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‎08-23-2020 08:35 AM

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Product: M2n68-la
Operating System: Other

I’m building a pc for gaming but it’s turning in to a worse pc than I’d like but I’m upgrading certain part like my ram and cpu so it can at least run fortnite or the cycle. I am trying to calculate the wattage my pc will take so I know if I have to upgrade my psu

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‎08-23-2020 01:44 PM - edited ‎08-23-2020 02:03 PM

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@Sammy_J,

I do like a challenge, but your not going to build any respectable gamer with the old board, circa 2006.

My first media center, the HP m8100e CTO had that board.

chipset Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE nForce 430

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The max PSU I would suggest is the Corsair CX650, then step downward based on the max card that did run with that board, being the GTX 660.  (My was an Asus GTX 660 powered by a Rosewill 550W)

It is not compliant with any modern UEFI based GPU card.

The CPU needed for fortnite is an I5-7300U.  The M2n68La can not support that chip.

It can only support 4x2GB modules, the minimum for fortnite.

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‎08-23-2020 01:44 PM - edited ‎08-23-2020 02:03 PM

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@Sammy_J,

I do like a challenge, but your not going to build any respectable gamer with the old board, circa 2006.

My first media center, the HP m8100e CTO had that board.

chipset Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE nForce 430

components        quick list

The max PSU I would suggest is the Corsair CX650, then step downward based on the max card that did run with that board, being the GTX 660.  (My was an Asus GTX 660 powered by a Rosewill 550W)

It is not compliant with any modern UEFI based GPU card.

The CPU needed for fortnite is an I5-7300U.  The M2n68La can not support that chip.

It can only support 4x2GB modules, the minimum for fortnite.

This system is feedback driven thru Solution and Kudo flags. It's the only means of knowing if you have been served. Please click Accept as Solution, if your problem is solved. To say THANK YOU, press the "thumbs up symbol" to render a KUDO. You can render both Solution and KUDO..

HP Envy 8 5010 Tablet
(2) HP DV7t i7 3160QM 2.3Ghz 8GB
Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8620 Legal
Custom Asus Z97D, I7-4790k, 16GB RAM, WIN10 Pro 64bit, ZOTAC GTX1080 AMP Extreme 3 fan 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Asus PB287 4k monitor, Rosewill Blackhawk case and 750W OCZ PSU.
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