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- Aug 31, 2010
After getting a lot of good answers from the other thread and doing some more research myself, I've decided to upgrade from my GTX280.
I just ordered two of these cards: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333 and now I'm worried that my PSU might not be able to handle it.
I'm building a new system from scratch, and I will be putting everything together minus the 460s tonight. In their place I will be using a single GTX280 until the new cards arrive.
So, I've got some questions:
1) Does have two cards increase the Tessellation capabilities of the setup?
2) Can the 460 handle DX11 well?
3) Is Tessellation and DX11 important? It's part of the reason I upgraded from my GTX280.
4) Will my 650 Watt antec PSU be enough?
5) I plan on overclocking my CPU, but I've never done any OCing before. Do I need some special software? What is this CPU-Z and GPU-Z I keep hearing about?
The rest of my rig:
MOBO -Gigabyte GA-X58a-UD3R
Processor - i7 930 Bloomfield
Memory - Corsair TR3X6G1333C9 XMS3 6 GB 3 x 2 GB PC3-10666 1333MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Core i7 Memory Kit
HDD - Samsung F3 Spinpoint 1 TB 7200 rpm, 2x old IDE drives with about 120-140 GB capacity each
Optic drive - Sony Optiarc Black 24x DVD+R
Case - Antec 300 (has 3x 120mm fans, 1x 140mm fan)
Peripherals - Logitech MX518 mouse, Logitech G15 Keyboard, Logitech headset
Monitor (has own power source) - ASUS VH236H 23 Inch Widescreen LCD
I just ordered two of these cards: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333 and now I'm worried that my PSU might not be able to handle it.
I'm building a new system from scratch, and I will be putting everything together minus the 460s tonight. In their place I will be using a single GTX280 until the new cards arrive.
So, I've got some questions:
1) Does have two cards increase the Tessellation capabilities of the setup?
2) Can the 460 handle DX11 well?
3) Is Tessellation and DX11 important? It's part of the reason I upgraded from my GTX280.
4) Will my 650 Watt antec PSU be enough?
5) I plan on overclocking my CPU, but I've never done any OCing before. Do I need some special software? What is this CPU-Z and GPU-Z I keep hearing about?
The rest of my rig:
MOBO -Gigabyte GA-X58a-UD3R
Processor - i7 930 Bloomfield
Memory - Corsair TR3X6G1333C9 XMS3 6 GB 3 x 2 GB PC3-10666 1333MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Core i7 Memory Kit
HDD - Samsung F3 Spinpoint 1 TB 7200 rpm, 2x old IDE drives with about 120-140 GB capacity each
Optic drive - Sony Optiarc Black 24x DVD+R
Case - Antec 300 (has 3x 120mm fans, 1x 140mm fan)
Peripherals - Logitech MX518 mouse, Logitech G15 Keyboard, Logitech headset
Monitor (has own power source) - ASUS VH236H 23 Inch Widescreen LCD