notneps Distinguished Sep 5, 2014 129 0 18,680 Dec 17, 2014 #1 I have a system with: Corsair RM650 (which is a fantastic PSU) i7-4790k MSI Z97 Gaming 7 MSI GTX 970 Can my PSU handle another GTX 970? I've seen quite conflicting information.
I have a system with: Corsair RM650 (which is a fantastic PSU) i7-4790k MSI Z97 Gaming 7 MSI GTX 970 Can my PSU handle another GTX 970? I've seen quite conflicting information.
Solution A A atmos929 Dec 17, 2014 it can... unless you are doing heavy overclock. otherwise you are ok. GTX970 are not power hungry
A atmos929 Distinguished Apr 21, 2010 517 0 19,160 Dec 17, 2014 Solution #2 it can... unless you are doing heavy overclock. otherwise you are ok. GTX970 are not power hungry Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Zerk2012 Titan Ambassador Oct 6, 2014 21,397 2,038 104,240 Dec 17, 2014 #3 Yes it will be just fine under a full system stress test that PC will use about 450 watts, when used gaming you will be using more like 380. Upvote 0 Downvote
Yes it will be just fine under a full system stress test that PC will use about 450 watts, when used gaming you will be using more like 380.
Math Geek Titan Ambassador Oct 15, 2014 18,028 2,337 101,590 Dec 17, 2014 #4 your safe to use stock but don't oc the cpu, gpu or anything else. Upvote 0 Downvote