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PSU for STRIX 1080 Ti

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Hello,

 

I want to upgrade my current GPU which is EVGA 1070 FTW to a ASUS STRIX 1080 Ti.

 

My current rig:

 

i7 6700k @4.4 Ghz

Z170-A

16GB DDR4

Noctua NH-U14S

2x 140mm fans

 

All of this is being powered by a Corsair RM550x PSU. I wanted to know if this PSU will be enough for my GPU upgrade? The PSU is 2 years old and has been running basically passive since day 1.

 

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You'll be fine, the RMx is a great PSU and 550w is good enough for those specs. The only time you really need more than that is with an HEDT CPU or more than 1 GPU in most cases

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3 hours ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

You'll be fine, the RMx is a great PSU and 550w is good enough for those specs. The only time you really need more than that is with an HEDT CPU or more than 1 GPU in most cases

So I guess at max loads + OC we are looking at ~400-450W tops?

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6 minutes ago, ChristmasElf said:

So I guess at max loads + OC we are looking at ~400-450W tops?

Yeah. Here's a system with an oc'ed 4960x pulling ~400w under load: https://www.anandtech.com/show/11180/the-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-review/16

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