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tehgamerzz
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Hello,

Recently I brought a £20 700w ace PSU and after research it turned out to be cheap for what it is. People were saying that cheap PSUs can damage my CPU and Motherboard. So I was hesitant of installing it, But! I looked at my PSU inside my current computer and found that a cheap PSU is already installed, is it safe to upgrade to a higher wattage? And I do not need a pci-e for my graphics card.

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Intel Core i7 4770k

AMD radeon r7 250 series

Gigabyte GA (something sorry) motherboard

Thanks to everyone for the help!

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1. Welcome to the forum. Enjoy your stay.

2. How in hell did you come up with that config? A  300$ CPU and a 70$ GPU? Are kidding me? 

3. Why do you feel the need to upgrade your PSU? 

4. One does not buy a 20 Pound PSU from an unknown company.  But since this is your first post I am going to  hold off calling you a moron.  ;)

5. Return the PSU and get something decent. 

My Pc: Cpu: I7 4790k @ 4,8 Ghz @1,25 volts, Motherboard: Maximus VII Formula, Graphicscard: 2x Titan X @1,4 at stock voltage (soon to be replaced), Ram: 32 gb Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 Cl 9, SSD: 2x 850 Pro 1 Tb in Raid 0, 2x Samsung 840 Evo 1 tb raid 1,, PSU: Corsair HXi Series 1000W 80+ Platinum, Case: H440. Soon to be watercooled again, maybe, probably, the Titans are too loud. 

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Thanks man! And this PC was brought from eBay and it had this cheap PSU already inside it :) I wanted to upgrade because when I was editing a video my PC would freeze and playing games it would do the same thing it's very complicated sorry but I was told to upgrade my PSU. Thanks for the help!

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A power supply is arguably the most important component in a computer; a poor quality one jeopardizes the rest of the components inside. Do not skimp out. If you wish to upgrade, buy a brand-name psu as they go through rigorous testing and certification before release. Excess wattage will not damage your system (you'll just be wasting money on a bigger psu than you need) however purchase roughly 100-150w more than your system draws, or more if you plan on upgrading that gpu which I HIGHLY recommend. 

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Thanks man! And this PC was brought from eBay and it had this cheap PSU already inside it :) I wanted to upgrade because when I was editing a video my PC would freeze and playing games it would do the same thing it's very complicated sorry but I was told to upgrade my PSU. Thanks for the help!

What PSU do you have exactly? Also are you running an overclock? 

My Pc: Cpu: I7 4790k @ 4,8 Ghz @1,25 volts, Motherboard: Maximus VII Formula, Graphicscard: 2x Titan X @1,4 at stock voltage (soon to be replaced), Ram: 32 gb Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 Cl 9, SSD: 2x 850 Pro 1 Tb in Raid 0, 2x Samsung 840 Evo 1 tb raid 1,, PSU: Corsair HXi Series 1000W 80+ Platinum, Case: H440. Soon to be watercooled again, maybe, probably, the Titans are too loud. 

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What PSU do you have exactly? Also are you running an overclock? 

I have (inside my PC now) an ace atx power supply at 550w . And I am running an overclock on my graphics card (AMD Radeon 250 series) I have another question for you if you could answer it, that would be great. What power supply would be good for an AMD Radeon r9 290X Tri-x sapphire? It requires an 8 pin and a 6 pin power connector. Thanks you for the help buddy! 

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A power supply is arguably the most important component in a computer; a poor quality one jeopardizes the rest of the components inside. Do not skimp out. If you wish to upgrade, buy a brand-name psu as they go through rigorous testing and certification before release. Excess wattage will not damage your system (you'll just be wasting money on a bigger psu than you need) however purchase roughly 100-150w more than your system draws, or more if you plan on upgrading that gpu which I HIGHLY recommend. 

Thanks man for the help! I am upgrading to a AMD Radeon r9 290X Tri-x sapphire but I am not sure which PSU I would need because it requires an 8 pin and a 6 pin pci-e power connector.

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Thanks man for the help! I am upgrading to a AMD Radeon r9 290X Tri-x sapphire but I am not sure which PSU I would need because it requires an 8 pin and a 6 pin pci-e power connector.

look at the EVGA G2 series PSU

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The XFX TS Series 550W would be fine for your uses

i5 4670k - Z87X-UD3H - EVGA GTX 670 Sig 2 - Samsung 840 Evo 250GB - 8GB Avexir Core White 1600Mhz - Corsair 750D w/ RGB LED Mod & Remote Control - 2x SP120 - 3x Enermax Cluster - 2TB Seagate SSHD - Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 - SuperFlower Leadex Gold 750W 

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I have (inside my PC now) an ace atx power supply at 550w . And I am running an overclock on my graphics card (AMD Radeon 250 series) I have another question for you if you could answer it, that would be great. What power supply would be good for an AMD Radeon r9 290X Tri-x sapphire? It requires an 8 pin and a 6 pin power connector. Thanks you for the help buddy! 

Well that depends on your budget. If you try using that 700 Watt unit with an R9 290x it's going blow up lol.  Generally everything over 650 Watt that is 80+ Bronze or higher from a well know company will do the job. (ie EVGA, Seasonic, Corsair, Superflower and Bequiet! are some good options.) 

My Pc: Cpu: I7 4790k @ 4,8 Ghz @1,25 volts, Motherboard: Maximus VII Formula, Graphicscard: 2x Titan X @1,4 at stock voltage (soon to be replaced), Ram: 32 gb Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 Cl 9, SSD: 2x 850 Pro 1 Tb in Raid 0, 2x Samsung 840 Evo 1 tb raid 1,, PSU: Corsair HXi Series 1000W 80+ Platinum, Case: H440. Soon to be watercooled again, maybe, probably, the Titans are too loud. 

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Well that depends on your budget. If you try using that 700 Watt unit with an R9 290x it's going blow up lol.  Generally everything over 650 Watt that is 80+ Bronze or higher from a well know company will do the job. (ie EVGA, Seasonic, Corsair, Superflower and Bequiet! are some good options.) 

Haha yeah I gathered xD I am going to buy an EVGA G2 series PSU that someone recommended, thank you very much for the help man! 

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Thanks man for the help! I am upgrading to a AMD Radeon r9 290X Tri-x sapphire but I am not sure which PSU I would need because it requires an 8 pin and a 6 pin pci-e power connector.

grab a 600 or 650W psu like an antec tpc 650 or the evga g2 that u were talking about

CPU-i5 4690k 4.4ghz @ 1.190V, MOBO-MSI z97 gaming 3, Cooler-hyper 212 evo, GPU- r9 290x asus directcuII (-37Mv), Storage-120gb v300(switching soon), 1tb caviar blue, CASE-Red/black h440, PSU-Antec TPC 650.

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