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Is a 500 watt PSU enough for a GTX 970 and i5 4690k
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ko888
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System Power Supply Requirements for a single NVIDIA Reference Design GeForce GTX 970
• NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater system power supply. (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core i7 3.2GHz 130 Watt TDP processor.)
• the system power supply must also have a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 38 Amps or greater
• the system power supply should also have at least two 75-Watt 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors. There are some non-reference design cards that require one 75-Watt 6-pin and one 150-Watt 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors or just one 150-Watt 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector or two 150-Watt 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.
Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Sufficient Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) is the most critical factor.
What's the brand and model of the PSU that you're thinking of getting?
• NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater system power supply. (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core i7 3.2GHz 130 Watt TDP processor.)
• the system power supply must also have a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 38 Amps or greater
• the system power supply should also have at least two 75-Watt 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors. There are some non-reference design cards that require one 75-Watt 6-pin and one 150-Watt 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors or just one 150-Watt 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector or two 150-Watt 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.
Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Sufficient Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) is the most critical factor.
What's the brand and model of the PSU that you're thinking of getting?
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Assassin_Rida
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it depends on you gpu brand some say 500 watt and some will say 550 watt en some ever 600 wat (inno3D) but just tell what brand do you have. this is just RECOMMANDED
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EVGA 500B Bronze (100-B1-0500-KR)
• OEM: HEC
• maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating: 40 Amps <===== Sufficient
• two 150-Watt (6+2)-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors <===== Sufficient
• Ambient Temperature Maximum (i.e. without derating): 40°C
• Modular Output Cables: No
• Passes Official Intel Haswell Compliance Test: No
• 80 PLUS BRONZE Efficiency Certification
• 3 Year Limited Warranty
It should work.
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Hi to all... thought id add my advise, I'm a big believer in over doing it with psu as it is the main component that drives all of the other components with out it nothing works or a worst you can fry things in your system ...I would recommend a good quality psu like xfx or seasonic (other makes are available check out some forums) with 650 -850w psu, sound like over kill, but they will only be ticking over to power your system and will supply the exact power you components need when they need it ie when oc'ing gpu or cpu ...also giving you lots of upgrade room for sli or more fans, case led's, water pumps etc and you never have to worry again if your psu has enough power, my xfx has been I four builds and still going strong...think of it like a cars engine, if you drive sensibly every day it will last years , but if you drive it at max rpm all day every day it simply wont last as long,..pouf goes you engine/ pc
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Actually over doing your psu will decrease its efficiency. Unless you have a faulty psu this shouldn't damage compnents, but the wattage you draw will be higher compared to a more optimal psu with a lower wattage. Most psu's are most efficent at 70-80%
Still. If your doubting, go big rather than small
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