Will my PSU be able to power a GTX 970?

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Dyzzles

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I currently have a fairly old PSU in my PC that's been serving me for well over 4 years now. I don't think it's even a famous brand or anything. This is it:
http://www.spire-corp.com/power-supplies/jewel-black-650w-sp-atx-650wtb-pfc-1/specs/

Now, my question is, would that thing be able to power one of these? Or better yet, is it even compatible with it? I'm not too savvy when it comes to these things and would really appreciate the help.

http://www.msi.com/product/vga/GTX-970-4GD5T-OC-.html#hero-overview

I know the GTX 970 is said to require only 500w, but I'm still unsure, mainly because of the PSU's age.

Thanks for the help in advance!
 
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Hi - The PSU's publ specs say yes you can. The problem is; even tho this PSU claims overload
protection, there's no way to know if it does or works. There's no trusted review of this PSU, which
would confirm (or not), so I personally wouldn't attempt it.

The concern myself and danoded have expressed comes from the fact that most of these low tier
PSU brands and mfg's lie & exaggerate their products specs, features, etc. Here again, without
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This PSU is not a convincing one for me. The brand is the problem. Non-branded PSUs are a curse for high end gaming. They just cant deliver enough output power. Better get a Corsair or Antec 600W with an 80 PLUS BRONZE certificate AT LEAST.
 
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Hi - Yes, the PSU has enough power for your sys with a gtx 970. The concerns of the other responders
is valid tho. This PSU was mfgd by a low tier OEM (Seventeam) but more importantly originally carried
only a 2 yr warranty(a sign of lower quality) and is not 80+ certified.

So, I'd recommend you save up some Euro's and upgrade your PSU as soon as you can afford to do so.
You don't need any more power, in fact a good quality 550w unit is more than sufficient.

You can post models you are interested here, or if you have a budget already, pls post and your location,
we can prob locate a good one for you.
 
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Thank you for the responses. I've been looking around for a while now and have managed to find what seemed like a sufficient power supply in a store that's literally a block away from where I live. The mentioned power supply is a Cooler Master Thunder 600W. I looked into some Antec and Corsair PSUs aswell, but I failed to find anything locally that's at an affordable price (Afraid that ordering online isn't an option for me, just to throw that in there).

As for my location, I'm from Bosnia. Due to that, I highly doubt there'll be many options, but I'm open to suggestions regardless!

Here's a link to the PSU I mentioned, to save you some time: http://www.coolermaster.com/powersupply/thunder/thunder-600w/
 
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That PSU will be perfectly fine for your system then.
 
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Hi again - That CM Thunder will be fine and has a lot more +12v amps (the key power spec)
than your current 650.
 
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Alright. I'll keep my eyes on the CM Thunder, then. I'll still have to ask this one more additional question, though. Is it advisable to try out the 970 on my current PSU at least once? I'll still keep money aside for the Thunder, but I'd just like to see if the 650 can do it.
 
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Danoded

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Don't it's not worth the risk. If your PSU blows up, it can take with it in some cases some components along with it and your GPU could get fired .
 
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Hi - The PSU's publ specs say yes you can. The problem is; even tho this PSU claims overload
protection, there's no way to know if it does or works. There's no trusted review of this PSU, which
would confirm (or not), so I personally wouldn't attempt it.

The concern myself and danoded have expressed comes from the fact that most of these low tier
PSU brands and mfg's lie & exaggerate their products specs, features, etc. Here again, without
a trusted review, it's a gamble I wouldn't take.
 
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