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Dobby240
By Dobby240
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So heres the build.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Dobby240/saved/kxT7WZ

I have a "Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming" GPU at the moment and am thinking of just getting a 2070 to make it a cherry on a very nice cake, as it were. 

 

The Motherboard, CPU, RAM and NVME are the newest parts of my build. (not had them a month yet!) 

The rest of it is coming up to about 4-5 years old and I don't plan on overclocking any of it just yet as I wanna just enjoy it before I embark on that task, (never done it before) 

 

So tell me.. with all this shiny I've just stuffed in to the old box would you consider upgrading/replacing the PSU before you go sticking a powerful GPU in it?

 

Let me know your thoughts.

Any and all welcome. 

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1 minute ago, Dobby240 said:

So tell me.. with all this shiny I've just stuffed in to the old box would you consider upgrading/replacing the PSU before you go sticking a powerful GPU in it?

the g2 750 w is already an amazing psu you shouldn't have to replace it yet

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So you have that PSU? Dude that PSU is amazing there's no need to upgrade it, 750 is more than enough. Get the 2070.

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evga 3070 ultra

samsung 128gb, adata swordfish 1tb, wd blue 1tb

seasonic 620w dogballs psu

 

 

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1 minute ago, Dobby240 said:

Considering it's about 5 years old already. Whats a good maximum age to get to before replacement? any ideas?

Well, it has a 10 year warranty...

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1 minute ago, Dobby240 said:

Considering it's about 5 years old already. Whats a good maximum age to get to before replacement? any ideas?

depends on how long it was under load and how much wattage it was under load

 

since you had a gtx 970 then you barely stressed that PSU and the new 2070 will also barely stress it, 750w is waaayy more than enough.

 

even cheap crappy power supplies live a ridiculous amount of time, i wouldnt worry about it

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Just now, syn2112 said:

even cheap crappy power supplies live a ridiculous amount of time, i wouldnt worry about it

yeah my antec PSU from 2008 is still pushing strong. It's so shitty but still works

8086k

aorus pro z390

noctua nh-d15s chromax w black cover

evga 3070 ultra

samsung 128gb, adata swordfish 1tb, wd blue 1tb

seasonic 620w dogballs psu

 

 

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