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Vikzer
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Hey i have a corsair CX600 and a EVGA 1080 ftw card and a i7 6700k, i was wondering if my PSU needs a upgrade or not? 

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Yes. You seriously need an upgrade. I'd recommend the EVGA 750w G2

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I would upgrade to a higher quality power supply, yes. Something such as the EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 or the Corsair RM550x would do nicely.

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30 minutes ago, Clanscorpia said:

Yes. You seriously need an upgrade. I'd recommend the EVGA 750w G2

do you know if its my psu that makes a sort of bottleneck?

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9 minutes ago, Vikzer said:

do you know if its my psu that makes a sort of bottleneck?

Your PSU won't bottleneck anything other than maybe overclocking headroom. The main issue with the PSU is that it's outdated and "meh" quality wise

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1 minute ago, Rippey said:

Your PSU won't bottleneck anything other than maybe overclocking headroom. The main issue with the PSU is that it's outdated and "meh" quality wise

okay thanks!

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5 hours ago, Clanscorpia said:

Yes. You seriously need an upgrade. I'd recommend the EVGA 750w G2

No, the psu is fine.

4 hours ago, Rippey said:

Your PSU won't bottleneck anything other than maybe overclocking headroom. The main issue with the PSU is that it's outdated and "meh" quality wise

It has plenty of headroom already. It's not the best psu but a 6700k and 1080 doesn't pull that much power without an absurdly extreme oc.

Here's an oc'ed 6700k and 1080 pulling 330w from the wall and that's including the inefficiency of the psu. http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_geforcegtx_1080_overclocking/7.htm

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7 hours ago, Vikzer said:

Hey i have a corsair CX600 and a EVGA 1080 ftw card and a i7 6700k, i was wondering if my PSU needs a upgrade or not? 

It's got enough wattage but you want a higher quality unit. An EVGA 650GQ is inexpensive and works well enough for your needs. The EVGA GS/GQ/G2/B2 are good choices for ya.

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1 hour ago, WoodenMarker said:

No, the psu is fine.

It has plenty of headroom already. It's not the best psu but a 6700k and 1080 doesn't pull that much power without an absurdly extreme oc.

Here's an oc'ed 6700k and 1080 pulling 330w from the wall and that's including the inefficiency of the psu. http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_geforcegtx_1080_overclocking/7.htm

I think its an old CX. The exploding ones

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20 minutes ago, Clanscorpia said:

I think its an old CX. The exploding ones

CX psus don't just explode on a regular basis. There are bad units here and there and the reason why there are so many accounts of the psu failing is because of the sheer number of units sold. 

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Just now, WoodenMarker said:

CX psus don't just explode on a regular basis. There are bad units here and there and the reason why there are so many accounts of the psu failing is because of the sheer number of units sold. 

They do have crap caps though. And inconsistent power iirc

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