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A few months ago? I got a GTX 460 SE video card. Not knowing that I should have upgraded my PSU if I was going to get something like that. My PSU is several years old. As far as I know it's only 300w. Recently I found out that there's a chance it could blow. So I feel I need a new PSU, probably around 500w.
Here is the catch. I'm currently saving my money for a new system probably in the $1000-1200 range and planned to purchase later in the year once I know more about the BF3 specs. So it would set me back if I were to buy a lower watt PSU and then have to upgrade it in a few months.
Would it be possible for me to buy a higher watt PSU now so I don't have to later when I upgrade? If so I'm looking for something that will last me for a while, and maybe allow me to sli/crossfire higher end cards down the road. Something future proof.
What I have my eye on now is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-139-011&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=4#scrollFullInfo
Sure it may be overkill for a GTX 460se but I'll probably be upgrading to something higher especially if I want to run higher/max settings on BF3, and possibly using dual cards if I choose to go that route in the future.
Any suggestions? Is there a problem using a 850w PSU with a single GTX 460se?
My PSU is only a AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ 2.01Ghz
Thanks!