Can my Computer run.... (Specs Provided)

rinorobert said:
Can I get an R9 280x, will it work with my setup?
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Yes. At the same time also get a decent cpu cooler (if you don't have one already) and overclock your cpu if your motherboard supports it, use decent thermal paste.
 
The Gigabyte odins weren't really good. They overstated their wattage. The Odin gt was good, but expensive so no one got it.
 
HideInLight said:
Wonder if this won't be saver bet:
http://www.wootware.co.za/corsair-cp-9020051-ww-vs650-650w-desktop-power-supply.html


This one is more affordable and you can Voucher it :)
R650 for 650w (Bronze rated 80%)
http://www.takealot.com/gigabyte-greenmax-plus-650w-80-bronze-psu/PLID32714183
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I guess you've never heard of Seasonic. I bet you R50 that 520 watt Seasonic has a higher continuous power rating than that Gigabyte. Gigabyte is famous for exaggerated peak wattage numbers.

That Corsair looks ok but isn't modular.

Also you used the wrong graphics card for your calculator. The 285 uses almost half the power of the 280x.
 
Chevron said:
I guess you've never heard of Seasonic. I bet you R50 that 520 watt Seasonic has a higher continuous power rating than that Gigabyte. Gigabyte is famous for exaggerated peak wattage numbers.

That Corsair looks ok but isn't modular.

Also you used the wrong graphics card for your calculator. The 285 uses almost half the power of the 280x.
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Currently looking for the difference between the 285 and 285x(looks like there is no X, it's just Tonga) in terms of power, but the wattage drop may just be enough to make it an option.

Even if the wattage is overstated, and it's closer to 600w, it's still 480 @ 80% efficiency.

PS. Just don't trust the power cable that comes with that gigabyte, they are awful.
 
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Chevron said:
I guess you've never heard of Seasonic. I bet you R50 that 520 watt Seasonic has a higher continuous power rating than that Gigabyte. Gigabyte is famous for exaggerated peak wattage numbers.
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This. Seasonic is awesome.
 
I kinda regret not getting R9 285 in the build I'm doing. It's not much more than the R9 270X.

I get 460w when doing a modest calculation roughly based on OP's possible set up. That was based on the 270X though so add 15W.

I also assumed he has a 120mm fan, 1 hard-drive.
 
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ghoti said:
I have wow open, a video playing, about 30-40 browser tabs opens, about 10 other applications...and I am only using 4.3GB of RAM on my windows gaming desktop. I could open several more games and still not use that RAM.
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What the ****? No way, you have to be joking. I don't even get low usage like that.

HideInLight said:
Currently looking for the difference between the 285 and 285x(looks like there is no X, it's just Tonga) in terms of power, but the wattage drop may just be enough to make it an option.
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Subtract 60W from the consumption readings of any R9 280X/HD7970 GHz under load. That's the usage of the R9 285, which is nominally about 190W in game loads.
 
NAG - Wesley said:
What the ****? No way, you have to be joking. I don't even get low usage like that.



Subtract 60W from the consumption readings of any R9 280X/HD7970 GHz under load. That's the usage of the R9 285, which is nominally about 190W in game loads.
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I messed up, didn't read small print and added extra PCI x16.


Base: 34w

Add i5 2500k:
Min: 115w
Rec:165w

Add R9 280x
Min: 332w
Rec: 382w

Add 4x DDR3 Ram
Min: 341W
Rec: 391W

Add Hard-Drive and Dvd Drive:
Min: 378W
Rec: 428W

Now remove like 60w like Wesley Suggested, and it looks a lot more promising.
 
cerebus said:
I'm sitting on 13.9gb usage in my task manager. I don't even know how it got to be so high but it's nice not to worry about it.


OP, you need another graphics card. There's no way you'll get decent performance from a 550ti. Get yourself a GTX970 or R9 280x depending what you can afford. The rest really seems fine.
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What's using so much memory on your system? 14GB is insane for idle. I have 8GB RAM and have never approached 100% utilisation.
 
HideInLight said:
Add i5 2500k:
Min: 115w
Rec:165w

Add R9 280x
Min: 332w
Rec: 382w

Add 4x DDR3 Ram
Min: 341W
Rec: 391W

Add Hard-Drive and Dvd Drive:
Min: 378W
Rec: 428W

Now remove like 60w like Wesley Suggested, and it looks a lot more promising.
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It bears reminding that at no point would a system like the one above actually use 428 watts of power, there's simply no regular workload that would stress the machine out that much. I doubt it would ever use more than 300 watts for gaming workloads and would probably hover around 280W.
 
NAG - Wesley said:
It bears reminding that at no point would a system like the one above actually use 428 watts of power, there's simply no regular workload that would stress the machine out that much. I doubt it would ever use more than 300 watts for gaming workloads and would probably hover around 280W.
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That still doesn't mean a 585w gigabyte Odin could run it.
 
HideInLight said:
I kinda regret not getting R9 285 in the build I'm doing. It's not much more than the R9 270X.

I get 460w when doing a modest calculation roughly based on OP's possible set up. That was based on the 270X though so add 15W.

I also assumed he has a 120mm fan, 1 hard-drive.
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I have 5 x 120mm Fans currently.

The R9 285 looks really good and shouldn't disappoint, I'm going to look at getting a 800W PSU, that should cater for everything.
 
24GB RAM?

Let me guess.....8GB X 2 and 4GB X 2 = 24GB

Running properly in DDR mode?
 
rinorobert said:
I have 5 x 120mm Fans currently.

The R9 285 looks really good and shouldn't disappoint, I'm going to look at getting a 800W PSU, that should cater for everything.
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Get yourself a good quality 650w or 750w and you'll be fine, heck even a good quality 500w should do, given that a 430w was recommended for the build at 7:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jDXbYuNf_s
 
NomNom said:
Get yourself a good quality 650w or 750w and you'll be fine, heck even a good quality 500w should do, given that a 430w was recommended for the build at 7:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jDXbYuNf_s
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People get way too big power supplies these days. All thanks to the cheap manufacturers that overstate their wattage.

A proper 500watt is enough for most mid level PCs. Maybe 600watt for really high end single card setups, and obviously more if you're going to x-fire or sli.

I'm running a XFX(Rebranded Seasonic) 550Watt myself with a 7950 and 6 hard drives.
 
Chevron said:
People get way too big power supplies these days. All thanks to the cheap manufacturers that overstate their wattage.

A proper 500watt is enough for most mid level PCs. Maybe 600watt for really high end single card setups, and obviously more if you're going to x-fire or sli.

I'm running a XFX(Rebranded Seasonic) 550Watt myself with a 7950 and 6 hard drives.
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What about degradation? Shouldnt that also be a factor?
 
rinorobert said:
Hi Guys,

What do you think of my setup for gaming, baring in mind that we are at the end of 2014.

If you think something needs upgrading in the hardware department please let me know.

[Specs]

Desktop

Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz Quad Core
RAM: 24GB DDR3 1333MHz
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 TI (1GB)
HDD: 128GB SSD & 1TB HDD
Motherboard: Gigabyte - 1155 Socket - not sure of details
PSU: 550W

Monitor: 23" LG (1920 x 1080)
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64bit

Many Thanks
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Get a proper cpu cooler, the 2500k is a beast because you can likely clock it between 4-5ghz and keep it for a long time.

Your gpu is old, check carbonite for a R9280 at R2500 like someone else mentioned or a R9290 for R3500 if you want more.

I think you have enough from your power supply but not sure if it has 2 x 16 power connectors you'll need for more powerful gpus.
 
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