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Hi. I have a seasonic M2II 520w semi modular psu. I plan on getting a 760 4gb or a 7970. Will i be able to use my graphics card under full load non overclocked? I dont want to spend my money on a graphics card if i wont be able to use it. Thanks :D

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Use http://pcpartpicker.com/

I would say 550 watts to 650 watts will be ok, If you plan on getting another 760 or 7970 then 700-800 watts

I recommend you take a look at the RM series good cable managing and Features

or a seasonic PSU

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Hi. I have a seasonic M2II 520w semi modular psu. I plan on getting a 760 4gb or a 7970. Will i be able to use my graphics card under full load non overclocked? I dont want to spend my money on a graphics card if i wont be able to use it. Thanks :D

 

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Yeah, that will be enough, as long as you're not running something crazy like 10 hard drives... things like that.

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Hi. I have a seasonic M2II 520w semi modular psu. I plan on getting a 760 4gb or a 7970. Will i be able to use my graphics card under full load non overclocked? I dont want to spend my money on a graphics card if i wont be able to use it. Thanks :D

 

yes, you can oc it as well ;)

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what is your full system?

This is my current build right now. I didnt add the 760/7970 because i dont have it lol http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1IyXG

 

Yeah, that will be enough, as long as you're not running something crazy like 10 hard drives... things like that.

I'll run 1, 1tb hdd, and 2 ssd's.

 

Use http://pcpartpicker.com/

I would say 550 watts to 650 watts will be ok, If you plan on getting another 760 or 7970 then 700-800 watts

I recommend you take a look at the RM series good cable managing and Features

or a seasonic PSU

I want to get a 750w corsair psu. not too sure yet but i feel nervous with 520w.

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Intel i5 4670k 4.2ghz @1.20v | Cooler Master 212 Plus | Asus z87-A | Fractal Design Define R4 |Hitachi 1TB 7200rpm HDD | 2x Samsung 840 EVO | Seasonic 520w m12II | Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb DDR3 1600mhz | PowerColor 7870 GHz edition | Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 | NZXT Hue RGB Controller
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Hi. I have a seasonic M2II 520w semi modular psu. I plan on getting a 760 4gb or a 7970. Will i be able to use my graphics card under full load non overclocked? I dont want to spend my money on a graphics card if i wont be able to use it. Thanks :D

I'm sure it would be fine.

 

But it just freaks me out........Get the 750w corsair psu

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you've got a intel cpu, unless your running it at 1.4v then it'll be fine. If anything the corsair will be more likely to die than the seasonic.

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I'm sure it would be fine.

 

But it just freaks me out........Get the 750w corsair psu

it freaks me out that ill be 50w under max. I'm upgrading to a corsair 760i around Christmas :D

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it freaks me out that ill be 50w under max. I'm upgrading to a corsair 760i around Christmas :D

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