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650W PSU Enough?

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No youll be fine, as long as you arent pushing for the most extreme overclocks 

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Hi, Current Specs in my Sig.

 

Looking to add another 970.

 

Do you think I need a PSU Upgrade?

Rig:   Case: Corsair 760t  Motherboard: Asus Z97-A  CPU: i5 4690k @ 4.4Ghz  RAM: 8GB XMS3  GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 Cooling: CM Nepton 280L Storage: 1 TB Seagate Baracuda & Crucial CT240M 240GB SSD PSU: Corsair CSM 650W

Upgrades:   GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 SLI RAM: HyperX Fury White 16GB Storage: 3TB WD Green PSU: Superflower Leadex Plat 1000w

"My PC is just substitute for the things in life I'd much rather be doing, It passes the time."

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You should be fine, why do you have a 1000W PSU in your sig?

Intel Core i5 4690K @ 4.2Ghz | Evga GTX 780 Ti SC ACX with backplate | MSI Gaming 9 AC | 8GB (2x4) Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 2400 MHz | Corsair H105 | 128GB Crucial MX100 | Toshiba 2TB | Evga 750G2 | Corsair Obsidian 750d | Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 PWM (3x140mm & 3x120mm)

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650w is plenty

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm

SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP

Old Rig

i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz

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Cheers

Rig:   Case: Corsair 760t  Motherboard: Asus Z97-A  CPU: i5 4690k @ 4.4Ghz  RAM: 8GB XMS3  GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 Cooling: CM Nepton 280L Storage: 1 TB Seagate Baracuda & Crucial CT240M 240GB SSD PSU: Corsair CSM 650W

Upgrades:   GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 SLI RAM: HyperX Fury White 16GB Storage: 3TB WD Green PSU: Superflower Leadex Plat 1000w

"My PC is just substitute for the things in life I'd much rather be doing, It passes the time."

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