Get an nvidia card if you have a lightboost monitor.
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Why swap a midrang card for another midrang card? Just get a higher end card and keep it for a few gens.
Why swap a midrang card for another midrang card? Just get a higher end card and keep it for a few gens.
snailYou should be fine on a 500w psu if you're only upgrading your cpu.
Keep in mind that you're cutting it close with 500w if you upgrade your GPU in the future. SHOULD be fine with 500w but you probably won't be able to OC much with a newer GPU in there.
A 660 uses less power than a 560. The 670 uses about the same power as a 560 Ti.
However, AMD processors do use quite a bit more power especially when adding cores or increasing clockspeed. Overclocking AMD processors will dramatically increase power consumption. I would not recommend he overclock his 8350 with his current motherboard and current power supply. The motherboard is mostly a budget board and the power supply is average. A high-average overclock on an AMD processor will add another 100W of power draw.
[quote=snail]You should be fine on a 500w psu if you're only upgrading your cpu.
Keep in mind that you're cutting it close with 500w if you upgrade your GPU in the future. SHOULD be fine with 500w but you probably won't be able to OC much with a newer GPU in there.[/quote]
A 660 uses less power than a 560. The 670 uses about the same power as a 560 Ti.
However, AMD processors do use quite a bit more power especially when adding cores or increasing clockspeed. Overclocking AMD processors will dramatically increase power consumption. I would not recommend he overclock his 8350 with his current motherboard and current power supply. The motherboard is mostly a budget board and the power supply is average. A high-average overclock on an AMD processor will add another 100W of power draw.
Keep in mind that you're cutting it close with 500w if you upgrade your GPU in the future. SHOULD be fine with 500w but you probably won't be able to OC much with a newer GPU in there.[/quote]
A 660 uses less power than a 560. The 670 uses about the same power as a 560 Ti.
However, AMD processors do use quite a bit more power especially when adding cores or increasing clockspeed. Overclocking AMD processors will dramatically increase power consumption. I would not recommend he overclock his 8350 with his current motherboard and current power supply. The motherboard is mostly a budget board and the power supply is average. A high-average overclock on an AMD processor will add another 100W of power draw.
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