]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151074&Tpk=seasonic%20430

A quality 430w PSU.

 

[IH8U]

If going that route Washing, I suggest The Corsair 430 (half the price, and just as good as the seasonic).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026
$45 CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 (has a $20 MIR, and is 10% off)

 

[washingmachine7]

If going that route Washing, I suggest The Corsair 430 (half the price, and just as good as the seasonic).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026
$45 CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 (has a $20 MIR, and is 10% off)

By reading some reviews, most of the buyers experience some RMA, I don't know just saying lol.

 

[jsc]

The CorsairCX430 is a pretty good PSU, but it is not as good as the Seasonic. It's not even as good as the old CX400, the PSU it replaced.

Compared to the old and now discontinued CX400, the CX430 has:
A shorter warranty - 3 years instead of 5 years
Less 12 volt power - 28 amps instead of 30 amps.
Full rated power at a lower temp - 30 C instead of 50 C.

That's why I ordered a couple of CX400's immediately - like 2 minutes - after I heard they were being discontinued. newegg was out of stock. Had to go to amazon.

 

[peiri]

i have used my current PSU for more than 5 months had no problems so far
do you think it can handle high gaming and multi processing when using this GPU with it?
also my monitor res is 1366x768

 

[yasir siddiqui]

you should change your psu min 600w.

 

[peiri]

thanks guys i guess i will go with HD 6670 even thou it's not huge difference between the 5570 and 6670, + i get a free dirt 3 coupon.
stuck in a tight budget these hard days.

 

[peiri]

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