psu upgrade

peter tron

peter tron

peter tron

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i'm going to upgrade my psu because i'm planning to get a Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 Windforce, which apparently has 1x6 and 1x6+2 pin connectors.

specs:
OS: Windows Vista HP 32-bit SP2
CPU: i3-2130 @ 3.40GHz
RAM: 2x2GB Unknown Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1333MHz (9-9-9-24)
Mobo: Gigabyte H61MA-D3V
Monitor: Standard Monitor (1280x800@1Hz)
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 460
PSU: evolabs 750u (700w)
HDD1: 160GB Seagate ST3160316CS
HDD2: 1TB WD Ext HDD 1021 USB
Optical: LG DVD GE20LU10 USB
Case: eclipse computers
Audio: Realtek ALC887 HD Audio

i'm on a budget, and i would like to gewt something better than what i currently have that will safely power the new gpu.
 
damn!

missed out :(

my fault, as i must have forgot to enable email notifications when someone replied to my thread!

in the end i bought a gtx 660 which arrived today.

i need people to chime in and let me know if my current psu is ok, or should i upgrade.

i was speaking recently to member of the nvidia forum [greybear], and he told me that my psu readings in my bios were not brilliant.

5v - 5.000
12v - 12.024

apparently the above readings would be fine under load, but i was getting these readings idle.

he said that i shouldn't install the new card until i've upgraded to a new psu?
 
I wouldn't use that PSU whatever the readings

For longevity, I'd be looking at something like the SuperFlower FX 550W/HX550w/Antec TrueQuiet 550W
 
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