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Will 650w handle this?

MrAtlas
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Hi. I have a 650w corsair txm psu, wondering whether this upgrade will mean I have to get a new psu, different sites are telling me different things.

 

I currently have:

 

3600x, 2070 super, 500gb m2 nvme ssd, 2tb hdd, 16gb 3600mhz ram, 1440p 27" monitor, gaming mouse and keyboard. 

 

***Looking to upgrade the 2070s to 3080.***

 

Will 650w be sufficient?

 

(I won't be overclocking)

 

Thanks.

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it's recommended to be 750W but that is covering PSUs in the bronze and below tier as well as platinum. It will be close with the TX650, Even when you aren't overclocking the GPU will boost above the listed clocks and that causes spikes in amperage which can draw more power than your PSU is designed for. 

 

personally, I would have no worries running a 3080 on that PSU as it's from one of the better manufacturers so it has quality components. 

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I ran a 5900X and 3060ti on a 500W for a while and sure, it'll run, but don't be surprised if your system overloads your PSU and your whole PC goes kaput. Like others said, spikes can be random and could knock your whole PC out mid-game. I stressed a 5900X and 3060TI at full blast and sure, it didn't quite take it out of my 500W PSU, but play it safe and say no, get a higher wattage PSU

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It will run technically, but I would reccomend at least a 750 watt or more.

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Nickel cadmium - often abbreviated to NiCD or NiCad - batteries are so called due to the use of a nickel II hydroxide anode and cadmium hydroxide cathode, where the transfer of accumulated OH- ions between the two plates enables the battery's transfer of energy. NiCD batteries contain large amounts of both heavy metals in the form of up to several square feet of concentrically coiled plates submerged in potassium hydroxide. Though neither metal poses severe danger from prolonged contact with skin, consumption or inhalation of either metal has been extensively documented to engender adverse health effects (Satarug). 

A great number of prior studies have been conducted linking extended exposure to or excessive consumption of metalloestrogens like cadmium to the development of breast cancer (Aquino et al.) - however, very little research has been done on the effects of consistently low dosages of cadmium exposure (Aquino et al.). Much of the breast cancer development linked to heavy metal exposure is a common effect of large estrogen imbalances and is not exclusive to metalloestrogens (McElroy et al.). Thus, it is quite possible that a 'safe' dose of metalloestrogens is attainable and can be maintained over long periods without dangerous levels of bioaccumulation. 

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