is this power supply up to the job?

marko999 · 2 May 2015 at 14:40

Hi,
would you think this power supply is ok for this build:

Corsair Builder Series CXM 600W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX/EPS PSU

components

MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING TWIN FROZR V OC 4GB GDDR5
GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200 2400MHz Dual Channel RAM
256G SSD HD
3TB WD Green HD
ARCTIC Freezer 13 - 200 Watt Multicompatible Low Noise CPU Cooler
the processor is Intel Core i5 i5-4690K CPU (Quad Core 3.5GHz

just want the all clear before i go ahead and build.... i can always get a more powerful one if needed (seems power supplies are geting bigger and bigger lately)

RJC · 2 May 2015 at 14:42

You be Ok for a single gpu setup, but have you already got the PSU.

marko999 · 2 May 2015 at 14:46

yes its here ready for fitting ...

marko999 · 2 May 2015 at 14:53

RJC said:
You be Ok for a single gpu setup, but have you already got the PSU.

would i have been better off buying something bigger? .. i'm not going to max the system out! ..just latest games at best and photo editing lightroom/photoshop latest stuff

stulid · 2 May 2015 at 14:55

It will work, but Im wondering what happened to the Antec 550w I linked to?

marko999 · 2 May 2015 at 15:03

thats a good point! ... not sure how i ended up with the corsair ...

marko999 · 2 May 2015 at 15:08

stulid said:
It will work, but Im wondering what happened to the Antec 550w I linked to?

as long as its fit for purpose i'm happy

stulid · 2 May 2015 at 15:37

Its not going to die or do anything silly.

RJC · 2 May 2015 at 16:05

With my overclocked i7 system with the Inno 3D card I think I was getting around 300w from the mains whilst gaming.