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Will a i5-3550 will be enough to support a gtx 970

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Yes, Yes, and that CPU is not compatible with that motherboard.

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Will a i5 3550 will be enough to support a gtx 970?

 

cpu: Intel i5-3550 @3.3ghz (stock)

8 GB RAM

motheboard: Asrock z77 extreme 4

 

also, will my 620w psu will be enough?

 

Thanks for you time!

 

PC specs edit:

 

cpu: Intel i5-3550 @3.3ghz (stock)

 

RAM: Corsair CML8GX3M2A2133C11B

 

motheboard: Asrock z87 extreme 4

 

PSU: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

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yes and yes

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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You cant say the PSU will be capable of handling it just by the wattage...

PC specs please!

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You cant say the PSU will be capable of handling it just by the wattage...

PC specs please!

it's about a 90% chance of it being an Antec Neo or HCG unit.

 

In which case, the former is acceptable and the latter is good.

 

OP you might want to OC your CPU a bit, at least 4.0 and you'll be set, but at stock it should still be fine.

 

edit: called it, HCG PSU is fine.

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I5-3xxx IS NOT compatible with z87. You must get a z77 motherboard. I suggest a z77x ud3h 

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Yes, Yes, and that CPU is not compatible with that motherboard.

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I5-3xxx IS NOT compatible with z87. You must get a z77 motherboard. I suggest a z77x ud3h 

 

Yeah i just saw it. I'll switch it with a z77

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it's about a 90% chance of it being an Antec Neo or HCG unit.

 

In which case, the former is acceptable and the latter is good.

 

OP you might want to OC your CPU a bit, at least 4.0 and you'll be set, but at stock it should still be fine.

 

edit: called it, HCG PSU is fine.

How can i overclock mine?...

I found a lot of people say the it is unclockable because its a non -k model.

Also i couldnt find any tutorial

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How can i overclock mine?...

I found a lot of people say the it is unclockable because its a non -k model.

Also i couldnt find any tutorial

I'm not completely sure, but you should be able to do a mild FSB/BCLK overclock.

 

it's a bit more complex, you will have to read some of the more in depth overclocking guides to figure out how to do this.

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