Is 550w enough for 8350 and gtx 970

jaredmykal1 · Dec 18, 2014

I previously asked this,saying if 500w was enough for my G1 970, and I got a response saying the 970 windforce has a 550w reccomended wattage. I double checked my psu and found it was a 550w(600w at 80% efficiency). Will this be enough for my gfx card, cpu, and a little room for gpu boost to take effect?

mangodrinker · Dec 18, 2014

You should be good to go although I would not recommend an extreme overclock if you choose to do so, keep it mild.

jazzy663 · Dec 18, 2014

That's gonna be the bare minimum. AMD's CPUs are thirsty chips. But, the 970 and 980 are pretty power efficient. I'd keep everything at stock clocks, personally.

Here's a very similar thread, might help: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2405840/500w-8350-gtx-970.html

mangodrinker · Dec 18, 2014

If you have not already purchased a PSU, I would recommend that you spend a bit more for a 750w unit if you possess a desire to overclock significantly, otherwise you should be fine.

jaredmykal1 · Dec 18, 2014

jazzy663 :

That is my other thread...

jaredmykal1 · Dec 18, 2014

mangodrinker :

I'm not going to manually overclock, only within gpuboost 2.0s automatic range.

mangodrinker · Dec 19, 2014

You should be alright then, best of luck.

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