Is my PSU powerful enough?

[Harrison Plant]

My specs are:
Intel Core i5 650
4GB 1333Mhz Ram, soon to be upgraded to 8GB 1600mhz
NVidia GeForce GTX 750 TI OC 2GB
The PSU is a 430w Semi-Modular Corsair : http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ALYP208/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers
Thanks!

 

[maurelie]

Yes, it should be enough.

 

[Proteus1]

No. That card will eat up 300 watts under load. Personally I would get a 750w PSU.

 

[maurelie]

No. That card will eat up 300 watts under load. Personally I would get a 750w PSU.

You must be joking, right?
http://media.bestofmicro.com/3/3/422607/original/06-Power-Consumption-Gaming.png
http://media.bestofmicro.com/3/5/422609/original/07-Power-Consumption-Peak.png

 

[Jake Lloyd]

No. That card will eat up 300 watts under load. Personally I would get a 750w PSU.

What? That card will eat up maybe 60-70w.

To the OP, yes, that PSU should run that setup just fine.

 

[ko888]

For a system using a single GeForce GTX 750 Ti graphics card NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 400 Watt or greater system power supply that has a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 20 Amps or greater.

Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Sufficient Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) is the most critical factor.

Corsair CX Series Modular CX430M (SKU# 75-002016 / CP-9020058)
• OEM: CWT (Channel Well Technology)
• maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 32 Amps
• one (6+2)-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors
• Haswell Compatible: No
• 80 PLUS BRONZE Efficiency Certification
• 3 Year Limited Warranty

It's way more than sufficient.

 

[Proteus1]

Here is a link on power consumption of the card under load. http://goo.gl/xqnCTC

 

[ko888]

Here is a link on power consumption of the card under load. http://goo.gl/xqnCTC

You don't seem to know the difference between graphics card power consumption and system power consumption.

NVIDIA even states that the Reference Design GeForce GTX 750 Ti card is a 60 Watt card.

 

[Jake Lloyd]

Here is a link on power consumption of the card under load. http://goo.gl/xqnCTC

That's system load. The computer is using 300w with that video card under load, not just the video card.

 

[Proteus1]

While it is enough I believe and it is my opinion that its pushing it. Furthermore the PSU is the most vital component of your setup. Why put a cheap $20 after rebate psu in a nice machine? Again, just my opinion.

In that test they are using bare minimum, for cooling fans and a single ssd.

 

[ko888]

The OP's system is going to be drawing less than 200 Watts including the GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC so that isn't anywhere close to stressing a Corsair CX430M PSU.

 

[sora]

Here is a link on power consumption of the card under load. http://goo.gl/xqnCTC

You don't seem to know the difference between graphics card power consumption and system power consumption.

NVIDIA even states that the Reference Design GeForce GTX 750 Ti card is a 60 Watt card.

No need to be harsh on somebody who's learning, and of course its powerful enough.

 

[ko888]

No need to be harsh on somebody who's learning, and of course its powerful enough.

The OP is here looking for the right answer.

 

[Harrison Plant]

Thanks everyone, I've ordered the PSU, and to Proteus31, Corsair is not a cheap PSU brand. It is a well respected, quality brand.