Very old question

[DewgSauce]

Never thought about it till now:

Is the Corsair cx430 enough?

Gtx970

Xeon 1220v2 oc'd to 3.5ghz

Asrock Pro3gen3

8gb ram

3 case fans

Cooler master CPU cooler

And that's it I think

I would check myself but I can't use my PC atm due to my graphics card being shipped late

[dadasmithywinkle]

Never thought about it till now:

Is the Corsair cx430 enough?

Gtx970

Xeon 1220v2 oc'd to 3.5ghz

Asrock Pro3gen3

8gb ram

3 case fans

Cooler master CPU cooler

And that's it I think

I would check myself but I can't use my PC atm due to my graphics card being shipped late

Yep. it'll be enough.

[KamiKatze]

Yes it is. That system will ned 250-300W depending on the 970 model.

[TheKDub]

More than enough, you will still be able to OC your GPU and keep your CPU OC'd, and have plenty of extra room left over.

[DewgSauce]

More than enough, you will still be able to OC your GPU and keep your CPU OC'd, and have plenty of extra room left over.

so why do people get 1000 watt power supplies? Even with sli you can't need that much?

[TheKDub]

so why do people get 1000 watt power supplies? Even with sli you can't need that much?

 

There are some cards that are very power hungry, and when there are 3-4 of them in a system, they can easily use over 1000W when under load.

 

Example:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9290xdc24gd5

 

That card has a TDP of 300W, if you crossfired 4 of them together, that's 1200W from the cards alone, then you still have the CPU, and others that have to get power too.

[DewgSauce]

There are some cards that are very power hungry, and when there are 3-4 of them in a system, they can easily use over 1000W when under load.

 

Example:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9290xdc24gd5

 

That card has a TDP of 300W, if you crossfired 4 of them together, that's 1200W from the cards alone, then you still have the CPU, and others that have to get power too.

ah I see thanks for the help everyone