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Nacho Marco Segui
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Hi,im trying to calculate the consumption of my rig if i switched to the 390(Having my 970 rmaed)

The site:http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

 

Basically,it says that the max power draw with my setup would be 390-400(970 at 1500mhz or 390 at 1060)

Looking at Corsair link,the max draw of the entire system has been 270 watts playing fallout 4.Will the power used change much? I am really worried about power consumption since my house is powered ENTIRELY by solar panels

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with a 390 you should get 500 good one or 600w one to be safe. Also psu wattage makes very LITTLE DIFFERENCE to consumption.

 

 

And yes, it will change a lot. 390 uses almost double the amount of power compared to 970. It alone will use around 250W in gaming loads.

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Hi,im trying to calculate the consumption of my rig if i switched to the 390(Having my 970 rmaed)

The site:http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

 

Basically,it says that the max power draw with my setup would be 390-400(970 at 1500mhz or 390 at 1060)

Looking at Corsair link,the max draw of the entire system has been 270 watts playing fallout 4.Will the power used change much? I am really worried about power consumption since my house is powered ENTIRELY by solar panels

just use pcpart picker in the power supply section it gives you the watts used

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Hi,im trying to calculate the consumption of my rig if i switched to the 390(Having my 970 rmaed)

The site:http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

 

Basically,it says that the max power draw with my setup would be 390-400(970 at 1500mhz or 390 at 1060)

Looking at Corsair link,the max draw of the entire system has been 270 watts playing fallout 4.Will the power used change much? I am really worried about power consumption since my house is powered ENTIRELY by solar panels

List your system specs out to me and I'll let you know how much power it needs. Calculators are such trash.

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It will probably be a bit higher, but if you are now at 270, i don't expect it will be 390-400W with a 390.

An extra 50w is probably as much as you would see.

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List your system specs out to me and I'll let you know how much power it needs. Calculators are such trash.

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($337.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Directron) 
Total: $789.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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you psu load will be fine. but usage will increase a lot. 

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($337.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Directron) 
Total: $789.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 14:08 EST-0500

 

That with the 970 might hit 250W with the GPU overclocked. *Might*. With the 390 it's going to use a fair bit more power, upwards of 330W-ish. You'll still be fine on solar panels though.

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That with the 970 might hit 250W with the GPU overclocked. *Might*. With the 390 it's going to use a fair bit more power, upwards of 330W-ish. You'll still be fine on solar panels though.

It has hit 270 at stock settings(1405 mhz boost)

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It has hit 270 at stock settings(1405 mhz boost)

I doubt that as with an overclocked to all hell 5960X + factory OC 970 the system hit 249 watts under load http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-970-oc-mini-itx-review,7.html

 

Corsair's link is pretty good at measuring voltage regulation and all the boring specs but wattage seems to be a tad off at times. 

 

EDIT: TL;DR you have nothing to worry about :)

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