is my psu enogh for gtx 760 ?

[ezio11]

hello guyz!
first time posting here! recently iam in the market to buy a new graphic card that is ASUS gtx 760 .
as stated it requires 500w , and my psu is coolermaster thunder 500w so i wnated to make sure
that can my psu can power 760? i choose asus gtx 760 because it rquires single 8 pin which is there in my psu.

my current pc specs is :

processor- i5 2500k

mobo- asrock b75

gpu- 9800gt

ram - 4gb

hardisk - 500gb

psu- coolermaster thunder 500w

resolution - 1440x900

i bought my psu 11 months back so its not that old, and i will be using my pc for till april only so that's why not looking to buy a new psu if possible.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

At least a decent 600w would be minimum.

 

[ezio11]

At least a decent 600w would be minimum.

cx 600w would be enough ? or i should just buy 760 ?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

A CX600 will power it , as long as your not overclocking at all.

It's a budget PSU , but will power a 760 , as long as no overclocking is involved.

 

[ezio11]

A CX600 will power it , as long as your not overclocking at all.

It's a budget PSU , but will power a 760 , as long as no overclocking is involved.

no iam talking about 280x, will cx 600w will be able to power r9 280x ? or i should buy 760 and keep my current psu that is cm thunder 500w

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Yes the CX600 will power a single R9 280.

 

[JUICEhunter]

Just to let you know I have a GTX670 running on my original 400w psu that came with my computer and I can still overclock with no crashes, you will be fine with a 760 although if you can find a 670 they are about the same price and 670 is ~ 10% faster

 

[ezio11]

Just to let you know I have a GTX670 running on my original 400w psu that came with my computer and I can still overclock with no crashes, you will be fine with a 760 although if you can find a 670 they are about the same price and 670 is ~ 10% faster

which is more power hungr gtx 670 or 280x ?

 

[ezio11]

i can afford 280x if i drop 4gb ram and go with corsair cx600 . will that be a good idea

 

[rolandzhang3]

If you're only going to play games at that resolution for less than a year the 760 is more than enough!

 

[azzazel_99]

seems like a waste to just buy for a few months. Why not future proof and upgrade psu and go with a 770gtx or 280x. Dont throw money away.

 

[ezio11]

If you're only going to play games at that resolution for less than a year the 760 is more than enough!

seems like a waste to just buy for a few months. Why not future proof and upgrade psu and go with a 770gtx or 280x. Dont throw money away.

yes i feel the same 🙁. is there any other device to play game just like pc and is portable ?

 

[rolandzhang3]

What are you going to do on June 2014? might as well pick up a very cheap 7850 until then lol (only if you live in the US)

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r7850twinfrozr2gd5oc

This 7870 is fairly cheap too

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r78702gd5toc

 

[JUICEhunter]

280x is similar to gtx770 for price/power/performance. gtx760 is closer to r7950. IF you don't want to change psu but still get the better of the 280x/770 get the brand that uses the least power (not going to be the fastest of the group but the variance will not be that much) most likely a gtx770 as they draw about 20w less

 

[ezio11]

What are you going to do on June 2014? might as well pick up a very cheap 7850 until then lol (only if you live in the US)

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r7850twinfrozr2gd5oc

This 7870 is fairly cheap too

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r78702gd5toc

on june 2014 i will be leaving my place so i will have to sell my pc that's why i am confuse

 

[rolandzhang3]

Why are you selling your PC? haha seems a little odd unless you're going to be building a brand new one after moving

 

[ezio11]

Why are you selling your PC? haha seems a little odd unless you're going to be building a brand new one after moving

because i will leave my country , and will go to Europe for higher
studies . How is samsung galaxy note 10.1 2014 edition ? is it good ?

 

[rolandzhang3]

Ahh, hope that goes well mate

Don't have much experience with smartphones, I'm still using a brick Nokia 3500 haha

Reviews of that Galaxy Note seem very favourable though

 

[ezio11]

Ahh, hope that goes well mate

Don't have much experience with smartphones, I'm still using a brick Nokia 3500 haha

Reviews of that Galaxy Note seem very favourable though

do you think it will be a good entertaining device ?and will worth the money ? i know this thread is not for this but please.

 

[Sczw]

I would go for the Tegra Note by EVGA or a Nexus 7 , as it does not come with Samsung's bullcrap the include with their overpriced products.

 

[ezio11]

I would go for the Tegra Note by EVGA or a Nexus 7 , as it does not come with Samsung's bullcrap the include with their overpriced products.

where i live iam note getting tegra note 7 made by evga but made by other brand , then also should i go for it ? and buy gtx 660 aswell ?

 

[rolandzhang3]

Just buy a cheap 7850/650 Ti Boost, that'll hold out long enough for a few months

Ah Tegra... never had the privelege to play with that hardware yet lol

 

[Sczw]

The Nexus 7 is by Google. Google made Android. Nexus devices run stock Android.
As for GPU's I'd wait until 2014 to decide. AMD might pull out a new card to beat the 780Ti and 1 word. Pricedrops.

 

[ezio11]

The Nexus 7 is by Google. Google made Android. Nexus devices run stock Android.
As for GPU's I'd wait until 2014 to decide. AMD might pull out a new card to beat the 780Ti and 1 word. Pricedrops.

but as people suggested no matter which brand it have it will be a same tablet, is it so ?