[SOLVED] PSU wattage for i7 7700k and 1080 Ti?

[Taylar88w]

I'm currently upgrading my system to include a 1080 Ti but don't know if my current PSU will be powerful enough. I have a 550w PSU, I have put this all into pc part picker (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VvKGvW) and got an estimated wattage of 465w which sounds like it would be fine but other people say 600w minimum or more often and also would I be able to overclock my CPU with my current PSU, I haven't done this yet and don't know if I will but I'd like to be able to eventually.

Any insight would be great.
Thanks in advanced for any help.

 

[siaan312]

550 watts is enough, dunno about overclocking though.

What model of psu do you have?

 

[Genr8]

550 watts is enough, dunno about overclocking though.

What model of psu do you have?

It's in the pcpartpicker list,
EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550 W 80+ Gold
Pretty sure that psu is more than enough for OP's build, it's 80+ gold aswell

 

[Archaic59]

I'm currently upgrading my system to include a 1080 Ti but don't know if my current PSU will be powerful enough. I have a 550w PSU, I have put this all into pc part picker (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VvKGvW) and got an estimated wattage of 465w which sounds like it would be fine but other people say 600w minimum or more often and also would I be able to overclock my CPU with my current PSU, I haven't done this yet and don't know if I will but I'd like to be able to eventually.

Any insight would be great.
Thanks in advanced for any help.

The GTX 1080 ti will suck down 250 watts gaming and your CPU is about 100 watts. A 550W PSU may work but there's not much headroom there including the rest of your parts. A good quality 650 would be optimal but you could try your 550W.

 

[Taylar88w]

So do you think it would be safe to overclock my CPU? I've heard it doesn't make that much difference in power consumption