Will the NVIDIA GTX 970 run on this power supply?

[tro1ler]

Hey guys!!

I'm building my first PC, and I want to make sure that the GTX 970 that I'm buying will be compatible with the CORSAIR CX600M 600W power supply. Both Newegg links are below:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139048
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487136

The specs for GTX 970 say that you need

Power Connector
6-Pin / 8-Pin

Do I need both 6-pin and 8-pin?

My power supply has:

PCI-Express Connector
2 x 6+2-Pin

(not completely sure what that means to be honest)

Will that be fine? I'm on a really tight budget. Just want to make sure I'm not wasting my money. Overall, will the GTX 970 be fine with this power supply. No power issues?

Thanks guys.

 

[nikoli707]

even a overclocked 4790k and 980ti will only draw about 450w from the wall. the 970 draws much less power than the 980ti. all you need is a quality 520-550w or better unit to handle your overall system.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $44.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-16 00:10 EDT-0400

 

[tro1ler]

even a overclocked 4790k and 980ti will only draw about 450w from the wall. the 970 draws much less power than the 980ti. all you need is a quality 520-550w or better unit to handle your overall system.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $44.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-16 00:10 EDT-0400

Someone else suggested this as well (Vic 40), but I dont live in the US; NCIX doesn't ship to America. Newegg shipping is too expensive...

I think I'll go with the 520W and maybe wait for a sale on Amazon (Black Friday? maybe). What do you guys think?

 

[Vic 40]

That's awesome!!! How much power do you think it will draw though if I overclock CPU to 4.3Ghz and GPU to 1300Mhz. I have a couple of 120mm and 1 140mm fan.

I have 1 SATA 7200RPM, 16GB DDR3 RAM. Looked at the video... I feel as if I should take the 520W. Its 15$ cheaper.

Well in that video the 4790K,i think it was,drew about 175watts when overclocked to 4.4ghz so the i5 should draw abit less,with some luck 150watts,but it depends on the Vcore used as well.The efficiency still comes into play here as wel.
The gpu,i don't know.Some reviewers ,like TechPowerUp or Guru3D,try to estimate the draw of a gpu.Look at a review of them.Overclocking of the gpu is nice,but the returns it gives only gets bigger when already being in the high numbers.A stock or factory overclocked gpu should already do fine when buying it,otherwise should you get a better one.
Even overclocking the cpu does nothing at this point,maybe give a few extra fps when in a cpu dependent game.It's imo something for the future,to give extra life expectancy to the pc.

Do you think though, that in the future, if I bought another NVIDIA card, that 620W could handle SLI? I don't NEED SLI, just curious if I spend 15$ more, SLI could be a possibility

.

From what i heard does the Guru of Gravy do just that.Maybe pm him about it.He already got involved in this topic so why not?

 

[Mousemonkey]

That's awesome!!! How much power do you think it will draw though if I overclock CPU to 4.3Ghz and GPU to 1300Mhz. I have a couple of 120mm and 1 140mm fan.

I have 1 SATA 7200RPM, 16GB DDR3 RAM. Looked at the video... I feel as if I should take the 520W. Its 15$ cheaper.

Well in that video the 4790K,i think it was,drew about 175watts when overclocked to 4.4ghz so the i5 should draw abit less,with some luck 150watts,but it depends on the Vcore used as well.The efficiency still comes into play here as wel.
The gpu,i don't know.Some reviewers ,like TechPowerUp or Guru3D,try to estimate the draw of a gpu.Look at a review of them.Overclocking of the gpu is nice,but the returns it gives only gets bigger when already being in the high numbers.A stock or factory overclocked gpu should already do fine when buying it,otherwise should you get a better one.
Even overclocking the cpu does nothing at this point,maybe give a few extra fps when in a cpu dependent game.It's imo something for the future,to give extra life expectancy to the pc.

Do you think though, that in the future, if I bought another NVIDIA card, that 620W could handle SLI? I don't NEED SLI, just curious if I spend 15$ more, SLI could be a possibility

.

From what i heard does the Guru of Gravy do just that.Maybe pm him about it.He already got involved in this topic so why not?

I do indeed run SLi 970's on a 620w PSU, I also have a pair of 660Ti's running on the other 620w PSU and they are more power hungry than the 970's.

 

[tro1ler]

That's awesome!!! How much power do you think it will draw though if I overclock CPU to 4.3Ghz and GPU to 1300Mhz. I have a couple of 120mm and 1 140mm fan.

I have 1 SATA 7200RPM, 16GB DDR3 RAM. Looked at the video... I feel as if I should take the 520W. Its 15$ cheaper.

Well in that video the 4790K,i think it was,drew about 175watts when overclocked to 4.4ghz so the i5 should draw abit less,with some luck 150watts,but it depends on the Vcore used as well.The efficiency still comes into play here as wel.
The gpu,i don't know.Some reviewers ,like TechPowerUp or Guru3D,try to estimate the draw of a gpu.Look at a review of them.Overclocking of the gpu is nice,but the returns it gives only gets bigger when already being in the high numbers.A stock or factory overclocked gpu should already do fine when buying it,otherwise should you get a better one.
Even overclocking the cpu does nothing at this point,maybe give a few extra fps when in a cpu dependent game.It's imo something for the future,to give extra life expectancy to the pc.

Do you think though, that in the future, if I bought another NVIDIA card, that 620W could handle SLI? I don't NEED SLI, just curious if I spend 15$ more, SLI could be a possibility

.

From what i heard does the Guru of Gravy do just that.Maybe pm him about it.He already got involved in this topic so why not?

I do indeed run SLi 970's on a 620w PSU, I also have a pair of 660Ti's running on the other 620w PSU and they are more power hungry than the 970's.

So, I'm safe to get the 520W? Or do you think I should spend the extra 15$ and go for the 620W, so I could SLI in the future

Update: I can reduce my CPU from i5 4690k to i5 4590 and reduce 20$. I could used that for getting the 620W. Worth it?

 

[Vic 40]

Yes 520watts is fine for one gpu.

http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Earthwatts-Bronze-Power-supply/dp/B004NBZAES/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1442494332&sr=1-7&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6906985011%7C6906986011%2Cp_36%3A5000-15000%2Cp_89%3ACorsair%7CEVGA%7CAntec%7CSilverStone+Technology%7CCooler+Master%7CSeasonic%7CEnermax%7CXFX
Is abit cheaper and has the 4 pcie connectors for sli.Just not modular.

Keeping the 4690K for that little amount of extra money would be my choice,but it's up to you.The 4590 would do fine as well.

The questions you need to ask yourself are,

Am i really going to overclock?
Am i really going for sli in the future?

make sure you want this.

 

[Mousemonkey]

TBH I think OC'ing is a bit pointless these days, I'm running my 970's with a 2600k (and a 620w PSU) and I can't say that I have found myself needing a higher framerate in anything that I've played on them. IMO if you want higher framerates then go for 980's, the 970 is just a 980 that didn't make the grade after all.

 

[logainofhades]

I would buy a 390x, before I bought a 980. Nearly identical performance, for a good deal less. The GTX 980, price/performance wise, is not a very good card. Not much faster than a 970, but a fair amount slower than a 980ti.

 

[Mousemonkey]

I would buy a 390x, before I bought a 980. Nearly identical performance, for a good deal less. The GTX 980, price/performance wise, is not a very good card. Not much faster than a 970, but a fair amount slower than a 980ti.

$225 slower?

 

[logainofhades]

The price difference between the cheapest 980 and 980ti, on pcppartpicker, is roughly $160. The 390x is about $50 cheaper, than a 980. The 970 is about $150 cheaper, than a 980. There's a bigger gap in performance, between the 980ti vs the 980, than there is the 980 vs the 970. Nvidia has a similar problem with the GTX 950 vs the 960, just on a smaller scale, price wise.

 

[Mousemonkey]

The price difference between the cheapest 980 and 980ti, on pcppartpicker, is roughly $160. The 390x is about $50 cheaper, than a 980. The 970 is about $150 cheaper, than a 980. There's a bigger gap in performance, between the 980ti vs the 980, than there is the 980 vs the 970. Nvidia has a similar problem with the GTX 950 vs the 960, just on a smaller scale, price wise.

Over here the price difference is about $225 after doing the conversion, not everyone is in the US.

 

[logainofhades]

Down under, about $200 difference between the 970 and 980. The 390x is $100 cheaper than the 980. The 980ti gap is quite a bit further, at around $280. I would probably choose the 390x, price/performance wise, if I lived down there.

 

[tro1ler]

OK, thanks guys! I should have bought all this stuff earlier, because all the prices have increased from 780 to 820. Well, I guess I'll have to wait...

UPDATE: The 4590 is EXTREMELY cheap now, so decided to get that. How is this:

Rosewill Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case FBM-01 @ 29.99
Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) UDIMM Memory BLS2KIT8G3D1609DS1S00/ BLS2CP8G3D1609DS1S00 @ 74.99
Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz) @ 179.99
Antec High Current Gamer HCG-620M, 80 PLUS BRONZE, 620 Watt Modular Power Supply @ 76.99
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-2976-KR 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support ACX 2.0 Video Card @ 299.99
ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard @ 79.99

Total: 739$

OR

Intel i5-4690k @ $235
MSI Z97 PC Mate LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard @ 90.99 (-10 rebate)
Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) UDIMM Memory BLS2KIT8G3D1609DS1S00/ BLS2CP8G3D1609DS1S00 @ 74.99
Rosewill Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case FBM-01 @ 29.99
Antec High Current Gamer HCG-520M, 80 PLUS BRONZE, 520 Watt Modular Power Supply @ 67.96
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-2976-KR 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support ACX 2.0 Video Card @ 299.99

Total: 788.92

What do you think? Will the i5 4690k REALLY make a difference in gaming? How much difference in FPS will there be between those two builds, do you think? Maybe 5 FPS?

 

[Mousemonkey]

Drop the k and get a 620w PSU, despite the incorrect opinion of some folk you CAN run SLi'd 970's on a 620w PSU so you could go that route if you choose a different motherboard.

 

[tro1ler]

Drop the k and get a 620w PSU, despite the incorrect opinion of some folk you CAN run SLi'd 970's on a 620w PSU so you could go that route if you choose a different motherboard.

What motherboard do you recommend that's < $100? Thanks

Update: It's got 2 PCIE slots, isn't that enough for SLI?

PCI Express 3.0 x16
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16

PCI Express 2.0 x16
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16

 

[Mousemonkey]

Drop the k and get a 620w PSU, despite the incorrect opinion of some folk you CAN run SLi'd 970's on a 620w PSU so you could go that route if you choose a different motherboard.

What motherboard do you recommend that's < $100? Thanks

Update: It's got 2 PCIE slots, isn't that enough for SLI?

PCI Express 3.0 x16
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16

PCI Express 2.0 x16
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16

It may have two slots but it's a Crossfire only board.

 

[tro1ler]

Drop the k and get a 620w PSU, despite the incorrect opinion of some folk you CAN run SLi'd 970's on a 620w PSU so you could go that route if you choose a different motherboard.

What motherboard do you recommend that's < $100? Thanks

Update: It's got 2 PCIE slots, isn't that enough for SLI?

PCI Express 3.0 x16
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16

PCI Express 2.0 x16
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16

It may have two slots but it's a Crossfire only board.

LOL. Ok, what do you recommend for a good SLI motherboard under $100. 😀

 

[Mousemonkey]

Drop the k and get a 620w PSU, despite the incorrect opinion of some folk you CAN run SLi'd 970's on a 620w PSU so you could go that route if you choose a different motherboard.

What motherboard do you recommend that's < $100? Thanks

Update: It's got 2 PCIE slots, isn't that enough for SLI?

PCI Express 3.0 x16
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16

PCI Express 2.0 x16
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16

It may have two slots but it's a Crossfire only board.

LOL. Ok, what do you recommend for a good SLI motherboard under $100. 😀

Are there any for that kind of money? I don't live in a country that uses $'s as it's national currency.

 

[tro1ler]

There seem to be... Not sure. What country do you live, just out of interest? Also, I figured out that H97's cant support SLI... so, I guess I have to get Z97 if I want SLI.

 

[Mousemonkey]

I'm in the UK and I think you're correct in that none of the Hxx series can support SLi. I run a P8 P67 Pro as my SLi rig, I was intending to upgrade to Skylake at the time but that hasn't panned out as a reality due to Skylake's not very overwhelming performance figures.

 

[Vic 40]

If you want sli can you not use that micro atx case,it's m-atx only.Get a bigger one.And i know you're on a budget,but look for something that can move some air.
In Australia the cheapest i would choose,
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rck281kkn1

There's no sli board in the budget range you're looking at.Maybe forget sli,just upgrade the gpu when necessary.

 

[tro1ler]

Yeah, I guess I should just upgrade. There aren't many reviews on that motherboard. Thanks dude. I think I'll go with the same motherboard. What do you guys think of my build? Anything that is bad or is not reliable?

 

[Vic 40]

When upgrading the gpu rather than going for sli will that first m-atx build do fine.It could even go with the 520watt HCM.I would still get,imo,a better case like the cooler master N200 or something like that. Maybe this one,
http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/amazon/thermaltake-case-ca1c100m1nn00

 

[tro1ler]

When upgrading the gpu rather than going for sli will that first m-atx build do fine.It could even go with the 520watt HCM.I would still get,imo,a better case like the cooler master N200 or something like that. Maybe this one,
http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/amazon/thermaltake-case-ca1c100m1nn00

Hmmm... What's the difference between cases? Is there that much difference (just curious)? All the cases have dual fans. How would the more expensive one be better?

Thanks =D

Sorry for the late response, my current PC was being weird.

 

[Vic 40]

Has not only to so with having two fans,it has to do with cable management for instance.The Rosewill has the psu at the top where i prefer it at the bottom where it can take in fresh air from outside the case.The hdd mounting is better in these other cases as well,etc.