- Oct 9, 2013
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Hi everyone,
I want to upgrade my graphic card to a GTX 970 (And Im not sure which one to chose; SC, SSC, FTW ? I know theres not a lot of difference which is why I have a hard time choosing) and I was wondering if my power supply will do the job. For the GTX 970 ACX 2.0 FTW, it says that the requirement is 500W (based on a PC with a i7 CPU). I Currently have a EVGA 500B, a i5 CPU and 8GB (4GBx2)RAM. Should I upgrade my power supply too ? What happens if I dont have enough power ? Can it damage something or will it just slow my PC down ? Do the ratings of power supply (80+, Bronze, Silver...) are just for efficiency or does it affect safety and protection ?
Thanks !
I want to upgrade my graphic card to a GTX 970 (And Im not sure which one to chose; SC, SSC, FTW ? I know theres not a lot of difference which is why I have a hard time choosing) and I was wondering if my power supply will do the job. For the GTX 970 ACX 2.0 FTW, it says that the requirement is 500W (based on a PC with a i7 CPU). I Currently have a EVGA 500B, a i5 CPU and 8GB (4GBx2)RAM. Should I upgrade my power supply too ? What happens if I dont have enough power ? Can it damage something or will it just slow my PC down ? Do the ratings of power supply (80+, Bronze, Silver...) are just for efficiency or does it affect safety and protection ?
Thanks !
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