GTX 670/680 PSU question

ozoscroft · Mar 29, 2013

I am looking to buy either a GTX 670 or a 680 depending on my financial situation in a few months but i was wondering weather i will need to upgrade my PSU from the current one i have (Corsair CX500) to a 600 or higher.
Any help appreciated.

Edit: Intel core i5 3570K (not OC'd), 8GB Corsair Vengence RAM, OCZ 60GB SSD, 1TB WD green
Oh and the 670 im planning on getting is: http://goo.gl/6rOis and the 680: http://goo.gl/21cYq

Brett928S2 · Mar 29, 2013

Hi

Your Corsair 500 will be fine..its plenty enough for any single card like yours...

All the best Brett

hizodge · Mar 29, 2013

I'd say it depends on your processor to some extent. What CPU are you using at the moment? Have you overclocked?

random stalker · Mar 29, 2013

well, the recommended PSU is 500W /for the 570/ vs 550W /for the 580/...
so it all depends on the rest of your system.

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-670/specifications
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-680/specifications

bigcyco1 · Mar 29, 2013

nVidia itself recommend 500W.For a single 670 though the cx is not the most reliable of power supplies it should work fine.I personally would not use it.But if your own a budget it's understandable.
http://www.nvidia.in/object/geforce-gtx-670-in.html#pdpContent=2

ozoscroft · Mar 29, 2013

random stalker :

If it helps my system Specs are:
Intel core i5 3570K (not OC'd)
8GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM
OCZ 60GB SSD
1TB WD green HDD

ASHISH65 · Mar 29, 2013

get gtx 670 only as gtx 680 is not worthwile as performance gap is 5% + big price gap

i suggest get 550w psu

ozoscroft · Mar 29, 2013

hizodge :

Intel core i5 3570K (not OC'd)
8GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM
OCZ 60GB SSD
1TB WD green HDD

hizodge · Mar 29, 2013

That CPU has 77W power draw so not a whole lot. You'll be fine with 500W but there likely won't be much overclocking headroom left if you're planning on it in the future.

ozoscroft · Mar 29, 2013

hizodge :

will theses cards change it at all? http://goo.gl/21cYq + http://goo.gl/6rOis ?

ASHISH65 · Mar 29, 2013

ozoscroft :

yep that gtx 670 is good. read my above post about gtx 680

hizodge · Mar 29, 2013

Overclocked cards obviously draw more power. Like EVGA recommends, for the GTX 680 you should have a 550W PSU... What their recommendation doesn't take into account however, is the CPU power draw and the power supply's efficiency rating. Your PSU should be able to put out a constant ~400W at 100% usage, but all power supplies perform different and may have their efficiency reduced overtime in use.

So I can't give you a 100% guarantee but they should both work with your current PSU, the 670 at least will for sure. You shouldn't pay extra for the 4Gb VRAM version though if you're gaming on a 1080p screen.

random stalker · Mar 30, 2013

ozoscroft :

Well, as I see it, your system + gtx570 should use ~430W max. Add about 50W for some headroom and it should still be OK. The gtx580 eats ~25 more than the gtx570 so you might be pushing your luck a bit.

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