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Daniel Brad
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Hi,

 

I am saving up for a GPU as I am running on an AMD A10 7850k, currently at stock speed. I have my eye on a GTX 960 or a GTX 970. The issue being, I have a 450W PSU (Corsair CS450). I know that the 970 uses about 140W. My system at the moment uses around 200W (Here is what one wattage calculator said: http://outervision.com/b/zVoHgW) On the nVIDIA website it says I need a minimum power supply of 500W. I would like to know if my system with a 970 would work, and if not, what would happen if I tried to boot my system with a 970 in.

 

Thanks,

 

Daniel Brady

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8 minutes ago, Daniel Brad said:

Hi,

 

I am saving up for a GPU as I am running on an AMD A10 7850k, currently at stock speed. I have my eye on a GTX 960 or a GTX 970. The issue being, I have a 450W PSU (Corsair CS450). I know that the 970 uses about 140W. My system at the moment uses around 200W (Here is what one wattage calculator said: http://outervision.com/b/zVoHgW) On the nVIDIA website it says I need a minimum power supply of 500W. I would like to know if my system with a 970 would work, and if not, what would happen if I tried to boot my system with a 970 in.

 

Thanks,

 

Daniel Brady

Will it run a 970, probably. Should you, probably not. Get a SeaSonic 550w PSU to be safe.

If anyone asks you never saw me.

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12 minutes ago, Daniel Brad said:

Hi,

 

I am saving up for a GPU as I am running on an AMD A10 7850k, currently at stock speed. I have my eye on a GTX 960 or a GTX 970. The issue being, I have a 450W PSU (Corsair CS450). I know that the 970 uses about 140W. My system at the moment uses around 200W (Here is what one wattage calculator said: http://outervision.com/b/zVoHgW) On the nVIDIA website it says I need a minimum power supply of 500W. I would like to know if my system with a 970 would work, and if not, what would happen if I tried to boot my system with a 970 in.

 

Thanks,

 

Daniel Brady

your pc will be fine unless if you max out a game fully at ultra 4k. if you do exceed 450w you will just blue screen and you can reboot and you will be fine. the only time you will exceed 450w is when gaming and stuff like video editing

hope I helped :-) 

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3 minutes ago, 13hanifz said:

your pc will be fine unless if you max out a game fully at ultra 4k. if you do exceed 450w you will just blue screen and you can reboot and you will be fine. the only time you will exceed 450w is when gaming and stuff like video editing

hope I helped :-) 

Most PSUs can actually supply more than they're rated for a bit before they shut off :P (well, depending on the temperatures).

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2 minutes ago, 13hanifz said:

your pc will be fine unless if you max out a game fully at ultra 4k. if you do exceed 450w you will just blue screen and you can reboot and you will be fine. the only time you will exceed 450w is when gaming and stuff like video editing

hope I helped :-) 

No, you could literally start a fire and burn your house down. Or just lose your PC.

 

But, and I can't believe I'm doing this. @don_svetlio

 

 

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No, you could literally start a fire and burn your house down. Or just lose your PC.

 

But, and I can't believe I'm doing this. @don_svetlio

 

 

I had an 430w for an q6700 @ 3.7Ghz and a 8800gtx and it ran fine then I upgraded to my current r9 290 and it ran fine and just BSOD when I maxed out my gpu

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I had an 430w for an q6700 @ 3.7Ghz and a 8800gtx and it ran fine then I upgraded to my current r9 290 and it ran fine and just BSOD when I maxed out my gpu

Not just about the rated wattage, the quality of the PSU is just as important.

If anyone asks you never saw me.

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8 hours ago, jcw150 said:

ffs guys yes its not the best power supply but it will be absolutely fine 

 

8 hours ago, App4that said:

No, you could literally start a fire and burn your house down. Or just lose your PC.

 

But, and I can't believe I'm doing this. @don_svetlio

 

 

 

 

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Hi again,

 

Thanks for the replies. Does this mean that I can have a GTX 970 in my system? I have had my Corsair CS450 for about a month now and it is gold rated. I do not plan to OC the 970 when I get one, as I will probably cock it up I found this http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-970-maxwell,review-33038-12.html which says that the 970 when gaming uses about 177W. I want to play CSGO, KSP, BF4 and other games that come out. If I do some calculations, then my system currently uses around 210W. With the 177W added, that makes 387W with 63W spare, if that is a thing. From this, would I be able to have a 970 at stock speed. I plan on getting an Asus GTX970 STRIX by the way.

 

Thanks,

 

Daniel Brady

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