Advice needed for upgrade

[rong91]

Hi all have been thinking to upgrade my pc but dunno where to start from will be using this for web broswering video streaming and games like dota2 and cs:go
Here is my current setup :
Msi h81m e35 v2
Pentium g3240
Ballistix sport 8gb
Curucial 120gb ssd
Palin gts 450 512mb
Vios casing that come with 500w Psu

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

well just get a new gpu like maybe a GTX 750ti @175 or GTX 950 @202 on lazada.

 

[rong91]

well just get a new gpu like maybe a GTX 750ti @175 or GTX 950 @202 on lazada.

Hmmm which is more advisable and do I need to up my Psu ?

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

maybe u can tell me the brands and model of ur psu? given that ur psu is 500w is more than enough to use either gpu since they are of lower power gpu den ur palin gts 450 51mb.

beside they are like maybe 4 times better than your current gpu (wanna to exaggerate to 100 times better )

 

[rong91]

maybe u can tell me the brands and model of ur psu? given that ur psu is 500w is more than enough to use either gpu since they are of lower power gpu den ur palin gts 450 51mb.

beside they are like maybe 4 times better than your current gpu (wanna to exaggerate to 100 times better )

The brand is under Vios which come with the case so have no idea which exact model it is but recently thinking to upgrade but scare the Psu unable to support and go boom hahahaha hmmm have been looking at those 2 gpu but wondering which is more recommended as I scare the cpu can't support it

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

if can maybe give me the model name of ur casing or maybe upload a pic of your casing internal and external. as well as taking a pic of ur psu and model.

but if u have been using this long, i think should be safe. still if it over 5 years still best get a new one like seasonic or FSP.

anyway GTX 750ti dun need a power connector, it relies on the mobo pwr and as for gtx 950 will need 1 power connector.

 

[rong91]

I was planning to take this as I saw at Lazada Thermaltake smart se 530w is Thermaltake a good brand ?

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

I was planning to take this as I saw at Lazada Thermaltake smart se 530w is Thermaltake a good brand ?

well im still dun sure if they still have any issues with their capacitor on the previous psu, but i would rather u buy seasonic or FSP.

anyway u can try this psu and see

 

[rong91]

well im still dun sure if they still have any issues with their capacitor on the previous psu, but i would rather u buy seasonic or FSP.

anyway u can try this psu and see

Alright thx for the advice hahaha

 

[rong91]

in the end i found FSP Hexa+ 550W 80+ now is which should i choose

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

in the end i found FSP Hexa+ 550W 80+ now is which should i choose

U mean choose between this FSP over thermaltake?

 

[zenniz]

I will go for FSP Hexa+ 550W.

 

[rong91]

yeah but nw deciding gtx 750ti or 950

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

yeah but nw deciding gtx 750ti or 950

Since u got a PSU with a pci-e GPU connector, might as well spend a little more to get a better GPU.

 

[rong91]

o the psu come with the additional connector for the gpu? any advice for choosing thermal take over the fsp?

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

o the psu come with the additional connector for the gpu? any advice for choosing thermal take over the fsp?

Well actually most of them at least do comes with 1(for lowest watt PSU) or 2 (midrange PSU like 450w<) or 4 (maybe 700w<)

Well I choose FSP probably is because I have not heard any user have issues with that PSU (but still dun take my word for it) but thermal take have someissues that happens a long years back.

 

[rong91]

hahahah cos after going tru those review online the fsp hexa dun seem to be bad if compare with the thermaltake and i dun really need modular was thinking y not save on there and put for other use

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

hahahah cos after going tru those review online the fsp hexa dun seem to be bad if compare with the thermaltake and i dun really need modular was thinking y not save on there and put for other use

Well anyway take your time to think about it and make your final decisions of the build you would like to go for.

 

[rong91]

alright thx will likely go for the 950 and the fsp