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Started by Jonas Maeyens | | 7 answers
corsair cx600m good enough to power msi geforce gtx 970 4g gaming edition?
Hello, i have an corsair cx600m (600w)
my pc specs are
i7 2600 3.4 ghz
12gb of ram
gigabyte geforce gtx 670 windforce x2 (941ghz baseclock)

My question is if i would upgrade my gpu to an msi gtx 970 4g gaming edition
if my psu is powerfull enough for the gtx 970?
the msi geforce gtx 970 needs 500w min.

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October 14, 2014 6:25:12 AM

how about vs550 ? and asus gtx 970 only have 1x 8-pin ?
sr for my bad english
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a b 4 Gaming
October 13, 2014 7:32:28 AM

I'm not from Europe so spare me if I'm wrong, can you get it from Scan.co.uk or Amazon.fr or .it? I'm unaware of European sites.

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October 13, 2014 7:32:24 AM

A GeForce GTX 970 needs 28 amps on the 12v + rail and a 500 watt power supply.

The CX600 has the PCIE connections needed.

Since your not overclocking it has more than enough power on the 12v+ rail.

It's not the best PSU quality wise , but plenty for your specs.
October 13, 2014 7:31:18 AM

any idea where i should buy the Gtx 970? i live in belgium, but i can buy it online by visa ;) 
October 13, 2014 7:30:19 AM

ok thanks for the fast answers.
and i'm not going to overclock it :) 
October 13, 2014 7:25:55 AM

You should be just fine. At load it only uses 280w.

If you want to OC, you may need another PSU.
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a b 4 Gaming
October 13, 2014 7:24:30 AM

Yes it's enough wattage wise. But the quality of this PSU is not so good, and the next upgrade should be of PSU IMO. But right now, it'd suffice.

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