850w enough for 980 ti sli or 1080 sli?

[Daniel_r17]

Is it enough?

 

[Robert Cook]

if it is a good PSU then yes by all means.

 

[Swordkd]

Looks like two 1080's could use upwards of 580w or so. So, it might actually be a little close depending on your other components and if you have a Cpu overclock going. Most games would use less than that, but worst case scenario is what you should plan for.

:edit: Courtesy of Techspot:

 

[turkey3_scratch]

"850W" is an extremely generalized term. There are Corsair HX 6xx units that can handle continuous 850W. Then there are those that catch fire at an energy rate of 650W.

A better question would be what do you own, and what do you need?

 

[Daniel_r17]

"850W" is an extremely generalized term. There are Corsair HX 6xx units that can handle continuous 850W. Then there are those that catch fire at an energy rate of 650W.

A better question would be what do you own, and what do you need?

Well I own a 980 ti and I will be upgrading my power supply to accommodate for a second GPU (gonna use old one as backup).

I'm using them for GPU rendering (they don't need to be SLI or the same GPU to work in the GPU rendering application). The GPU is used at maximum power while rendering so I would be willing to get a better PSU for stability.


edit: Uses 160w on average on Load for GPU render

Just for more clarity. Let's say I decided to use dual 980 ti? Which PSU would you recommend? EVGA or Corsair preferred.

 

[Swordkd]

Right now, this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $129.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 01:05 EDT-0400

:edit: Link to final scoring @jonnyguru http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=346

 

[Epicness937]

Right now, this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $129.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 01:05 EDT-0400

:edit: Link to final scoring @jonnyguru http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=346

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-PLATINUM-Crossfire-Warranty/dp/B010HWDOH6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1464585091&sr=8-3&keywords=evga+850w
i know its late but i think for 5$ more this psu is better for you in size and energy efficiency

 

[Daniel_r17]

Right now, this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $129.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 01:05 EDT-0400

:edit: Link to final scoring @jonnyguru http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=346

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-PLATINUM-Crossfire-Warranty/dp/B010HWDOH6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1464585091&sr=8-3&keywords=evga+850w
i know its late but i think for 5$ more this psu is better for you in size and energy efficiency

Oh wow that looks like a good deal. I'll have to do more research but that does look more fitting to what I need. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Swordkd]

Just saw your edit on how much power your current video card draws on max render. So yeah, an 850w Psu would do just fine. You can find a great 850w, gold effficiency Psu around the 110 dollar mark though, which makes spending 125 on a platinum efficiency unit pointless. The difference in power draw isn't enough to justify spending even 15 dollars more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $99.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 12:21 EDT-0400

100 dollars overall for this unit: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&file=print&reid=377

20 dollars more and you could go platinum efficiency, but I don't think it's worth it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $119.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 12:23 EDT-0400

 

[Daniel_r17]

G2 it is! Yeah I don't have any applications that use both the CPU and GPU at maximum load at the same time so I should be safe... Appreciate the help.