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| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Gigabyte B450M-S2H |
| Cooling | Scythe Kotetsu Mark II |
| Memory | 2 x 16GB SK Hynix OEM DDR4-3200 @ 3666 18-20-18-36 |
| Video Card(s) | Colorful RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB |
| Storage | 250GB WD BLACK SN750 M.2 + 4TB WD Red Plus + 4TB WD Purple |
| Display(s) | AOpen 27HC5R 27" 1080p 165Hz |
| Case | COUGAR MX440 Mesh RGB |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium HD + Kurtzweil KS-40A bookshelf |
| Power Supply | Corsair CX750M |
| Mouse | Razer Deathadder Essential |
| Keyboard | Cougar Attack2 Cherry MX Black |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro 22H1 x64 |
OK guys I have some question here. I'm looking to upgrade my GPU here since GTS 250 struggles to play newer games such as Metro 2033 and I have yet to play Battlefield 3 and Skyrim. I'm game at 1920x1080 resolution. Thing is I have enough money to buy GTX 570 but there are few problem preventing me to buy it immediately:
1) I only have 500W old CoolerMaster iGreen PSU. It does certified for SLi back then and have two 6-pin PCIe power connector and a total of 33A on all the three rails combined (396W on 12V rail). Some might say no but take this into consideration: Major components on my system is undervolted; DDR voltage (1.8V instead of the required 2V), CPU voltage (1.2V instead of 1.4V, that alone saves ~30W from PSU calculator) and other voltage is set at its lowest value, and if I buy GTX 570 I just going to undervolt until its stable running at stock clock. The PSU never runs hot even if I overclocked to 3.8GHz 1.35V with GPU fully loaded, so I may think my PSU still being able to cope with it
2) Waves of new cards going to come out next year, so instead of wasting money buying top of the line GPU I think I'd better opt for midrange cards such as GTX 460/560 non Ti and save bucketloads of money and be ready for Kepler.
So guys, I need your insight, which direction should I take? Or do you have a better options please do share. Thanks in advance
1) I only have 500W old CoolerMaster iGreen PSU. It does certified for SLi back then and have two 6-pin PCIe power connector and a total of 33A on all the three rails combined (396W on 12V rail). Some might say no but take this into consideration: Major components on my system is undervolted; DDR voltage (1.8V instead of the required 2V), CPU voltage (1.2V instead of 1.4V, that alone saves ~30W from PSU calculator) and other voltage is set at its lowest value, and if I buy GTX 570 I just going to undervolt until its stable running at stock clock. The PSU never runs hot even if I overclocked to 3.8GHz 1.35V with GPU fully loaded, so I may think my PSU still being able to cope with it
2) Waves of new cards going to come out next year, so instead of wasting money buying top of the line GPU I think I'd better opt for midrange cards such as GTX 460/560 non Ti and save bucketloads of money and be ready for Kepler.
So guys, I need your insight, which direction should I take? Or do you have a better options please do share. Thanks in advance
