http://www.techist.com/forums/f75/case-psu-compatibility-249258/index4.html#post1931642
That's the current build I have.. 650W gold rated PSU by corsair (Professional Series) along with EVGA GTX 460.
I'm wondering if I'll be able to upgrade from my i3-550 to the i7 2600K without the need for a new power supply? Would be really... convenient... to say the least.
Going to buy this motherboard and the CPU at these prices
Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Motherboard (Socket 1155, ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, HDMI, Bluetooth Module): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004FA8NOQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
There's a lot of fluctuation in the price of the 2600K at the moment though, give or take £10 (it goes from £240 to £230 like every day at the moment so perhaps waiting for a price drop might be a good strategy, those ivy bridges are coming out or ... are out now(?))
Anyway, thanks to the folks that helped me previously, I am thinking this next round will feature some overclocking at a later date but for now I'd be content with the i7 over my i3 by far. I am guessing I would need a better power supply if i want to overclock this in combination with the 460 but I'm intending upgrading that too probably later in the year (along with an SSD most likely)
Thanks,
- Joppsta
Additional Info:
The main reason for upgrade is because I have to render a lot of video footage and it takes around an hour for the i3-550 to do a single video, usually longer than that, these are 30 minute clips usually taken by fraps and shoved through Camtasia Studio 7. I also think the i3 is probably holding back the performance of the computer in general.
Also I may or may not instead of upgrading the single 460 go for SLI'ing a few instead but we'll see, that's not what this thread is about but I figure it's good to plan ahead when you're doing this kind of thing, right?
That's the current build I have.. 650W gold rated PSU by corsair (Professional Series) along with EVGA GTX 460.
I'm wondering if I'll be able to upgrade from my i3-550 to the i7 2600K without the need for a new power supply? Would be really... convenient... to say the least.
Going to buy this motherboard and the CPU at these prices
Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Motherboard (Socket 1155, ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, HDMI, Bluetooth Module): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004FA8NOQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
There's a lot of fluctuation in the price of the 2600K at the moment though, give or take £10 (it goes from £240 to £230 like every day at the moment so perhaps waiting for a price drop might be a good strategy, those ivy bridges are coming out or ... are out now(?))
Anyway, thanks to the folks that helped me previously, I am thinking this next round will feature some overclocking at a later date but for now I'd be content with the i7 over my i3 by far. I am guessing I would need a better power supply if i want to overclock this in combination with the 460 but I'm intending upgrading that too probably later in the year (along with an SSD most likely)
Thanks,
- Joppsta
Additional Info:
The main reason for upgrade is because I have to render a lot of video footage and it takes around an hour for the i3-550 to do a single video, usually longer than that, these are 30 minute clips usually taken by fraps and shoved through Camtasia Studio 7. I also think the i3 is probably holding back the performance of the computer in general.
Also I may or may not instead of upgrading the single 460 go for SLI'ing a few instead but we'll see, that's not what this thread is about but I figure it's good to plan ahead when you're doing this kind of thing, right?