upgrading a psu

NTM2003 · Jan 13, 2015

when upgrading a psu what do i need? i do not have a 8 pin on my motherboard like i see on some i got a AMD 970 MOBO with a 20 and 4 pin where the psu plugs into thats just my stock 460 watts psu that i have now.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...4976/loc:3&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5297193 this is all my info for my pc i want to run a GTX 970 or 980 or whatever new GPUs come out this year.
any advice, i like the corsair series PSU's they have the RM,HX,AX and the CS models whats the differents

GhostRyder · Jan 13, 2015

NTM2003 said:
when upgrading a psu what do i need? i do not have a 8 pin on my motherboard like i see on some i got a AMD 970 MOBO with a 20 and 4 pin where the psu plugs into thats just my stock 460 watts psu that i have now.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...4976/loc:3&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5297193 this is all my info for my pc i want to run a GTX 970 or 980 or whatever new GPUs come out this year.
any advice, i like the corsair series PSU's they have the RM,HX,AX and the CS models whats the differents

Try getting just a 500watt 80+ Bronze PSU as that will be plenty for your machine. Corsairs different models are normally just differentiating the extra "bells and whistles" associated with each model (Plus some are just higher quality). I would say you could get something like this and be perfectly fine for a long time. But there are also a lot of other good brands like Seasonic, Rosewill, and many more to choose from so I would just pick a nice one 500+ watts with 80+ Bronze rated at least and not worry for a good while.

eidairaman1 · Jan 13, 2015

NTM2003 said:
when upgrading a psu what do i need? i do not have a 8 pin on my motherboard like i see on some i got a AMD 970 MOBO with a 20 and 4 pin where the psu plugs into thats just my stock 460 watts psu that i have now.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...4976/loc:3&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5297193 this is all my info for my pc i want to run a GTX 970 or 980 or whatever new GPUs come out this year.
any advice, i like the corsair series PSU's they have the RM,HX,AX and the CS models whats the differents

Wheres the make and model of the board

NTM2003 · Jan 13, 2015

Manufacturer: Gigabyte
Manufacturer name: M3970AM-HP
HP name: Angelica2

NTM2003 · Jan 13, 2015

even better http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03117539&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en a pic of the same MOBO i have

vawrvawerawe · Jan 16, 2015

To upgrade a PSU all you need is a compatible PSU. You don't need anything else, it will just be plug and play. I do recommend the Corsair 80 Gold Plus series.

Blue-Knight · Jan 16, 2015

NTM2003 said:
when upgrading a psu what do i need?

Money.

Nullifier · Jan 16, 2015

If you're looking for quality, get the EVGA Supernova G2 750watt or 850watt (not G1 or nex those are not really that great)
Either one will be more than enough even for an SLI setup if you decide to eventually go that way.
Fully modular, extremely silent.

TRWOV · Jan 16, 2015

Does your PC have one of those proprietary hp PSUs? Could you take a picture of the PSU cable that connects to the motherboard? just to make sure it's not a mini 24pin or something.

NTM2003 · Jan 16, 2015

NTM2003 · Jan 16, 2015

NTM2003 · Jan 16, 2015

NTM2003 · Jan 16, 2015

this pic should help to if all the screws holes are mostly the same

TRWOV · Jan 16, 2015

ok, seems to be standard. No problems with the CX500 that Ghostrider recommended

NTM2003 · Jan 16, 2015

will the CX600 work to

Blue-Knight · Jan 16, 2015

That is one of the reasons I hate OEMs like HP, DELL, Lenovo and etc...

They put proprietary power supplies with proprietary plugs only they have, they install motherboards with proprietary form factors with their own logo printed, proprietary cases that will only fit their proprietary motherboards and the list goes on till sunrise... :shadedshu:

TRWOV · Jan 16, 2015

NTM2003 said:
will the CX600 work to

yes

Nullifier · Jan 16, 2015

I still reccomend the EVGA Supernova G2

Corsair CX600 is completely non modular.

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Keyboard	Corsair K68 RGB
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Processor	Intel i5 7600k 4.2 GHz
Motherboard	MSI Enthusiastic Gaming Z270 (Z270 GAMING M3)
Cooling	H80i GT V1 liquid cooling
Memory	CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
Storage	seagate 2tb HDD/boot drive SSD Samsung 960 evo M.2
Display(s)	ASUS 28inch 4k
Case	Corsair Graphite Series 760T
Audio Device(s)	mobo
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Mouse	Razer Mamba wireless/ needs a new one razer sucks
Keyboard	Corsair K68 RGB
Software	Windows 10 home
Benchmark Scores	to be updated soon

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upgrading a psu

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