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PSU is 8 years old

jimmy123jimmy123 Member UncommonPosts: 314
in Hardware

Hi everyone, i have a 750 watt ToughPower PSU (8years old ) it works in my current system just fine.

I will how ever be upgrading when the new MB come out which support DDr4 X99.

I will only use 1 gpu as in the past SLI has not worked out for me and as time goes on the GPU's are using less and less power.

im not going down the 4k road because im not that rich to buy the hardware to run it, id rather game at 2,560 x 1,080 max settings at 60 fps.

Am i being to tight and just buy another psu or is my old one do the job ?

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  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,531
    If you've got the budget to spend $600 on a CPU, then I'd replace the power supply on general principle when you do so.  Thermaltake has been hit and miss on power supplies, eight years ago was another era entirely when power supplies weren't nearly as good, and power supply performance tends to degrade as time passes.
  • jdnewelljdnewell Member UncommonPosts: 2,237

    Replace it, no brainer.

    Buying new expensive hardware and using an 8-9 year old PSU would be a very very bad idea. Borderline stupid really. Pretty much in the realm of if it fried everything in your system it would be deserved kind of stupid.

    So YES, replace it, will be the best $80 - 100 you spend in the new system.

  • Loke666Loke666 Member EpicPosts: 21,441

    I would seriously consider upgrading it as well. In worst case you could keep the old one a month or 2 until you saves enough money for a new one, the other upgrades can be pretty expensive after all.

    As for 4K I can recommend something in between, Dell have a really nice 28" with 2560 x 1440, got one myself. I gave something around 500 Euro for it and it is actually really good. It is also more bright than most smaller screens which give excellent colors.

    I am not a Dell fan, but here they made an excellent and affordable screen.

  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,531
    I should probably be a little more explicit.  Intel's X series chipsets are only for their desktop versions of what are primarily server chips.  And it only makes sense to buy those if you have unusual needs (or, more likely, desires):  massive memory capacity or bandwidth, CrossFire/SLI, or 6+ fast CPU cores.  Those generally start at $560 or so, and if you've got the budget to do that, you've got the budget for a new power supply.
  • jimmy123jimmy123 Member UncommonPosts: 314
    Originally posted by Loke666

    I would seriously consider upgrading it as well. In worst case you could keep the old one a month or 2 until you saves enough money for a new one, the other upgrades can be pretty expensive after all.

    As for 4K I can recommend something in between, Dell have a really nice 28" with 2560 x 1440, got one myself. I gave something around 500 Euro for it and it is actually really good. It is also more bright than most smaller screens which give excellent colors.

    I am not a Dell fan, but here they made an excellent and affordable screen.

    O.k guys i get the message stop being a tight ass and buy another. I see that the AMD R9 295x2 draws 665 watt so will probably go for corsiar 750 watt.

    I won't be using sli just a decent card 6 months from now. somewhere in the 300 pounds department GTX 770 if i was to buy today.

    As for monitors ive been waiting for the ASUS PG278Q 2560 x 1440 G-SYNC monitor to arrive really hope its as good as they say.

  • CleffyCleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414

    I say always spend around $200 on an 80 plus Platinum or Titanium certified PSU. I really don't like power supplies nuking the system and with that simple methodology its pretty easy to get a good quality PSU. I remember there being a sale of an 800w PSU for $5. It had a 50% chance of catching on fire. With a stable and efficient PSU, you are also able to power the same components with less power. For a single GPU system 450w-650w should be more than satisfactory.

    With an inefficient 750w system running in a lower power state, you will be wasting a lot of power. So it could also save you money in the long run.

  • RidelynnRidelynn Member EpicPosts: 7,383

    New computer = new power supply to go with it.

    Safe bet, low cost insurance policy, and while power supplies don't change too often, amp ratings per rail and such do evolve enough that a new power supply is a good idea when you build a new computer -- which is essentially what a motherboard/CPU replacement is.

  • jimmy123jimmy123 Member UncommonPosts: 314
    Originally posted by Ridelynn

    New computer = new power supply to go with it.

    Safe bet, low cost insurance policy, and while power supplies don't change too often, amp ratings per rail and such do evolve enough that a new power supply is a good idea when you build a new computer -- which is essentially what a motherboard/CPU replacement is.

    Thanks everyone for your advice :)

    I just hate getting rid of some think which has served me well over these past 8 years.


    I had read some were that an old psu with a new MB CPU could cause problems with the amp ratings thanks for confirming that Ridelynn :)

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