Is 500w enough for Overclocked 3770k and gtx 1070?

[PaulKolby]

So, I was wondering as the title says. I have an EVGA 500 BR power supply, which seems to be good quality. Currently I have a 3770s and a GTX 1070 and is obviously fine, but I don't know if I upgrade to a 3770k and overclock it, if that would be pushing the edge and wouldn't be enough power. 

 

Thanks for any replies. 

[seon123]

The BR is a super low end PSU. Its temperature rating is 30°C, IIRC. Or was it 25°C? I believe it's EVGA's lowest end DC-DC PSU, so it's probably not quite as bad as many of the other EVGA PSUs. 

The system won't draw that much more power with an overclocked 3770K, so the wattage won't be an issue. 

[Brooksie359]

Honestly I would upgrade to a higher quality power supply before overclocking. 

[PaulKolby]

1 minute ago, Brooksie359 said:

Honestly I would upgrade to a higher quality power supply before overclocking. 

lol just saw a killer deal on ebay for a brand new EVGA 750w 80+_Gold Fully Modular Power Supply, so i just ordered one, so now i should never have to worry about my PSU

[Spotty]

10 minutes ago, seon123 said:

The BR is a super low end PSU. Its temperature rating is 30°C, IIRC. Or was it 25°C? I believe it's EVGA's lowest end DC-DC PSU, so it's probably not quite as bad as many of the other EVGA PSUs. 

The system won't draw that much more power with an overclocked 3770K, so the wattage won't be an issue. 

The BR is rated at 30C, but I think the EVGA W1 units are at 25C... So hard to keep track since EVGA has a billion different SKUs in the super low end range.

 

Edit: it's the EVGA N1 that is rated at 25C, not the W1. https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=100-N1-0550-L1

 

6 minutes ago, PaulKolby said:

lol just saw a killer deal on ebay for a brand new EVGA 750w 80+_Gold Fully Modular Power Supply, so i just ordered one, so now i should never have to worry about my PSU

Which one? G1+? G2? G3? GQ? (Again, EVGA has too many damn lineups)

Edited November 15, 2018 by Spotty
Clarification so that I do not besmurch the good name of the EVGA W1 /s

[PaulKolby]

1 minute ago, Spotty said:

The BR is rated at 30C, but I think the EVGA W1 units are at 25C... So hard to keep track since EVGA has a billion different SKUs in the super low end range.

 

Which one? G1+? G2? G3? GQ? (Again, EVGA has too many damn lineups)

G1+ is it still good?

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, PaulKolby said:

G1+ is it still good?

The g1+ is a bit old but still a good unit. 

[PaulKolby]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

The g1+ is a bit old but still a good unit. 

Yeah I don't need necessarily the latest and greatest, seemed like a quality unit and its fully modular and it's not like it's used so I thought it was a good idea to snag it up.

[Spotty]

6 minutes ago, PaulKolby said:

G1+ is it still good?

Yeah it's fine. More than capable of running your system even with whatever crazy overclocks your heart desires [and temperatures allow].

[seon123]

9 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

The g1+ is a bit old but still a good unit. 

It's very new. It replaces the G1 (because apparently, the G2 and G3 didn't?), and it came out after the G2 and G3. I believe it's the same platform as the GQ, GD and bq! Pure Power 10. 

Not great transient response on the minor rails. 

8 minutes ago, PaulKolby said:

Yeah I don't need necessarily the latest and greatest, seemed like a quality unit and its fully modular and it's not like it's used so I thought it was a good idea to snag it up.

There are more than likely more sensible options available. With a 1070, a good 450W is plenty for overclocking. 

Formula 450W, Whisper M 450W, Straight Power 11 450W, RM550x 2018, RM550x or GX-F550. 

[Brooksie359]

8 minutes ago, seon123 said:

It's very new. It replaces the G1 (because apparently, the G2 and G3 didn't?), and it came out after the G2 and G3. I believe it's the same platform as the GQ, GD and bq! Pure Power 10. 

Not great transient response on the minor rails. 

There are more than likely more sensible options available. With a 1070, a good 450W is plenty for overclocking. 

Formula 450W, Whisper M 450W, Straight Power 11 450W, RM550x 2018, RM550x or GX-F550. 

That is a weird naming scheme they got there.