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Do i need to change my Power Supply

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April 7, 2014 11:12:55 AM

Hello everyone,

I recently ordered a new graphic card, a GTX 760 to replace my 560 Ti.
But i did all this without checking if my power supply would be able to handle it.

I did the Asus PSU Calculator and got a 650 W.
I did the Newegg Calculator and got 521 W.

Now im not sure if i have enough or if i'll need to buy a new PSU.

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April 7, 2014 11:17:49 AM

What make and model do you currently have? A good 500w unit would work.
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April 7, 2014 11:19:22 AM

If you have a stock psu that came with a computer it defiantly wont work.
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April 7, 2014 11:30:32 AM

bignastyid said:
What make and model do you currently have? A good 500w unit would work.


I have a Cooler Master Extreme 2 625W.

Did you also take a look at my computer specs to the side of my signature?
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April 7, 2014 11:32:25 AM

Those are hard to see on my phone. But it's a low quality tier 5 unit and should be replaced.
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April 7, 2014 11:41:12 AM

bignastyid said:
Those are hard to see on my phone. But it's a low quality tier 5 unit and should be replaced.


I would be willing to replace it, can you recommend me something?
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April 7, 2014 12:01:55 PM

For a system using a single NVIDIA Reference Design GeForce GTX 760 graphics card NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater system power supply that has a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 30 Amps or greater and that has at least two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors. Some of the non-Reference Design GeForce GTX 760 cards have a single 8-pin (e.g. ASUS GTX 760 DirectCU II OC) or two 8-pin (e.g. MSI GTX 760 HAWK) or one 6-pin and one 8-pin (e.g. Gigabyte GTX 760 WindForce OC, EVGA GTX 760 SC w/ACX Cooler, MSI GTX 760 TwinFrozr Gaming) PCI Express supplementary power connectors.

For a system using a single GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater system power supply that has a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 30 Amps or greater and that has at least two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.

The power requirements are the same for both cards.

If it was working for your GeForce GTX 560 Ti then there's no need to change that PSU when you install the GeForce GTX 760.


Cooler Master Extreme 2 625 (RS-625-PCAR)
• OEM: Enhance Electronics
• maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 42 Amps
• two (6+2)-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors
• Modular Output Cables: No
• Haswell Compatible: No
• No 80 PLUS Efficiency Certification
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April 7, 2014 12:05:35 PM

Woah, thanks for that, it blew my mind.

Would you still recommend changing it to a certified PSU? I was thinking about grabbing a Corsair CX600 (90$) or something similiar that wont blew my wallet.
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April 7, 2014 12:08:59 PM

the cx series isent very good either for corsair i would reccommend the tx series or hx if you got the cash.
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April 7, 2014 12:11:57 PM

Luis Morales said:
Woah, thanks for that, it blew my mind.

Would you still recommend changing it to a certified PSU? I was thinking about grabbing a Corsair CX600 (90$) or something similiar that wont blew my wallet.


Save your money. The Corsair CX600 doesn't provide any benefits over your existing PSU.
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