Looking to upgrade a desktop with a 300 watt psu...

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Donner

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Hey guys, I've got a 3 year old machine that I am looking upgrading the ram, processor, cpu fan and case fans on.

Current:

MCP61PM-GM motherboard
AMD Athlon II X2 235 (44w TDP) processor with a stock fan
2x2 GB DDR2 800, 2x1 gb DDR2 800 (6 gb DDR2 800)
1 Soundblaster Audigy
1 Sapphire Radeon HD7750
1 500 gb WD 7200 rpm, SATA hd
1 DVD RW drive
300 watt PSU

This runs just fine, no problems for a year.

What I'm looking to do:

AMD Athlon II X2 270 (65w TDP) with Arctic Cooling 92 mm heatsink and fan
swap out the 2x1 gb for 2x2gb DDR2 800 (8gb total)
and add one 80 mm case fan for exhaust

Will I still be able to run on my 300 watt psu?

Thanks a ton!
 
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Living dangerously. Recommend upgrading the PSU as 300W on that graphics card is asking for trouble. 500W would be playing it safe as long as its a quality unit like a CX500 from corsair
 
Thank you... Second question, how hard is it to replace a PSU?

And will the CX500 work with my motherboard?
 
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It's easy to replace a PSU, just remove all the cables from the devices it is attached to and remove the four screws from the back of the case, lift the PSU out, then put the new one in.

CX 500 will work fine with your board.
 
Long as your case isnt a small form factor, your ok, just the four screws, and disconnect your power cables, then do the same with the new unit, suggest planning out the cables and wad up the unused ones, theres likely to be quite a few unused ones vs the stock unit.
 
cool beans. good luck, just take your time installing it, its worth it in the end when it comes to cleaning out dust bunnies.
 
Nope, that is not the one, though the motherboard is the same.... how can I tell if my RAM is actually working? CPU-Z says it all is.
 
hes referring to a small formfactor chassis, if you have one, you will have issues upgrading the power supply unit. as long as its a conventional tower you will be ok.
 
Ok in that case, just to be sure, please Download PC Wizard from my sig, install it and run it. Go to FILE, SAVE AS and click OK. Copy the text out of that file into this thread. Also post the full model number if you can of the current PSU. This will allow us to ensure it will all go smoothly.
 
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium Home Edition Media Center 6.01.7601 Service Pack 1
Report Date: Wednesday 10 October 2012 at 10:35

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<<< System Summary >>>

> Mainboard : eMachines MCP61PM-GM

> Chipset : nVidia GeForce 6100V

> Processor : AMD Athlon II X2 235e @ 2700MHz

> Physical Memory : 6144MBDDR2-SDRAM

> Video Card : AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series

> Hard Disk : Western Digital WD50 00AAKS-00UU3 SCSI Disk Device (500GB)

> CD-Rom Drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH40N SCSI CdRom Device

> CD-Rom Drive : ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device

> Monitor Type : Asus VW246 - 24 inches

> Monitor Type : Asus VW246 - 24 inches

> Network Card : PdaNet Broadband Adapter

> Network Card : Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter

> Network Card : NETGEAR WNA3100 N300 Wireless USB Adapter

> Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Home Edition Media Center 6.01.7601 Service Pack 1 (64-bit)

> DirectX : Version 11.00

> Windows Performance Index : 5.9 on 7.9



PSU - DPS-300AB-39 C

I appreciate all the help guys.
 
Ok so the current PSU is ATX so you're good to go (according to this). Just double check your motherboard's CPU compatiability, you may need to update the BIOS.
 
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