Is 600w enough for a GTX 980 STRIX ?
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If this is your PSU: http://article.techlabs.by/img/article/9085/Chieftec_CFT_650_14CS_side_view_2.jpg
...you are fine. If not, please list the +12v rail(s)specs including total watts for the +12V circuit.
If this is your PSU: http://article.techlabs.by/img/article/9085/Chieftec_CFT_650_14CS_side_view_2.jpg
...you are fine. If not, please list the +12v rail(s)specs including total watts for the +12V circuit.[/quotemsg]
Yes that is my PSU and i had one of my friends who is an educated IT administrator look it up and apparently the amps on the 12v are not enough so i will be getting a new PSU and he guided me with it
...you are fine. If not, please list the +12v rail(s)specs including total watts for the +12V circuit.[/quotemsg]
Yes that is my PSU and i had one of my friends who is an educated IT administrator look it up and apparently the amps on the 12v are not enough so i will be getting a new PSU and he guided me with it
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If this is your PSU: http://article.techlabs.by/img/article/9085/Chieftec_CFT_650_14CS_side_view_2.jpg
...you are fine. If not, please list the +12v rail(s)specs including total watts for the +12V circuit.[/quotemsg]
Here are the specifications http://gyazo.com/96c275e2d1f4c7a6e69ee54429ce0525
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If this is your PSU: http://article.techlabs.by/img/article/9085/Chieftec_CFT_650_14CS_side_view_2.jpg
...you are fine. If not, please list the +12v rail(s)specs including total watts for the +12V circuit.[/quotemsg]
Here are the specifications http://gyazo.com/96c275e2d1f4c7a6e69ee54429ce0525
Your IT admin friend better go back to hitting the books. A PSU with 72 amps @ 624W on the +12V rail(s) is more than sufficient for that 165W card and the rest of the system. But do as you want. [/quotemsg]
Wait what ? where did you find that ? source `?
Wait what ? where did you find that ? source `?
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Find what?[/quotemsg]
Yes thats correct with 72 amps but he says it could blue screen because of something to do with the 6 and 8 pin connectors and i have more than enough money to spend
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Does your PSU have 2 x 6 pin connectors? If so, there's no problem. The new Maxwell-equipped 9-series of cards are very low wattage for the amount of performance they generate. The GTX 980 only uses about the same amount of power that the older, slower GTX 760 uses. 165W @ +12V = a mere 13.8 amps. You could almost run 2 of those cards on that 600W PSU.
If you want a source... GTX 980: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980/specifications
But it's your money. Spend it as you like.
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What the heck is that? You earlier posted a screen shot of your PSU's nameplate that listed 4 x 18A (+12v) rails that can support a capacity of 624W. But even 52A is sufficient. (624/12=52) The individual rails will always be rated for more than their total. That's why 4 x 18 = 72, but 72A x 12V equals 864. You always use the total wattage as the final specification if all rails are fully loaded... which in your case they won't be.
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