Will my power supply be able to run sli gigabyte gtx 980 g1 gaming cards

stace788

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I everyone, sorry if this has already been answered, i couldn't find an answer anywhere.
I already have a gigabyte gtx 980 G1 gaming and I want to buy another one to sli. I have a 850w power supply and I don't want to buy another power supply if possible. will this be fine? I have asked around and gotten yes and no's.
My Full PC specs:
Asrock z97 extreme 4
gigabyte gtx 980 G1 gaming
i7 4790K
32gb of G skill ram
240gb ssd
1tb hdd
H100i corsair cpu cooler
cool master v850 80+ gold
Please Let me know if i have left out anything
 
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600 watts is recommended by the manufacturer for an entire system with a GTX 980. That is quite a bit overstated as not everyone has a high end power supply. You can trust the RealHardTechX link I posted above. It's even overstated a bit.
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600 watts is recommended by the manufacturer for an entire system with a GTX 980. That is quite a bit overstated as not everyone has a high end power supply. You can trust the RealHardTechX link I posted above. It's even overstated a bit.
 
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