GTX 1070 PSU Requirements with OC cpu?

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Lituk01

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My Specs Currently:
CPU: Intel I5 4690k @ 4.4GHz (OC) 1.25 Volts

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

GPU: AMD Radeon R9 270 Asus OC Edition

PSU: EVGA 500w B1 80+ BRONZE

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A

Ram: 8GB HyperX Fury (2x4GB)

OS: Windows 10 Home Edition

Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD, WD Blue 1TB HDD

Asus Optical Drive


I was wondering would I be able to get a 1070 without needing to upgrade my PSU while keeping my OC cpu. If not I can put it back to stock if I have to. Also if you could recommend a specific 1070 gpu that would also be great.

Thanks in advance!
 
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there's no such thing as a "reliable company", except maybe for Seasonic

EVGA offers a wide variety of products, so much that they don't actually make them on their own but buy some from OEMs, like their PSUs
furthermore as they got so many different lines (I count 5 active lines) obviously there's a difference
otherwise a 550W G3 wouldn't cost twice as much as a 500W B1

as for that supply it's pretty poor but not dangerous (in that sense EVGA is reliable)
500W should be enough to run this, however I'm not the biggest fan on running it on an EVGA B1, I'd feel more comfortable with a unit of higher quality

as for the 1070: any 2 or 3 fan design will do. spending extra is really not needed for the 1070. Maybe don't get the most basic...
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superninja12

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You're quite lucky your cpu isnt fried yet.
you need to replace that psu , and for the gtx 1070 the msi 1070 armor is a great value gpu.
 
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How so? Is the power supply not strong enough or is it just bad? Would this psu cover me for good, my friend recommended it to me https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017HA3RGE/?tag=xov-20&th=1
 
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It's like saying <insert your favorite vocalist> makes only superhits.
EVGA, like almost all brands, has great, good, mediocre and bad products.
 
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You should look into the gold series if you want to overclock, as they provide a more stable current to the system than the bronze. Trying to run the bronze close to max can result in surges which could damage your cpu.

You can grab a copy of hardwaremonitor for free which will show how much your gpu and cpu are actually pulling in terms of wattage at the overclocked settings. If it's over 2/3 capacity of the supply, I'd start to consider backing it off or upgrading the PSU as well.
 
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superninja12

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Evga is a reliable company, however they brand their powersupplies (put a sticker with their name on it) that evga unit is made by hec (THE OEM).
Its an unreliable unit, hec hasnt build something trustworthy.

In the future do some research about your components , theres lots of information on this forum( i dont want to sound mean now but this was preventable).

I recommand you this seasonic its a steal !!!!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic - G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.98 @ NCIX US)
Total: $48.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-27 16:35 EDT-0400

heres lots of information about psus, (take it with a grain of salt the list is outdated)

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

why you shouldnt use your unit, http://www.overclock.net/t/1500086/why-you-should-not-buy-an-evga-400-600-and-500b-600b
 
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Isokolon

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there's no such thing as a "reliable company", except maybe for Seasonic

EVGA offers a wide variety of products, so much that they don't actually make them on their own but buy some from OEMs, like their PSUs
furthermore as they got so many different lines (I count 5 active lines) obviously there's a difference
otherwise a 550W G3 wouldn't cost twice as much as a 500W B1

as for that supply it's pretty poor but not dangerous (in that sense EVGA is reliable)
500W should be enough to run this, however I'm not the biggest fan on running it on an EVGA B1, I'd feel more comfortable with a unit of higher quality

as for the 1070: any 2 or 3 fan design will do. spending extra is really not needed for the 1070. Maybe don't get the most basic card (like a Zotac IceStorm), but no need to get for a too overengineered card.
Palit Gamerock, Inno3d iChill, Gainward Phoenix, Asus Dual or Strix, MSI Gaming, Galax Ex, Zotac AMP, EVGA SC or FTW are all nice cards (I'm sure I forgot one)
don't mind the advertised clock speeds, they all clock to around 2000Mhz per default, courtesy of Nvidia Boost, no matter if they're advertised as 1600MHz or 1800MHz
 
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EVGA like other PSU vendors, use different OEM PSU manufacturers depending on tier and wattage. Tom's has a great resource list for it here:

EVGA's B-series is Tier 3: "Some Haswell compatible, some not (maybe unconfirmed). Still safe to use and stable, just lower quality components. Not really ideal in serious overclocking or super-high load situations, such as a Bitcoin mining rig or a high end gaming system."

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Researching PSUs should always be the starting point for any build that you plan on overclocking. It is the heartbeat of your PC.
 
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