A few upgrade questions

AssaTM

AssaTM

AssaTM

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Hey all, I have a few years old PC now and i'm looking to upgrade the RAM and install a new GPU

First things first I currently have a 6600GT (it's an AGP system) and I was looking to buying the HIS X1950PRO (the 512mb version), how much more power does it need to run?

And also, i've read on places about upgrading RAM that sometimes the RAM is obstructed so that you'd need to remove the Mobo, PSU etc to gain access to the RAM, how common is that the case?

And finally, how powerful a PSU do you think i'll need to run this setup

AMD Athlon XP 3000+
HIS X1950PRO 512mb
2 gig of PC3200 OCUK Ram

and that's about it I guess that'd be very powerhungry anyway, do you think i'll need a new PSU from upgrading from 512MB of RAM to 2 gig of RAM, and from a 6600GT to a HIS X1950PRO 512mb? my PC currently seems to run everything just fine, I havent had a chance to see how powerful my PSU is so I was just wondering how much more power the two new pieces of hardware will take, and with the X1950PRO will I need any extra cooling? as my PC is running on the stock/default cooling atm, Many Thanks to whoever can help :)
 
Whats your current PSU? I'd recommend something 400W+ just to be safe (even though it may be too much but why not future proof a little).

My only worry is that your CPU may be the bottleneck with that graphics card.

Well i've never heard of anyone having to take out the mobo just to get some RAM in, unless you have a badly designed case or something. Only time i've heard of needing to remove anything to install anything may be the CPU cooler. This was the case on my old PC when the CPU fan just covered up the first bank :-p But i doubt you'll have any problems
 
Yeh bottlenecking may be a problem, but my plan is to first buy the RAM and then see how that runs the games, but many thanks for the help :)
 
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