Hi all,
Having rebuilt my gaming PC and being left with a surplus of parts I am using them to upgrade my family computer.
The two components in particular are a Gigabyte GTX 670 2gb and a Silverstone Strider Essentials 500w 80 plus PSU.
The GPU is stated on the box as reccomended for a minimum PSU of 600w however the system itself will only be drawing power for a single HDD, a DVD RW optical drive and the motherboard. (CPU is an i7 3770, no overclock on any components and no headroom for upgrades needed)
Is this okay? Or do i risk damaging components.
Research has told me that the main difference between safety and not is in a quality PSU. This PSU is relatively new (no more than a year) and was originally in my setup with the GTX 670 for 2 months without issue. My setup also ran more HDDs and the i5 4670K (not yet OC'd) which I'm told also draws more power.
Please advise,
Regards
Having rebuilt my gaming PC and being left with a surplus of parts I am using them to upgrade my family computer.
The two components in particular are a Gigabyte GTX 670 2gb and a Silverstone Strider Essentials 500w 80 plus PSU.
The GPU is stated on the box as reccomended for a minimum PSU of 600w however the system itself will only be drawing power for a single HDD, a DVD RW optical drive and the motherboard. (CPU is an i7 3770, no overclock on any components and no headroom for upgrades needed)
Is this okay? Or do i risk damaging components.
Research has told me that the main difference between safety and not is in a quality PSU. This PSU is relatively new (no more than a year) and was originally in my setup with the GTX 670 for 2 months without issue. My setup also ran more HDDs and the i5 4670K (not yet OC'd) which I'm told also draws more power.
Please advise,
Regards