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650W enough?

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ioric18

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Hi there,

I plan on reusing my thermaltake tough 650W (bronze certified) and was wondering if it's sufficient run my rig:confused:. Also I might upgrade my GPU, currently have the 8800GTS.

i7 2600k (plan on oc to 4.5Hz)
Sabertooth
Intel G2 160gb
WD 2TB drive
G Skill 8G ripjaw ram
Antec 900 v2 case (factory 4 + additional 2 fans)
8800GTS (upgradeable? If yes, what options I have without changing my PSU?)

Appreciate all feedback. Thanks!
 
Should do fine in my opinion. I have an Antec True Power Trio 650watt and I'm powering the rig in my sig with plenty of head room. With five 120mm fans and a 140mm fan. You could upgrade from that card as well all the way up to a 6970 just wouldn't be able to xfire.
 
You're fine. ThermalTake makes some incredibly crappy low-end PSUs, but anything built to at least 80-plus Bronze requires somewhat-good build quality.

You could power that build with even a GTX 580 and have no issues, so long as you don't overclock the 580 heavily.
 
You should be fine. You could probably safely upgrade to a 6870, maybe even more.
 
Thank you so much for the quick input.
Just curious, (maybe sometime down the road) is SLI/xfire out of the question?
 
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defaultluser said:
You're fine. ThermalTake makes some incredibly crappy low-end PSUs, but anything built to at least 80-plus Bronze requires somewhat-good build quality.

You could power that build with even a GTX 580 and have no issues, so long as you don't overclock the 580 heavily.
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80+ certification has no bearing whatsoever on the build quality. Just look at the recent review of the In Win Commander 1200 watt. Bronze certified, and barely kept inside ATX specifications, which is by no means "good." Not to mention it could not even do Bronze efficiency.
 
I have a 550W PS and run: i5-2500k, 2 3.5" HDD's, 1 2.5" SSD, 5850, and 4 120mm case fans without a problem.
 
WillC310 said:
I have a 550W PS and run: i5-2500k, 2 3.5" HDD's, 1 2.5" SSD, 5850, and 4 120mm case fans without a problem.
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Corsair hx520 with pretty much the same. No problems yet. Still eying one of the AX modular ones for whenever I decide to change cases :)
 
I've got the same question. I've got a Corsair 650TX v.1 (2008)

PSU Specs:
Model: CMPSU-650TX
Maximum Power: 650W
Fan: 1x120mm
PFC: Active
Multiple 12V: No (Single +12V Rail)
Efficiency: >80%
DC Output: +3.3V@24A,+5V@30A,+12V@52A(Single Rail),-12V@0.8A,+5VSB@3A
Supports ATX12V v2.2 standard and older ATX12V 2.01 spec


I am looking to use it for a new build:
CPU:i5 2500k or i7 2600k
MB: To be determined
GPU: ATI 6970 or Nvidia GTX 580
RAM:8GB DDR3
HD: 120-128GB SSD +750GB WD Cavair Black
Overclocking: No
RAID: No
 
plunger said:
I've got the same question. I've got a Corsair 650TX v.1 (2008)

PSU Specs:
Model: CMPSU-650TX
Maximum Power: 650W
Fan: 1x120mm
PFC: Active
Multiple 12V: No (Single +12V Rail)
Efficiency: >80%
DC Output: +3.3V@24A,+5V@30A,+12V@52A(Single Rail),-12V@0.8A,+5VSB@3A
Supports ATX12V v2.2 standard and older ATX12V 2.01 spec


I am looking to use it for a new build:
CPU:i5 2500k or i7 2600k
MB: To be determined
GPU: ATI 6970 or Nvidia GTX 580
RAM:8GB DDR3
HD: 120-128GB SSD +750GB WD Cavair Black
Overclocking: No
RAID: No
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You should be fine as well. Especially since your not OCing.
 
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