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Potential PSU Issues with GPU

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October 2, 2014 6:49:11 PM

Will the Rosewill Hive 550W be enough for the MSI GTX 970 gaming edition? I've ordered both but am now doubting if it will be able to power the GPU safely.

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October 2, 2014 6:53:22 PM

Yes the PSU will have enough wattage and even a good amount of headroom for the GTX 970. The GTX 970 has a TDP of 145w so you shouldn't have any problems at all. Game on!
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October 2, 2014 6:54:00 PM

rmark45matsu said:
You should be able to handle it:
http://www.game-debate.com/hardware/?gid=2438&graphics=...
Only need 145W


Actually the main problem I was looking at was if the 12 V ramp could handle the GTX 970, since apparently it needs 42 amps but this power supply does not output that, but I'm not entirely sure. Do you think the power supply can handle the card in terms of that? Thanks!

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October 2, 2014 6:55:09 PM

TheDualshock said:
Yes the PSU will have enough wattage and even a good amount of headroom for the GTX 970. The GTX 970 has a TDP of 145w so you shouldn't have any problems at all. Game on!


I told the last person the same thing but I'll just copy paste. Sorry for the trouble!

Actually my main problem I was seeing was if the 12 V ramp could handle the GTX 970, since apparently it needs 42 amps but this power supply does not output that, but I'm not entirely sure. Do you think the power supply can handle the card in terms of that? Thanks!

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October 2, 2014 6:56:49 PM

generaltaco19 said:
rmark45matsu said:
You should be able to handle it:
http://www.game-debate.com/hardware/?gid=2438&graphics=...
Only need 145W


Actually the main problem I was looking at was if the 12 V ramp could handle the GTX 970, since apparently it needs 42 amps but this power supply does not output that, but I'm not entirely sure. Do you think the power supply can handle the card in terms of that? Thanks!



They always recommend have have more amps for other components of your PC (CPU, fans, motherboard) but a 145w 970 definitely doesn't need 42 amps of power.
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October 2, 2014 6:57:02 PM

You should be fine your PSU can handle it under full load, no problem. It actually only shows 30 amps on this website: http://www.game-debate.com/hardware/?gid=2438&graphics=...
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October 2, 2014 6:58:03 PM

I guess we keep replying at the same time rmark45matsu :) 
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October 2, 2014 7:18:54 PM

TheDualshock said:
generaltaco19 said:
rmark45matsu said:
You should be able to handle it:
http://www.game-debate.com/hardware/?gid=2438&graphics=...
Only need 145W


Actually the main problem I was looking at was if the 12 V ramp could handle the GTX 970, since apparently it needs 42 amps but this power supply does not output that, but I'm not entirely sure. Do you think the power supply can handle the card in terms of that? Thanks!



They always recommend have have more amps for other components of your PC (CPU, fans, motherboard) but a 145w 970 definitely doesn't need 42 amps of power.


Thanks! You and rmark really did save me time and am going to try and build my computer over the weekend and add the GPU whenever it comes!

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October 2, 2014 7:35:40 PM

Np, glad I could help. Thanks for the assistance DualShock :) 
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October 2, 2014 7:53:43 PM

rmark45matsu said:
Np, glad I could help. Thanks for the assistance DualShock :) 


Teamwork man, teamwork.
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