Upgrading GT 630 but PSU limited.

Bubble Head · 03-05-14, 09:42 PM

Hi everyone,

I currently run a Palit GT 630 on a pretty bog average 350W PSU. The computer case is of a smaller more compact profile, so hunting for a suitable higher power PSU isn't really something that excites me and also, given that I have a fairly busy life with three kids under 5 years of age, two horses and a fairly demanding missus' I just don't have the time to put a new one in.

I've done a little research into alternative cards to the GT 630 that will give me a performance increase, but still usable on the 350W PSU - and I haven't come up with much that will give me a justifiable increase.

Money is also a consideration in regards to not upgrading the GPU and looking for a fairly budget GPU comparative to the GT 630 that will give me an increase.

Finally, the GT 630 runs SH4 fantastically, which is basically the main game I play - so again its not a do or die upgrade requirement.

However, given all of those considerations, before I completely put this upgrade aside - I thought I would come to the forum and ask any of our resident GPU experts if there is anything out there that will satisfy the 350W PSU requirement and be a significant upgrade over the GT 630?

Thanks for your help kind people!

- Bubble

antikristuseke · 03-06-14, 04:41 PM

A gt 750 or gt 750 Ti would run on that sort of a PSU which should be a significant increase in performance, on AMD side a R7 250 is also an option but in all honesty you would be better off getting a decent 500w PSU, a good unit is not expensive and would open up pretty much any card on the market as a viable upgrade, some dual GPU units excluded.

Bubble Head · 03-08-14, 07:56 AM

Cheers - that's actually a really excellent card you have suggested there over what I have.

Interesting it actually has a much less wattage requirement over the less powerful GT 630...

03-05-14, 09:42 PM	#1
Bubble Head Seaman Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Under the sea. Posts: 34 Downloads: 128 Uploads: 0	Upgrading GT 630 but PSU limited. Hi everyone, I currently run a Palit GT 630 on a pretty bog average 350W PSU. The computer case is of a smaller more compact profile, so hunting for a suitable higher power PSU isn't really something that excites me and also, given that I have a fairly busy life with three kids under 5 years of age, two horses and a fairly demanding missus' I just don't have the time to put a new one in. I've done a little research into alternative cards to the GT 630 that will give me a performance increase, but still usable on the 350W PSU - and I haven't come up with much that will give me a justifiable increase. Money is also a consideration in regards to not upgrading the GPU and looking for a fairly budget GPU comparative to the GT 630 that will give me an increase. Finally, the GT 630 runs SH4 fantastically, which is basically the main game I play - so again its not a do or die upgrade requirement. However, given all of those considerations, before I completely put this upgrade aside - I thought I would come to the forum and ask any of our resident GPU experts if there is anything out there that will satisfy the 350W PSU requirement and be a significant upgrade over the GT 630? Thanks for your help kind people! - Bubble __________________ U-Boat Enthusiast \| Playing SH3 GWX & SH4 \| i5, 8GB RAM, GT 630 [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

03-08-14, 07:56 AM	#3
Bubble Head Seaman Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Under the sea. Posts: 34 Downloads: 128 Uploads: 0	Cheers - that's actually a really excellent card you have suggested there over what I have. Interesting it actually has a much less wattage requirement over the less powerful GT 630... __________________ U-Boat Enthusiast \| Playing SH3 GWX & SH4 \| i5, 8GB RAM, GT 630 [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

03-06-14, 04:41 PM	#2
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	A gt 750 or gt 750 Ti would run on that sort of a PSU which should be a significant increase in performance, on AMD side a R7 250 is also an option but in all honesty you would be better off getting a decent 500w PSU, a good unit is not expensive and would open up pretty much any card on the market as a viable upgrade, some dual GPU units excluded.