AMD FX8350 + GTX 1080ti

TZSmith

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I know a lot of these questions are asked, but I would like to know specifically for my system. My components are:
1) Samsung 250 Evo SSD
2) Seagate 1tb HDD
3) AMD FX-8350 CPU (Not overclocked)
4) 32GB DDR3 RAM
5)NVidia GTX 1080ti Founders

Would my Corsair CX600 PSU be enough to run this? It's a few years old, and I know it's not the best PSU, so I want to know if it is absolutely necessary that I upgrade it.
 
Solution
I agree, 600 should* be good. Most of its wattage is dedicated to the 12v line, so you shouldn't have any issue (based off of zerk's 435w peak).

Corsair CX600 ATX Power Supply
AC Input Rating DC Output Rating
AC Input: 100V - 240V DC Output +3.3V +5V +12V -12V +5Vsb
Current: 10 - 5A Max Load 25A 25A 46A 0.8A 3.0A
Frequency: 47Hz - 63Hz Maximum Combined Wattage 130W *552W 12v line* 9.6W 15W
Total Power: 600W


It's because it's not a new PC build. I built this around 3 years ago and am just starting to upgrade, and I decided to upgrade the graphics card before the CPU, so that I wouldn't have to buy a new motherboard as well, and probably new DDR4 RAM. I will replace it eventually, but not yet.
 
I agree, 600 should* be good. Most of its wattage is dedicated to the 12v line, so you shouldn't have any issue (based off of zerk's 435w peak).

Corsair CX600 ATX Power Supply
AC Input Rating DC Output Rating
AC Input: 100V - 240V DC Output +3.3V +5V +12V -12V +5Vsb
Current: 10 - 5A Max Load 25A 25A 46A 0.8A 3.0A
Frequency: 47Hz - 63Hz Maximum Combined Wattage 130W *552W 12v line* 9.6W 15W
Total Power: 600W
 
Solution
The CX series is crap. It will run your configuration just fine, but I wouldnt use it with such an expensive GPU.
You could use it for now and make a priority of raising the money to buy another one.
 

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