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Is a corsair cx500 enough for a 8320+gtx760?

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February 2, 2014 1:19:06 AM

Do I need a better/higher power psu? (without overclocking) And if I do overclock, what wattage should I get?

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February 2, 2014 1:52:56 AM

if you do overclock both your cpu and gpu. you needed more than that. 8320 consume high power consumption if you overclock it. 600w will be enough
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February 2, 2014 2:02:04 PM

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February 2, 2014 2:03:48 PM

maxera said:
if you do overclock both your cpu and gpu. you needed more than that. 8320 consume high power consumption if you overclock it. 600w will be enough


This is false. 500w is more than enough for an overclocked 8320 and an overclocked 760.
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February 3, 2014 9:47:07 AM

tiny voices said:
maxera said:
if you do overclock both your cpu and gpu. you needed more than that. 8320 consume high power consumption if you overclock it. 600w will be enough


This is false. 500w is more than enough for an overclocked 8320 and an overclocked 760.


so..... I know most people on the interwebs say that is needed 750w just for an fx8320, and I know that that is untrue. But will 500w really do the trick for the fx8320 and gtx760? If it's an cx one from corsair
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February 3, 2014 9:55:05 AM

Yes 500w will be more than enough.

The gtx760 pulls MAX 168w under 100% load
The CPU will pull MAX 160w with a HEAVY BIG overclock at 100% load burn test.
The rest of the computer will pull 50w (HUGE overestimate)

This totals up to 387 MAX watts at 100% load on the whole system which will never happen. This computer will not pull more than 300w when gaming. I promise.
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February 3, 2014 10:02:41 AM

tiny voices said:
Yes 500w will be more than enough.

The gtx760 pulls MAX 168w under 100% load
The CPU will pull MAX 160w with a HEAVY BIG overclock at 100% load burn test.
The rest of the computer will pull 50w (HUGE overestimate)

This totals up to 387 MAX watts at 100% load on the whole system which will never happen. This computer will not pull more than 300w when gaming. I promise.


Well, if I could change the answer I would. Thanks for the trouble :) 
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a b K Overclocking
February 3, 2014 10:22:38 AM

Always glad to be able to help!
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February 3, 2014 10:29:36 AM

How much difference in price is there for a CX500 and 600 anyway?
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a b K Overclocking
February 3, 2014 10:32:45 AM

cst1992 said:
How much difference in price is there for a CX500 and 600 anyway?


They are both not awesome quality. A cx600 ruined my first computer. The correct PSU for the situation here is the XFX550. MUCH better quality than both the CX units for the same cost.
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February 3, 2014 10:36:41 AM

That was not a rhetorical question.
If he's able to spend the extra money on a 600W power supply, then go for that instead. The 50% load range is one of highest efficiency, and he'll get some futureproofing, and headroom.
This is an international community. The 600W costs $10 more on newegg I know. What pricing is there in his country is what's important.
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a b K Overclocking
February 3, 2014 10:37:45 AM

cst1992 said:
That was not a rhetorical question.
If he's able to spend the extra money on a 600W power supply, then go for that instead. The 50% load range is one of highest efficiency, and he'll get some futureproofing, and headroom.
This is an international community. The 600W costs $10 more on newegg I know. What pricing is there in his country is what's important.


The XFX550 is MUCH better than the cx600 and that is what he should be buying.
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February 3, 2014 10:38:52 AM

If it's similarly priced, why not.
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February 3, 2014 10:40:40 AM

cst1992 said:
If it's similarly priced, why not.



Exactly, it uses a MUCH better OEM (Seasonic), and doesn't have the low quality capacitors that the CX units from Corsair have that cause them to fail.
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