 PopePremium
join:2001-08-05
Napa, CA
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| Power Supply and Memory question for upgrade Hello all. First, here are the specs of my current system:
AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800 (2.0 ghz)
Epox EP-9NPA+ sli 949 found here: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···13123246
Hiper 580 watt modular Power supply found here: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···17128001
EVGA Nvidia 7900GS video card
2 gb of RAM
3 x 500gb 7200rpm SATA drives
I understand that this system is nearing ancient. I bought it all in January of 06. I am planning on doing a piece by piece upgrade and my first step is the video card followed by the memory.
I am planning on purchasing a Nvidia GTX 460. My question is: Does the power supply in my system support the power requirements of this card? I'm really out of the loop as far as technology goes these days and I wasn't sure if it had the necessary connections required or if it was high enough wattage to support it.
My second question is about memory. I was planning on buying dual 1gb chips to bring the motherboard up to its max 4gb. In the future I see myself purchasing a Intel i7 and I would like to buy memory that is going to both help now and be compatible with my new board/cpu combo in the future. (6-12 months from now) Is this possible?
Let me know if any other info is needed, what works, and whats the best solution for my current plans!
Thanks. |
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MargolisPremium
join:2003-11-24
Saint Louis, MO | the psu is fine for a 460. The memory, don't worry about it. Whatever you buy for this computer you have will NOT work in a new i5/i7, period. You will have to buy new ddr3 memory when you decide to build a new computer. |
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PopePremium
join:2001-08-05
Napa, CA Reviews:
·AT&T U-Verse
| said by Margolis:the psu is fine for a 460. The memory, don't worry about it. Whatever you buy for this computer you have will NOT work in a new i5/i7, period. You will have to buy new ddr3 memory when you decide to build a new computer. Is DDR3 backwards compatible with whatever is in my system now? |
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 pnjunctionTeksavvy ExtremePremium
join:2008-01-24
Toronto, ON
kudos:1
2 edits | reply to Pope
PSU should be fine it has 2x 6-pin pcie power connectors and looks like that's exactly what the gtx 460 needs.
No versions of RAM, ddr/ddr2/ddr3, are in any way compatible with each other.
You'll have to buy the new mobo, CPU and RAM all in one shot like I did when I upgraded from my athlon x2 s939 setup this year.
Hey at least PCIe has stayed the same and you don't need to upgrade the power supply...
I would not bother buying more DDR ram. Its cost has actually gone up, it costs more per GB than ddr3. Those 2 1GB sticks will cost you $80 while you can get 2x2GB ddr3 for less than $100. |
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PopePremium
join:2001-08-05
Napa, CA | reply to Pope
I'll have to wait then. Thanks for the info guys. |
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