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    Upgade PSU

    Hello guys... Specs of my aging rig as follows;Phenom II x4 970.
    ECS Mobo. Corsair 8GB Ram. DA ATI 6950 1GB.Three of HDD
    with Corsair CX500 PSU... but now still not enougn,
    I want to upgrade to 650W or 850W ...so who can suggest me ....
    (from Jakarta Indonesia)
    Last edited by frodograetz; 12-02-2012 at 02:35 AM.

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    Re: Upgade PSU

    Thread moved to technical forum, as "Welcome" isn't the right place for technical queries.

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    • Dark_Xan's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus M4A88TD-V EVO
      • CPU:
      • AMD Phenom II 3.3ghz @ B60 Mode
      • Memory:
      • 4GB Intel Extreme Edition OCZ DDR3 PC3-10666
      • Storage:
      • Samsung Spinpoint
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Asus Radeon 6950 HD 1GB
      • PSU:
      • Corsair TX650
      • Case:
      • Cooler Master HAF 922
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit

    Post Re: Upgade PSU

    Hi there !

    Take a look at the Corsair TX 650w (the original was non-modular, however they have a modular version as well now), or the HX 650 modular. Both have good guarantee's from Corsair and various 80 Plus certificate award/s.

    I recommend looking for the '80 plus' PSU list to find an energy efficient PSU model, a good efficient PSU is worth it's weight in gold. You can search for the list website on google.

    For a Radeon 6950 and your setup, although a 500w PSU is officially recommended, it's best to have a 600w+ PSU (650w for instance) to accommodate your other PC components and allow slight overclocking too.

    Power Supplies, usually, most efficiently deliver power when they are working at half their maximum designated output capacity eg. 600w PSU will be peak efficient at 300w delivery.
    Last edited by Dark_Xan; 13-02-2012 at 10:38 AM.

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    Re: Upgade PSU

    Good combo. I have that too!

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    • ghost_florian's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R
      • CPU:
      • i5 750 with Cooler Master Hyper 212+
      • Memory:
      • 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz(red)
      • Storage:
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      • Graphics card(s):
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      • PSU:
      • 500W OCZ Modxstream Pro
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      • Coolermaster Enforcer + MegaFlow Fan

    Re: Upgade PSU

    Have you tested your setup with a power meter ? I seriously think 500W is enough. If you need the benefits of modularity, try an OCZ ZT Series in either 550W or 650W flavours. You can find both online, although I'm not sure at what prices for Indonesia.

    However, make sure what you already have is not enough. From your specs, you should be pulling a maximum of 350W-370W from the wall. Buy a cheap power meter and run 3dmark 11 or a game, and see how much you're pulling from the wall.

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