Current setup:
Asus M4n68t-v2 mini-ATX
Phenom II x4 555
1TB 7200rpm
3 Fans 2 are LED
4 usb being used
CD Drive
all on a Turbolink switching power supply model:ATX-TL500w-BK
Want to put in a new gfx card such as a 6870 will my system be fine or will i need a new psu and if so what kind? Thanks alot,just wanna make sure my system wont fry or anything.

Josh_rakoons

United Kingdom1158 Posts

December 27 2011 04:00 GMT

Should be fine.

dhe95

United States1213 Posts

December 27 2011 04:14 GMT

supposedly this is the psu
http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/1762/cyberpower-psu.jpg

2 12v rails, one at 16a and one at 18a

CruciaL909

United States15 Posts

December 27 2011 04:18 GMT

On December 27 2011 13:14 dhe95 wrote:
supposedly this is the psu
http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/1762/cyberpower-psu.jpg

2 12v rails, one at 16a and one at 18a

Yeah that's it ^^

Myrmidon

United States9452 Posts

December 27 2011 04:24 GMT

If it's anything like the Turbolink ATX-TL450W-BK, you should turn off your computer and throw it in the trash ASAP:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Apevia-Turbolink-ATX-TL450W-BK-Power-Supply-Review/1212

What's your budget for a replacement?

edit: bolded for emphasis.

Actually, I see only two decent options anyhow, that will both be plenty with an HD 6870 or similar. Please consider getting a replacement now, even if you don't upgrade the graphics card.

Corsair CX500 V2 (decent) -- $50 shipped, $30 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

Rosewill Capstone 450W (great) -- $65 shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066

CruciaL909

United States15 Posts

December 27 2011 07:22 GMT

What's the worse that can happen if i keep this one and put a 6870 in?

ruXxar

Norway5669 Posts

December 27 2011 07:31 GMT

The worst that can happen is that components in your PC will overload the PSU and will become starved for power. This can lead to the components shutting down during heavy usage, and in the worst case it'll break your components.

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

December 27 2011 07:36 GMT

Lol, no that's not the worse case scenario with a shit power supply. The worse case scenario is it blowing up and taking out the entire computer along with it.

gruff

Sweden2276 Posts

December 27 2011 07:38 GMT

As Myrmidion suggested, if it's similar to the 450 W version provided in the link, then you'd be vise to update your psu at some point even if it can run the new gpu. It doesn't deliver the power it specifies, it have really bad noise/ripple, bad efficiency and bad connectivity. Have you checked that it even have the neccesary cables to run your gpu?

CruciaL909

United States15 Posts

December 27 2011 07:43 GMT

#10

Okay thanks everyone, Probably gonna pick this up http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031&Tpk=cooler master 500w with a 6850 don't want to worry about my comp blowing up lol.

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

December 27 2011 07:47 GMT

#11

Uh that's not a good power supply. I don't know why you don't get one of the ones that were recommended to you...

CruciaL909

United States15 Posts

December 27 2011 07:58 GMT

#12

So the 450w provided above should run everything just fine? I'll just get that one than most likely looked over the 1 i linked and it is nothing compared to that other 1.

Myrmidon

United States9452 Posts

December 27 2011 08:02 GMT

#13

Even if there's no catastrophic failure, such poor DC output quality (well outside specs) will harm system components over time like the motherboard and hard drives.

With such a unit, not only is the probability of catastrophic failure much higher, but the probability of such a failure causing harm to the other components is higher, since the regulation is no good and the usual protections aren't implemented.

The Cooler Master would be an upgrade, but it's from really bad to just undesirable. Is there a reason that the above suggestions were ignored? If you've really got to save like $5, pick up the Corsair CX430 V2 or Antec Neo Eco 400C.

edit: just saw the post above, but I'm not following. Could you use the names of the units or at least the brands to identify which you're talking about, just so we're sure?

CruciaL909

United States15 Posts

December 27 2011 09:10 GMT

#14

Which would be better http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030
or the one above http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066
and by how much?

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

December 27 2011 09:23 GMT

#15

Capstone is better. Its a Super Flower design that's more efficient, more stable, and the unit itself is built better. The Antec Neo Eco 520 is a cut down variant of the Seasonic S12II which is an older design. Both are good power supplies though.

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