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Good evening people!
I am partially upgrading my system after 4 years, and have pre-ordered 2 EVGA hydro cards along side my first WC loop. I am unsure whether to upgrade my PSU.
I have already used a PSU calculator to see if I will require a new PSU. The results came back at 750-800W recommended.
My current PSU is a corsair 850W (I believe its a HX but I am not currently at home to check nor will I be for the next 2 weeks). The PSU is 4 years old and has had moderate to high usage. I know a PSU will degrade somewhat over time but my current system doesn't max out my PSU.
Current build:
2600k @4200
2 sticks of 4GB ram
Asrock Fatal1ty P67
Gigabyte GTX580 SOC
1 SSD
3 HDD
So as you can see my PSU for that system is well within it limits.
My new build I keeping my Mobo, and keeping the CPU.
The new system will be as follows:
2600k @4200
Asrock Fatal1ty P67
XSPC Raystorm res/pump combo kit (2 x D5 pumps)
2 x GTX980 Hydro
4 x 4GB Ram sticks (16GB total)
2 x Cold Cathodes
Fan controller
8 x SP120 fans (3 LED, rest normal)
3+ Radiators (4 in total inc Raystorm kit)
D2x Sound card
SSD
2 x HHD
As mentioned above, the PSU calculator (Extreme) recommends 750-800W, but this doesn't take into account that the Hydro cards have a higher clock than a standard GTX980 (there's no option to OC your GPU on the PSU calculator like you can with the CPU).
I plan to upgrade my core components at a later date, if I could get away with keeping my corsair 850W PSU until then, then that would be ideal.
So to sum up, using the information provided, will I draw more power then my old 850W can provide?
Thank you for taking the time to read. Any comments, thoughts or views are welcome.
I am partially upgrading my system after 4 years, and have pre-ordered 2 EVGA hydro cards along side my first WC loop. I am unsure whether to upgrade my PSU.
I have already used a PSU calculator to see if I will require a new PSU. The results came back at 750-800W recommended.
My current PSU is a corsair 850W (I believe its a HX but I am not currently at home to check nor will I be for the next 2 weeks). The PSU is 4 years old and has had moderate to high usage. I know a PSU will degrade somewhat over time but my current system doesn't max out my PSU.
Current build:
2600k @4200
2 sticks of 4GB ram
Asrock Fatal1ty P67
Gigabyte GTX580 SOC
1 SSD
3 HDD
So as you can see my PSU for that system is well within it limits.
My new build I keeping my Mobo, and keeping the CPU.
The new system will be as follows:
2600k @4200
Asrock Fatal1ty P67
XSPC Raystorm res/pump combo kit (2 x D5 pumps)
2 x GTX980 Hydro
4 x 4GB Ram sticks (16GB total)
2 x Cold Cathodes
Fan controller
8 x SP120 fans (3 LED, rest normal)
3+ Radiators (4 in total inc Raystorm kit)
D2x Sound card
SSD
2 x HHD
As mentioned above, the PSU calculator (Extreme) recommends 750-800W, but this doesn't take into account that the Hydro cards have a higher clock than a standard GTX980 (there's no option to OC your GPU on the PSU calculator like you can with the CPU).
I plan to upgrade my core components at a later date, if I could get away with keeping my corsair 850W PSU until then, then that would be ideal.
So to sum up, using the information provided, will I draw more power then my old 850W can provide?
Thank you for taking the time to read. Any comments, thoughts or views are welcome.
