I went from a GTX280 to a HD5850 to a HD6970 and thought it was worth it. So I would say a GTX280 to a GTX580 is a worthwhile upgrade.

Your power supply is fine, just like my HX620 the HX520 has 2 PCI-E power connectors. Simply plug them both into your new 6870. Since you weren't using the second power connector, it's probably still in the box or somewhere.

Love the all black everything rigs :) Beautiful! .. and what camera did you use? Those pictures are so clear lol.

arneezy21

[QUOTE="Iantheone"]Well if you have a good enough PSU and a PCI-e x16 slot then yes, it will work. But from the looks of things you dont, so no it wouldnt. yentlequible

I think you're a little confused with what is meant by the term "bottleneck"
Assuming you had an adequate PSU, your current system would hinder the performance or "bottleneck" the GTX560 by not being able to keep up with the pace of the video card.
For eg. The CPU would not be able to process data fast enough for the GTX560 to render.

[QUOTE="andyroo08"]

ravenguard90

Wow... That is one sweet build there! Loving the case as well :D

And I'm absolutely loving the black/red trim scheme you got going in there.

Very nice build :D

Got a few upgrades, except the CPU which is a placeholder until bulldozer :)

Specs:

Bitfenix Survivor case

AMD Phenom 955 BE cooled with Corsair H60

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 mobo

Patriot Viper 8GB DDR3 1333mhz RAM

Sapphire HD6970 2gb video card

Asus Xonar DX sound card

WD Caviar Black 1TB & Seagate 7200.12 1TB hdds

Corsair HX-620W PSU

Stealth Drive :)

My 6600gt 128mb with a generic 300w PSU used to make mince meat of source games and most others around that time. Just pick one up off ebay for next to nothing. Not sure if you already know, but might want to check whether you need PCI-e or AGP.

Sounds like a power saving option, my secondary hdd is the same. Go to control panel --> hardware and sound --> power options, and change settings there. My powers down after 20mins of inactivity.

[QUOTE="andyroo08"]

[QUOTE="C_Rule"]I just noticed you have an i5 750 in your sig. Why did you go from an i5 to an AMD CPU?C_Rule

I just noticed you have an i5 750 in your sig. Why did you go from an i5 to an AMD CPU?C_Rule