Is my power supply enough?

Hello everyone , i just build a new pc and it is making noises ( like the old HDD when thy search for folders ) , first i thought it is the HDD , but then i opened my case to find the sound coming from behind the processor cooler , the only thing that i can think of is that the noise is coming from the processor , some told me that it might be that psu is not enough , so here is my pc , and thank you for helping:





mother board : asus sabertooth x58

processor: i7-960

power supply : silver stone 500w sst-st5df-e5

graphic card: nvidia geforce GTX550TI

HDD: 1 tera , dont remember name of it

RAM :2 mushkin 4 gb each

windows 7 - 64 bit|||hey buddy! well i wouldnt risk it...



the 960 is a pretty high power consuming cpu....taking up to 130 watts....and then you have your GPU which would go to 200watts or even more! and then you have your HDD....and i dont know what USB devices you are oging to have with it etc....so yea...i mean its compatible sure but if you are going to have toher stuff plugged into it you could have issues and IF you are going to upgrade it in the future you can forget it....because you will be very likely be needing a new PSU :)



however good luck!!|||im sooo sorry , i had a bad info that its a cpu activity light , now i know its The Hard Drive Activity light , i had an old hdd that was making the same noise , so is it possible its the HDD? and im defiantly getting a new psu , no fan is making any noise i was strict in choosing em .

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|||beside the noise only start withe The Hard Drive Activity light , its not always on , checked screws everything is fine , any idia how to check if its the HDD , and if it is do i have to replace it ? btw hdd is : wd 1002faex 1tb , thanks for the help

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|||All a processor is basically just a bunch of transistors, and transistors don't make sound. It's likely to be either a fan (PSU, CPU, case, or graphics card?), or your hard disk. If it's a fan, then there usually isn't much to worry about - it's probably just spinning at a higher rate than usual. If it's a very strange sound, then perhaps the blades are catching onto something.



EDIT: Oh, and if it's your hard disk, then it's probably beginning to die.|||What light in the case? The Hard Drive Activity light? I know of no light which will light up when the processor is working. If you know of one let me know i would love to get one for my self.

That powersupply is cutting it close as far as available power, you be much better off with a 600 to 700 watt PSU.

It does sound to me like your hard drive is the guilty culprit.. Could it be that its just not secured properly and causing something else to vibrate?

Check all your screws including your CPU mounts.

Is this a good enough gaming desktop?

Product Description Medion P5363D Midi Tower Model Midi Tower Processor 2nd generation Intel Core i7 2600 - 3.4GHz RAM 8GB DDR3 Storage 1.5TB & 64GB SSD Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX550TI - 1GB Optical Storage Dual Layer DVD±ReWriter Network 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Wireless b/g/n Accessories Includes Keyboard and Mouse Colour Black Connections Rear 4 x USB2.0, 2 x PS/2, Jack-plug 3.5mm Connections Front 2 x USB3.0, 2 Jack-plug Power 450 watt Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium - 64 bit|||It is a good setup, but I question the power supply as a little lower than would be used in a good gaming system, and the Medion shell may be a little weak in cooling. You might trade off the ssd for a higher end graphics card with 1.5 or 2GB of Gddr5 ram, but the system is OK as a medium high end, and wonder why you ask twice? You could do better building on your own if you have components access from a decent source. USA has Fry's, Tigerdirect and others.|||yes but if you have the money try to upgrade the graphics card to the nvidia gtx 560 or gtx 570.|||64GB SSD is too small ! Get at least 120GB =D|||Looks to be a fairly decent system, it's should play most games without any issues.|||yes. i have wet dreams of your computer

Which Of These Graphics Cards Are Better Rank From 1 - 7?

Rank These From 1 - 7



- Palit Geforce 9800GT Sonic ( Overclocked by Palit )

- Saphire HD6570

- EVGA Geforce GTX550Ti Superclocked

- AMD HD6490M

- Leadtek Geforce GT520

- Nvidia Geforce 210

- Palit Geforce GT430|||palit geforce 9800gt - 3

saphire hd 5670 - 5

evga geforce gtx550 ti superclock- 7

amd hd 6490m -mobile for laptops -- 6

leadtek geforce gt 520 --- 5

nvidia geforce 210 --- 4

palit geforce gt430 --- 6

the best out the bunch as performance is the evga geforce gtx550ti superclock|||1/2 - Palit Geforce 9800GT Sonic ( Overclocked by Palit )

4- Saphire HD5670

1/2- EVGA Geforce GTX550Ti Superclocked

3- AMD HD6490M

5- Leadtek Geforce GT520

7- Nvidia Geforce 210

6- Palit Geforce GT430

They all suck in my opinion , lol.|||2

4

7 BY FAR THE BEST!!

5

2

6|||It's all here. This is a graphics card hierarchy chart.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/grap…

9800GT or GT520 Which Preforms Better?

Now This Isn't for me but for my friend I'm getting GTX550Ti Superclocked so I dont want suggestions of different cards cause I only wanna know which is better out of these 2.|||Those aren't even close... the 9800GT is much faster (although an older design that doesn't support DX11).



The GT520 is just an updated GT220, it's slower than than the GT430, which is slower than the GT240 and 9600GT. To beat a 9800GT, you need a GTS 250 or GTS 450.



http://www.techspot.com/review/240-ati-r…

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac…|||Seeing as the performance in games is higher for the 9800GT and that it has more CUDA cores it seems to outrun the GT520. However, the 9800GT is a DirectX 10 card and the GT520 is a directx 11 card. (Unless DX means a lot to you, I would go for the DX10 card because of the performance difference here.)



Please view the my information source for a performance chart.|||Looks good so far



Good Builds ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTLYTjnpX…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN0_-trt_…|||According to benchmarks, 9800GT is much better, but idk if I trust the site I was using|||9800gt will perform much better. DX10 and DX 11 Meh.. the 520 is card for high def video.. not gaming.

Upgrading - is there anything you would change ?

Thinking of getting gaming PC - what do you think of these specs ?



CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965

Memory: Kingston DDR3 1333 4G (x 2)

Hard disk: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-870-UD3P

Graphics: Yeston GTX550Ti-2048GD5

Power supply: Antec VP350P



I'm grateful for your suggestions !|||That video card brand sounds pretty obscure to me. I would recommend doing some research to see if it might be any good. Or maybe just get a brand that has been around for a while? The rest of the parts here look good.|||Yea I was thinking 350 watts is a little bit low these days. Generally I would say get at least a 400 watts.

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Rank These PC's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd?

Rank with best coming 1st place, second best coming 2nd, and worst coming 3rd



Computer A:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83Ghz

MOTHERBOARD: Asus P5G43T-M PRO

RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz Dual Channel

GRAPHICS CARD: EVGA Geforce GTX550Ti Superclocked

HD: Samsung 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200RPM



COMPUTER B:

CPU: AMD Phenom II 840 3.2Ghz

MOTHERBOARD: ASRock N68-S3

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz

GRAPHICS CARD: Saphire HD5670

HD: 500GB 6Gb/s 7200RPM



COMPUTER C (MAC BOOK PRO)(2011 Model)(15"):

CPU: Intel Core i7 2630QM 2Ghz

MOTHERBOARD: N/A

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz

GRAPHICS CARD: AMD HD 6490M

HD: 500GB 7200RPM Serial ATA|||A,C,B

A has lots of ram, good processor, and good graphics, lots of fast space

C has great processor, ok ram, and dissent graphics, good fast space

B has ok processor, bad graphics, good ram, good space|||The C computer is number 1 - the Intel i7 series are the best processors. It must have a motherboard, you just didn't list it here (how else will everything get connected), RAM is OK, but that can always be upgraded to 8GB or more, graphics are good



The B Computer is number 2 - fairly good processor, needs more RAM



The A Computer is number 3 - Has a Quad core processor but it's an older generation. Has more RAM but that does not compensate for the processor. Graphics are better.|||Computer B does not have bad graphics, it has 400 shaders. not out of date at all

The worst graphics in the bunch is C, 160 shaders, slower than both A and B

A has the best graphics.

Do not compare shaders of Nvidia card to AMD btw.



People go do your research before misleading people, you got fooled because it's a 6000 series, that's some very newbie mistake. 5670 destroys a 6490M any day of the week.



CPU wise,C's i7 2nd gen is fast, but it's only 2Ghz so it's about as fast as computer B and A is slightly faster than B



Gaming: A B C

General purpose: A/C, B|||as far as raw poer Mac 1 because it has 2nd gen CPU and fast GPU. Computer A second because the CPU is stornger and so is the GPU. Be because it is a POS and has a weak GPU, CPU and is just completely out of date. If I was to pick one and it was free I would pick C and then sell it and build me a gaming PC tower.





C A B BTW CAB is the new CPR. Chest Compression then airway then breath.|||C drop dead duah on that (( bc its got a i7intel 2gen wich is at least $700 in the market

then A

and b|||A:1st

B:2nd

C:3rd

Does this graphics card require a power port?

Evga Nvidia GTX 550 Ti http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nvidia-GTX550Ti-…

If it does, does this PSU support it? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nvidia-GTX550Ti-…

Or this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/650-WATT-supply-…|||Yes, that GPU requires one PCI-e 6 pin connector. And yes, that power supply has exactly one PCI-e 6 pin connector. So yes, those two will work together. And by that PSU I am referring to the red alpine on I think that is rated for 650Watts.