• Happy holidays, folks! Thanks to each and every one of you for being part of the Tom's Hardware community!

Compatibility check for hypothetical build



very poor power supply, not recommended for a gaming system


you need a good 500w or better

tier 1 or 2 unit from this list:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

something like a evga supernova GS 550w would be ideal


if you want the 970 you also need to upgrade your cpu