If my understanding of the Z68 chipset is correct, the "graphics" PCIe slots are controlled directly from the CPU. The third x16 (physical) slot...
I ran a HD3870 in a Dell 8400 for a while. I expected the PSU to keel over but it kept on going. From memory Dell recommended adding an...
Have you tried cleaning the heatsinks on your CPU and graphics card?
Double post. I should have learnt by now that it is not a great idea to post from a phone.
In the multitude of Kepler threads this is probably the most sensible reply I have seen.
I am hopeful that the introduction of "Kipper" will be a catalyst for AMD to get a bit agressive with their pricing strategy. Obviously for a...
Xbit Labs are very good at isolating power consumption for GPUs in their reviews. I have added a link here Although I generally agree, I...
Add Seasonic Platinum to your list and you have pretty much covered the best power supplies available.
Correct me if I am wrong but I believe we are talking about the OPs existing power supply which may be a number of years old. I didn't see any...
That is an indicator of the age of the design rather than the quality of the PSU.
Take a look at the 650W Antec Truepower New or the 650W OCZ ZT. Both are solid PSUs. The Antec is semi modular and I have heard some criticisms...
I do not buy into the concept that future proofing equals the need for more power. Each die shrink actually reduces the power requirements....
Well it is within the ATX spec which is a positive. The ripple is only just within spec though. As I said before I wouldn't rip it out of your...
Good choice. RAM is cheap at the moment and a single GPU is always going to give a more consistant output than a multiple you graphics...
Based on your current system you would need a minimum of a 550W PSU. If you added a 2nd GTX 470 you would need a minimum of a 750W PSU and for a...
Is the CPU overclocked or are you likely to overclock in the future? My feeling on the graphics cards is that you would be better off getting a...
Some Corsair PSUs are manufactured by Seasonic, others by CWT. Even where a Corsair PSU is manufactured by Seasonic it would not be correct to...
PSU is fine. Depending on the graphics card you choose you could probably go down to a 500W - 550W PSU. The Antec Truepower New and OCZ ZT PSUs...
As oasked has said how and what you upgrade depends on how you use your computer. As a general comment an upgrade to the graphics card or...
You have hit on Achilles' heel of using laptops for gaming. The nature of a laptop case is that it is not able to dissapate heat in the same way...
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