Is 650W enough for a 980Ti?

[harveygroin]

Sup everyone, quick question:-

I've got a Corsair RM650 PSU. I've also got an overclocked FX-8320, 4x4GB of RAM, a stack of SSDs and HDDs, a discrete sound card etc... Would I be able to add a 980Ti into the mix without upgrading my PSU? Would you recommend it?

 

[gazzaa]

Im using a old corsair tx650 with no problems

 

[Disco_P]

You'll be fine

 

[nomadd]

Sup everyone, quick question:-

I've got a Corsair RM650 PSU. I've also got an overclocked FX-8320, 4x4GB of RAM, a stack of SSDs and HDDs, a discrete sound card etc... Would I be able to add a 980Ti into the mix without upgrading my PSU? Would you recommend it?

According to Tom's, the max draw of the card under "torture testing" is 250w. So you should be fine.

 

[harveygroin]

Thanks chaps

Hypothetically though, what's the worst that could happen if my PSU isn't powerful enough? Fried components, or just a PC which won't boot?

 

[Geeman1979]

More than likely just cut out, although you should have no issues with that Psu so don't worry about it.

 

[toodoo9011]

the gpu is rated at 250w max..650 is more than enough

 

[toodoo9011]

you could even run 2 in sli

 

[Jamielicious]

It'll run no problem at all plus the RM650s are meant to be quite good PSUs.

 

[andybird123]

you could even run 2 in sli

That would be cutting it fine, I'd suggest a 750W for SLI

 

[toodoo9011]

if he had 2 reference cards he will be fine at 650w

 

[DBT85]

I can happily say I'm running a 980ti and a 2500k on a 9 year old HX520w Corsair PSU.

 

[ukxenon]

You're golden with that psu

 

[kration]

Well, I've got a 520w with a R290, so you should be OK.

 

[varkanoid]

You're peachy with that psu too.

 

[Winnter]

That would be cutting it fine, I'd suggest a 750W for SLI

Really? i was told that 750watt was not enough for SLI and a minimum of 850watt was required,If thats the case i think i will buy another.

 

[Hotwired]

Thanks chaps

Hypothetically though, what's the worst that could happen if my PSU isn't powerful enough? Fried components, or just a PC which won't boot?

If your hardware can draw more power than your psu can supply then...


Your computer will run fine up until the card demands more power than it can get.

This would be in the middle of a game or a stress test.

At which point the PSU will say **** it and cut the power.


You can power up the computer again but the problem won't go away and you may get data and software issues from the power cutting out like this.