Upgrading My PC

TeeJay132

TeeJay132

TeeJay132

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At the moment I have a 650 watt PSU and would like to upgrade to MSI GeForce GTX 680 and a Intel Core i7-2700K 3.50GHz (Sandybridge) What power supply would I need or should I re-consider what I should upgrade to all together?

At the moment I have a Intel i3 2100, the motherboard is a ASUS P8H61-M and the Graphics card is a HIS 6770.

Thanks in advance.
 
Hello and welcome to the forum :)

What is the make and model of the PSU?

In terms of power 650w is ample for your upgrade.
 
TeeJay132 said:
Hi :) It's a OCZ ZS Series, thank you for the reply.
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Fairly decent so you be fine.

Instead of spending extra money on the 680 have you thought about the 670 series, this offers minimal performance loss when compared with the 680.

I run Gigabyte WF card without issue.
 
RJC said:
Fairly decent so you be fine.

Instead of spending extra money on the 680 have you thought about the 670 series, this offers minimal performance loss when compared with the 680.

I run Gigabyte WF card without issue.
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Ok, i'll check them out thank you for the help. :)
 
TeeJay132 said:
Antec 300 Thats one thing i'm windering will it fit? lol
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The spec for the case, states a maximum length of 279mm/11". A GTX670 is 9.5" long, so will be all right. You might also get away with a 7950, if the power connectors are at the side.
 
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Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £72.98
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
Total : £580.93 (includes shipping : £10.00).



This and sell your existing parts and recoup some of the money.
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One more thing, will I need to get a new PSU if the card is 2x6 pin connectors I won't be able to do it on the PSU I have at the moment as it only has one 6 pin connector?
 
TeeJay132 said:
One more thing, will I need to get a new PSU if the card is 2x6 pin connectors I won't be able to do it on the PSU I have at the moment as it only has one 6 pin connector?
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Dam, the 7950 needs 1x6 and 1x8 pin connectors.

Revised spec, but no cooler, you can always get this at a later date.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £72.98
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
Total : £600.94 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
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