Power requirements

[jsehnert]

Hi,

I need to purchase a PC with the specs:

32gb 1600 ram
256 tb ssd primary
2tb secondary
2tb secondary
GTX 680 4GB
i7-3930k
bit-flow frame grabber

My company requests that I purchase this through HP, however they only offer a limited power supply of 600W with this configuration. You can get more power by moving up to the workstations, however they only offer Xeon processors and for what I need, the cost becomes prohibitive. So my question is: will the configuration outlined above work ok with a 600W power supply? I know the specs for the GTX 680 says at least 550W, wo I'm not sure what that leaves for the other components...

Thanks,

Jim

 

[mocchan]

The GTX680 itself will only consume around 300w of power, as long as HP uses a decent quality 600w PSU, I don't think you would run into any issues. The 3930k itself will use around 130w, which leaves you a total power consumption of roughly 430w.

Keep in mind, however, that your CPU+GPU will ONLY consume ~430w power combined if you're constantly keeping them at 100% load.

Since this is a pre-built, I doubt OP can do any overclocking, thus, leaving me to the conclusion that he shouldn't worry too much. His other components should only use up around ~50-100w max.

 

[jemm]

600W is more then enough for this system -- what is strange to me is a company asking to order a CPU with overclock abilities, apart from the 32 GB 1600 MHz ram, and the GTX 680 4GB.

What kinda company is it?

 

[mocchan]

600W is more then enough for this system -- what is strange to me is a company asking to order a CPU with overclock abilities, apart from the 32 GB 1600 MHz ram, and the GTX 680 4GB.

What kinda company is it?

:lol: My same thoughts.

 

[bigcyco1]

600W is more then enough for this system -- what is strange to me is a company asking to order a CPU with overclock abilities, apart from the 32 GB 1600 MHz ram, and the GTX 680 4GB.

What kinda company is it?

:lol: was wondering the same thing myself

 

[jemm]

Even more strange is HP shipping a CPU with ´K´!

 

[mocchan]

Even more strange is HP shipping a CPU with ´K´!

Well, if you think about it, the 3930k is the only 6-core offering from Intel besides the Extreme Edition. So I don't find this too strange.

 

[jemm]

Well, if you think about it, the 3930k is the only 6-core offering from Intel besides the Extreme Edition. So I don't find this too strange.

Well...will HP let its costumers going overclock by letting them changing the Bios, or will it come with pre-overclock settings?

 

[mocchan]

Well...will HP let its costumers going overclock by letting them changing the Bios, or will it come with pre-overclock settings?

Definitely not :lol: overclocking is besides the point when it comes to the 3930k IMO. If someone is investing money in a 6 core and wants something cheaper than a Xeon, then the 3930k is probably the only option HP has.

 

[bigcyco1]

Well...will HP let its costumers going overclock by letting them changing the Bios, or will it come with pre-overclock settings?

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[jemm]

So you get an unblocked 3930k, but blocked through Bios by HP?

 

[mocchan]

Basically, yes, if you're wanting a 6-core offering from Intel :lol:

 

[jemm]

I am sure you meant to say from HP.

 

[mocchan]

Both works

If you're wanting a PC with a 6-Core CPU from HP, you have two choices; AMD FX-6100 or Intel Core i7 3930k (Or some 6-core Xeons in the Workstation class)

 

[jemm]

Why would you want a PC from HP, when you can have it unblocked if you get it elsewhere -- which brings back my old question about the weird request from the OP´s mysterious company.

 

[mocchan]

:lol: that's just how OEM's work.