PSU for Skylake i7-6700 & GTX970

Euro_Hunter · 30 Mar 2016 at 19:16

Soon going to be building myself a new gaming rig and unsure about power supply requirements.

I have a corsair hx520w but I'm guessing that isn't up to the job?

If its not could anyone recommend me a replacement, must be quiet.

Many thanks.

Snypa · 30 Mar 2016 at 19:28

A good 520w PSU like that will be plenty.

520 - ( 145w + 65w ) = 310 watts surplus

Borealis · 30 Mar 2016 at 20:31

The HX520 will be fine. I know it's a few years old now, but the internals of that unit are good and will happily run a 970.

The only time you need to look above 550W is if you're either running a very high OC or you have multiple graphics cards.

Euro_Hunter · 30 Mar 2016 at 20:43

Thanks guys, that will save me a few pennies then :cool:

I would like to overclock to 4.5Ghz but no plans for multiple gfx cards.

Snypa · 30 Mar 2016 at 20:45

Euro_Hunter said:
I would like to overclock to 4.5Ghz

Please tell me you forgot the k on the title

theMilitant · 30 Mar 2016 at 20:46

A good 500W power supply ought to do you fine with a 970 and a 6700.

If you're planning on keeping the power supply for years to come though, it may be worth considering whether you think you'll want beefier components in the future that would increase your power requirements, in which case it might be best to future proof with a higher wattage power supply now.

Euro_Hunter · 30 Mar 2016 at 20:48

haha yes the i7-6700K

egraphixstudios · 9 Apr 2016 at 17:19

I had the 6700k o/c to 4.5ghz (upto to 4.9ghz and one point) with a evga gtx 970 ftw using a corsair HX 620W. Worked absolutely fine.

I've not got a 980ti and few other things so decided to upgrade to a evga 850w P2.