Hi I am currently running a Corsair RM Series RM 550 80+ Gold 550W PSU and was wondering if this is enough to run a GTX 980 if not I will likely get a 970. Building a new Micro ATX system around the lovely Bit Fenix Phenom using a i7 4790K so should either card should give me a powerful gaming system.
GTX 980 PSU Requirement Question
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Unless your running something crazy like a FX 9350 processor that uses a massive 220 Watts it should be fine the power draw from the 980 is just about 175 Watts an the 970 is about 145 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-gtx-980-970-maxwell,27707.html
On a side note to this if your using a single 1080p monitor a GTX 970 has very good performance and the performance increase to the cost increase of the 980 is not really worth it.
On a side note to this if your using a single 1080p monitor a GTX 970 has very good performance and the performance increase to the cost increase of the 980 is not really worth it.
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The recommened power requirements for an OEM GTX970:
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-970/specifications
Power requirements for an OEM GTX980:
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980/specifications
As you can see, a 500W power supply is the bare minimum recommended. I would get a higher rated power supply to ensure it is up to the task of providing clean power to your new systems' components!
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-970/specifications
Power requirements for an OEM GTX980:
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980/specifications
As you can see, a 500W power supply is the bare minimum recommended. I would get a higher rated power supply to ensure it is up to the task of providing clean power to your new systems' components!
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You should know if you build any PC's that what they recommend means absolutely nothing.
They should just stop posting that and only post the true TDP of the video card because the have no clue of the quality of the power supply or the rest of the parts used.
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And you should know to never recommend the bare minimum when it comes to power supplies. This is by far the biggest mistake I see "veteran" PC builders make all the time. ALWAYS use a power supply that provides more power than you need. Why? Simple. It allows plenty of headroom for any miscalculations made in the maximum power requirements AND it allows for the owner to upgrade and/or add additional components further down the road without having to worry all over again about power requirements. Also, let's not forget that power supplies loose efficiency over time. That means a 500W PSU will not be able to maintain the same output 12-18 months from when it was brand new. Case in point --> my system uses almost 1200 Watts under full load, yet I bought a 1500W power supply. The reason is simple and is captured in all of my reasons listed above. In addition to all of that, it also buys me additional headroom to overclock when I feel 'the need'
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Ninjawithagun :
And you should know to never recommend the bare minimum when it comes to power supplies. This is by far the biggest mistake I see "veteran" PC builders make all the time. ALWAYS use a power supply that provides more power than you need. Why? Simple. It allows plenty of headroom for any miscalculations made in the maximum power requirements AND it allows for the owner to upgrade and/or add additional components further down the road without having to worry all over again about power requirements. Also, let's not forget that power supplies loose efficiency over time. That means a 500W PSU will not be able to maintain the same output 12-18 months from when it was brand new. Case in point --> my system uses almost 1200 Watts under full load, yet I bought a 1500W power supply. The reason is simple and is captured in all of my reasons listed above. In addition to all of that, it also buys me additional headroom to overclock when I feel 'the need'
His PC will draw less than 350 Watts during a full system stress test. 550 Watts is a lot of head room and their not much to upgrade with a i7 and 980 card.
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Ninjawithagun :
And you should know to never recommend the bare minimum when it comes to power supplies. This is by far the biggest mistake I see "veteran" PC builders make all the time. ALWAYS use a power supply that provides more power than you need. Why? Simple. It allows plenty of headroom for any miscalculations made in the maximum power requirements AND it allows for the owner to upgrade and/or add additional components further down the road without having to worry all over again about power requirements. Also, let's not forget that power supplies loose efficiency over time. That means a 500W PSU will not be able to maintain the same output 12-18 months from when it was brand new. Case in point --> my system uses almost 1200 Watts under full load, yet I bought a 1500W power supply. The reason is simple and is captured in all of my reasons listed above. In addition to all of that, it also buys me additional headroom to overclock when I feel 'the need'
His PC will draw less than 350 Watts during a full system stress test. 550 Watts is a lot of head room and their not much to upgrade with a i7 and 980 card.
I also very much think your PC don't use 1200 watts. Just from your specks I would say less than 1K running a full system stress test.
Yeah I would never go SLI I would just wait until the 970 or 980 was starting to struggle with games and then upgrade to a completely new card if that then required a new PSU I would get it then. Finished assembling the rest of the system yesterday. Only upgrade I think I would make in the next few months is to get a 128GB or 256GB SSD to use as the boot drive and then use the HDD as the data drive.
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Your RM550 is more than capable of powering your system with a GeForce GTX 980.
Power Supply Requirements for a single GeForce GTX 980
• NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater system power supply. (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core i7 3.2GHz 130 Watt TDP processor.)
• the power supply must also have a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 38 Amps or greater
• two 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors. There are some non-reference design cards that require one 75 Watt 6-pin and one 150 Watt 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors or two 150 Watt 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.
Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Sufficient Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) is the most critical factor.
Corsair RM Series RM550 (SKU# 75-001935 / CP-9020053)
• OEM: CWT (Channel Well Technology)
• maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 45.8 Amps <===== Way more than sufficient
• two 150-Watt (6+2)-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors
• Full Modular Output Cables: Yes
• Official Intel Haswell Compliance: Yes
• 80 PLUS GOLD Efficiency Certification
• 5 Year Limited Warranty
Power Supply Requirements for a single GeForce GTX 980
• NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater system power supply. (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core i7 3.2GHz 130 Watt TDP processor.)
• the power supply must also have a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 38 Amps or greater
• two 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors. There are some non-reference design cards that require one 75 Watt 6-pin and one 150 Watt 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors or two 150 Watt 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.
Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Sufficient Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) is the most critical factor.
Corsair RM Series RM550 (SKU# 75-001935 / CP-9020053)
• OEM: CWT (Channel Well Technology)
• maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 45.8 Amps <===== Way more than sufficient
• two 150-Watt (6+2)-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors
• Full Modular Output Cables: Yes
• Official Intel Haswell Compliance: Yes
• 80 PLUS GOLD Efficiency Certification
• 5 Year Limited Warranty
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Hello Everyone,
I have a quick question. I'm currently running a single gtx 980 on an asus board with a 4930k processor, 32gbs of ram, and 2 Samsung evo SSDs - all on a Thermaltake 850W 80 PLUS Bronze psu.
I just purchased 2 more gtx 980's so I know I'll be needing to upgrade my power supply. My question to you is how much of an upgrade do I need in order to run all 3 cards + my currents specs on sufficient energy.
Do I go for a 1200 or a 1600 watt psu?
I don't plan on getting anymore cards anytime soon so having excess wattage isn't necessary for me. I do however plan on upgrading to an x99 board with 32gb of ddr4 ram and a 5960x haswell-e. But I doubt these components will need more wattage since those will simply be replacements and not add-ons like the graphics cards.
Thank you guys for any insight on this.
P.S. I'm not running these in SLI. I don't game on my PC. I use it strictly for 3D animation and gpu rendering via Octane for C4D
I have a quick question. I'm currently running a single gtx 980 on an asus board with a 4930k processor, 32gbs of ram, and 2 Samsung evo SSDs - all on a Thermaltake 850W 80 PLUS Bronze psu.
I just purchased 2 more gtx 980's so I know I'll be needing to upgrade my power supply. My question to you is how much of an upgrade do I need in order to run all 3 cards + my currents specs on sufficient energy.
Do I go for a 1200 or a 1600 watt psu?
I don't plan on getting anymore cards anytime soon so having excess wattage isn't necessary for me. I do however plan on upgrading to an x99 board with 32gb of ddr4 ram and a 5960x haswell-e. But I doubt these components will need more wattage since those will simply be replacements and not add-ons like the graphics cards.
Thank you guys for any insight on this.
P.S. I'm not running these in SLI. I don't game on my PC. I use it strictly for 3D animation and gpu rendering via Octane for C4D
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151109
Should do you good very high quality.
You should also start your own post.
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