PC configuration

[mrpepo16]

Hi everyone, well...my PC have this components

 PSU: thermatake tr2 600w; in the +12V1 have 23A, in the +12V2 have 20A .....
CPU: I5 3470

MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE B75M-HD3

RAM: 8GB

 i want buy a gtx 970, my PSU have the requirements for this graphics card? same question for the motherboard

 

(yeah i know i suck in english)

[AlwaysFSX]

Yeah you should be fine.

[Tim Drake]

That's 43A on the 12v, You should be fine

[TheKDub]

Should be fine.

[TheKDub]

That's 43A on the 12v, You should be fine

 

Pretty sure its two separate 12v rails.

[8enjicraf2]

just done some research and it should work

 

hope this helped, 8

[mrpepo16]

here is the PSU link  but in my box dont say anything about 80+bronze

 

 

 

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00001656

[Cream pie filled car]

here is the PSU link but in my box dont say anything about 80+bronze

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00001656

But the website does

[mrpepo16]

I´m sorry for be soo annoying but...i just buy an asus strix gtx 970 and only have 1 8pin connector ....still okay the PSU.

[spwath]

I´m sorry for be soo annoying but...i just buy an asus strix gtx 970 and only have 1 8pin connector ....still okay the PSU.

The GPU will come with a molex to 6/8 pin adapter, use that and the 8 pin from psu

[mrpepo16]

that´s not the point because the PSU have an 8pin connector, i´m worry about amperage is that enough for the asus gtx 970?

[mrpepo16]

The GPU will come with a molex to 6/8 pin adapter, use that and the 8 pin from psu

that´s not the point because the PSU have an 8pin connector, i´m worry about amperage is that enough for the asus gtx 970? (sorry for post twice, just want to read this)

[airdeano]

minimum rail would be 20amp

 

here is the PSU link  but in my box dont say anything about 80+bronze

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00001656

 

reason being your PSU "TR2" is the older version of a budget-minded starter

unit. 

 

source: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermaltake-TR2-700-W-Power-Supply-Review/1422/11

 

the 970 can work on 20a output, but deciphering what cables are on the 12v2 circuit

is the challenge. 12v1 is usually the CPU 24-pin, 8-pin EPS and possibly the primary

PCIe. 12v2 would be the secondary PCIe and peripherals in general.

[mrpepo16]

minimum rail would be 20amp

 

 

reason being your PSU "TR2" is the older version of a budget-minded starter

unit. 

 

 

the 970 can work on 20a output, but deciphering what cables are on the 12v2 circuit

is the challenge. 12v1 is usually the CPU 24-pin, 8-pin EPS and possibly the primary

PCIe. 12v2 would be the secondary PCIe and peripherals in general.

i read that gtx 970 need 28A

[quan289]

There's multiple version of the TR2 600w. The one that Gab reviewed at Hardware Secret that airdeano had linked to is a FSP Epsilon 700w Bronze unit. Looking at the amperage rating of the 12v rail of yours (23A and 20A), it's an outdated, inefficient, non-PFC unit from CWT. Also, the 12v rails aren't additive,and Thermaltake never stated the actual combined rating for the PSU.

 

I would recommend getting a new, quality PSU.

 

i read that gtx 970 need 28A

 

That's for the entire system. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_970_STRIX_OC/23.html

Max power draw is 180wDC according to that review. That's 15A without any other components.

[EcoBoost]

 i want buy a gtx 970, my PSU have the requirements for this graphics card? same question for the motherboard

Yes, your PSU and motherboard will work.

 

 

There's multiple version of the TR2 600w. The one that Gab reviewed at Hardware Secret that airdeano had linked to is a FSP Epsilon 700w Bronze unit. Looking at the amperage rating of the 12v rail of yours (23A and 20A), it's an outdated, inefficient, non-PFC unit from CWT. Also, the 12v rails aren't additive,and Thermaltake never stated the actual combined rating for the PSU.

 

I would recommend getting a new, quality PSU.

 

If my TR2 500W could run my R9 280 perfectly fine overclocked to 280X speeds, I would have no doubts TR2 600W can run a 970 system.

[quan289]

If my TR2 500W could run my R9 280 perfectly fine overclocked to 280X speeds, I would have no doubts TR2 600W can run a 970 system.

 

The TR2 three or four OEMs that makes them, each based on a different platform and has different electrical specs and components. It's quite a mess, that it's quite hard to keep track of all of them. The TR-500P isn't a bad entry level unit, but IIRC, there's another version that only rated for ~300w on the 12v rail, which is quite low for a "500w" unit.

[EcoBoost]

The TR2 three or four OEMs that makes them, each based on a different platform and has different electrical specs and components. It's quite a mess, that it's quite hard to keep track of all of them. The TR-500P isn't a bad entry level unit, but IIRC, there's another version that only rated for ~300w on the 12v rail, which is quite low for a "500w" unit.

It wasn't the 500P. It was the one with two 12V rails. 

[quan289]

It wasn't the 500P. It was the one with two 12V rails. 

 

Oh, you got one of the two CWT units - more than likely the newer version. I may have gotten my information on the two of them jumbled up. The first TR-500/600 was release around 10 years ago which was rather poor. While the newer version was around 4 years ago with an updated 12v (although still overrated spec-wise) and the removal of the PFC circuitry. How well it is build or perform electrically, I don't know.

 

Anyways, since a non-OC i5 and 970 will have a power draw of around ~225wDC or so, the TR-600 may work. I, personally, still would get a new PSU. I mean ~$55 more isn't that much more on top of that $350 GPU. Of course, that's up to the OP.

 

May I asked though, what happen to your TR-500?

[EcoBoost]

May I asked though, what happen to your TR-500?

It's sitting in a box, which is in another box, which is in the basement. Probably gonna use it for a future build for myself or if one of my friends wants a new PC.

[airdeano]

i wouldn't wait till skylake launch, the power efficiencies look a lot more stringent

than what haswell was. i wouldn't be surprised if there is a re-vamp in PSU again

to make skylake platform operable. older PSU will work, just not in the low-output

ranges for EPU tasks.

[mrpepo16]

i just buy a corsair cx750,  its okay?....also im going to buy a i7 4790 a MoBo. gigabyte ga-b85m-d3h mATX 1150, a coler master hyper 212 evo and a ssd 120gb