Is 500 Watt enough for ASUS mini GTX 970?

[Matthew_72]

I have a fx 6300 with that. Apparently the 970 only needs 450 Watts because it's the mini version ? Not sure if my 500 watt power supply is enough. I'm coming from a gtx 660 .

 

[Math Geek]

what model is the 500w psu you have? a quality 500w unit is easily enough power. but a junk unit that is not really 500w would not be enough.

so what psu model is it?

 

[Matthew_72]

what model is the 500w psu you have? a quality 500w unit is easily enough power. but a junk unit that is not really 500w would not be enough.

T

so what psu model is it?

Thermal take 500 watt 12 volt . guy said it was 80+ bronze.

 

[Matthew_72]

Came with my case tho

 

[Math Geek]

i'm going to assume it is the tr2 model which is not a very good psu. but so long as you are not overclocking on it, it should be enough to power a 970 and the 6300. it has the power connections and can provide over 400w of 12v power so it is powerful enough.

i would avoid overclocking with it as it is not a very reliable unit and may not last very long with high power draws over the long term.

 

[Matthew_72]

As long as it can run for 2 months il be happy . in 2 months I'm upgrading to skylake which should consume 30% less power if I'm correct ? Thanks

 

[Math Geek]

the 6300 is a 95w cpu and the skylake i5's (stock speeds) run about 65w. so you save about 30w. or less than 3 12v amps which is not really a lot. overclocked though they can break 100w.

i would definitely consider a new psu to go with the skylake upgrade. there are quality units under $50 that will be well worth the purchase. when the time comes come back and ask about this and we'll be happy to point you in the right direction. we know what parts offer the best bang for the buck.

but you should be fine for now with the psu you have.

 

[Matthew_72]

the 6300 is a 95w cpu and the skylake i5's (stock speeds) run about 65w. so you save about 30w. or less than 3 12v amps which is not really a lot. overclocked though they can break 100w.

i would definitely consider a new psu to go with the skylake upgrade. there are quality units under $50 that will be well worth the purchase. but you should be fine for now with the psu you have.

I'm on a really tight budget tbh . I'm just wondering , will it work ? I never ever plan on over clocking . ever . would this suffice for fx 6300 and gtx 970 for 2 months ? Then when I get the i5 will it suffice then ? Thanks for your help .

 

[Math Geek]

if you stick with a locked i3/i5, it will be plenty of power still.

will save some cash as well considering the mobo's are cheaper for non overclocking cpu's. keep in mind you'll need new ram as well since skylake uses ddr4 ram. right now it's roughly $300-350 for an i5-6500/entry level mobo/8gb ddr4 ram. paired with a 970 would be a solid system and the psu you have will run it.

all those extra features of oc boards that raise the price won't be needed and can be avoided.

 

[Matthew_72]

Apparently Asus has a fee ddr3 boards for skylake sockets xd . just to clarify il be fine for a few months with my 500 watt and my gtx 970 mini with my fx 6300 till I upgrade ? Thanks for your help again. Much appreciated

 

[Math Geek]

yup, you're good to go with the psu you have.

and yes there are actually a lot of skylake mobo's that use ddr3 ram so that is an option as well.

 

[Matthew_72]

Once I change my motherboard and CPU over do I have to re activate Windows ? As I have Windows 7 OEM key not retail so it won't work to reactivate .