Hi all,
I will be upgrading my system in the coming months, its been a while (I think over 5 years!)
Im currently running an AMD FX-6300, I managed to overclock this quite a lot, (stable at 4.5ghz on all 6 cores) so I guess that's why I have taken so long for an upgrade.
I will be planning to get the 8600K or possibly wait for the new line of 8th gen cpus to be released. I currently have a hyper master evo but will upgrade to a better air cooler.
Anyway, Ideally I would like to just upgrade mobo, CPU and RAM. My main concerns are the PSU and the case. (I have GTX 980 which will keep) The PSU is an Antec TP-550C. Its never missed a beat and as the newer components use less power I feel that should be sufficient, however do the newer mobos use the same connectors as my old one will? (currently gigabyte GA-970A-D3). Any valid reasons I should not re-use this PSU?
Also the case, its a basic one like this: http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/assets/aux_images/99093027G_20.jpg am I limiting any potential OC gains by not getting a case with better cooling etc or should it be fine? It sits under my table so it doesn't need to be pretty.
thanks!
I will be upgrading my system in the coming months, its been a while (I think over 5 years!)
Im currently running an AMD FX-6300, I managed to overclock this quite a lot, (stable at 4.5ghz on all 6 cores) so I guess that's why I have taken so long for an upgrade.
I will be planning to get the 8600K or possibly wait for the new line of 8th gen cpus to be released. I currently have a hyper master evo but will upgrade to a better air cooler.
Anyway, Ideally I would like to just upgrade mobo, CPU and RAM. My main concerns are the PSU and the case. (I have GTX 980 which will keep) The PSU is an Antec TP-550C. Its never missed a beat and as the newer components use less power I feel that should be sufficient, however do the newer mobos use the same connectors as my old one will? (currently gigabyte GA-970A-D3). Any valid reasons I should not re-use this PSU?
Also the case, its a basic one like this: http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/assets/aux_images/99093027G_20.jpg am I limiting any potential OC gains by not getting a case with better cooling etc or should it be fine? It sits under my table so it doesn't need to be pretty.
thanks!