gtx 1070ti with i7 3770 on a corsair vs450 psu???

sahil69 · May 3, 2018

so here are my pc specs
i7 3770
intel dh67cl motherboard
8gb ddr3 1600mhz
gtx 1050ti (want to upgrade it to gtx 1070 thats why i am asking this question here
corsair vs450 (can a 450w power supply handle the load of my rig??)
and 2 hdd no ssd please help me out
and is the 1070ti good choice ? the zotac mini gtx 1070ti?

maxalge · May 3, 2018

sahil69 :

yes its a good choice, though because it's not able to overclock the 3770 is not quite strong enough to handle it properly at 1080p

you would need a better psu for it as well

a gtx 1060 is a much better match for your setup

iamacow · May 3, 2018

It will work if you don't do any overclocking with the system. The 1070Ti draws 180Watts. The i7 3770 is 77watts, MB is 45~ and add 100 to everything else to be safe and you are at 402 under full load. Of course this will be less and more like 300-350 unless you are stress testing the system. But you cannot overclock at all with that 450watt psu.

boju · May 3, 2018

Update your psu would be overdue anyway if it's as old as the system.

Your cpu will provide enough for a 1070 and better still with hyperthreading in games that utilise it (to keep cpu usage down not to bottleneck the 1070) but bare in mind some older games perform better without so something to try if performance feels off, Dying Light for example.

You would want another 8GB ram preferably in a kit of 16GB or another identical stick if you're feeling lucky they'll work together. Just to help minimise pagefile usage which will happen with a gpu with more than 4GB vram. Games such as Gta5, Ghost Recon and BF1 do create whopping size pagefiles on 8GB systems and vram amount is the main cause (not all of it has to be used for this to happen) so try avoid too much hdd/ssd activity as it slows things down and causes stutters. Could try not use lots of vram but would mute the point of having a powerful graphics card so preferably have the extra ram to back it up.

iamacow · May 3, 2018

You can buy a EVGA 650watt Bronze B1 for $35 if you are concerned. I've been using abusing one 24/7 for a year now. It can handle 650watts just fine.

sahil69 · May 3, 2018

iamacow :

i wont be overclocking so its completely safe to just put a gtx 1070ti without changing any thing right?

sahil69 · May 3, 2018

boju :

ummm.. for how long will 3770 gonna last if i want 30-50 fps on 1080p,.. i mean will i be able to play games on this cpu for next 5 years? or less without spending money on a cpu i will upgrade the gpu ../.its a little bit weird but i have attachment to 3770 thats why i am asking??// ///.. is my question answer able??

sahil69 · May 3, 2018

ummm.. for how long will 3770 gonna last if i want 30-50 fps on 1080p,.. i mean will i be able to play games on this cpu for next 5 years? or less without spending money on a cpu i will upgrade the gpu ../.its a little bit weird but i have attachment to 3770 thats why i am asking??// ///.. is my question answer able??

iamacow · May 3, 2018

sahil69 :

iamacow :

i wont be overclocking so its completely safe to just put a gtx 1070ti without changing any thing right?

Short answer yes. Your system realistically will draw 350watts.

boju · May 3, 2018

sahil69 :

Upgrade when Pcie 4 and DDR5 is mainstream, think late or early next year. Thats where you want to be at your next upgrade, your current config will hold out until then.

LordVile · May 3, 2018

It's not the best PSU and you are looking at a 400W load with a 1070Ti an upgrade to a 550 or 600 might be good they're not very expensive.

sahil69 · May 3, 2018

boju :

iamacow :

thanqqqqqqq

sahil69 · May 3, 2018

boju :

sahil69 :

Upgrade when Pcie 4 and DDR5 is mainstream, think late or early next year. Thats where you want to be at your next upgrade, your current config will hold out until then.

but will it be able to play 2019-20 games??

sahil69 · May 3, 2018

boju :

sahil69 :

Upgrade when Pcie 4 and DDR5 is mainstream, think late or early next year. Thats where you want to be at your next upgrade, your current config will hold out until then.

i have no plans of upgrading will it last 2years with newer 1070ti

madmatt30 · May 3, 2018

Seriously change the psu.

The vs are low quality anyway , 450w (realistically it's closer to 400w) is pushing it even if it were a decent quality model psu .

A $500+ gpu on a $40 Psu is always going to be a bad idea!

sahil69 · May 3, 2018

madmatt30 :

but every one said it will work just fine,,, and it only takes 350w

jankerson · May 3, 2018

sahil69 :

The VS are very low quality and not ment for gaming systems, very bad idea to use it.

Replace the PSU with a better quality unit.

A good high quality 550W unit like:

Seasonic Focus Plus

Corsair RMX

EVGA G2 or G3

LordVile · May 3, 2018

sahil69 :

it takes 400W plus you have to factor in spikes.

sahil69 · May 3, 2018

LordVile :

sahil69 :

it takes 400W plus you have to factor in spikes.

iamacow said it will work fine and only take 350w ?/? what about that

LordVile · May 3, 2018

sahil69 :

LordVile :

iamacow said it will work fine and only take 350w ?/? what about that

Nooooo your system under load will draw around 400W with a 1070Ti and Nvidia themselves recommend a 500W PSU minimum with a 1070Ti

jankerson · May 3, 2018

sahil69 :

LordVile :

iamacow said it will work fine and only take 350w ?/? what about that

Not a good PSU at all, only 408W and underpowered for the system.

You can use it if you want to have issues and or don't like your PC.

iamacow · May 3, 2018

Just don't overclock and you'll be fine. However like the others said its amazing people will send $1500 on a computer and buy a $30 PSU. Spend $50 and get yourself a new EVGA or Corsair 500-600watt PSU for a piece of mind.

Most likely you will just kill that PSU in a few months since it can barely handle the 450watt rating. But that's the risk you take.

I've been using a EVGA 600watt Bronze B1 for a mining rig for over a year now. it draws 550 from the wall and has no issues. Only cost $30 on Amazon when on sale.

LordVile · May 3, 2018

iamacow :

BURN THE MINER!

DSzymborski · May 3, 2018

The B1 isn't that great a GPU either, an old HEC group-regulated design, though marginally better than a Corsair VS. $500 GPU and i7? It's hard to justify not going EVGA G2/G3, SeaSonic Focus, or better.

iamacow · May 3, 2018

DSzymborski :

Very true but the point is the system will only draw half the rated wattage so even a quality budget PSU will be fine. Even though the B1 aren't the best, but they do have all the modern safeties not to take out the whole system when it blows. I got 2x 1080Tis running 24/7. Hasn't been a problem. Expect the PSU fan is in full tilt 99% of the time and is annoying.

gtx 1070ti with i7 3770 on a corsair vs450 psu???

Commendable

Champion

Admirable

Titan

Admirable

Commendable

Commendable

Commendable

Admirable

Titan

Splendid

Commendable

Commendable

Commendable

Titan

Commendable

Judicious

Splendid

Commendable

Splendid

Judicious

Admirable

Splendid

Curmudgeon Pursuivant

Admirable

Share this page