Will my power supply be enough?

bgi123 · Aug 5, 2014

I am getting a 7970 and a FX-8320 and I am planning to over clock on a 500 wat PSU. I will have 1 SSD and 1 HDD, no optical drive.

There power is this one here - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438016

I could use it until it blows up but since it has 3 year warranty but I am afraid that it will kill my other hardware also.

Eduello · Aug 5, 2014

I wouldn't try overclocking, just running those components on that PSU is borderline.

rolli59 · Aug 5, 2014

It is a budget PSU but a good one so it has all the internal protection needed so it will not kill the components. Some OC may be possible.

bgi123 · Aug 5, 2014

I will most likely just overclock the CPU and leave the 7970 on stock since it should be good enough to run most games maxed out at 1080p with decent/smooth frames.

I ordered from newegg and I use shop-runner on it so my return shipping is free if I decide to return it. Still will have that 15% restocking fee I suppose.

I might need more input from the community if this PSU will be OK to use or not.

rolli59 · Aug 5, 2014

You are looking at around 400watt total system load so it should do it but I would recommend something like a XFX 550.

bgi123 · Aug 5, 2014

If it works I'll use it with a slight oc of the cpu and in the near future will get a 600w power supply to replace it with and have the 500 wattage one for back up.

Eduello · Aug 5, 2014

A review by Jonnyguru: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=384

The PSU is not bad, but the 12V ripple suppression leaves a lot to be desired. The 12V rail handles the CPU and GPU so I wouldn't overclock anything with it. I'd get an XFX 550W unit as previously recommended by rolli59.

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