I'm thinking of upgrading my GPU in my current system and am unsure if my power supply is going to cut it.
This is my current set-up, my power supply being a NZXT HALE82 550 Watt
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LE PLUS ATX LGA1155
RAM: Kingston Hyper-X Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400
Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
GPU: ASUS HD7850-DC2-2GD5-V2 Radeon
Power Supply: NZXT HALE82 V2 550W 80+ Bronze
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus
The graphics card I am looking to get is a MSI Geforce GTX N770 TF 2GD5. Stats say that it will use up to 230 Watts and that a 600 Watt power supply is recommended. I guess my overall question is: can I run this card (effectively) with my power supply and is it a good idea?
Another question (I figured I'd post it here instead of starting a new thread as it's still related)
I just watched the video where Logan crossfires a 7970 with a R9 280X and was wondering if I could possibly do the same thing with my set-up (posted above). A Radeon 7850 crossfired with one of the newer R-series cards (I'm not sure which one, if you could tell me that too that'd be great).
Would this be a better option than buying a newer high-tier card and parting with my 7850? Or should I not bother with the hassle...
I'd just get a newer card. You'd probably want to get a new power supply if you were going to go for a second 7850, and of course drivers and such are moresimple with one card.
You should be able to crossfire the 7850 with the R7 265, I'm not certain.
However, I would advise choosing a single 770 over a dual, mid-range GPU configuration. Sure, dual 7850-like setup will grant more FPS, across the most games. But you should take into account; the power requirement, noise, heat, not all games can utilise crossfire, crossfire drivers are not quite perfect.
Know I5 and 7850 isn't much hardware but I'd get a 750w.
Had a 750w tx corsair on my 960 with sli 570 and it was being pushed. After 5 years it finally died. If I was using a 500w might have gotten half the life. Just my 2 cents