advice on upgrade

opstrat · 18 Feb 2011 at 20:04

hey all.

i dont know how to copy the basket from the shop over to the forum so im just going to type it up (sorry).

im going to upgrade my computer this is what i have at the moment.

amd phenom 2 x2 550be(unlocked to 4 core)
artic cooling freezer 7 pro rev 2
asrock n68c-s uss(cheap wee board used it to unlock the core's)
ati rad 4650hd
4gb geil ddr2 pc2-6400
g7 power extreme 580w psu

this is what i want to put in it(im going for an eyefinity setup)
3 samsung p2450h 24" monitor's
asus crosshair IV formula amd 890fx
asus ati rad hd 6850
ocz gold 4gb ddr3 1333mhz

so im keeping the cpu and psu and cooler.

will the psu be ok with or will i need a bigger one?

sorry again for the wall of text.im just looking for advice on weather i am waisting my money or not

cheers.

stulid · 18 Feb 2011 at 20:14

To be honest, that PSU you have is a cheap/pants one.

I would buy this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-003-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497

Your probably thinking, "650w? thats not much more than what mine is!!", but a cheap PSU never actually puts out its rated wattage.

opstrat · 19 Feb 2011 at 10:48

i know i probably shouldn't skimp on the psu but is there something cheaper that u could recommend?

stulid · 19 Feb 2011 at 11:02

there isn't anything as good for the price.

its got enough connectors for two gpus.

is made by seasonic.

after all you have picked a motherboard that offers crossfire, so you may want to take advantage of this later? if not get a different board.

if you wanted crossfire with the modern features of SATA and USB3.0, then this is cheaper.

www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-251-GI&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=1782