New Psu?

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Nikez1919

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Hey, i need to buy a new psu, since i wrote here before people were telling me to upgrade it but i didnt ^^ So yeah i really dont know which one to get now because some time has past now since then haha. If anyone could look through one of my other threads i have my pc specs there. Thanks
 
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smellsorange

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I think you'd need at least 450-500 watts for just that card alone. But, If you have a bunch of hard drives and things plugged into your computer..

Maybe 750 watts at least to be on the safe side. It doesn't hurt to have more wattage than you need. It's not going to specifically "waste" energy doing that.. And you'll be able to use the same large power supply for future upgrades.
 
johnb35

johnb35

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The 660 and the rest of your system will do fine on a 500 watt psu, such as the corsair cx500. If you want some headroom then get the cx600.
 
mikedeuk

mikedeuk

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Sorry to piggyback but I know ppl hate duplicate threads! How much power do I need? I'm hoping to upgrade to a pair of Raedon 7870s?
 
johnb35

johnb35

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mikedeuk said:
Sorry to piggyback but I know ppl hate duplicate threads! How much power do I need? I'm hoping to upgrade to a pair of Raedon 7870s?
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Get a 650 watt unit from a good brand such as Corsair, XFX, Seasonic, EVGA.
 
johnb35

johnb35

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All depends on if you plan on upgrading your video card later. Even so a cx600 will be good up to a 980ti video card. Usually anything higher wattage would be for running SLI or Crossfire.
 
johnb35

johnb35

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The 600m is a modular unit which means you can plug in cables to the psu that you need instead of having extra cables that you will have to tie up or hide in the case somewhere. Click on the pictures for each unit and you'll see the difference.
 
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