3070 GPU advice

[El Retardo]

Cheers everyone for the advice. It was tight, really tight but I perservered and it is now fully inside. Thanks again

My god the phrasing.

 

[Participant]

Cheers everyone for the advice. It was tight, really tight but I perservered and it is now fully inside.

Sometimes you just gotta keep pushing

 

[McGraw]

220W is the TBP. It might fluctuate a bit around that but 220W is the TBP. Add 9% and you get 240W which it may fluctuate around.

Also approaching 250W when overclocked (more like 240W) is nowhere near the 300W you claimed.

read some reviews. With a power virus it’s possible to make a 3070 draw slightly more than 300w.

my card always reads 227 watts at stock and many reviews state the same.

 

[BowtomePhil]

you should have 2 cables that have a 6pin with a 2 pin, also who told you 650w psu woul dbe enough? nvivida says you should use a 750w

I purposely didn't buy a 3080 cause I couldn't be bothered to replace my PSU.
My 1080p ran at about 240w, my 3070 runs at 270w( I have a wattage monitor)

I run with a 550w and my system maxes out at 360w with a 3070

 

[Dervious]

I purposely didn't buy a 3080 cause I couldn't be bothered to replace my PSU.
My 1080p ran at about 240w, my 3070 runs at 270w( I have a wattage monitor)

I run with a 550w and my system maxes out at 360w with a 3070

I reckon you could have bought a 3080 and it would have been fine. Close to the mark, but fine if your 550W PSU is good quality.

 

[muon]

read some reviews. With a power virus it’s possible to make a 3070 draw slightly more than 300w.

my card always reads 227 watts at stock and many reviews state the same.

Can you link them please.

 

[DoneADougalOnSofa]

Cheers everyone for the advice. It was tight, really tight but I perservered and it is now fully inside. Thanks again

Get in, my son! *fatherly shoulder nudge and wink*

 

[BowtomePhil]

I had same issue, then tried the 2 pin in the other end and all worked well

 

[no_1_dave]

The 2 pin clips (kind of) onto the 6 pin so I don't understand how anybody could have the 2 pin on the wrong side unless they're doing it with their eyes closed.

650w is fine for the 3070, I'm using a 650w for my 3080 without issue

 

[Dervious]

The 2 pin clips (kind of) onto the 6 pin so I don't understand how anybody could have the 2 pin on the wrong side unless they're doing it with their eyes closed.

650w is fine for the 3070, I'm using a 650w for my 3080 without issue

I'm having a big problem getting my RTX3080 working with my 650w PSU.

Every time I try to buy an RTX3080 it's out of stock.

 

[muon]

I'm having a big problem getting my RTX3080 working with my 650w PSU.

Every time I try to buy an RTX3080 it's out of stock.

Need a more powerful PSU.

 

[McGraw]

Can you link them please.

Here's one

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3070-gaming-oc/29.html

 

[Blue160]

I’m running my 3070 and 3600X on an EVGA 550W with no stability problems. There’s really no need for a monster PSU to run a 220W card.

 

[muon]

Here's one

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3070-gaming-oc/29.html

Okay fair enough. Looks like top stack cards have 270W bioses. That's crazy for the slightly higher clock they are achieving.

 

[Dervious]

Need a more powerful PSU.

Thanks. I'll add an RTX3080 to the order.