Gigabyte gtx 580 soc psu question

[Cyral]

Hello,

One quick question. I just bought a gb gtx580soc, but iam not sure if my psu would handle it fine (also the room to oc the card)

On the gigabyte site they say 750w min supply

Setup:

IB i5-3450 (clocked 3.7)
psu: antec true power new 650w

thanks for the help

 

[fastreaction]

Well if they say 750w is the minimum I wouldn't dare to try any lower, it could fry my power supply.

- Fastreaction

 

[Cyral]

Its weird that a ref gtx 580 runs perfectly fine on a 600w psu. I just cant see why a gigabyte's version would consume 100w more.

one 6 pin + one 8pin connector cant handle more than 300w if i recall correctly. So cant see why gigabyte's sites states 750w min while other sites say 650w.

 

[fastreaction]

Yeah but why not just take the safe way and just buy a new power supply so you can game without any worries

- Fastreaction

 

[Cyral]

Because it would be a waste of money and i wont notice any performance increase.

If i google: ''650w psu enough for gtx 580'' Comes out its more enough.

I think gigabyte just wants to be sure, so people dont complain having a 600w crappy dell psu that it cant handle the card.

But i just want some confirmation

 

[fastreaction]

I would recommend you to get a power supply that meets the requirements for your card though. 650w might be sufficient for some people or brands but there is no 100% guarantee that the same rule applies to you. I wouldn't take the risk and just get a new power supply that meets the requirements. In the end it is up to you if you want to take any risk or not.

Edit: 650W does seem okay imo but I just would meet the requirements to be sure.

- Fastreaction