Can I upgrade?

I currently have an Ibuypower computer and wanted to know if the PSU would be able to handle the upgrades I had in mind.

Right now the system has; a AMD AD775ZWCGHBOX Athlon 64 X2 7750 Black Edition 2.70 GHz 1800 MHz AM2+ 1MB Desktop Processor Retail at ZipZoomfly AMD 7750BE @ 2.7

4g 2x 2GB DDR2 Corsair pc6400 Newegg.com - CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model VS4GBKIT800D2 G


Newegg.com - ZOTAC ZT-95TEK2M-FSL GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card 9500GT 1GB

MSI Global – Computer, Laptop, Notebook, Desktop, Mainboard, Graphics and more K9N6PGM2 Mobo

I was thinking about putting in a


Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N987-TR GeForce 9800 GT HDMI 512MB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

and

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX


My only concern is I don't think my PSU has a 6 pin connector for the 9800 GT.


What to do, friends? Thanks for any help

MSI has a CPU support list for your motherboard:

MSI USA – Computer, Laptop, Notebook, Desktop, Mainboard, Graphics and more

There are no "Deneb" CPUs on it, so the Phenom II X4 955 isn't supported.

As regard the 9800GT, it comes with a Molex-to-PCI-E power adapter, so you may be able to support it if your PSU otherwise meets the specs. eVGA lists them:

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(350W, minimum of 24A at +12V. I'm not sure why the specs at Newegg are slightly higher.)

I'm not sure that the 9800GT gives the best price/performance at the moment, but it appears to be better than some newer cards (GT240). A Radeon HD4850 would probably give better performance, but it's a bit more expensive, and may need a heftier PSU (even though it , too, uses a single PCI-E 6 pin auxiliary power connector).

All the links work just fine for me I just tried them again myself. The PSU is some off brand that says 450 watts and max 480 watts.


Now i'm very confused MSI Global – Computer, Laptop, Notebook, Desktop, Mainboard, Graphics and more


http://us.msi.com/index.php?func=pro...d_no=1472#menu

Same motherboard? But different CPU supports?

Tbrown37 said:

All the links work just fine for me I just tried them again myself. The PSU is some off brand that says 450 watts and max 480 watts.


Now i'm very confused MSI Global – Computer, Laptop, Notebook, Desktop, Mainboard, Graphics and more


MSI USA – Computer, Laptop, Notebook, Desktop, Mainboard, Graphics and more

Same motherboard? But different CPU supports?

Interesting. The link I gave was to the US site, while yours is to the Global (English) site. I guess the US site hasn't been updated for a while. Looks like you're OK with the 955, if you install BIOS 9.9.

I'm happy to have been mistaken.

Now I have one of you saying it will work and the other saying it won't. Help please! Haha.


Also regarding the graphics card. So with a 450 watt PSU I can support it?

According to this list of supported processors you are out of luck with that MB.

MSI USA – Computer, Laptop, Notebook, Desktop, Mainboard, Graphics and more

In this link;
MSI USA – Computer, Laptop, Notebook, Desktop, Mainboard, Graphics and more

It doesn't even have the athlon 7750 BE that I am currently using so I do believe that to be outdated. As bobkn was saying

Friendly little bump. Haven't got any other answers from other websites yet please help. My psu's +12 .v rating min is 1.0a and 16a max. Recommended gpu upgrade anyone?