• 480W Power Supply vs. new CPU
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I'm planning on buying an AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0GHz. As stated in the thread title, my power supply is only 480W. Here's the rest of my specs: • Current CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9550 @ 2.21GHz • GeForce 9800GTX+ • 4GB DDRII RAM 800MHz • 5 USB devices connected • SCSI 15,000rpm Hard Drive • DVD-ROM/CD-RW Drive Now, I've used [url=http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine]this site here[/url] for calculating the power supply. I even added some extra stuff I didn't have, and put the CPU utilization to 100%, and I'm still well under 480W, in fact I'm around 360W. However, when I go to [url=http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html]Newegg's Power Supply[/url], it tells me that I need around 500W. So, which one do I believe? Can my power supply handle my new Phenom II X4 processor or what?
It's fine. [editline]10:27PM[/editline] What brand?
you're fine
[QUOTE=Yumyumbublegum;17292610]It's fine. [editline]10:27PM[/editline] What brand?[/QUOTE] Corsair, I think.
Yea, your fine.
With those specs, including the new AMD Phenom II, do you think I'll be able to run BioShock 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2?
we are not from the future, we cannot say but generally yes
[QUOTE=xZippy;17293712]With those specs, including the new AMD Phenom II, do you think I'll be able to run BioShock 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2?[/QUOTE] Yup. Easily.
[QUOTE=McSanchez;17294253]Yup. Easily.[/QUOTE] Even with 16x anti-aliasing?
[QUOTE=xZippy;17294601]Even with 16x anti-aliasing?[/QUOTE] No way.
[QUOTE=xZippy;17294601]Even with 16x anti-aliasing?[/QUOTE] AA becomes more and more unnecessary as the resolution increases.
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