Power supply +graphic card

[Henry_102]

Is a Corsair cx-600 v3 good enough to power a 1080 it with overclock just curious don’t wanna break my gpu

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I'm not saying 750ws are magical, in saying if your spending this much money on a system don't cheap on the PSU and get a decent one that's high wattage, and who knows maybe down the line he wants to add a second 1080ti or upgrade is pc, he can reuse the psu, just because his system won't saturate 750w doesn't mean it's not worth it to get it

He already owns the PSU, so him deciding to buy the PSU initially isn't too relevant anymore.

Me, personally, I don't really buy my PSUs expecting to have a second graphics card. I prefer to stick to a single GPU and get a power supply that fits my system's needs at the time.

 

[Henry_102]

Ok thanks guys I will upgrade when I get the money too

 

[jacobweaver800]

I'm not saying anyone using a 1080 ti needs a 750w, he asked if a 600w is enough to overclock, said no, while it is enough it's not recommended and I've even seen people spring for 1000w PSUs already

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Ok thanks guys I will upgrade when I get the money too

Also, if the PCIe cables that plug into the GPU from the power supply are "split", as in one wire splits into two of them, I'd be more weary of overclocking then, just a heads up. A lot of power on one cable can sometimes melt connectors; GPU miners are familiar with this. But if the cables are separate and not cheaply made it's usually all fine.

 

[jacobweaver800]

The truth of the matter is a 600w is enough to overclock a 1080 ti a little, but most people would stand far away from recommending a 600w for overclocking a 1080ti, it's fine for now but I'd upgrade it in the future

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I'm not saying anyone using a 1080 ti needs a 750w, he asked if a 600w is enough to overclock, said no, while it is enough it's not recommended and I've even seen people spring for 1000w PSUs already

We're all unique in that we recommend different things. I'm not going to try to change your recommendations, so I respect where we differ in matters of opinion.

 

[jacobweaver800]

I agree with that, and there is truth to what I said 750w is best for overclocking a 1080ti, but 600w will do for now

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I agree with that, and there is truth to what I said 750w is best for overclocking a 1080ti, but 600w will do for now

I disagree that 750W is best (I don't think it's possible to conclude that a single wattage would be best for that particular thing), but I feel like a discussion on this would be better elsewhere.

 

[jacobweaver800]

Oh wait nvm, your right 600w is plenty, I didn't realize he wasn't overclocking his CPU also, yeah 600w is fine for just a gpu oc