Upgrading my PC, have some questions.

[FortunateSleep]

Hey guys, sorry to bore you with my problem but I was wondering if you could help me out in making a good choice. See, I was thinking of upgrading my PC hardware but I was wondering if I'd have to change more than the two items I was thinking of.

Here are my specs:

MOBO: Asus P6T
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz, 3068 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s) (Ripped from System Information, it shows huh? xD)
GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 470
RAM: 6G Kingston DDR3 Triple Channel @ 1600mhz
PSU: 750watts Thermaltake
Casing: Antec 300

And here's what I'd like to change :

GPU: From Geforce GTX 470 to EVGA Geforce GTX 580
RAM: From 6G DDR3 Triple Chan to 18G DDR3 Kingston HyperX Triple Chan.

I was wondering if the current PSU is too weak or if there are other things I should change.
Thanks in advance for the help guys.

[Disconsented]

Ram upgrade to 16? Waste of time.
PSU is sufficient.

[FortunateSleep]

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Ram upgrade to 16? Waste of time.
PSU is sufficient.

I was going to upgrade it to 12G Total but since the kit comes in 3 stick and I have 3 slots left, I thought I might aswell keep the 6 already in and just add the new 12.

[Sitwon]

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FortunateSleep

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Ram upgrade to 16? Waste of time.
PSU is sufficient.

I was going to upgrade it to 12G Total but since the kit comes in 3 stick and I have 3 slots left, I thought I might aswell keep the 6 already in and just add the new 12.

What are you doing that justifies needing more than 6GB?

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[psychic stalker]

FortunateSleep

GPU: From Geforce GTX 470 to EVGA Geforce GTX 580

$50 more and you can get a 680, which uses less electricity.

FortunateSleep

RAM: From 6G DDR3 Triple Chan to 18G DDR3 Kingston HyperX Triple Chan.

Waste of money.

Unless this is a server system that will be running a high-traffic database server, you will never need more than 8GB.

[Minion4Hire]

I echo the GTX 680 suggestion. A far better buy than a 580.

And there's not many end-user usage cases that could justify that much memory. If you want to d**k around with a RAM drive, or Virtual machines if you're running several, 3D rendering, etc.

Instead of spending money on RAM that you won't use, why not buy a cheap SSD? It will offer a far more noticeable and tangible increase in performance than excessive amounts of memory.

[Disconsented]

the 680 is a @ increase (AMD's original 30 from the 7970 and then +10% for the 680)

[Minion4Hire]

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the 680 is a @ increase (AMD's original 30 from the 7970 and then +10% for the 680)

This sentence isn't entirely intelligible, but if you mean to say that the 680 costs more than the 580, then you're right. The price difference is also easily justified due to its much lower power consumption, heat production, and higher performance. At the very least, the increase in price is directly offset by an equal increase in performance, if not by a sizably greater margin.

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Minion4Hire

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the 680 is a @ increase (AMD's original 30 from the 7970 and then +10% for the 680)

This sentence isn't entirely intelligible, but if you mean to say that the 680 costs more than the 580, then you're right. The price difference is also easily justified due to its much lower power consumption, heat production, and higher performance. At the very least, the increase in price is directly offset by an equal increase in performance, if not by a sizably greater margin.

Where @ is its meant to be 40 percent.

[Minion4Hire]

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Minion4Hire

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the 680 is a @ increase (AMD's original 30 from the 7970 and then +10% for the 680)

This sentence isn't entirely intelligible, but if you mean to say that the 680 costs more than the 580, then you're right. The price difference is also easily justified due to its much lower power consumption, heat production, and higher performance. At the very least, the increase in price is directly offset by an equal increase in performance, if not by a sizably greater margin.

Where @ is its meant to be 40 percent.

Okay. A 40 percent increase in what?

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Minion4Hire

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Minion4Hire

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the 680 is a @ increase (AMD's original 30 from the 7970 and then +10% for the 680)

This sentence isn't entirely intelligible, but if you mean to say that the 680 costs more than the 580, then you're right. The price difference is also easily justified due to its much lower power consumption, heat production, and higher performance. At the very least, the increase in price is directly offset by an equal increase in performance, if not by a sizably greater margin.

Where @ is its meant to be 40 percent.

Okay. A 40 percent increase in what?

Performance, 30% from AMD's 7970 and a 10% boost on top of that.

[FortunateSleep]

Well thank you all for your replies, I'll keep the 680 in mind but sadly, at the time of this thread, I had already bought an evga gtx 580 (Which crapped out on me on the second day) and had been replaced by the same model. If this one craps out, I'll dish out the cash for a 680....Here's hoping it doesnt crap out and yet, hoping it does xD