Is 550 W enough?

[thpc5a]

Case: Fractal Design Define R4
Motherboard: Asus Z97-P
Processor: Intel Core i7 4790k
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB)
CPU Fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Graphics card: MSI GTX 970
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD + Western Digital Blue 1TB
PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 550 W

I used a website called outervision to calculate my wattage and it says recommended PSU Wattage: 438 W. 550 W should be good? I know its obvious just making sure.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Yes , that's a perfect fit for your specs and high quality.

10 out of 10 on jonnyguru.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=440

Summary

What more can one say about these units that hasn't been said? The score speaks for itself, really. This thing has the best ripple control I've seen, it's efficient, and it's cheap compared to what little competition it actually does have. I seriously cannot think of one thing to complain about on this little guy. Yeah, having three total PCI-E connectors is a little odd, but that's no complaint for a unit this small. If you need to power two video cards, you're usually in need of something a little bigger than 550 watts.

The Good: 😀

excellent voltage stability
beyond excellent ripple control
fully modular
affordable
lots of included goodies

The Bad:

nothing

The Mediocre:

nothing

 

[snowctrl]

I would say yes, except that you may want to overclock, in which case giving yourself some extra headroom might be wise.

Also getting a hgiher wattage PSU gives some space for when it gets a bit older and its efficiency starts to decline

 

[thpc5a]

I would say yes, except that you may want to overclock, in which case giving yourself some extra headroom might be wise.

Also getting a hgiher wattage PSU gives some space for when it gets a bit older and its efficiency starts to decline

I understand but I don't plan on overclocking. Thanks.

 

[rolli59]

Plenty for all the overclock you want to do and will last the system easy! Running similar specs with a 7-8 year old 550watt Corsair!

 

[thpc5a]

Plenty for all the overclock you want to do and will last the system easy! Running similar specs with a 7-8 year old 550watt Corsair!

7-8 years! That just proves the whole decling psu is exaggerated?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

rolli is it VX?

 

[rolli59]

rolli is it VX?

Correct!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Great power supplies they last forever. 😀

 

[rolli59]

Great power supplies they last forever. 😀

Yep they made Corsairs reputation along with the original TX series (have 2 x TX650 from 2009) . Quality at affordable price.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Agree 100% ^