Power Wattage needed

GreenD · May 10, 2012, 02:20 PM

Hey everyone
Ive been busy buying and ordering parts for an upgrade on my system so I will be using my old and new parts, my new system layout:

Motherboard: ASUS S1155 Sabertooth Z77 Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k
GPU: ATI 7970 3GB Gigabyte PCIe Video Card
RAM: DDR3 8GB (2x4G) Corsair 1600MHz Vengeance CL8 Kit
PSU: 775 Watt Thermaltake Toughpower XT Modular Power Supply

I have a few questions:
1) is this all compatible with one another or is there something ive overlooked
2) will this all run comfortably on my power supply (as in even under heavy load) (im not looking to over-clock at this moment)
3) do I have room for add-ons, I still have money in my budget and I am a little worried with the heat the 7970s give off so is there room for some extra coolers for me?
4) also should I go with a 7950 and go for Crossfire at a later stage when I need to?

Any help will be much appreciated

DonInKansas · May 10, 2012, 02:32 PM

PSU is fine. What res will you be gaming at?

Frick · May 10, 2012, 02:35 PM

Yes to everything, but the crossfire thing could push it. It depends a bit on models(like the MSI Lightning maxes out at 100W more than a "vanilla" 7970).

GreenD · May 10, 2012, 02:35 PM

Generally at 1920 x 1080
common games:
Starcraft 2
Most call of duties

but I would like to be able most games at a pretty good setting

GreenD · May 10, 2012, 02:38 PM

for crossfire I was planning on upgrading my PSU to around 1000 watt

cadaveca · May 10, 2012, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreenD

for crossfire I was planning on upgrading my PSU to around 1000 watt

At stock, the 775W might be fine, although it might be close. Those thoughpower PSU's are pretty good. I tend to recommend 850W or greater for high-end crossfire, and it seems you've already got that covered. Looks good.

Frick · May 10, 2012, 02:46 PM

Aye then you'll be super fine.

GreenD · May 10, 2012, 02:49 PM

So power supply should be fine for now as I will be using a single 7970 or 7950 on it? but what about heat and extra cooling, ive read some pretty disturbing reports on the 7970s heat at load, and although I shouldn't be running at load all the time I don't want to be able to cook food on a gpu

May 10, 2012, 02:20 PM	#1
GreenD Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia, Rockhampton Posts: 53 (0.14/day) Thanks: 44 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Power Wattage needed Hey everyone Ive been busy buying and ordering parts for an upgrade on my system so I will be using my old and new parts, my new system layout: Motherboard: ASUS S1155 Sabertooth Z77 Motherboard CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k GPU: ATI 7970 3GB Gigabyte PCIe Video Card RAM: DDR3 8GB (2x4G) Corsair 1600MHz Vengeance CL8 Kit PSU: 775 Watt Thermaltake Toughpower XT Modular Power Supply I have a few questions: 1) is this all compatible with one another or is there something ive overlooked 2) will this all run comfortably on my power supply (as in even under heavy load) (im not looking to over-clock at this moment) 3) do I have room for add-ons, I still have money in my budget and I am a little worried with the heat the 7970s give off so is there room for some extra coolers for me? 4) also should I go with a 7950 and go for Crossfire at a later stage when I need to? Any help will be much appreciated

System Name:	The New Challenger
Processor:	Intel Core i7 2700K (OC)
Motherboard:	Asus Z77 Sabertooth
Cooling:	Corsair Hydro H60 High performance cooler
Memory:	DDR3 Corsair 2000MHz RAM Kit 4x4gb
Video Card:	NVIDIA GTX680 2GB Gigabyte PCIe Video Card planning on adding another
Hard Disk:	240GB OCZ 2.5" Agility 3 SATA 6Gb/s SSD Drive and 2TB Hitachi 3.5" 7200rpm Deskstar SATA 6Gb/s HDD
Optical Drive:	Samsung SH-B123a Blu-Ray Combo Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	23" ASUS VG236H 3D LED Monitor
Case:	Thermaltake Full ATX Level 10 GT Gaming Station Black
Sound Card:	Don't know the model, it was an extra for buying the hardware
PSU:	875 Watt Thermaltake Toughpower XT Modular Power Supply
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate
Benchmarks:	Haven't done any particular ones but I haven't found a game that can drop it below 60fps on 1920x108

May 10, 2012, 02:32 PM	#2
DonInKansas Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 4,261 (1.95/day) Thanks: 779 Thanked 1,273 Times in 1,007 Posts System Specs	PSU is fine. What res will you be gaming at? __________________ Sneekypeet on my disappearance from TPU: "He went to school for a while to learn how to deal with douchebags and delight in pastries and exotic coffees....or in English, he is a cop now." You know what time it is......

Processor:	Core i5 750
Motherboard:	Gigabyte p55-ud3r
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS10X Extreme
Memory:	Geil 2133mhz DDR3
Video Card:	XFX 6870
Hard Disk:	120GB GSkill Phoenix Pro, 640GB WD Black
Optical Drive:	Sony DVDRW SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 23" 1920x1080
Case:	Antec One
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Antec HCG 620W
Software:	Windows 7 Pro x64

May 10, 2012, 02:35 PM	#3
Frick Fishfaced Nincompoop Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 7,908 (2.99/day) Thanks: 1,076 Thanked 1,450 Times in 1,156 Posts System Specs	Yes to everything, but the crossfire thing could push it. It depends a bit on models(like the MSI Lightning maxes out at 100W more than a "vanilla" 7970). __________________ Typemachine: Acer Aspire One D250 \| Atom N280 1.6 Ghz \| 1GB DDR2 \| 160GB SATA \| 10.1' 1024 x 600 \| Lubuntu 12.10 Oldbox: HP D530 \| Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz \| 1GB DDR \| 40GB \| Windows XP "The 'gentle biker' look is overdone. I'm going for 'psycho hillbilly.' "

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Cooling:	Yes
Memory:	2GB DDR3
Video Card:	Something
Hard Disk:	160GB + 1TB
Optical Drive:	Yes
CRT/LCD Model:	19" 1280 x 1024
Case:	Arctic Cooling Silentium T11
Sound Card:	Creative Audigy 2 ZS with front panel
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May 10, 2012, 02:38 PM	#5
GreenD Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia, Rockhampton Posts: 53 (0.14/day) Thanks: 44 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	for crossfire I was planning on upgrading my PSU to around 1000 watt

System Name:	Eyefinity Gamer
Processor:	Intel i5 3570K @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS Maximmus V Formula
Cooling:	Corsair H100
Memory:	16 GB G.Skill F3-2666C11Q-16GTXD
Video Card:	AMD Radeon HD7950 3GB x2 w/AMD Catalyst 12.10
Hard Disk:	OCZ Nocti 60GB mSATA, Crucial M4 120GB x2
Optical Drive:	LG BluRay/HD-DVD
CRT/LCD Model:	3x Dell U2412M
Case:	LianLi T60
Sound Card:	N/A
PSU:	Silverstone Strider 750W GOLD
Software:	Windows 8 Pro
Benchmarks:	Benchmarking is for suckers. ;)

May 10, 2012, 02:46 PM	#7
Frick Fishfaced Nincompoop Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 7,908 (2.99/day) Thanks: 1,076 Thanked 1,450 Times in 1,156 Posts System Specs	Aye then you'll be super fine. __________________ Typemachine: Acer Aspire One D250 \| Atom N280 1.6 Ghz \| 1GB DDR2 \| 160GB SATA \| 10.1' 1024 x 600 \| Lubuntu 12.10 Oldbox: HP D530 \| Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz \| 1GB DDR \| 40GB \| Windows XP "The 'gentle biker' look is overdone. I'm going for 'psycho hillbilly.' "

May 10, 2012, 02:49 PM	#8
GreenD Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia, Rockhampton Posts: 53 (0.14/day) Thanks: 44 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	So power supply should be fine for now as I will be using a single 7970 or 7950 on it? but what about heat and extra cooling, ive read some pretty disturbing reports on the 7970s heat at load, and although I shouldn't be running at load all the time I don't want to be able to cook food on a gpu

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