Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 Windforce with 500w PSU

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My Specs: AMD FX 6300 OC'ed to 4ghz (Happy to put back to stock) GTX 750 (Replacing) Asrock 970 Extreme 3 R2 1xSSD 3x3.5' HDD (1tb, 500gb and 250gb) PSU: Cooler Master Thunder 500w (http://www.coolermaster.com/powersupply/thunder/thunder-500w/)
 
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Cooler master thunder psus are not good. A good 500w would be fine. I wouldn't risk a high end card on a low end psu. Try to get some thing from Seasonic, Superflower, XFX, Antec, Evga (b2,g2,gs,p2 models).

Sean Kunkler

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Doesn't say on box but it says 85% efficiency.
 

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There is a link at the start of the post. You wanna check that just to make sure. I will check psu for markings now.

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Also, mine only support 21amps on the 12+ volts rail and is not 80+ bronze.

 

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I know about the board. I will upgrade in the future.