Upgraded My PC!

[RelentlessAF]

Hey guys! I finally got around to upgrading my PC so now it's a much more well rounded build!

 

Previous Set-up:

CPU: intel i5 3570k @ 4.1Ghz (Started to become unstable even at stock clocks)

Mobo: Asus p8Z77-m (Dead Primary PCI-e slot)

RAM: Corsair Vengence 1600Mhz 2x4GB (Started to have corrupt memory)

GPU: EVGA GTX 660 (Later a 980ti)

HDD: WD Black 1TB

PSU: Corsair CX600M

Cooling: Stock Cooler

 

 

New System:

CPU: Intel i7 6700K @ 4.0Ghz (haven't OC'd yet)

Mobo: Asus Z170-A

RAM: Corsair Vengence LPX 3000Mhz 2x8GB

GPU: EVGA GTX 980ti ACX

HDD: WD Black 1TB (SSD soon to come)

PSU: Corsair CX600M

Cooling: Corsair H100i V2

 

Photos below *ignore the dust it's clean now*

[KezzaMcFezza]

Lol thats nice! i remember when i first upgraded my pc. I fitted a 650 Ti 2GB into my Intel Pentium E6600 prebuilt. Not realizing how bottlenecked i was xD.

[Guest]

You forgot to upgrade the psu.

[RelentlessAF]

3 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

You forgot to upgrade the psu.

The one I have is fine lol my PC doesn't use 600 Watts and if it needed that much or more than I would. Will probably upgrade it when I go for SLI.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, GingerbreadPK said:

The one I have is fine lol my PC doesn't use 600 Watts and if it needed that much or more than I would. Will probably upgrade it when I go for SLI.

You have a high end graphics card and an unlocked cpu with a low end psu. Not a good combo.

[Starelementpoke]

6 minutes ago, GingerbreadPK said:

The one I have is fine lol my PC doesn't use 600 Watts and if it needed that much or more than I would. Will probably upgrade it when I go for SLI.

I´m with @lee32uk. The wattage isn´t the problem, it´s the quality of the PSU that worries us.

[VeeTeePee]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

I´m with @lee32uk. The wattage isn´t the problem, it´s the quality of the PSU that worries us.

 

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, VeeTeePee said:

 

I´m aware.

[comicsansms]

9 minutes ago, VeeTeePee said:

 

That video is getting annoying and quite rude. It is funny the 1st 20 times you watch it (assuming you didn't buy a CX), but it doesn't say why they are bad or what a better solution is. 

 

Great PSU List:

Corsair RMi, RMx, HX, AX

EVGA B2, G2, GS, GQ, P2,  PS

Anything from Seasonic 

Anything from XFX minus the XT

Antec High Current series. 

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

That video is getting annoying and quite rude. It is funny the 1st 20 times you watch it (assuming you didn't buy a CX), but it doesn't say why they are bad or what a better solution is. 

 

Great PSU List:

Corsair RMi, RMx, HX, AX

EVGA B2, G2, GS, GQ, P2,  PS

Anything from Seasonic 

Anything from XFX 

Antec High Current series. 

Anything from XFX minus the XT.

[RelentlessAF]

20 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

I´m with @lee32uk. The wattage isn´t the problem, it´s the quality of the PSU that worries us.

Well it's worked fine for like 2 years now I've never seen the video posted or anything related to it being a bad Psu up until now. I can upgrade it but what exactly is the issue? Is it just not as efficient as stated? I doubt they actually explode. 

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, GingerbreadPK said:

Well it's worked fine for like 2 years now I've never seen the video posted or anything related to it being a bad Psu up until now. I can upgrade it but what exactly is the issue? Is it just not as efficient as stated? I doubt they actually explode. 

The issues is that it´s just not suited for high end gaming builds. While there´ve been cases where they´ve worked, there have been just as many cases of it not necessarily blowing up, but completely wrecking the whole system. 

[RelentlessAF]

42 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

The issues is that it´s just not suited for high end gaming builds. While there´ve been cases where they´ve worked, there have been just as many cases of it not necessarily blowing up, but completely wrecking the whole system. 

Hm, okay. I will be getting a new PSU then. Thank you for the information. 

[Starelementpoke]

30 minutes ago, GingerbreadPK said:

Hm, okay. I will be getting a new PSU then. Thank you for the information. 

Out of curiosity, what do you plan to do with the old parts?

[RelentlessAF]

2 hours ago, Starelementpoke said:

Out of curiosity, what do you plan to do with the old parts?

Someone I work with is interested in buying them secondhand to build a low-end gaming PC.

[Josephdalepi]

please tell me youre using noctua on that cooler and not the stock corsair ones...