Do have a powerful enough psu

[matthewtet]

i have a 500watt 80-plus certified psu and i was wondering if i could run a gtx 770 off of it i went on an internet psu wattage calculater and it said i could but i was wondering if anybody was actually doing it and if they could tell me if it works well.

specs: i5-3470

8gb ddr3 ram

500gb 7200rpm hdd

64gb ssd

and hopefully a gtx 770

500w 80plus gold psu

any help would be appreciated

[orangecat]

Might go 650-700 to be safe but it shoudl work just fine assuming you're +12 is strong enough.

[nishank93]

Yeah sure! Linus made a

with a 550W PSU and a overclocked 4770K+GTX780.

[delet my acc pls]

that depend on your 12 volt rail

[quan289]

It should be enough, especially since you aren't going to be overclocking with that CPU. However, what's the model of this 500w Gold PSU?

[mvitkun]

considering most 80+ gold power supplies are great quality I'd say yes.

[mgsstar]

It would be enough if you have a good quality psu. What is your psu model? I would upgrade to a 650W like a TX650 or a XFX Core 650W to be safe.

[piplupgao]

It should but you won't have much headroom for overclocking

[matthewtet]

thanks for the help. i think i will get the gtx770. but will think about upgrading psu afterwards. a 700w maybe. cheers guys

[quan289]

Again, to ensure that you have a good quality PSU, it would best to provide the model number of your unit. For example, by some off chance that you confused the "gold" to be 80+ certified, you may have this PSU: http://www.ebuyer.com/255692-cit-500w-power-supply-gold-12cm-24pin-sata-model-500u-psucit500ugold

 

If you have that unit, I would suggest throwing it out and getting a new, proper PSU. If you have the FSP Aurum Gold 500w, Lepa G500-MAS, or whatever, then it should be fine.

[Shrubpig]

i have a 500watt 80-plus certified psu and i was wondering if i could run a gtx 770 off of it i went on an internet psu wattage calculater and it said i could but i was wondering if anybody was actually doing it and if they could tell me if it works well.

specs: i5-3470

8gb ddr3 ram

500gb 7200rpm hdd

64gb ssd

and hopefully a gtx 770

500w 80plus gold psu

any help would be appreciated

I would use like a 550W for that system.

[ShadowRaven]

It all sounds  good,  but have any unstable reactions such as heat

[matthewtet]

Again, to ensure that you have a good quality PSU, it would best to provide the model number of your unit. For example, by some off chance that you confused the "gold" to be 80+ certified, you may have this PSU: http://www.ebuyer.com/255692-cit-500w-power-supply-gold-12cm-24pin-sata-model-500u-psucit500ugold

 

If you have that unit, I would suggest throwing it out and getting a new, proper PSU. If you have the FSP Aurum Gold 500w, Lepa G500-MAS, or whatever, then it should be fine.

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/powersupplies/nov-psg500.html

That is the link to the psu. it does say on the box that it is 80 plus certified but it isnt 80+ gold

[Flynn]

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

 

Check that out, it's a calculator for PSUs.

[s3ns3]

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/powersupplies/nov-psg500.html

That is the link to the psu. it does say on the box that it is 80 plus certified but it isnt 80+ gold

its fine.