Do i need a new PSU?

[cornishdave]

hey guys i don't really know much about PSU's :/
last month i upgraded my pc which is now :-
AMD Bulldozer 6core 3.8
some mobo
DDR3 8gig 1866mhz

now i have an old GeForce 9600GSO 512mb, but next month i'm going to buy the 600ti. My PSU is currently 570watt do i need to up it to 700?

many thanks

[caveman26]

what make of psu is it as that can make the big diff also how old is it

[cornishdave]

Trust 570dual fan, think its about 4 years old now

[caveman26]

nope get a branded one xfx, antec, seasonic, corsair etc 550w -650w depends whats in your price range

[cornishdave]

ideal thanks for your help

[PrivateBurke]

Originally Posted by cornishdave

hey guys i don't really know much about PSU's :/
last month i upgraded my pc which is now :-
AMD Bulldozer 6core 3.8
some mobo
DDR3 8gig 1866mhz

now i have an old GeForce 9600GSO 512mb, but next month i'm going to buy the 600ti. My PSU is currently 570watt do i need to up it to 700?

many thanks

When in doubt use this:

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

You'll find the same application on a few other sites but generally they do the same thing. Newegg's is a little too general for my tastes.

As for giving recommendations it will be had to calculate on specs since fans, cooling, drives, type of motherboard, and exact model of 600ti family would be needed.

[dosbox]

Originally Posted by cornishdave

Trust 570dual fan, think its about 4 years old now

A good quality 550W PSU with at least 30A (360W) on the 12V rail will be plenty:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6159/t...0-ti-review/18

You should take a picture of the power supply label so we can see what yours claims to be able to do. Though given the older dual fan design, I suspect not.