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Can this psu handle a gtx 980?

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IZGKYEI/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1413655039&sr=8-1π=SX200_QL40

My friend has this in his computer with a gtx 760 and wants to upgrade to a gtx 980

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I think it should do, but the rest of the build would be nice, and that PSU looks shite to me, but idk what the OEM is so...

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It might work, voltage is a little on the low side..

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IZGKYEI/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1413655039&sr=8-1π=SX200_QL40

My friend has this in his computer with a gtx 760 and wants to upgrade to a gtx 980

If it can handle a 760 it can handle a 980. The 980 actually uses slightly less power.

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IZGKYEI/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1413655039&sr=8-1π=SX200_QL40

My friend has this in his computer with a gtx 760 and wants to upgrade to a gtx 980

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/nvidia_gtx980_maxwell_review/22

 

So why are we so impressed by the GTX980 when it's roughly the same as a GTX780Ti? 150W less power draw at the wall. That's frankly incredible.

To put that into perspective, if only a million GTX780Ti owners changed to a GTX980, we'd save 150 Million Watts in power. Which is one and a half times the output of SHAMS 1, the largest Solar Power plant in on Earth. 

 

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550W is more than enough for a single card config. 

voltage =/= wattage

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IZGKYEI/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1413655039&sr=8-1π=SX200_QL40

My friend has this in his computer with a gtx 760 and wants to upgrade to a gtx 980

yes, it only use 183W in 3D stress test.

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I think it should do, but the rest of the build would be nice, and that PSU looks shite to me, but idk what the OEM is so...

 

Super Flower, so it's actually not shite.

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If it can handle a 760 it can handle a 980. The 980 actually uses slightly less power.

ofc it can handle the 980 if now it powers a 760. the psu is very good since the OEM is super flower

 

^ These. 

 

In real world usage, power consumption of 760 and 980 are practically identical. 

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It'll work but I still recommend an upgrade to something like ~600W

what for? a good 600W psu can run a system with 2x gtx 980 in SLI and has lots of room to spare for overclock

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what for? a good 600W psu can run a system with 2x gtx 980 in SLI and has lots of room to spare for overclock

 

Yes please ignore people telling you to upgrade your PSU it's fine.

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IZGKYEI/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1413655039&sr=8-1π=SX200_QL40

My friend has this in his computer with a gtx 760 and wants to upgrade to a gtx 980

 

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/nvidia_gtx980_maxwell_review/22

 

So why are we so impressed by the GTX980 when it's roughly the same as a GTX780Ti? 150W less power draw at the wall. That's frankly incredible.

To put that into perspective, if only a million GTX780Ti owners changed to a GTX980, we'd save 150 Million Watts in power. Which is one and a half times the output of SHAMS 1, the largest Solar Power plant in on Earth. 

 

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on the graph its the complete system, not the gpu

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on the graph its the complete system, not the gpu

I'm well aware, i was just illustrating that the whole power draw is much less than the max power the power supply can handle. 

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Depends on what GTX 980 you pick. The reference model only uses 2 x 6 pins (Your psu has these).

 

If you are buying a custom model  from eg Asus, Gigabyte or MSI, it might require more power in the form of 2 x 8 pins . (Your PSU does not have these 2 connectors, from what i can see on the Amazon page.)

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Super Flower, so it's actually not shite.

Is Super Flower the OEM?

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