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Sufficient PSU power and connectors for the GPU GTX 770?

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  • Antec
  • PCI Express
  • Gtx
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May 8, 2014 11:22:04 AM

Hi Guys,
this got me baffledled, I have a somewhat older PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA-500D Green


in the specification it says: DUAL PCI-E CONNECTORS
1x 6 Pin and 1x 6+2 Pin PCI-E power connectors are included to support a high-end graphics card.

is this enought for the graphic card GTX 770 ?


in the specifications:
up to 300Wadditional 6+8 pin PCIe power required

or do I need to upgrade my PSU ?
thanks!

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May 8, 2014 11:47:03 AM

You need to upgrade. A Seasonic 650-750W psu would work great for you.
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May 8, 2014 11:55:31 AM

You'll be just fine, assuming you aren't overclocking your CPU. With a stock CPU and a GTX 770, you'll be looking at around 325w at gaming load for the entire system.

If you are overclocking the CPU, and plan to overclock the GPU, I would recommend a new power supply.
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May 8, 2014 1:35:42 PM

I'm not gonna overclock - thanks a lot !
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May 8, 2014 1:45:44 PM

Just for peace of mind, you can see power consumption here: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7392/the-geforce-gtx-770-...

That's 375w at max load, but they're using an overclocked i7 Extreme, so you can take off about 50w to account for no overclock.
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