PSU enough for Gtx 970?

[DrunkKoala]

I was wondering if my PSU is enough to run a Geforce GTX 970.

 

[stavrosmast]

It isnt

 

[DrunkKoala]

It isnt

Well shit. Thanks for the quick response.

 

[sizzling]

The 12v rail has a too low ampage, this also indicates that it's a very low quality unit

 

[Alan Caldwell]

Which PSU do you have?

 

[techgeek]

Typically any PSU that doesn't present nearly 100% of it maximum rated power output on the 12V rail is poor quality. In your PSU's case, it only supplies 264W out of 500W on the 12V line. However just because a supply does offer most of its maximum rated output on the 12V line doesn't mean it good either. Other factors come into consideration. But yours is a dead giveaway.

 

[Archaic59]

Hi DrunkKoala, a 500 watt power supply that's made for gaming will have around 40 amps on the +12volt rail, about double the amps yours has. You'll have to upgrade to a much better quality model to use a GTX 970. The most you could put on that power supply would be a GTX 750 ti.

 

[sizzling]

Any tier 1 or 2 500w will do you http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[iliya72]

Hi DrunkKoala, a 500 watt power supply that's made for gaming will have around 40 amps on the +12volt rail, about double the amps yours has. You'll have to upgrade to a much better quality model to use a GTX 970. The most you could put on that power supply would be a GTX 750 ti.

I was wondering the same thing about GTX 970. Can you recommend a decent PSU for this graphic card? I have heard XFX TS series or Pro series can be good. Any specific models you can recommend? cheers

 

[stavrosmast]

evga g2 550w