Enough power?

[SmilesRising]

i currently have a EVGA G2 SUPERNOVA 550W and im wondering if this is enough for lets say a 980ti in case of a GPU upgrade? is it enoguh or do i need a new psu then?

[79wjd]

Yes, it's plenty. 

[Raiden60]

Depends what CPU you have. It's gonna be a bit close.

[SmilesRising]

Just now, Raiden60 said:

Depends what CPU you have. It's gonna be a bit close.

right now i have a i5-4450

[jcw150]

you'll be fine 

[Raiden60]

1 minute ago, smiles rising said:

right now i have a i5-4450

I assume you mean a 4460. Yeah, you probably have enough headroom

[SmilesRising]

Just now, Raiden60 said:

I assume you mean a 4460. Yeah, you probably have enough headroom

ops my bad i meant i5-4440

[SmilesRising]

how do you calculate this stuff? on nvidias website is says 600w or more for the 980ti..

[Erwylh]

8 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

how do you calculate this stuff? on nvidias website is says 600w or more for the 980ti..

Guess what, for safety reasons. There are always ppl out there who buy 5$ PSU from the local shop or reuse an ancient one and in these cases 600W+ is recommended. Nvidia also states that it cannot consume more than 250W (w/o OC) which is easy math. A modern PSU with sufficient connectors will be surely enough.

[SmilesRising]

Just now, Erwylh said:

Guess what, for safety reasons. There are always ppl out there who buy 5$ PSU from the local shop or reuse an ancient one and in these cases 600W+ is recommended. Nvidia also states that it cannot consume more than 250W which is easy math. A modern PSU with sufficient connectors will be surely enough.

ok great, im glad that i bought a psu that doesn´t suck

[STRMfrmXMN]

2 hours ago, smiles rising said:

i currently have a EVGA G2 SUPERNOVA 550W and im wondering if this is enough for lets say a 980ti in case of a GPU upgrade? is it enoguh or do i need a new psu then?

You're more than OK.

[Unhelpful]

2 hours ago, smiles rising said:

how do you calculate this stuff? on nvidias website is says 600w or more for the 980ti..

You have more than enough headroom. All of the calculators are shit, you kinda have to go by experience.

[SmilesRising]

Just now, JoeyDM said:

You have more than enough headroom. All of the calculators are shit, you kinda have to go by experience.

but lets say if i want to upgrade my cpu and gpu should i just hope i have enough power and if i dont i buy a new psu?

[Unhelpful]

Just now, smiles rising said:

but lets say if i want to upgrade my cpu and gpu should i just hope i have enough power and if i dont i buy a new psu?

No you should come ask us  

 

If you want to get a better CPU and a second GPU then you should probably go for a higher wattage PSU. But if you are sticking with 1 GPU then a 550w is way more than enough. 

[SmilesRising]

1 minute ago, JoeyDM said:

No you should come ask us  

 

If you want to get a better CPU and a second GPU then you should probably go for a higher wattage PSU. But if you are sticking with 1 GPU then a 550w is way more than enough. 

i want to upgrade my CPU sometime in the future and i will probably upgrade my gpu when it doesn´t preform well in games.. ill aks you guys when the time is right i guess..

[Unhelpful]

1 minute ago, smiles rising said:

i want to upgrade my CPU sometime in the future and i will probably upgrade my gpu when it doesn´t preform well in games.. ill aks you guys when the time is right i guess..

Any CPU you could throw in that board would still be fine with a 980 ti and the 550 G2. Adding that and a SECOND GPU could push it over.

 

A good future upgrade if you ever feel you need it is the EVGA 750w B2, constantly found for $50-$65.

 

With one GPU it isn't necessary though.

[SmilesRising]

7 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

Any CPU you could throw in that board would still be fine with a 980 ti and the 550 G2. Adding that and a SECOND GPU could push it over.

 

A good future upgrade if you ever feel you need it is the EVGA 750w B2, constantly found for $50-$65.

 

With one GPU it isn't necessary though.

so lets say a i7-4790k and a 980ti it would still be ok?

[Unhelpful]

Just now, smiles rising said:

so lets say a i7-4790k and a 980ti it would still be ok?

Yes.

[SmilesRising]

1 minute ago, JoeyDM said:

Yes.

great