Is it worth upgrading from i5 2400 to i7 2600?

[Pomfrit]

Is it worth upgrading from i5 2400 to i7 2600k ? I can only use second gen cpus on my mobo and idk if it worth it...

also i will soon upgrade from gtx 1050 ti to rx 570 is that worth it too..?

 

and i sure hope my 450w psu is good enough for that combo

[Mister Woof]

if its cheap, sure.

[Guest]

Yes

Yes 

Boarderline PSU.

[Pomfrit]

Just now, Mister Woof said:

if its cheap, sure.

Yup not that expensive  only like 70€ For cpu and 70 for gpu

[Pomfrit]

1 minute ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Yes

Yes 

Boarderline PSU.

Boarderline PSU. What does that mean?

[Whiro]

2 minutes ago, Pomfrit said:

I can only use second gen cpus on my mobo

What mobo you have? Is it one of this prebuilds?

[Pomfrit]

3 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Yes

Yes 

Boarderline PSU.

Should i get a better psu?

[Pomfrit]

2 minutes ago, Whiro said:

What mobo you have? Is it one of this prebuilds?

Its an older one.. cant tell you rn cuz im not home

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Pomfrit said:

Should i get a better psu?

What is current make model and age?

[Whiro]

Just now, Pomfrit said:

Should i get a better psu?

Depends what brand and model of this psu you have. 450w is cutting close if you get 570 

[Pomfrit]

Just now, ShrimpBrime said:

What is current make model and age?

Cooler master masterwatt 450w i bought it 3 days ago

[Pomfrit]

3 minutes ago, Whiro said:

Depends what brand and model of this psu you have. 450w is cutting close if you get 570 

Cooler master masterwatt 450w i bought it 3 days ago

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Pomfrit said:

Cooler master masterwatt 450w i bought it 3 days ago

 

Yes replace it. Warranty is up anyways. 

 

500-550w and get one of good quality.

 

Edit I read 3 years not 3 days lol. I need to sleep more than 4 hours.....

[SupaKomputa]

Get a Xeon 1230v3 it's under $50 at aliexpress. Same performance as the i7, better generation.

Compatible with 1155 socket.

[Pomfrit]

3 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Yes replace it. Warranty is up anyways. 

 

500-550w and get one of good quality.

 

Edit I read 3 years not 3 days lol. I need to sleep more than 4 hours.....

So no need to replace it? Is it good enough for i7 2600k rx 570?

[Pomfrit]

this guy said that it should be good enough

[Guest]

I like psu of higher quality.

 

Seasonic 550w is what you should look into. Gold rated would be plenty. Itll give you a little headroom, quality and a longer than 3 year warranty.

[Mister Woof]

PSU should be fine, even a 570 isn't pulling that much power. obviously worth it to get a better one that will be useful moving forward, but that one won't magically explode

[DarkSmith2]

i7 2600k not worth 70€ ...in my opinion.

I would safe up for budget build instead.

 

IF you compare CPU prices, you can get r5 1600 for 70€ from ebay. (or 100€ new)

[Pomfrit]

21 minutes ago, Mister Woof said:

PSU should be fine, even a 570 isn't pulling that much power. obviously worth it to get a better one that will be useful moving forward, but that one won't magically explode

Imma use this one since i just bought it  so im fine ?

[Mister Woof]

9 minutes ago, Pomfrit said:

Imma use this one since i just bought it  so im fine ?

unless i'm mistaken the MasterWatt is a B tier PSU, and 450w is fine for that application. Personally, I'd go with a 550w or greater, but that's my paranoia. 

[Guest]

36 minutes ago, Pomfrit said:

Imma use this one since i just bought it  so im fine ?

That PSU is garbage..... Its barely EPS... Entry level power supply....

I wouldnt even use it if you shipped it to me free.....

[Mister Woof]

48 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

That PSU is garbage..... Its barely EPS... Entry level power supply....

I wouldnt even use it if you shipped it to me free.....

Be that as it may, I wouldn't be contemplating upgrading to a Sandrybridge i7 either...but everyone's got a budget, I guess.

 

So for him maybe this is the best he can afford.

[Guest]

48 minutes ago, Mister Woof said:

Be that as it may, I wouldn't be contemplating upgrading to a Sandrybridge i7 either...but everyone's got a budget, I guess.

 

So for him maybe this is the best he can afford.

He'll make more money. That's not an issue for anyone.

 

Anytime I see a PSU with a short warranty, I just don't trust it even without looking at the internal specs.

The reason why is because if the manufacturer can only guaranty with warranty 3 years.... I'm not interested. 

 

If people buy a PSU, find the one that's 10 years. That's a pretty high confidence level for any company in the electronic business. 

 

Mine are 10 year warranty Antec Continuous power series dual PCB. Both have surpassed the manufacturer warranty and that does include multiple runs with Extreme cooling, but obviously a much higher capacity than 450w.....

 

However, looking at the specs, you are saying B tier, because it's rated gold. This is an efficiency rating and not a quality rating. 

[Mister Woof]

1 minute ago, ShrimpBrime said:

He'll make more money. That's not an issue for anyone.

 

Anytime I see a PSU with a short warranty, I just don't trust it even without looking at the internal specs.

The reason why is because if the manufacturer can only guaranty with warranty 3 years.... I'm not interested. 

 

If people buy a PSU, find the one that's 10 years. That's a pretty high confidence level for any company in the electronic business. 

 

Mine are 10 year warranty Antec Continuous power series dual PCB. Both have surpassed the manufacturer warranty and that does include multiple runs with Extreme cooling, but obviously a much higher capacity than 450w.....

 

However, looking at the specs, you are saying B tier, because it's rated gold. This is an efficiency rating and not a quality rating. 

no, it seems to be in the B tier on the list. unless i'm reading it wrong.

 

i agree with you on a personal basis. all my PSUs are 10 year warranty PSUs, good quality units either ont he list here or on Johnnyguru's well reviewed lists.

 

But I have money to spend on them; some don't.