AMD Radeon HD 5970 PSU Help

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DonLyke

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Hello,

I have a GTX 970 in my system which runs fine on a 500w PSU. But I wanted to get a cheap 5970 from eBay just as a spare card incase my AIO leaks onto my 970.

I need to know. Will the EVGA 500w 80+ Bronze power the 5970? Will it be enough?

Thanks
 
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Vakiklo

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To give a propper answer i'd have to know the full specs of your machine, the graphics card is not the only component of the pc that requires power.

However seeing as how the gtx 970 requires 145 watt and the 5970 294 watt, i'd be careful, power supplies degrade over time and might lose some of their "umpf". But i digress, please provide your full specs and i'll give you a solid answer.
 
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DonLyke

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Specs:

AMD FX- 6300 (Overclocked to 4.5Ghz)
AMD Radeon HD 5970
MSI 970 Gaming Motherboard
2x4 HyperX Fury 1866Mhz RAM
EVGA 500w 80+ Bronze
Samsung 850 Evo
WD Blue 1TB
Corsair H75 Water cooler.

I've got about 5 120mm case fans including my water cooler.

 
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Vakiklo

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No, it'll not work.
Everything added up you are well over 500w, consider upgrading psu, or just stepping down a step on your choice of a backup gpu.

Regards Vakiklo.

 
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DonLyke

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Thanks for that!

I'd rather just get a new psu, it will give me some headroom for future upgrades anyways.

What PSU would you recommend and what wattage?
 
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Vakiklo

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It depends on what you really need, i have had a tx 650 for years now and have never had problems with it.
I'd reccomend that.
 
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