Is a CS750m(GOLD) Enough to power Two Gigabyte GTX970's in SLI?

[Goliath Gamer]

I'm currently debating if my PSU is enough to power the two Gigabyte Gtx 970 cards along with my other components. However, i have gone to one of the newest Power supply calculators and it ended up at 522w including the two cards. I would appreciate it if someone could reply to me ASAP as i require the verification that my PSU is enough.
Here is a list of my other parts:
CPU: AMD FX8350 @ 4.3GHz
Mobo: Asus sabertooth r2.0 990fx
PSU: Corsair CX750m semi- modular power supply.
1x CD drive
1x TDWLN 4800 Pci-e wireless card.
1x 2TB Seagate barracuda HDD


Thanks,
Connor.

 

[herrwizo]

Enough? Sure. At least for a while, until the PSU (or other components in the process) die painfully.

This PSU is cheap andcontains sub-par components. Not at all recommended for SLI. It is tier 3 according to this list:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

Get a decent 750W PSU from Seasonic, XFX, Antec HCG, EVGA B2/G2. If you prefer Corsair, get 750W+ AX or AXi.

 

[Goliath Gamer]

Although, i have seen someone pull this off with a 500w PSU. on another thread. Wasn't too sure though. My CS750m PSU has been under hardly any stress in the past few months. From what you have said, i will go forward with the GTX 970's and just upgrade the PSU in the next few months. Ideally a Corsair AX modular or 850w PSU from Corsiar. Thanks for the response much appreciated,
Thanks, Connor.

 

[herrwizo]

No need to go for AX, it is very expensive. All you need is a quality 750W PSU. Say, one of those:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750bbefx
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr

 

[Goliath Gamer]

Okay Thanks for all of the help and links.

 

[Goliath Gamer]

For whoever reads this post, You can run 2 x GTX 970;'s on a 750w PSU. I know this for sure as my friend has a GTX Titan running on one. Hope this helps any folks who are looking for the solution. Happy Computing!

 

[Mousemonkey]

I'm running SLi'd 970's on a 620w PSU. 😀