PSU upgrade needed?

[Ozbourne]

Is 650w XFX power supply enough for 4960x and oc'd 780ti, or maybe even for 10/11 series nvidia card in the future?

 

Edit: Thank you all for your replies. You truly are the best.

[Eaglerino]

Yep, definitely even more than you'd need. Newer GPUs use less energy than older ones so you'll be fine there.

[seon123]

11 minutes ago, Alexsolo said:

Your CPU GPU combo takes about 490W under load. 

Any newer GPU will require less power. With the 650W you'll be okay.

 

For future reference: 

https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

PSU calculators are useless and overestimate by a ton. In general, you're closer to the real power draw if you halve the estimate. And that's still a crappy estimate

Edited May 30, 2018 by seon123
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[Ozbourne]

5 minutes ago, seon123 said:

PSU calculators are useless and overestimate by a ton. In general, you're closer to the real power draw if you have the estimate. And that's still a crappy estimate

If I fill all the information, it basically gives me this

Load Wattage: 780 W
Recommended UPS rating: 1750 VA
Recommended PSU Wattage: 830 W

[seon123]

If it's the XXX Pro edition, consider replacing it sometime in the future. If it's any other 650W XFX, it should be plenty good.

[seon123]

1 minute ago, Ozbourne said:

If I fill all the information, it basically gives me this

Load Wattage: 780 W
Recommended UPS rating: 1750 VA
Recommended PSU Wattage: 830 W

You're not going to get anywhere close to 780W under load with a single GPU system. 

[iRileyx]

9 minutes ago, seon123 said:

PSU calculators are useless and overestimate by a ton. In general, you're closer to the real power draw if you have the estimate. And that's still a crappy estimate

Yeah the one he linked recommended a 750 watt B2 from EVGA for my system, when i know even a 450/500 would be plenty lol.

#1 reason i don't recommend them to people, having the extra wattage is never a bad thing, but the over spending when its not needed is  

 

 

 

Lets just ignore the fact I do have a 750w psu though, it was cheap okay

[Ozbourne]

2 hours ago, seon123 said:

If it's the XXX Pro edition, consider replacing it sometime in the future. If it's any other 650W XFX, it should be plenty good.

I think its that one. Pro650W XXX edition.

[Guest]

27 minutes ago, seon123 said:

If it's the XXX Pro edition, consider replacing it sometime in the future. If it's any other 650W XFX, it should be plenty good.

Yep.  I was going to say the same thing.  WHICH XFX 650W?  There's half a dozen of them and they're not all good.

 

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 hour ago, Ozbourne said:

Is 650w XFX power supply enough for 4960x and oc'd 780ti, or maybe even for 10/11 series nvidia card in the future?

 

Edit: Thank you all for your replies. You truly are the best.

What XFX PSU?

 

Also a 780 Ti and 4960X will draw about 400W under load, so if the PSU you have is decent then you shouldn't have any issues.

[Ozbourne]

I will post the exact model of the PSU when I get back home.

[Ozbourne]

For anyone asking what PSU I have: XFX Pro 650W XXX Edition Semi Modular 80+ Bronze

[Ozbourne]

5 hours ago, seon123 said:

If it's the XXX Pro edition, consider replacing it sometime in the future. If it's any other 650W XFX, it should be plenty good.

Why so?