Hello everyone,
I'm currently looking into upgrading a friends GPU.
He wants to spent the least amount of money possible....
So i've proposed to let him borrow my old GPU.
Because he has a prebuilt system i've run into a couple of problems.
First off, the specs
Intel I7-3770
WD blue 500GB
10GB RAM (brand unknown)
GT640 (to be replaced with HD7950 or HD6950)
AcBel Polytech inc PSU model: PCA246 (460W) with the mention of "standard efficiency".
So my questions are
If anyone could shed some light on this case, i'd be a little more at ease with installing this GPU (unless ofcourse I shouldn't)
Best regards
Glenn
I'm currently looking into upgrading a friends GPU.
He wants to spent the least amount of money possible....
So i've proposed to let him borrow my old GPU.
Because he has a prebuilt system i've run into a couple of problems.
First off, the specs
Intel I7-3770
WD blue 500GB
10GB RAM (brand unknown)
GT640 (to be replaced with HD7950 or HD6950)
AcBel Polytech inc PSU model: PCA246 (460W) with the mention of "standard efficiency".
So my questions are
- Is an HD6950 (or HD7950) a significant upgrade to the GT640 in terms of real world use.
- Will the 460W power supply be enough? (According to some online PSU calculators i'd need 403W, but i'm not sure if the PSU actually delivers 460W)
- Should anyone find some info on the available connectors, the cards both need 2x8-pin if i remember correctly, it's currently borrowed to another friend.
If anyone could shed some light on this case, i'd be a little more at ease with installing this GPU (unless ofcourse I shouldn't)
Best regards
Glenn