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will my new 450 B3 be enough to power my 980ti?

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2017/06/10 07:35:45 (permalink)
New here I'm just curious if the new EVGA 450 B3 power supply will be enough to power a 980ti my friend is giving me. the connectors seem to be enough 2x 8-pin connector I've also read the new B3 series power supplies are supposed to be really good so im just curious before i upgrade my power supply. pardon the childish account name xD.
Specs: Ryzen 7 1700 overclocked to 3.7ghz
          AsRock AB350M Pro 4 motherboard
          (Surprise Model) GTX 980ti
          EVGA 450 B3
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    bdary
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    Re: will my new 450 B3 be enough to power my 980ti? 2017/06/10 07:50:27 (permalink)
    Hi and Welcome to the Forums...
     
    Here's the spec sheet for the 980Ti.  It shows a minimum of 600 watt PSU.  >>  http://www.evga.com/Products/Specs/GPU.aspx?pn=0fab4aa9-8613-4969-a376-5efeb7172c8c
     
    Regardless of the brand, they would all be very close if not the same.


     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    Re: will my new 450 B3 be enough to power my 980ti? 2017/06/10 07:55:58 (permalink)
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    Hi and Welcome to the Forums...
     
    Here's the spec sheet for the 980Ti.  It shows a minimum of 600 watt PSU.  >>  http://www.evga.com/Products/Specs/GPU.aspx?pn=0fab4aa9-8613-4969-a376-5efeb7172c8c
     
    Regardless of the brand, they would all be very close if not the same.

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    Re: will my new 450 B3 be enough to power my 980ti? 2017/06/10 08:25:54 (permalink)
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    Re: will my new 450 B3 be enough to power my 980ti? 2017/06/10 19:07:41 (permalink)
    if you look at the specs of that psu  it only 408w at the 12v +  [37amps ]    depending on what 980 ti you got   like mine is a 275w card  that is  22amps alone at ful load draw  . some 980ti cards are set in the bios to go as high as 400w  like zotac  and I think the real classy 980ti from evga
     
    Board power limit
      Target: 300.0 W
      Limit: 345.0 W
      Adj. Range: -50%, +15%   [+15% added to target = that 345w limit]
    https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/174639/evga-gtx980ti-6144-150629
     
    my poor 980ti
    Board power limit
      Target: 250.0 W
      Limit: 275.0 W
      Adj. Range: -40%, +10%
    https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/179138/evga-gtx980ti-6144-151104
     
    so you can see a small PSU with the top 980 ti  may struggle  pullin that  28 amps it may need at full load and with the rest of the system needing amps as well on top of that 
     
     
     thing that gets you is sustained load draw on a small unit   like during long term gamming  that unit will more then likely get kinda hot trying to hold up   then it degrades as it heats up and starts to fail / fall off quick  / crash / issues
     
    why you see in psu test reviews the hot test    , not to say I know better or whats best   but for my primary gamming rigs I cant see going below a well built solid all jap cap  750w  .
     
    you see like at toms guys saying a 550w if all you need  then you see guys with the old my system crashes under load or wile I game   then get told there 550w psu is not enough [from the same guys ]  lol.....
     
    in the end it better to error to more then you need then to find you don't got enough  and looking to rebuy another psu    .. the PSU in my opinion is your builds hart and life blood  , everything in the build depends on it for full sustained clean strong power to run optimal and peak performance .  
     
    that's one part I cant see going cheap or low amps on in any way   out side of light office use  or grannies  e-mail household computer  
     
    anyway it may hold up , but??????   all you can di is hook it up and run it   and see if at any time things don't get buggy  ??
     
    good luck 
     
     
    woops I forgot that zotac 980 ti example  [for fun  I thought atx standered power was just 375w ??   75w slot 150w x 2 8pin  = 375w max ?? ]
     
    Board power limit
      Target: 390.0 W
      Limit: 435.0 W
      Adj. Range: -74%, +12%
    https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/175395/zotac-gtx980ti-6144-150722
    post edited by Dr.Death - 2017/06/10 19:12:23
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    Re: will my new 450 B3 be enough to power my 980ti? 2017/06/26 20:27:48 (permalink)
    I Doubt it, 980Ti reccomeneded is 600w I believe. 
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