upgrading, do i need a new psu?

skanky · 6 Jun 2011 at 14:25

just ordered a i2500k with p8p67 board, do i need a new power supply if im wanting to reuse the power supply i have at the moment connected to my asus p2b?

cant remember the exact make/model of the pc at the moment though, i think its a 500w psu, was quite a fancy one at the time.

skanky · 6 Jun 2011 at 14:29

well i'm hoping simply that there are no new power connector types introduced that the motherboard needs going from core2 boards to sandy bridge motherboards.

skanky · 6 Jun 2011 at 17:19

its a sparkle 460w psu

skanky · 6 Jun 2011 at 20:20

am in the process of upgrading but:

coolermaster black widow
e4300 @ 2.7ghz --> 2500k @ whatever i can get it to!
asus p5b --> asus p8p67
geforce 880gts --> ???
2gb corsair ram --> 4gb of something
120gb vertex 2e ssd
dell 2407wfp
logitech g5/microsoft reclusa
..sparkle psu

the reason for the sparkle is that its meant to be silent/quiet, the whole rig was meant to be silence and o/c'ing somehow.

skanky · 7 Jun 2011 at 10:40

how does the "OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply [OCZ600SXS2]" that is currently on offer this week compare to the antec/xfx (for noise/performance)