[Build Help] Adding a graphics card.
I have an A10 cpu that just isn't cutting it on graphical grounds right now. I am looking to add a 7870 to my machine and plan on upgrading eventually if the A10 ends up really bottlenecking it, which wouldn't be to suprising.
Anyway, the situation is my PSU is 430 watts and I would be worried running my maching on it but don't exactly have the money for both at the moment. My setup:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor | $99.99 @ Microcenter |
| Motherboard | ASRock FM2A75M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard | $58.98 @ Newegg |
| Memory | PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $58.27 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $69.97 @ Outlet PC |
| Video Card | Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card | $224.99 @ Newegg |
| Power Supply | Rosewill Green 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply | $49.99 @ Newegg |
| Total | ||
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $562.19 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-13 20:29 EDT-0400 |
Add a couple of fans in there and the clock on the CPU will be at 4ghz, I don't plan on OCing the GPU until I get a new PSU.
Terrible idea?
Posted Apr 14, 2013, 12:40 AM UTC
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