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Hi all new here,

 

I am looking to upgrade to a 980ti. I am wondering if my current spec is up to scratch.

 

The two main things I am worried about are if my processor could bottleneck it and if my PSU is good enough for the 980ti.

 

CPU: Intel i5-3570K(stock clock)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD, 1280MB DDR5
RAM: KINGSTON 8GB DDR3 1333MHz
PSU: Corsair GS600 600W

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H, Intel Z77, mATX

 

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Your rig is fine for the 980ti. You won't have any issues

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You rig will glady use a 980ti. No problems there.

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Yeah it runs great, no need to upgrade the CPU. It's fine already.

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Yes.

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Your rig is fine for the 980ti. You won't have any issues

 

 

You rig will glady use a 980ti. No problems there.

 

Thanks for the quick replies.

 

I have to ask why the K series CPU if you arent gonna overclock:P. But yes it should be fine..

 

Ha fair enough question. I knew someone is going to ask. I was gonna go overclock it back when I first built this rig and then I just never got around to doing it. Then my interest in computer hardware died down for a bit until recently. So no complicated reasons :P

 

I was kind of surprised my PSU is good enough for this card. I almost thought I would need to upgrade that as well.

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The 3570K is still a great chip. I have the 3770K and a couple of 980 Ti in my machine and whilst I see a tiny bit of a bottleneck, I can't see a single card being held back by your CPU.

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i am vondering the same thing.
i have i5 4690k (4.35Ghz)

asus z97 pro gamer

antech 750w gold 
and ill go with g1 980 ti

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Hi all new here,

 

I am looking to upgrade to a 980ti. I am wondering if my current spec is up to scratch.

 

The two main things I am worried about are if my processor could bottleneck it and if my PSU is good enough for the 980ti.

 

CPU: Intel i5-3570K(stock clock)

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD, 1280MB DDR5

RAM: KINGSTON 8GB DDR3 1333MHz

PSU: Corsair GS600 600W

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H, Intel Z77, mATX

 

Thanks.

Yes, but i would suggest a 700w+ PSU though.

 

i am vondering the same thing.

i have i5 4690k (4.35Ghz)

asus z97 pro gamer

antech 750w gold 

and ill go with g1 980 ti

Easy, yes.

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Yes, but i would suggest a 700w+ PSU though.

 

Easy, yes.

 

After checking the EVGA website on their 980ti card's spec sheet they do recommend a minimum of 600 watts PSU. I meet the minimum requirement but I understand that I should have some overhead.

 

I want to avoid upgrading the PSU as it will add to the overall cost as I am already going to spend €800~ for the GPU alone.

 

What do you guys think?

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After checking the EVGA website on their 980ti card's spec sheet they do recommend a minimum of 600 watts PSU. I meet the minimum requirement but I understand that I should have some overhead.

 

I want to avoid upgrading the PSU as it will add to the overall cost as I am already going to spend €800~ for the GPU alone.

 

What do you guys think?

Go for it. It should run without problems, for a time at least.

Its alway better to have extra juice, the lifespan of the PSU can go down if it has to work at its limits all the time.

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You'll be fine with 600W. People often overestimate the power draw of their system:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/31518-psus-finding-the-right-one/page-1

The only "single card solution" that would draw more than 600w from the full system is the 295x2. Your power supply should be fine.

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Go for it. It should run without problems, for a time at least.

Its alway better to have extra juice, the lifespan of the PSU can go down if it has to work at its limits all the time.

 

I am thinking of going with EVGA again, good warranty/customer service and MGS:V Phantom Pain comes with it as well.

 

There are quite a lot of choices to choose from like SC, SC+, Classified. Would these factory OC'd cards increase power draw and put more stress on my PSU? 

 

You'll be fine with 600W. People often overestimate the power draw of their system:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/31518-psus-finding-the-right-one/page-1

The only "single card solution" that would draw more than 600w from the full system is the 295x2. Your power supply should be fine.

 

I used the expert PSU calculator from that link. It said my recommended PSU is 564 watt with a 980ti SC+ at 1102Mhz core clock. 

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I am thinking of going with EVGA again, good warranty/customer service and MGS:V Phantom Pain comes with it as well.

 

There are quite a lot of choices to choose from like SC, SC+, Classified. Would these factory OC'd cards increase power draw and put more stress on my PSU? 

 

 

I used the expert PSU calculator from that link. It said my recommended PSU is 524 watt. 

MGS:V comes with every 980Ti, no matter what brand you buy. And yes. Customcards need more Power.

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MGS:V comes with every 980Ti, no matter what brand you buy. And yes. Customcards need more Power.

 

Does that mean I should avoid these SC version of cards and just get the stock clock versions? Or does it really matter too much?

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Does that mean I should avoid these SC version of cards and just get the stock clock versions? Or does it really matter too much?

I would go with a Custom Card.

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I would go with a Custom Card.

Oh yeah that was what I meant. Custom card but no factory overclock.

 

Unless you are suggesting I should go with those factory overclock versions. 

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Oh yeah that was what I meant. Custom card but no factory overclock.

 

Unless you are suggesting I should go with those factory overclock versions. 

Buy an overclocked Card. If something should go wrong, you always can send it back. But it should run just fine, you have a quality PSU. Like i said before, its not good for the PSU to run at its limits. If necessary you can upgrade in the Fture.

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Buy an overclocked Card. If something should go wrong, you always can send it back. But it should run just fine, you have a quality PSU. Like i said before, its not good for the PSU to run at its limits. If necessary you can upgrade in the Fture.

 

Cool and good suggestion. Then I will probably go for EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ :)

 

Of course if anyone have anymore suggestions it is always welcomed :)

 

I won't be getting the card until the end of September so plenty of time to decide :P

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