Hi everyone,
I'm going Ivy over this weekend and I'm unsure of whether I should keep the PSU I have right now or upgrade. I have a 650W BFG PSU which has been working just great for the past few years, currently running my OCed i7-870 system. I'm only running a single GTX470, so I'm not pulling that much power. I know Ivy consumes a bit less power than the 1st gen core-i series too.
Newegg's PSU calculator puts me around 590W, and that's enough headroom for me, even if that program underestimates.
So I would be perfectly fine with the current PSU I have, and you're probably wondering why I'm posting this then
The thing is, there are a lot of people recommending much higher capacity PSUs than I have for people building similar high-end systems, which concerns me a bit. What do you guys think?
Thanks!
I'm going Ivy over this weekend and I'm unsure of whether I should keep the PSU I have right now or upgrade. I have a 650W BFG PSU which has been working just great for the past few years, currently running my OCed i7-870 system. I'm only running a single GTX470, so I'm not pulling that much power. I know Ivy consumes a bit less power than the 1st gen core-i series too.
Newegg's PSU calculator puts me around 590W, and that's enough headroom for me, even if that program underestimates.
So I would be perfectly fine with the current PSU I have, and you're probably wondering why I'm posting this then
Thanks!