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August 13, 2013 10:31:33 PM

Hi,

Does Gigabyte Windforce 3X Cooling System draw 450W separately from that of the card's own consumption at peak loads (nvidia's rated maximum of 230W)?

I can't make up my mind to get the best suitable PSU, as I've seen several reviews of GTX 770 WF 3X 2GB where the peak consumption of the OC'ed card is demonstrated at around 400W. Is this rating correct/legitimate?

Could one of you GTX 770 WF 3X users out there let me know how much MAX power this card (including WF) really dissipates in fully-stressed scenarios?

Below is my soon-to-be build:
- i5 3470 3.2Ghz
- Asus B75M-A
- Corsair Vengeance 8GB
- Seagate 1TB
- Gigabyte GTX 770 WF 3X 2GB
- Xonar DX

Do you suggest Corsair GS600, 700 or 800 for this build? Please guys help me.

Thanks very much.

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August 13, 2013 10:34:04 PM

That's just how many thermal Watts its capable of taking.
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August 13, 2013 10:36:42 PM

Heh. The "450W" quoted by Gigabyte is the cooling potential of the cooler, they say that a card pulling 450W could be kept cool by that cooler, not that the 3 fans on it use 450W. The card itself uses about 200W give or take, the reviews you have been reading stating 400W will be total system power consumption.

You could quite easily run that system on a 400W PSU since you have a locked processor, but its best to give some room for expansion, say if you moved to a different CPU or wanted to SLI the 770. If you have no plan to upgrade any time soon just go for a good quality 500W to save money, you can still run a 770 and overclocked CPU on that. If you think you might SLI in the future, go for something 700W or above.
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August 13, 2013 10:49:29 PM

cookybiscuit said:
Heh. The "450W" quoted by Gigabyte is the cooling potential of the cooler, they say that a card pulling 450W could be kept cool by that cooler, not that the 3 fans on it use 450W. The card itself uses about 200W give or take, the reviews you have been reading stating 400W will be total system power consumption.

You could quite easily run that system on a 400W PSU since you have a locked processor, but its best to give some room for expansion, say if you moved to a different CPU or wanted to SLI the 770. If you have no plan to upgrade any time soon just go for a good quality 500W to save money, you can still run a 770 and overclocked CPU on that. If you think you might SLI in the future, go for something 700W or above.


Exactly this. If you are never going to buy a new gpu to use in SLI, then just buy a decent 500W PSU and be done with it to be safe. But techincally a 400W PSU would be sufficient (although I don't necessarily recommend it). As long as your total power draw is no more than ~80% of max PSU output, you should be good.

Get a ~750-850W PSU if you plan to go SLI 770's.
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August 13, 2013 10:49:57 PM

The power consumption you're seeing is 400w *AC* for the entire system. Like the others said, this refers to the potential for heat dispersion. I can't recommend anything from the Corsair GS series, but an XFX 550 will do you just fine:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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August 13, 2013 11:00:15 PM

cookybiscuit said:

You could quite easily run that system on a 400W PSU since you have a locked processor, but its best to give some room for expansion, say if you moved to a different CPU or wanted to SLI the 770. If you have no plan to upgrade any time soon just go for a good quality 500W to save money, you can still run a 770 and overclocked CPU on that. If you think you might SLI in the future, go for something 700W or above.


Thanks for the explanation man. I know it was very dumb of me :p .

But yeah no plans for either an OC CPU or SLI. In that case, would you recommend Corsair CX 430, Corsair GS 600 or Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 550?
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August 13, 2013 11:08:07 PM

fudoka711 said:

Exactly this. If you are never going to buy a new gpu to use in SLI, then just buy a decent 500W PSU and be done with it to be safe. But techincally a 400W PSU would be sufficient (although I don't necessarily recommend it). As long as your total power draw is no more than ~80% of max PSU output, you should be good.


I'm only going to use this system for gaming. Let's say 3 hours a day...an hour per session.

Could 1 or 2 hours gaming only, cause the system to exceed ~80%?
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August 13, 2013 11:15:35 PM

cuecuemore said:
The power consumption you're seeing is 400w *AC* for the entire system. Like the others said, this refers to the potential for heat dispersion. I can't recommend anything from the Corsair GS series, but an XFX 550 will do you just fine:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


I inquired about GS series for two reasons. First was the Eggxpert's Tiered Power Supply List (http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx). And second being my total mis-perception of this 450W Cooling System :) . So I thought I could require minimum of 600W and GS600 appears in Tier-2 of this list.

Now thanks to all of you, I've got two more options: Corsair CX 430 and Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 550 (both on Tier-3 of the referred list).

Assuming my total power draw will not exceed 80% of the max PSU output, could I go with 430W then? It'll save me lot of money.
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August 14, 2013 1:06:10 AM

I like what das_stig said. I don't trust Newegg's tier system and Seasonics are amazing.
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August 14, 2013 6:20:48 AM

cuecuemore said:
I like what das_stig said. I don't trust Newegg's tier system and Seasonics are amazing.


Unfortunately SeaSonic may not be available here except for grey market, and if Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 550 is also not a good one, what should I go for then? Will Corsair CX 430 not suffice?
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August 14, 2013 12:44:30 PM

cookybiscuit said:

You could quite easily run that system on a 400W PSU since you have a locked processor, but its best to give some room for expansion, say if you moved to a different CPU or wanted to SLI the 770. If you have no plan to upgrade any time soon just go for a good quality 500W to save money, you can still run a 770 and overclocked CPU on that. If you think you might SLI in the future, go for something 700W or above.


One more question my friend:

If all GPU/PSU experts unanimously identify/consider GTX 770 (even an OC'ed one such as Gigabyte's) to be handled appropriately by a quality 500W/550W PSU, why does nvidia recommend 600W for 770?
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August 14, 2013 12:47:22 PM

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hy does nvidia recommend 600W for 770?


Because every system is different so erring on the side of being "general" is safe estimation.

The Silent Pro series is fine, just avoid other Cooler Master PSU's.
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August 14, 2013 1:01:42 PM

RussK1 said:

The Silent Pro series is fine, just avoid other Cooler Master PSU's.


Thanks.

And how many hours non-stop I can game on this Silent Pro Gold 550W?

Any advise on Seasonic S12II 520W?
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August 14, 2013 1:32:58 PM

Forever, the components are designed to be ran 24/7. Seasonic is a good brand, if its at the right price get it.
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August 14, 2013 1:36:35 PM

Both are good... I'd go with the Silent Pro though being that's CM's top tier PSU (actually an FSP unit) and the fact it's rated 80+ Gold and the Seasonic is Bronze. Either way, you can run them 24/7 and the only thing they are going to affect is your power bill.

Another thing to consider is customer service and the nod easily goes to Seasonic.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Seasonic-S12II-B...

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August 14, 2013 1:46:01 PM

cookybiscuit said:
Forever, the components are designed to be ran 24/7. Seasonic is a good brand, if its at the right price get it.


Done. If I can't find this S12II 520, I'll get this Silent Pro Gold 550W for good.

This guide lists S12II under budget gamers category and Silent Pro Gold under High End Gaming PC's and Higher end Builds.
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1696470/atx12v-psu-g...

Should I care?
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August 14, 2013 1:48:24 PM

Not really, you'll be OK either way.
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August 14, 2013 1:55:45 PM

Ok.

Many thanks to all great people who helped me out here. I'm really grateful.
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