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Hi Guys

I current have a pc with the following specs:

Intel dh55tc motherboard
Intel Core i3 530 (Clarkdale) cpu
4gb DDR3 Ram
nvidea g210 graphics card
psu rated 350w peak 400w

Recently the graphics card started acting up and i am thinking of purchasing a new graphics card. I researched a few graphics cards that can work with my current psu and i am currently thinking of replacing my current gpu with a nvidea gt640 graphics card. I prefer nvidea graphics cards.

Should i replace it with the gt640 or should i upgrade my psu (Corsair GS600 / GIGABYTE GREENMAX PLUS Series 650W) as well so that i can select a higher graphics card(GeForce GTX 650 /Ti)

I have no experience in changing a pc's psu and would the above components work with my motherboard?
 
What games do you play? What is your budget?

A more powerful card will allow you to play newer games, but do you play recent games?
 
Upgrade your PSU then get a GTX650 card. That's if you want to play latest games on your PC.
 
Ancalagon said:
What games do you play? What is your budget?

A more powerful card will allow you to play newer games, but do you play recent games?
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My budget is around R2500 including a psu. The games i am currently playing are Tomb raider 2013 and skyrim
 
Get that PSU mentioned above and get this graphics card

You will get Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon for free.

Then you just need to buy Skyrim.

EDIT: Oh, you already own Tomb Raider. Well, you can sell it or give it to a friend. You still get the other two games free. Just a note, they will email the codes/CD keys for the games to you, and you then need to download them yourself. So dont expect DVDs in the graphics card box.
 
Nameite said:
How much amps does your psu have on 12V rail?

And whats the make?
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The make is Delta Electronics Model No: GE-C400N-C1

I am not sure about the amps on the 12v rail as it says

+12V1 14A (Max)
+12V2 16A (Max)

Total combined current on +12V1 and +12V2 rails are 19A max
 
zubs07 said:
The make is Delta Electronics Model No: GE-C400N-C1

I am not sure about the amps on the 12v rail as it says

+12V1 14A (Max)
+12V2 16A (Max)

Total combined current on +12V1 and +12V2 rails are 19A max
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Hmmm better to get another psu if you wanna get a 7850, or if you wanna settle for a 7790 or lower, it should run alright

How old's ur psu?
 
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