I have an old PC that I use for accounting, and maybe some occasional YouTube videos. It used to have a E7500 Core 2 Duo but yesterday I upgraded it with an used Core 2 Extreme QX6850. The video card is GTX 650Ti. The main board is G41. It has a 1TB HDD and an Optical Drive. Powered by 350W PSU.
Now before the CPU was upgraded, it ran fine. Now it still runs fine. I ran Furmark and the 12V rail dipped to 11.92V minimum, measured with a multimeter.
The PSU is a Cooler Master 350W. It only becomes a little warm when Furmark is run for 15 minutes.
But I am worried, can the PSU make it? I don't have the money to upgrade the PSU right now. Is it okay if I just continue to run the computer with the PSU maxed out? Do you think the PSU is overloaded?
I can't take out the graphics card because the G41 is too weak for 1080p youtube videos and my monitor only supports DVI and HDMI.
PSU specs:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fwRfgsXGVQB9JM6b7
Now before the CPU was upgraded, it ran fine. Now it still runs fine. I ran Furmark and the 12V rail dipped to 11.92V minimum, measured with a multimeter.
The PSU is a Cooler Master 350W. It only becomes a little warm when Furmark is run for 15 minutes.
But I am worried, can the PSU make it? I don't have the money to upgrade the PSU right now. Is it okay if I just continue to run the computer with the PSU maxed out? Do you think the PSU is overloaded?
I can't take out the graphics card because the G41 is too weak for 1080p youtube videos and my monitor only supports DVI and HDMI.
PSU specs:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fwRfgsXGVQB9JM6b7
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