Hardest decision ever! Need pro tips!

[Swordchan]

To be honest those specs printed on the side are slightly better than the ones found earlier, if they accurate.

Regarding recommended brands, then the higher end EVGA, Superflower, Enermax and Antec would be my go to.
Gibbo did a good thread on this about a month ago.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18641888

Yepp, they are legit i think. Took the picture myself, but who knows might not be 100% legit
But do you really need a high end psu nowdays? GPUS are demanding less power nowdays it seems so is a super highend PSU of doom really necesarry?

 

[Alexrose1uk]

The amount of vendors which put fake or peak rather than sustained figures on the PSUs is quite scary, which is part of why people recommend a reliable brand with trustable figures.

If the figures are correct, your PSU should be able to handle any single GPU reasonably well, but it would potentially struggle with a high end SLI/Crossfire setup. The R290 series are very power hungry, and even Nvidia's 970/980 can draw quite some heavy load at peak.

For what it's worth, my setup is running on a Antec 750W PSU.

In example of the above point

Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:

GeForce GTX 970 or 980 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 400~500 Watt power supply unit.
GeForce GTX 970 or 980 in 2-way SLI - On your average system the cards require you to have an 700~800 Watt power supply unit as minimum.

If you are going to overclock your GPU or processor, then we do recommend you purchase something with some more stamina. There are many good PSUs out there, please do have a look at our many PSU reviews as we have loads of recommended PSUs for you to check out in there.

People also recommend higher wattage than absolutely necessary as this allows the PSU to run at lower stress (resulting in higher efficiency) and greater stability, lower temperatures/potentially lower noise and also allows for overhead to allow for manufacturing deviations and aging over the lifespan of the PSU.

Think of it like the system's heart. You don't want it to fail!

 

[Swordchan]

The amount of vendors which put fake or peak rather than sustained figures on the PSUs is quite scary, which is part of why people recommend a reliable brand with trustable figures.

If the figures are correct, your PSU should be able to handle any single GPU reasonably well, but it would potentially struggle with a high end SLI/Crossfire setup. The R290 series are very power hungry, and even Nvidia's 970/980 can draw quite some heavy load at peak.

For what it's worth, my setup is running on a Antec 750W PSU.

In example of the above point


People also recommend higher wattage than absolutely necessary as this allows the PSU to run at lower stress (resulting in higher efficiency) and greater stability, lower temperatures/potentially lower noise and also allows for overhead to allow for manufacturing deviations and aging over the lifespan of the PSU.

Think of it like the system's heart. You don't want it to fail!

Guess i will have to spend some money on a good PSU, Its something you won't need to change for some years so i guess i can spend some money on it ;d Thank you for the help, ur very helpful

 

[Alexrose1uk]

No problem at all, enjoy whatever setup you end up with

 

[nomadd]

970 now, then take a look at the new cards later
They wont be cheaper than a 970 and no one knows how long they might be

This^

Fairly settled with my 970 now. Will tide me over until Volta (probably 2017.)

 

[scubes]

I had a chief tec psu it blow up on me. I'd get a new psu before a new card.

 

[arc@css]

I'd get a new psu before a new card.

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