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can anyone help?
i'm upgrading my CPU and GPU and i am wondering if i would also have to upgrade my PSU

the desired CPU i will be buying is an:
Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
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the desired GPU i will be buying is:
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
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the current PSU i have is a corsair 500w
will i have to upgrade it ? if so, to what wattage ?
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It should be fine considering the rigs used for these tests are very power-hungry. That said, I wouldn't use any CX-series unit with such expensive hardware.

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