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Old April 21, 2011, 10:34 AM
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Can I get the full potential out of my system with my beQuiet! 680W power supply CM?

Now everything is running fine
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If I were to replace that with a GTX 580 for example, will I be able to overclock everything to it's max still? Or is 680W too low??
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Old April 21, 2011, 10:43 AM
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You need a PSU no lower than a 750W for a single GTX 580 video card.
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Old April 21, 2011, 10:59 AM
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You need a PSU no lower than a 750W for a single GTX 580 video card.
wth -_- *suicides*
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Old April 21, 2011, 11:34 AM
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You need a PSU no lower than a 750W for a single GTX 580 video card.
Not true,
Nvidia in their over estimation only call for a 700 on the GTX590.

You could power a 580 with a quality 650 and still OC it.
Check SKY's power consumption charts with his Heavily OC'd system in the 580 Review.

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Old April 21, 2011, 12:26 PM
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Not true,
Nvidia in their over estimation only call for a 700 on the GTX590.

You could power a 580 with a quality 650 and still OC it.
Check SKY's power consumption charts with his Heavily OC'd system in the 580 Review.

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i expect your system with a 580 stock(or not extreme cpu oc) to suck around 450-500 watts

in normal gaming mode.
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