Upgrading to a 980

[AceRunner]

So, by the end of this year I would like to upgrade to a 980. However, I am concerned about whether I'm going to have to buy a new power supply or maybe even a CPU. I checked on the NVIDIA website and the minimum power supply is 500w, which I currently have. Do you think I could get away with using the one I have now? I'm not going to be doing any overclocking. Also, my CPU is a i5 4670, which I'm pretty sure will be fine but I just want to make sure. Thanks in advance

SPECS

GPU: ASUS GTX 760 2gb
CPU: i5 4670k
RAM: 8gb G.Skill Ripjaws (2 sticks of 4gb)
Motherboard: MSI Z87 - G45
PSU: Corsair CX500M 500w power supply
Storage: 160GB HDD, 1TB HDD, 120GB SSD
Case: Corsair 230t Orange
Cooling: 4 fans, Stock CPU cooler, stock GPU cooling

 

[XxMongermaniacxX]

Your cpu is fine... it is getting really close. a gtx 980 runs around 275 watts on full load. With that power supply you wouldnt be able to overclock both the cpu and gpu to much... From looking at your components, I believe that you will be running around 480 watts. And that is cutting it really close. I would reccomend upgrading your power supply before buying a gtx 980

Hope This Helps!

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

Your PSU has got 38A on +12V rail, the GTX 980 requires 30A and 500W minimum, good to go.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The PSU isn't Haswell compatible ,and quality is lacking in the CX series.

 

[reedo_43]

I disagree somewhat. That psu is not of high quality and I would not trust it with a brand new shiny 980. I would get a 550 to 600 watt from antec, seasonic, or xfx.

 

[AceRunner]

Thanks for all the answers, does anyone have any specific PSU's that I should buy that are haswell compatible? I am going for a 600w power supply so please give some recommendations. I dont know much about PSU's so I would appreciate it

 

[sora]

Upgrading to a GTX 980 would actually be a great choice! You would get away although I do recommend getting an XFX 650W or Seasonic 620W power supply as the Corsair CX series of power supplies use poor capacitors.