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I will probably upgrade my pc soon, and these are what i plan to get, are they good? If it says (h) i already have it.

cpu: athlon x4 760k

motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H

gpu (h): gtx 660

ram: kingston hyperx fury 2x4gb

case: NZXT Guardian 921 

storage (h): some 500gb ssd

psu: 500w corseir 80+ bronze

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I will probably upgrade my pc soon, and these are what i plan to get, are they good? If it says (h) i already have it.

cpu: athlon x4 760k

motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H

gpu (h): gtx 660

ram: kingston hyperx fury 2x4gb

case: NZXT Guardian 921 

storage (h): some 500gb ssd

psu (h): its 500w, but i don't know much more that that.

I would be sketchy with the PSU if you don't know more than the wattage.

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I would be sketchy with the PSU if you don't know more than the wattage.

i've had it for a few years and its been fine, my techie dad got it when the old one died.

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i've had it for a few years and its been fine, my techie dad got it when the old one died.

Then how do you not know the brand?

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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Then how do you not know the brand?

I can look if you really want me to.

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I can look if you really want me to.

I would. Is it 80+ certified? What's the efficiency, if you know?

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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I will probably upgrade my pc soon, and these are what i plan to get, are they good? If it says (h) i already have it.

cpu: athlon x4 760k

motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H

gpu (h): gtx 660

ram: kingston hyperx fury 2x4gb

case: NZXT Guardian 921 

storage (h): some 500gb ssd

psu (h): its 500w, but i don't know much more that that.

what is your budget? what are the old components? 

CPU: Intel Xeon E5320 @1,86GHz | MOBO: A random HP MOBO… | RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR2 | GPU: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 | CASE: HP xw6400 workstation case | PSU: Random HP PSU| [spoiler=

HellFire (1st build)] CPU: Intel i5 4690k | MOBO: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING | RAM: GSkill Ripjaws X 2X4GB | GPU: MSI GeForce GTX770 GAMING (2GB) | CASE: Zalman Z11 PLUS HF1 | PSU: Corsair CS550M | FANCONTROLLER: NZXT Sentry 2 | Storage 300 gb WD VelociRaptor/ 1TB WD caviar green|

mouse/keyboard: CMStorm Devastator | Headset: Plantronics RIG|

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I would. Is it 80+ certified? What's the efficiency, if you know?

I just found out why i didn't know, it is in a metal cage in the pc, so i would need to do significant work to look at it (the case is an hp from 2009)

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If the PSU is 5 years old I'd say time for a replacement regardless.

its around two years old

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what is your budget? what are the old components? 

my old rig is this:

cpu: phenom 9650

motherboard: not sure

gpu: gtx 660

ram: 4x2 ddr2 ram

case: from a 2009 hp

storage: 500gb ssd

psu: 500w from a few years ago.

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my old rig is this:

cpu: phenom 9650

motherboard: not sure

gpu: gtx 660

ram: 4x2 ddr2 ram

case: from a 2009 hp

storage: 500gb ssd

psu: 500w from a few years ago.

What is your budget to upgrade?

CPU: Intel Xeon E5320 @1,86GHz | MOBO: A random HP MOBO… | RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR2 | GPU: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 | CASE: HP xw6400 workstation case | PSU: Random HP PSU| [spoiler=

HellFire (1st build)] CPU: Intel i5 4690k | MOBO: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING | RAM: GSkill Ripjaws X 2X4GB | GPU: MSI GeForce GTX770 GAMING (2GB) | CASE: Zalman Z11 PLUS HF1 | PSU: Corsair CS550M | FANCONTROLLER: NZXT Sentry 2 | Storage 300 gb WD VelociRaptor/ 1TB WD caviar green|

mouse/keyboard: CMStorm Devastator | Headset: Plantronics RIG|

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What is your budget to upgrade?

under $300 (passably slightly higher if psu is added, but idk if i will do that), you can only change the cpu, mobo, or ram, i am keeping the case and i hope the components are mostly black but can have some blue.

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its around two years old

 

 

i've had it for a few years and its been fine, my techie dad got it when the old one died.

By "a few years" I just assumed more than 2. :P

Really though, the PSU is the last thing you want to skimp on. I wouldn't be happy having an old, generic, warranty-expired PSU in an otherwise new system, but it's your call.

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By "a few years" I just assumed more than 2. :P

Really though, the PSU is the last thing you want to skimp on. I wouldn't be happy having an old, generic, warranty-expired PSU in an otherwise new system, but it's your call.

Yeah, I had a 400W generic PSU in my gaming system when I was 7. The consequence? It fried my GPU, CPU, and 3 hard drives.

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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under $300 (passably slightly higher if psu is added, but idk if i will do that), you can only change the cpu, mobo, or ram, i am keeping the case and i hope the components are mostly black but can have some blue.

With that budget those upgrades are fine

CPU: Intel Xeon E5320 @1,86GHz | MOBO: A random HP MOBO… | RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR2 | GPU: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 | CASE: HP xw6400 workstation case | PSU: Random HP PSU| [spoiler=

HellFire (1st build)] CPU: Intel i5 4690k | MOBO: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING | RAM: GSkill Ripjaws X 2X4GB | GPU: MSI GeForce GTX770 GAMING (2GB) | CASE: Zalman Z11 PLUS HF1 | PSU: Corsair CS550M | FANCONTROLLER: NZXT Sentry 2 | Storage 300 gb WD VelociRaptor/ 1TB WD caviar green|

mouse/keyboard: CMStorm Devastator | Headset: Plantronics RIG|

If you need me, just quote me!

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Yeah, I had a 400W generic PSU in my gaming system when I was 7. The consequence? It fried my GPU, CPU, and 3 hard drives.

this one would be the best right? http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Watt-EPS%C2%A0-CX500/dp/B0092ML0MY/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1405816005&sr=1-3&keywords=psu

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