Power for gtx 980

[Singular1ty]

Hi guys,

I'm looking to get a 980 soon, but want to check that my psu can handle it. It's a Cooler master Silent Pro 500w - http://www.coolermaster.com/service/support/model/RS-500-AMBA-D3/

Currently powering an i5 4670k @stock, xfx 7950 with 10% clock core speed overclock, 2 disk drives, 1 ssd, 1 bluray drive, and 3 200mm fans. I did however need to increase the power setting in ccc to prevent it from being throttled.

I've put a device between my pc and the wall to see how much power im using, and currently, under 100% gpu load, ~60-80% cpu load, my system pulls ~280w. Can this support a 980?

On a different note but still about a 980, I have 3 monitors and 2 mini display port to dvi active adapters, if I get 2 display port to mini dp will that still work for multimonitor gaming?

Thanks

 

[Neil79]

Doubtful :/

 

[RJC]

Your PSU should be ok:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8526/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-review/21

 

[ALXAndy]

xfx 7950 with 10% clock core speed overclock

So you think a 980 pulls more power than a overclocked 7950?

 

[thefogo]

Should be fine, it will be similar power consumption to your 7950

 

[Dirk Diggler]

My 980 SLI setup pulls 550w from the wall, and that's with max oc on them and the CPU.

 

[pastymuncher]

Total system load with a GTX980 is around 300w. Your psu has 408w on the 12v rail so you have around 108w spare headroom.

 

[Singular1ty]

Thanks for the info guys, much appreciated. I wasn't quite sure how much power the card would draw but it sounds like I'll be fine. Thanks for the link RJC, I think I'd seen that before but missed the part about it being 'total system consumption'... whoops.