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Should be. Above 500 W (600+ mostly) is for dual GPU's and such.

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you should be ok, but you wouldn't have a lot of headroom anymore. 

The GTX 770 isnt the most efficient GPU out there. If you had a maxwell GPU then you'd have nothing to worry about. 

 

If it were you, I'd look into an upgrade in the near future just for peace of mind. Pushing your power supply to the max is never a good idea. 

even a modest bump to a 550W Gold rated power supply would be plenty. 

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you should be ok, but you wouldn't have a lot of headroom anymore. 

The GTX 770 isnt the most efficient GPU out there. If you had a maxwell GPU then you'd have nothing to worry about. 

 

If it were you, I'd look into an upgrade in the near future just for peace of mind. Pushing your power supply to the max is never a good idea. 

even a modest bump to a 550W Gold rated power supply would be plenty. 

Any cheap 80+ bronze PSU's that you would recommend?

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Any cheap 80+ bronze PSU's that you would recommend?

For me the list is short:

EVGA 600B 600W for $55 or less with rebates @Newegg_Support: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438014&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

XFX TS series 550W for $65ish @Newegg_Support (this is a strong Seasonic built unit): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013&ignorebbr=1

 

Realistically if your 500W unit has 38A or more on the +12V rail you shouldn't need an upgrade

 

What model PSU do you have? That would be helpful info TBH

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For me the list is short:

EVGA 600B 600W for $55 or less with rebates @Newegg_Support: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438014&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

XFX TS series 550W for $65ish @Newegg_Support (this is a strong Seasonic built unit): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013&ignorebbr=1

 

Realistically if your 500W unit has 38A or more on the +12V rail you shouldn't need an upgrade

 

What model PSU do you have? That would be helpful info TBH

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