will this PSU be enough?

[MrMonocleGaming]

hey all,

 

im switching out my old CPU motherboard and ram, and im wondering if the current PSU i have will be enough for the new build.

 

i've checked on a few PSU calculator websites and it says i need over 900 watts (current 850)

 

my specs are going to be:

 

GTX 570 HD EVGA x2

SSD x1

HDD x1

MSI Gaming G43 1150 socket x1

i5 4670k x1

850 watt corsair modular gold x1

H60 corsair cpu cooler

kingston hyper x bease 8gb 1600mhz

[Lord Pantaloons]

why would you get an H60?

[Excon]

What PSU do you currently have? I highly doubt you will need to up grade 570' have a 219w TDP and even a OC'ed Haswell at 110w and 100 for everything else, you will be fine.

[Excon]

why would you get an H60?

Thanks for being such a wonderful help and answering the question he had.

[TopplesS]

hey all,

 

im switching out my old CPU motherboard and ram, and im wondering if the current PSU i have will be enough for the new build.

 

i've checked on a few PSU calculator websites and it says i need over 900 watts (current 850)

 

my specs are going to be:

 

GTX 570 HD EVGA x2

SSD x1

HDD x1

MSI Gaming G43 1150 socket x1

i5 4670k x1

850 watt corsair modular gold x1

H60 corsair cpu cooler

kingston hyper x bease 8gb 1600mhz

The biggest worry is the second 570 - in saying that an 80 + Gold 850W sounds like more than enough for your build. I wouldn't go any lower than that though..

[MrMonocleGaming]

why would you get an H60?

because it is already in my build and i dont need to buy a new one

[MrMonocleGaming]

The biggest worry is the second 570 - in saying that an 80 + Gold 850W sounds like more than enough for your build. I wouldn't go any lower than that though..

yes i thought that the 2 570's would consume so much, thats why im wondering if i need a new psu or if my old corsair 850 gold+ is enough for it

[TopplesS]

yes i thought that the 2 570's would consume so much, thats why im wondering if i need a new psu or if my old corsair 850 gold+ is enough for it

You should be fine assuming it's not on it's way out. They're a good card the old 570! Used to have one myself before I downgraded

[MrMonocleGaming]

You should be fine assuming it's not on it's way out. They're a good card the old 570! Used to have one myself before I downgraded

i like these cards, really happy with them, i got the EVGA HD version of them, although one of them started making some noise with the fan, so im considering getting them watercooled

[WoodenMarker]

yes i thought that the 2 570's would consume so much, thats why im wondering if i need a new psu or if my old corsair 850 gold+ is enough for it

They don't actually use nearly as much power as you think. Your psu is more than enough.

[MrMonocleGaming]

They don't actually use nearly as much power as you think. Your psu is more than enough.

hmm cuz i heard they were really power intensive, and on most psu calculators, with my build input it always recommends me over 900 watts so its kind of worrying

[fredrök]

hey all,

 

im switching out my old CPU motherboard and ram, and im wondering if the current PSU i have will be enough for the new build.

 

i've checked on a few PSU calculator websites and it says i need over 900 watts (current 850)

 

my specs are going to be:

 

GTX 570 HD EVGA x2

SSD x1

HDD x1

MSI Gaming G43 1150 socket x1

i5 4670k x1

850 watt corsair modular gold x1

H60 corsair cpu cooler

kingston hyper x bease 8gb 1600mhz

 

My system is:

HD 7870

SSD x1

HDD x1

i5 3570K

600W Fractal design Newton R3

 

And I actually measured the power drawn from the wall. I used prime95 and Furmark as the load and my system only uses 280W at max and 55W at idle. It's NOT overclocked though.

 

This mean that I don't hit the 20% PSU load mark for the 80%+ Platinum efficiency but I do get overclocking headroom and expandability.

[WoodenMarker]

hmm cuz i heard they were really power intensive, and on most psu calculators, with my build input it always recommends me over 900 watts so its kind of worrying

Psu calculators are for the most part, quite inaccurate.

 

My system is:

HD 7870

SSD x1

HDD x1

i5 3570K

600W Fractal design Newton R3

And I actually measured the power drawn from the wall. I used prime95 and Furmark as the load and my system only uses 280W at max and 55W at idle. It's NOT overclocked though.

This mean that I don't hit the 20% PSU load mark for the 80%+ Platinum efficiency but I do get overclocking headroom and expandability.

^Good example

Might want to watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiWThqgFfI4

and put in his parts in whatever calculator you're using.