Will my PSU have enough power? Corsair GS600

Ctwodub · Dec 30, 2013

I am upgrading my PC soon with a new CPU and case, and want to make sure I will have enough power before installing.

Current Specs:
Antec Sonata Proto Case
ASUS M5A97 Mobo
AMD FX-4100 w/ stock cooler
Corsair GS600 PSU
EVGA GTX 770 SC
16GB Corsair XMS3 RAM 1333Mhz
5400 RPM 1 TB Seagate HDD
Xonar DG Sound Card
PCIe 1X Wifi card
1 DVD drive
3 120MM fans

I just got:
AMD FX-8350 w/ CM Hyper 212 EVO (1 fan)
Fractal Designs R4 Case w/ 3 120 MM fans

Will the GS600 be enough power?

Thanks.

sosofm · Dec 30, 2013

Yes it should be fine.

JuX · Dec 30, 2013

With that many fans and 8350 I doubt it. Get something with 800W+ with 80+ efficiency:
An example: http://www.corsair.com/en/power-supply-units/gs-series-power-supply-units/gs-series-gs800-80-plus-bronze-certified-power-supply-2013-edition.html

JuX · Dec 30, 2013

sosofm :

FX-8350 consumes around 200W at peak and the GTX 770 consumes around 300W at peak. Let's say his PSU has 85% efficiency at near full load:

0.85*600=510 W

That's barely enough for ONLY CPU and GPU, and he has a lot of other components, fans, etc there.

Ctwodub · Dec 30, 2013

will the components be damaged if I install and test? I want to be sure I don't ruin any of the new components.

ko888 · Dec 30, 2013

For a system using a single GeForce GTX 770 graphics card NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 600 Watt or greater system power supply that has a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 42 Amps or greater and that has at least one 6-pin and one 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.

The minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with a 130 Watt TDP processor. The AMD FX 8350 is a 125 Watt TDP processor.

Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Sufficient Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) rated at 45°C - 50°C ambient temperature, is the most critical factor.

Overclocking of the CPU and/or GPU(s) may require an additional increase to the maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current ratings, recommended above, to meet the increase in power required for the overclock. The additional amount required will depend on the magnitude of the overclock being attempted.

The Corsair GS Series GS600 (SKU# 75-001181 / CP-9020063) power supply unit, with its maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 49 Amps and with two (6+2)-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors, is more than sufficient to power your system configuration with a single GeForce GTX 770 graphics card.

sosofm · Dec 30, 2013

Finally somebody who don't recomand an atomic powerstation for a PC.

jnkweaver · Dec 30, 2013

JuX :

Except you applied the efficiency wrong. If it is 85% efficient then it is 600W/.85=705.9 W drawn from the outlet. A 600W PSU will output 600W period (assuming it is properly rated of course). The efficiency tells you what you draw from the wall.

Ctwodub · Dec 30, 2013

ko888 :

For a system using a single GeForce GTX 770 graphics card NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 600 Watt or greater system power supply that has a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 42 Amps or greater and that has at least one 6-pin and one 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.

The minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with a 130 Watt TDP processor. The AMD FX 8350 is a 125 Watt TDP processor.

Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Sufficient Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) rated at 45°C - 50°C ambient temperature, is the most critical factor.

Overclocking of the CPU and/or GPU(s) may require an additional increase to the maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current ratings, recommended above, to meet the increase in power required for the overclock. The additional amount required will depend on the magnitude of the overclock being attempted.

The Corsair GS Series GS600 (SKU# 75-001181 / CP-9020063) power supply unit, with its maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 49 Amps and with two (6+2)-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors, is more than sufficient to power your system configuration with a single GeForce GTX 770 graphics card.

So based on this information, the GS600 will be okay with stock settings? And only if I decide to OC will I need additional power?

Ctwodub · Dec 30, 2013

also... I believe my GS600 is the older model. From what I read, this only has a continuous current rating of 48 amps. Will this be a problem?

ko888 · Dec 30, 2013

There's enough spare capacity to handle overclocking of the CPU up to 5 GHz. GeForce GTX 770 GPU power consumption doesn't seem to increase much, if at all, when overclocked because of the way power and temperature limiting is applied..

Ctwodub · Dec 30, 2013

Thanks! I am going to install everything later tonight, so I will post back after everything is running. I appreciate it.

Ctwodub · Dec 31, 2013

Follow up: I installed everything and it appears to be working fine. I haven't run it at full load yet, but that will be tonight. I have yet to connect the fan controller on the Fractal R4, and really don't know how to. Anyone have experience with this?

jnkweaver · Dec 31, 2013

The fans plug into the controller and the controller usually gets it power from a psu molex. The problem I had with my controller was that it was only long enough to put on the back and I didn't like that idea so I left it off.

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