I bought a Rosewill Hive 550W as it was a Tier 2a PSU (http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx) and I was thinking that a GTX 770 would be too far out of financial reach. It turns out that is not completely true as I've found a $300 Zotac GTX 770. (Budget goal is $700, max is $750; Tentative build with GTX 760 is below).
I read multiple contradictory answers about whether or not a 550W PSU is safe for use with a GTX 770. I wanted to get more opinions on whether my specific build would be safe or not.
If it is relevant, I will only be using one 1080p monitor for gaming (whenever I do dual monitors, it is solely for schoolwork or using the internet).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $49.99)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $49.99)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $16.99)
Total: $708.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-30 20:09 EST-0500)
I read multiple contradictory answers about whether or not a 550W PSU is safe for use with a GTX 770. I wanted to get more opinions on whether my specific build would be safe or not.
If it is relevant, I will only be using one 1080p monitor for gaming (whenever I do dual monitors, it is solely for schoolwork or using the internet).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $49.99)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $49.99)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $16.99)
Total: $708.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-30 20:09 EST-0500)