Windows 7: 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

It looks like you messed up your URL tags. Type [ /url ] (minus) the spaces after the words you want to contain the link.

You did not list your PSU. The model number or at least the wattage will need to be known before any advice can be properly given.

Correction. I can give advice about the CPU you picked out. That CPU does not match the socket on your mobo. No new mobo, no new CPU. Sorry. Your current mobo has a AM2 socket, the processor you want requires a AM3.

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?

My mistake. It looked like you had written words after the link that were supposed to contain the link itself.

Some times those list of supported hard ware can be wrong. It's not hard to see that the CPU you selected requires a AM3 socket, while your board is a AM2/AM2+. Different sockets means that the new CPU probably would't even fit.

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?