Noob questions!!!

[AT49ers]

if i put a gtx 670 superclocked in my dell inspirion (i5 processor) and changed the power supply to a 850 watt one, would that run well? or would the computer crash because there are other necessary components that i don't have?

 

[jonnyp11]

it would work, but all you need is a QUALITY 600+ watt power supply.

 

[AT49ers]

what would you recommend? i was thinking of getting a corsair Professional Series HX850. would that be good?

 

[Gun]

That would be good but a Corsair CX600 would be enough.

 

[jonnyp11]

i would recommend one of these 2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703036

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256071

Also, what is the exact computer model? link please

 

[AT49ers]

http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-620/pd
is there someway that the card could accidentally use too much power and go over the 600 psu? thats what im worried about.

 

[AT49ers]

and can someone do a brief comparison of the 670 ftw vs the 670 superclocked?

 

[jonnyp11]

if you haven't, i'd go ahead and upgrade to 8gb's of RAM, your processor is ok, and for the power supply, the max power it used in benchmarks is under 320w, those power supplies give you plenty of room, a quality 450w would be fine.

if you only plan to use one monitor (your monitor is 1080p or higher right?) then this will be great

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787

if you are using 2 then this is better (more vram is better for higher resolution which multiple monitors are)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130785

and depending on the games you play, this might be better, overall it's slightly faster

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150596

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/598?vs=508

 

[AT49ers]

i think i will go 670 ftw because of the better benchmarks on BF3. what brand of RAM would you recommend? ripjaw? corsair? Kingston?

 

[jonnyp11]

g.skill is generally one of the cheapest and still best quality, corsair id good too, kingston is fine, i'd recommend getting one with a heatsink though, but any of these should be good

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231422

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231417