Will my Corsair CX600 PSU power a GTX580?

Juggy1985 · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:05

Hey all,

I read on the nvidia site that the minimum PSU wattage for the GTX580 should be 600w, i have a 600w PSU (Corsair CX600) and was wondering if it would be fine?

Rest of PC spec:

i7 950 (stock)
6gig corsair xms (2gb x 3)
500gb sata hd
120mm CPU cooler
2 x 120 mm case fans
CD/DVD RW

stulid · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:09

yes it will.

Juggy1985 · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:10

Cheers dude, was worrying a little.

RJC · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:25

With the cpu & gpu at full load you should have a min of 100w spare!

I have a similar setup with my i7 at 4ghz and this pulls 500w from the mains full load.

scrlk · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:41

I thought the new CX series was over-rated (in wattage)? Personally I wouldn't try it but if you think it's fine go ahead.

anuraj · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:44

It probably will

Juggy1985 · 20 Feb 2011 at 18:26

2 people say yes, 2 people unsure. Not very reassuring so i've ordered a Corsair TX850 now

RJC · 20 Feb 2011 at 18:31

Slightly overkill! :eek:

koooowweeee · 20 Feb 2011 at 18:32

always better to have more than less power.

scrlk · 20 Feb 2011 at 22:03

koooowweeee said:
always better to have more than less power.

Plus the TX would be high quality (caps + design makes a difference

)

LEUVEN · 20 Feb 2011 at 23:02

600W is more than enough as others have stated.

http://www.techspot.com/review/337-asus-geforce-gtx-580/page11.html

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2010/11/09/nvidia-geforce-gtx-580-review/8

Aretenon · 21 Feb 2011 at 00:17

The CX range isn't really overrated, as it can deliver 600watts. It's just that the design it is based on only goes up to 500 watts, so to get a 600 W unit Corsair had to use a lot of 3.3 and 5V rail to get the label that high. I don't believe the temperature rating on the CX series is very high either. So the best thing to have done would be to get a good 600-650 watt power supply.