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So first off here are my specs
Mobo Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
Video Card Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100266HDMI Radeon HD 4830 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
HD (x2) Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Memory(2x2gb) Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 Desktop Memory Model KHX8500D2K2/4G - Desktop Memory
+Memory(2x1gb) (same model and brand)
PSU Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Power Supplies
OS(s) Windows XP MCE On First HD and Windows 7 home 64bit on second HD
Processor: Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
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So heres my problem
One of my goals of my own computer was to have it future proof and upgradeable and that goal has failed since I am using DDR2 memory and now memory is going into DDR3. Also MY motherboard is limited to one PCI 2.0 slot so i could never have double video cards. My best piece i would say would be my CPU.
So another problem is i am having monitor black outs, as in my montior loses connection and can only regain connection by restarting my whole computer. I am thinking its either two things. one my power supply is too weak or maybe something is heating up too much?
So i am looking to spend 200$ on a nice upgrade and I am thinking to start with a power supply.
I am thinking...Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies.
any ideas would be helpful. thanks.
Mobo Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
Video Card Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100266HDMI Radeon HD 4830 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
HD (x2) Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Memory(2x2gb) Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 Desktop Memory Model KHX8500D2K2/4G - Desktop Memory
+Memory(2x1gb) (same model and brand)
PSU Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Power Supplies
OS(s) Windows XP MCE On First HD and Windows 7 home 64bit on second HD
Processor: Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
_________________________________________________________________
So heres my problem
One of my goals of my own computer was to have it future proof and upgradeable and that goal has failed since I am using DDR2 memory and now memory is going into DDR3. Also MY motherboard is limited to one PCI 2.0 slot so i could never have double video cards. My best piece i would say would be my CPU.
So another problem is i am having monitor black outs, as in my montior loses connection and can only regain connection by restarting my whole computer. I am thinking its either two things. one my power supply is too weak or maybe something is heating up too much?
So i am looking to spend 200$ on a nice upgrade and I am thinking to start with a power supply.
I am thinking...Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies.
any ideas would be helpful. thanks.