Psu selection

[brpeden82]

is 650watts enough to power two 560ti in sli core i5 2500k in 4.4 Ghz sata hdd,ssd,dvd-rw

 

[hunter315]

Depends on the 650W unit, some are plenty capable of it, some older cheaper units arent.

 

[brpeden82]

what about this one. i know i should probaly go to a 750w just for upgrade porposes

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207007

 

[hunter315]

XFX units are solid picks, that one can handle two 560s plus the over clocking well.

 

[ikyung]

2x 560Ti SLI pulls about 440watts in FULL load stress tests.
i5 2500k in full load on all 4 cores overclocked is a little less then 100watts
no more then 100watts for your motherboard/RAM/HDD/SSD/DVD

So you are cutting it pretty close with a 650watt. I would opt for a 700-750watt just to be safe.

 

[brpeden82]

this seems to be a good one isnt modular though

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021&cm_re=750tx_v2-_-17-139-021-_-Product

 

[ko888]

For a single GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card system NVIDIA recommends a 500 Watt or greater system power supply with a minimum +12V current rating of 30 Amps and at least two 6-pin PCI Express Supplementary Power Connectors.

For a two GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card 2-way SLI system NVIDIA recommends a 700 Watt or greater system power supply with a minimum +12V current rating of 45 Amps and at least four 6-pin PCI Express Supplementary Power Connectors.

Since it's the power supply's +12V current rating that primarily determines whether it is suitable for your system, both the XFX P1-650X-CAH9 650W and the CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W, that you have linked to, are both capable of handling a two GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card 2-way SLI system with headroom for any overclocking.

 

[brpeden82]

Best answer selected by brpeden82.