Enough watts?

[TasTyDK]

i'm planning a new build i'm going with one 780. but i want to go SLI in the future so i have looked at the ax860i by Corsair will it be enough watts?

[KamiKatze]

Yes. 860i will be plenty for a 780 SLI. It's the perfect fit imo.

 

@TasTyDK

[qwertywarrior]

accoring to  review websites

a full system with a 780ti sli will suck in around 650 watts

 

and the recommendation is

 

GeForce GTX 780 Ti 2-way SLI - On your average system the cards require you to have a 800 Watt power supply unit as minimum.

 

so for two 780 GTX cards you in the clear

[TasTyDK]

Yes. 860i will be plenty for a 780 SLI. It's the perfect fit imo.

good are you sure?

[TasTyDK]

accoring to  review websites

a full system with a 780ti sli will suck in around 650 watts

 

and the recommendation is

 

GeForce GTX 780 Ti 2-way SLI - On your average system the cards require you to have a 800 Watt power supply unit as minimum.

 

so for two 780 GTX cards you in the clear

will there still be room for overclocking?

[qwertywarrior]

will there still be room for overclocking?

yes

you still have around 200+ watts to spare

 

i would like to add that overclocking a cpu in most modern games will have negligible effects

so overclock you GPU instead

[KamiKatze]

good are you sure?

 

I am as sure as someone can get, who's interested in tech. I don't own such a system but SLIs require ~750+W minimum and your swystem won't be running full load 24/7. The AX 860i will have the peak loads covered with plenty power. Plus, it's platinum rated. You could go for an EVGA supernova 1000W if you wanted to.

[TasTyDK]

yes

you still have around 200+ watts to spare

 

i would like to add that overclocking a cpu in most modern games will have negligible effects

so overclock you GPU instead

so should i not overclock the cpu but the gpu. bot can i still overclock both?

[qwertywarrior]

so should i not overclock the cpu but the gpu. bot can i still overclock both?

yes you can

 

i would like to know what your build is just to be sure

 

a 3960x at 4.6Ghz with two 780 Ti will load over 700 watts so ur fine + extra hard drives etc

[TasTyDK]

yes you can

 

i would like to know what your build is just to be sure

 

a 3960x at 4.6Ghz with two 780 Ti will load over 700 watts so ur fine + extra hard drives etc

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3qUX6

the case is the corsair graphite 760t

[Lays]

Provided you don't plan on buying a 39xx or 49xx chip, and overclocking it past 1.45 volts as well as modding the bios on the 780's to allow over 1.3 volts, you'll be fine.

[qwertywarrior]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3qUX6

the case is the corsair graphite 760t

It will be fine

But that 830 ssd is over priced buy a 840 from new egg or amazon for around 85$

[atrash]

I would get the Non-i instead. Save your money from that gimmicky corsair link stuff.

[fringie]

I would get the Non-i instead. Save your money from that gimmicky corsair link stuff.

+1

 

 

accoring to  review websites

a full system with a 780ti sli will suck in around 650 watts

 

and the recommendation is

 

GeForce GTX 780 Ti 2-way SLI - On your average system the cards require you to have a 800 Watt power supply unit as minimum.

 

so for two 780 GTX cards you in the clear

+1

OC'ing (Unless it's an i7-e + possibly amd fx series(?)) doesn't require many watts. 860 Watts is more than enough. 

[TasTyDK]

It will be fine

But that 830 ssd is over priced buy a 840 from new egg or amazon for around 85$

i'm not buy that i just put it in so people dont ask why i dont have a ssd

[WoodenMarker]

Overkill. A good 750w is already more than enough.