GTX 780 ti on a 600w PSU!?

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YLLiBz

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I would like to know if I'd be able to run a GTX 780 ti card with the power supply I currently have, if not what power supply would you recommend from Corsair?, thanks! :)

I currently have:
CPU: AMD Phenom ii x6 1050t
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3
Memory: Kingston HyperX DDR3 16GB (4x4GB)
Storage: x2 WD 1TB 3,5" Green drive + Kingston HyperX 120gb SSD
Graphics card: GTX 660 (looking to upgrade to a 780ti as stated above!)
PSU: Corsair CX 600w
 
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YLLiBz

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So would you advice getting a better PSU then? also only looking at getting the 780 ti because a friend is selling it cheap.
 
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Memnarchon

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Hello.
You will have absolutely no problem.
As you can see 780ti will need around 250 watt average in gaming. The CPU will need around 100-150 max, so you will be fine with 600watt while your system should normally draw around 400watt at max gaming load.
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edit: The reviewer at Anandtech used 372 watt for whole system at Crysis 3. He even placed another 780ti and used 556watt for SLI!!! 780ti. Source
 
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Memnarchon

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Every system needs quality PSUs, not only the top of the line gpus filled systems. And since when Corsair's PSUs aren't quality products?
And may I ask how do you think it will bottleneck the GPU???

edit: @YLLiBz:
As you can see at Guru3D aslo:
Measured power consumption single GeForce GTX 780 Ti

System in IDLE = 120W
System Wattage with GPU in FULL Stress = 372W
Difference (GPU load) = 252W
Add average IDLE wattage ~10W
Subjective obtained GPU power consumption = ~ 262 Watts
 
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I'm saying the amd 1050t cpu will bottleneck the gpu not the CX600. the 1050t benchmarks at 5050 even a FX8350 does 9078. I have at least 8 Corsair psus ranging from CX425 to HX750. They are good psu but they are not equal in quality and each has it's place in different builds.
 
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Sorry then, my bad. I missread.

Of course they are not equal in quality. I wouldn't bought the AX860 if they were all equal :p.
But the point is that this PSU can run 780ti, without any problems from power draw. And that's what YLLiBz asked.
By the way, I never heard of Corsair CX425. Did you mean CX430?
 
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