Just purchased the below system and I'm considereing adding a second Nvidia GTX 570 card so that I can run 3 monitors in Nvidia Surround mode. As you can see the machine has an 800W power supply. The Asus power supply calculator recommends 1050W at least if I add the second card. So.....the question is just how risky is it to stay with the 800W power supply? Thanks to all who offer some advice!!!
System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Corsair Obsidian 550D
Processor: Intel Core i7 3820 3.6GHz
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz
Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps)
Hard Drive Set 2: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps)
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 2.5GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA 025-P3-1579-BR)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 1: Corsair H60 Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz <b></b>
Graphics Boost: Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Corsair Obsidian 550D
Processor: Intel Core i7 3820 3.6GHz
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz
Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps)
Hard Drive Set 2: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps)
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 2.5GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA 025-P3-1579-BR)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 1: Corsair H60 Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz <b></b>
Graphics Boost: Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability