[SOLVED] 8 pins pcie and gpu upgrade.

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Hi, want to upgrade my gpu. I have radeon 7850 and I can have a good price on a like new use rx580 8gb. Will it give a nice boost ?

I got 8gb of ram, 550 xfx pro psu and a i5 4570.

The actual cable I use is this one ;
View: http://i.imgur.com/0XXJuyA.jpg


The rx580 need an 8 pins, is the cable I must use ?

Thanks
It should give you a big boost.

Here are the benchmarks.

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+HD+7850

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+RX+580&id=3736

Also I think the 580 will work well with your i5.

As far as the plug....use an 8 pin plug. If your PSU doesn't have one....I don't recommend trying to cobble something...
Hi, want to upgrade my gpu. I have radeon 7850 and I can have a good price on a like new use rx580 8gb. Will it give a nice boost ?

I got 8gb of ram, 550 xfx pro psu and a i5 4570.

The actual cable I use is this one ;
View: http://i.imgur.com/0XXJuyA.jpg


The rx580 need an 8 pins, is the cable I must use ?

Thanks
It should give you a big boost.

Here are the benchmarks.

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+HD+7850

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+RX+580&id=3736

Also I think the 580 will work well with your i5.

As far as the plug....use an 8 pin plug. If your PSU doesn't have one....I don't recommend trying to cobble something up....get the right PSU with the right plug.
 
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tostaky

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As far as the plug....use an 8 pin plug. If your PSU doesn't have one....I don't recommend trying to cobble something up....get the right PSU with the right plug.
HAve you seen the pic in my first post ? is it an 8 pins or not ?

The GPU upgrade will be good but if it's the bronze version then you'll want to replace it.
really ? why? and what would be the worst case scenario ?
 

WildCard999

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It could ruin that RX 580, the PSU is the heart of the system, single most important part of your computer build and a low quality one could ruin your parts especially with a gaming load. Some garbage ones have been known to even catch on fire.

It may work but it's not something i'd personally risk.
 

WildCard999

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The efficiency doesn't always mean if it's good or bad quality but in this case the gold version is a better quality then the bronze (yours) version. Like I said it may work but it's not something I'd risk. The Corsair grey label CX/M 550W would be the min budget PSU I'd get for that GPU.