My current psu is a thermaltake 500watt with 2 12v rails, one has 25 amps and the second has 18 it's max output power is 420watts, is this gonna be ok for a gtx 470 or do i need an update?
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My current psu is a thermaltake 500watt with 2 12v rails, one has 25 amps and the second has 18 it's max output power is 420watts, is this gonna be ok for a gtx 470 or do i need an update?
The power usage on the new GPU's isn't much greater than the GPU's or 2 - 3 generations ago.
I would imagine you would probably be ok if you haven't had any issues with your current GPU.
well my current GPU is the 460, though im unsure if i could handle a 470 because the gf104 is supposed to be much more efficientThe power usage on the new GPU's isn't much greater than the GPU's or 2 - 3 generations ago.
I would imagine you would probably be ok if you haven't had any issues with your current GPU.
whitey_rolls
Should wait for HD 6000s. They'll probably be half the power consumption of a GTX 470 and even surpass it's performance.
i will do that for sure considering i can't afford a 470 right now anyways lol but the price of a 470 probably will drop, i'll just have to wait and see how the 6000 series turn out for nowShould wait for HD 6000s. They'll probably be half the power consumption of a GTX 470 and even surpass it's performance.
kaitanuvax
The power usage on the new GPU's isn't much greater than the GPU's or 2 - 3 generations ago.
I would imagine you would probably be ok if you haven't had any issues with your current GPU.
well my current GPU is the 460, though im unsure if i could handle a 470 because the gf104 is supposed to be much more efficient I hope you are getting a deal on the 470 .. I mean going from 460 - 470 will give you a bit of a performance upgrade but is it really worth the $300.00?[QUOTE="megapikachu101"][QUOTE="whitey_rolls"]well my current GPU is the 460, though im unsure if i could handle a 470 because the gf104 is supposed to be much more efficient I hope you are getting a deal on the 470 .. I mean going from 460 - 470 will give you a bit of a performance upgrade but is it really worth the $300.00? Exactly. It's NOT worth the small upgrade at all. Just overclock the GTX 460. I mean, besides Crysis, Crysis Warhead, and Metro 2033, why would you need a GTX 470? Even then, the GTX 470 still cannot grant you tons of fps in those three games anyways. Nothing that OC'ing a GTX 460 can't do already.The power usage on the new GPU's isn't much greater than the GPU's or 2 - 3 generations ago.
I would imagine you would probably be ok if you haven't had any issues with your current GPU.
whitey_rolls
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