PSU question

[dadirta]

Hi I'm new to this forum and I have a bit of a problem here. Recently I ordered all of the parts for my first build and ran into a bit of an issue. I am not sure if my psu will be enough now that most of my parts have arrived. I did not think this through very well. I have a raidmax 700W PSU. My parts consist of a Asus matrix gtx 580, g.skill sniper ram, i7 2600k, coolermaster v8 cpu cooler, and a seagate 1tb hdd. Will this psu be enough???

Edit: link to psu Newegg.com - RAIDMAX Blackstone series RX-700AC 700W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

[_dangtx_]

oh,it will smoke up nicely.

you need a 600+ watt seasonic,corsair,antec..

unless your unit is a rebadged quality one,but i doubt it.

and welcome abaord.

[dadirta]

The back of the gpu case says it requires 700w minimum. Not sure if some of my other parts cause the overall wattage to exceed that. Are you sure it will be fine?

[LarkStarr]

the amount of power is fine. The quality of the PSU is questionable.

[Keltron 3030]

if you wanna overclock all of that system, I would recommend a good 750W unit; the gpu requires 2 8-pin connectors alone but has massive potential

[ilya]

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

unless your unit is a rebadged quality one,but i doubt it.

It's an Andyson unit, but it's internally identical to the 600W version from the same series. The actual 12V output is only ~600W.

But to the OP, it should be more than enough, you can get away with a quality 500W power supply for your system, even if you heavily OC.

[dadirta]

Ok thanks. Although this one might work, I will probably upgrade to better one for overclocking and such. When I get the money that is.

[LarkStarr]

It doesn't matter if you're overclocking or not. You can overclock regardless and still be at the same risk factor of the PSU crapping out on you. A single top-of-the-line GPU at an overclocked load wouldn't breach 600W of power, never mind a smaller 580.

[dadirta]

The 600w you're talking about is just the video card or the entire system?

[dadirta]

Originally Posted by ilya

It's an Andyson unit, but it's internally identical to the 600W version from the same series. The actual 12V output is only ~600W.

But to the OP, it should be more than enough, you can get away with a quality 500W power supply for your system, even if you heavily OC.

And this is with the power hungry Asus matrix gtx 580????? I heard it draws a LOT of power.