My mate is upgrading his current computer(E6320 and HD4670), to the following parts:
1.)95W or 125W TDP Phenom II X6
2.)Asus M5A97 PRO
3.)8GB DDR3
4.)A new case
There will be no overclocking. Upgrade is primarily NOT for gaming.
His current PSU is a 400W Silverpower SP-SS-400:
http://forums.hexus.net/pc-hardware/...-thoughts.html
It is basically a Corsair CX400W.
A few questions:
1.)I assume 1.65V RAM will be fine(will try to get 1.5V RAM) with a Phenom II X6. However, does Bulldozer need 1.5V RAM?? TBH,it is more a question of whether Piledriver will need it. However,I don't see the CPU being upgraded for a while.
2.)With the 400W PSU and say a 125W TDP Phenom II X6 I assume an HD6770 or HD6850 should be fine?? Again,the GPU upgrade is a maybe as the games my mate runs are fine on an HD4670.