- Jun 12, 2014
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Hello again people of Tom's Hardware! I recently just put together my new gaming rig successfully. The specs for it will be below. However, I cannot tell if my PSU is sufficient or not to power the beast. It is quite a power hungry rig! I have a top-tier gaming motherboard and the case came with some absolutely huge fans with red LEDs that could consume a lot of power. My graphics card happens to be very power hungry because it uses both a 6-pin and an 8-pin PCI-E power connector and it utilizes a boost overclock that could use some extra voltage. I'm not an expert when it comes to power supplies and pc power consumption so that's why I need your help desperately. I have used the power supply calculators on Newegg and the Cooler Master without any real problem. The results from both of those websites say I'm in the clear but I realized my graphics card and motherboard probably consume a lot more power than the average GTX 970 and Desktop Motherboard as noted on the calculator(s). Should I upgrade my PSU to one with more Wattage?
Here are the specs:
PSU
GPU
Case (keep the fans and LEDs in consideration)
Heatsink
CPU
Motherboard
RAM
SSD
HDD
USB Devices
Keyboard
Mouse
Here are the specs:
PSU
GPU
Case (keep the fans and LEDs in consideration)
Heatsink
CPU
Motherboard
RAM
SSD
HDD
USB Devices
Keyboard
Mouse
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