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hi,

 

i have a (shitty, non-modular) x-tec 400W PSU and i am looking to go from a GT740 to a GTX960. here is the link for the recommendations:http://outervision.com/b/m5Qo2f

 

so, my question is...

will my PSU be able to handle it?

 

cheers,

hman out  B)

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no, it will not. You always want more watts than exactly what you need

It looks as if the peasants have risen up, and found swords!


But their sword's look a little short, if you know what I mean!


Good! The squires need training anyway!

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This sounds like a troll attempt..............................I hope. Write down the title of the thread and read it back to yourself. If your consumption is 413w, why would 400w be enough?

You can't be serious.  Hyperthreading is a market joke?

 

 

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Get a better PSU mate. XFX have some good 550w units at a decent price and since Seasonic build them they are bloody good. Don't risk it with a shit PSU.

EDIT: You have selected a GTX 760 mate. The 960 will draw less power.

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hi,

 

i have a (shitty, non-modular) x-tec 400W PSU and i am looking to go from a GT740 to a GTX960. here is the link for the recommendations:http://outervision.com/b/m5Qo2f

 

so, my question is...

will my PSU be able to handle it?

 

cheers,

hman out  B)

That site is bullshit. That system won't draw more than 200W max.

 

no, it will not. You always want more watts than exactly what you need

If the 413 was accurate... It clearly isn't

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NO! NO! NO! NO!

That CPU will bottleneck a GTX 960.

That PSU is nasty and will probably explode.

 

What does you current system have?

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I just threw together some bs equivalent parts, and even PC partpicker which vastly over-estimates consumption has this system maxing at 282W...

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard  ($76.97 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($209.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $390.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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It is recomended that for a build, you have 25% more wattage on your psu than is required by your rig, go for something like a 500- 550w PSU

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If you need 400W get a 500W power supply. It's not good for your PSU to be always running at 100%. The PSU is one of the most important parts of a PC and if you cheap out on it could kill your system(, and then burn your house down causing a chain reaction destroying the Earth  ;) ). But seriously get a good PSU with 100W over than what you need.

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It is recomended that for a build, you have 25% more wattage on your psu than is required by your rig, go for something like a 500- 550w PSU

 

If you need 400W get a 500W power supply. It's not good for your PSU to be always running at 100%. The PSU is one of the most important parts of a PC and if you cheap out on it could kill your system(, and then burn your house down causing a chain reaction destroying the Earth  ;) ). But seriously get a good PSU with 100W over than what you need.

 

 

Did you guys actually look at the parts?

 

Its a dual core pentium and a 960... Shit won't consume 250W max.

 

You can safely run an i7 and a 970 on a 400W psu (an i7 and a 980 on a 450).

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Did you guys actually look at the parts?

 

Its a dual core pentium and a 960... Shit won't consume 250W max.

 

You can safely run an i7 and a 970 on a 400W psu (an i7 and a 980 on a 450).

I wan't talking about the specific parts. I was just giving a general rule for picking power supplies and wattages.

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I wan't talking about the specific parts. I was just giving a general rule for picking power supplies and wattages.

Sure, but the rule isn't relevant in this case...

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Sure, but the rule isn't relevant in this case...

How is it not relevant. He is asking is his PSU can handle the build. With what I said he then come up with the conclusion that his PSU will be enough using an accurate PSU calculator (although it's a pretty bad power supply ).

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Get a better PSU mate. XFX have some good 550w units at a decent price and since Seasonic build them they are bloody good. Don't risk it with a shit PSU.

EDIT: You have selected a GTX 760 mate. The 960 will draw less power.

 

wrong link sorry

http://outervision.com/b/UL1M44

NO! NO! NO! NO!

That CPU will bottleneck a GTX 960.

That PSU is nasty and will probably explode.

 

What does you current system have?

CPU: E5200 OC@3.0Ghz

Motherboard: Gigabyte G31M-S2L

GPU: Gigabyte GT740 <--- terrible

 

 

here is the GPU I'm looking at

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA/57801-GXY-GTX960-2GD5?gclid=CLS7iIPZ38kCFYVjvAodrzENog

 

this also isnt a troll attempt

 

cheers,

hman out  B)

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wrong link sorry

http://outervision.com/b/UL1M44

CPU: E5200 OC@3.0Ghz

Motherboard: Gigabyte G31M-S2L

GPU: Gigabyte GT740 <--- terrible

here is the GPU I'm looking at

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA/57801-GXY-GTX960-2GD5?gclid=CLS7iIPZ38kCFYVjvAodrzENog

this also isnt a troll attempt

cheers,

hman out B)

I'll help you with making you a build parts list later on
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Get a better CPU mate, look at a Core 2 Duo E8400 or the Core 2 Quads. CPU won't do that video card justice.

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