What power supply to get to support an EVGA gtx 670 FTW

[1Dan1]

Hello, I was wondering what would be the right amount of wattage power supply, and the cheapest power supply, that would be best to get to support an EVGA GTX 670 FTW http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787. Thanks in advance for your time. Some of my specs are below.

Processor: Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.07 GHZ
RAM: 12 GB
Monitor: A 1400 x 900 View Sonic monitor

 

[toyftw]

Hello, I was wondering what would be the right amount of wattage power supply, and the cheapest power supply, that would be best to get to support an EVGA GTX 670 FTW http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787. Thanks in advance for your time. Some of my specs are below.

Processor: Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.07 GHZ
RAM: 12 GB
Monitor: A 1400 x 900 View Sonic monitor

The mfg recommends 500w minimum, and you prob should get a quality unit in that range,
especially if the card fails during warranty and you need to RMA.

What is your budget?
There are some good deals in the 500-550w range.

altho the best price/value deal I see on Newegg right now is a 650w unit:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020 Nets to $50 after mir - Seasonic built

Quality brands are Seasonic, Corsair, Antec, XFX. There are others, but a good unit/deal
can be found from this lsit.

Tom

 

[technoholic]

An overclocked GTX requires more than 500w imo. Get a 600w+ unit from a good brand like toyftw mentioned and play it safely

 

[Deleted member 217926]

An overclocked GTX requires more than 500w imo. Get a 600w+ unit from a good brand like toyftw mentioned and play it safely

No. It does not. In fact a system with a GTX 660 needs a recomended 430w power supply.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

Anything in the 450-500 watt range from Corsair, Seasonic, PC Power and Cooling, XFX, Silverstone, Enermax, OCZ or Antec will ensure a good quality unit.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Any of these will do quite well. The Seasonic X460 is likely out of your price range but is the best in quality by a mile and fanless so is essentially silent. The Seasonic made PC Power and Cooling MK III is second best and would be my choice. It's modualr as well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657%20600014020&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=58%7C17%2D703%2D035%5Eicn%5Fironegg%5Foverlay%5F125x94%23%2C17%2D371%2D004%5E17%2D371%2D004%2D02%23%2C17%2D139%2D027%5E17%2D139%2D027%2DTS%2C17%2D151%2D099%5E17%2D151%2D099%2DTS%2C17%2D256%2D065%5E17%2D256%2D065%2DTS

Edit: Try this if that link failed.

http://tinyurl.com/a4skvbl

 

[toyftw]

No. It does not. In fact a system with a GTX 660 needs a recomended 430w power supply.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

Anything in the 450-500 watt range from Corsair, Seasonic, PC Power and Cooling, XFX, Silverstone, Enermax, OCZ or Antec will ensure a good quality unit.

Actually - the Mfg of the 670ftw recommends 500w minimum. I'm aware he can get by with less,
but if he has to RMA the card, you don't want the mfg to "have a way out" of the warranty
by having less than 500w.

Tom
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02G-P4-2678-KR

Interface
Interface
PCI Express 3.0 x16

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NVIDIA
GPU
GeForce GTX 670
Core Clock
1006MHz
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[Deleted member 217926]

It's a 660 not a 670 and I completely trust Realhardtechx. Even their 430w number assumes a generic power supply.

Anandtech got their GTX 660 system to pull 287 watts at load. Of course that's with an overclocked 6 core i7 3960X.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6276/nvidia-geforce-gtx-660-review-gk106-rounds-out-the-kepler-family/16

Techspot got 292 watts. Also with a 6 core i7 3960X.

http://www.techspot.com/review/572-nvidia-geforce-gtx-660/page11.html

With a quality power supply 350 watts is more than enough. The PC Power and Cooling I recommended is a 500w model.

By the way your link above to the Corsair 650TX says it's made by Seasonic. Corsair dropped the TX V2. The TX V3 is what's sold now. The 550TX, 550TXM, 650TX and 650TXM are now made by CWT. The 750TX, 750TXM, 850TX and 850TXM are mde by Chicony Power Technology ( HiPro ) and no reviews have been released yet. I am holding off on recommending the TX line until someone puts them on a load tester.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

And ignore everything I posted because somehow I thought he was asking about a GTX 660 non Ti. That's what I get for having multiple tabs open.

 

[toyftw]

It's a 660 not a 670 and I completely trust Realhardtechx. Even their 430w number assumes a generic power supply.

Anandtech got their GTX 660 system to pull 287 watts at load. Of course that's with an overclocked 6 core i7 3960X.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6276/nvidia-geforce-gtx-660-review-gk106-rounds-out-the-kepler-family/16

Techspot got 292 watts. Also with a 6 core i7 3960X.

http://www.techspot.com/review/572-nvidia-geforce-gtx-660/page11.html

With a quality power supply 350 watts is more than enough. The PC Power and Cooling I recommended is a 500w model.

By the way your link above to the Corsair 650TX says it's made by Seasonic. Corsair dropped the TX V2. The TX V3 is what's sold now. The 550TX, 550TXM, 650TX and 650TXM are now made by CWT. The 750TX, 750TXM, 850TX and 850TXM are mde by Chicony Power Technology ( HiPro ) and no reviews have been released yet. I am holding off on recommending the TX line until someone puts them on a load tester.

1Dan1's post is for an EVGA 670FTW, not a 660, and that's the info I replied to.

The Corsair TX 650 v2 (Seasonic built )is still avail @ Newegg, I'm aware Corsair has dropped it,
but there's still goods in the marketplace, hence the ads.

Tom

 

[toyftw]

And ignore everything I posted because somehow I thought he was asking about a GTX 660 non Ti. That's what I get for having multiple tabs open.

LOL - sorry - didn't see this til after I posted.

cheers

 

[MC_K7]

Or here is another one, very good bang for the bucks and a best-seller:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

*** Edit ***: I just saw that Toyftw already recommended it, you read my mind bro!

 

[1Dan1]

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[1Dan1]

The mfg recommends 500w minimum, and you prob should get a quality unit in that range,
especially if the card fails during warranty and you need to RMA.

What is your budget?
There are some good deals in the 500-550w range.

altho the best price/value deal I see on Newegg right now is a 650w unit:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020 Nets to $50 after mir - Seasonic built

Quality brands are Seasonic, Corsair, Antec, XFX. There are others, but a good unit/deal
can be found from this lsit.

Tom

Thanks alot for your help! Much appreciated. I will more than likely go with the power supply you reccomended, thanks a bunch. Well within my budget.

 

[1Dan1]

Thank you everyone for your feedback, help, and suggestions!

 

[toyftw]

Thanks alot for your help! Much appreciated. I will more than likely go with the power supply you reccomended, thanks a bunch. Well within my budget.

Gr8 - good luck with your new upgrades.

Tom