The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Need Advice On GTX 680 w/ E8500 C2D?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Rodster, Apr 15, 2013.

  1. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

    Reputations:
    1,805
    Messages:
    5,043
    Likes Received:
    396
    Trophy Points:
    251
    Hey guys my E8500 is plenty fast but my ATI 6870 can't keep up with certain games. I was thinking of upgrading to the GTX 680. Am I making a mistake by pairing it with a E8500 C2D? :hi2:

    p.s. I'm running the 6870 with a 500W PSU. The desktop has 2 SATA 2.0 HDD's, 2 DVD drives and that's it. So do I need to upgrade the PSU if I go with the 680?
     
    Rodster, Apr 15, 2013
    #1
  2. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    4,879
    Messages:
    8,926
    Likes Received:
    4,707
    Trophy Points:
    431
    saturnotaku, Apr 15, 2013
    #2
  3. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

    Reputations:
    1,805
    Messages:
    5,043
    Likes Received:
    396
    Trophy Points:
    251
    Rodster, Apr 15, 2013
    #3