650 watt power supply

[package007]

can i run the geforce gtx570 hd and additionally add two other hdd's to my computer? is that enough power?

 

[GotNoRice]

It's a bit silly to ask this question without giving us any additional information about your computer. Your CPU is a huge variable in this situation.

It also depends on the brand of power supply. A 650w Antec or Corsair is a lot different than some random brand 650w.

Which drives are you trying to add? There is a big difference in power consumption between a single-platter drive and a drive with 4+ platters.

 

[lsv]

It's a bit silly to ask this question without giving us any additional information about your computer. Your CPU is a huge variable in this situation.

It also depends on the brand of power supply. A 650w Antec or Corsair is a lot different than some random brand 650w.

Which drives are you trying to add? There is a big difference in power consumption between a single-platter drive and a drive with 4+ platters.

GotNoRice is right, I'd also like to add this site to get a general calculation of power usage; http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

 

[theAnimal]

GotNoRice is right, I'd also like to add this site to get a general calculation of power usage; http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

That site provides a recommended PSU wattage, not power usage.

 

[package007]

Thanx for the input, and here is my info:

Win7 Home Premium x64 Svc Pack1
Intel Core i7 CPU 860 @ 280GHz
16GB DDR3 PC3-10600
1.5TB hdd
650 watt pwr supply
GeForce GTX 570 HD Vid Card

The Power Supply I added is the Antec Green Earthwatts 650W. I am planning on adding one or two internal 500GB hdd's at 7200 rpm for editing videos in Adobe Premier Pro. I truly am new at this, and appreciate the assistance

 

[lehtv]

Yeah, that PSU is more than powerful enough.

 

[Lonyo]

You could do it no matter what the rest of your specs were, assuming it was a quality PSU, which it is.

 

[BoomerD]

Thanx for the input, and here is my info:

Win7 Home Premium x64 Svc Pack1
Intel Core i7 CPU 860 @ 280GHz
16GB DDR3 PC3-10600
1.5TB hdd
650 watt pwr supply
GeForce GTX 570 HD Vid Card

The Power Supply I added is the Antec Green Earthwatts 650W. I am planning on adding one or two internal 500GB hdd's at 7200 rpm for editing videos in Adobe Premier Pro. I truly am new at this, and appreciate the assistance

Hell, you could run that on a good quality 400-450 watt PSU. You're golden with a good 650.

 

[lehtv]

In theory maybe you could run it on a 400-450W unit. But it wouldn't come with the necessary PCIe connectors for a GTX 570 and you'd be forced to buy adapters, so you might as well have 500W to begin with.

 

[BoomerD]

In theory maybe you could run it on a 400-450W unit. But it wouldn't come with the necessary PCIe connectors for a GTX 570 and you'd be forced to buy adapters, so you might as well have 500W to begin with.

Good point...but power-wise...it'd work...even with adapters.

Personally, I like a bigger PSU anyway, and wouldn't try to run a PC on a power supply that's barely enough...

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Intel Core i7 CPU 860 @ 280GHz

Holy balls! a 280Ghz CPU!

Jk, yeah a 650 would be more than fine, and you could go to a lower power unit if you stick with quality companies, like Corsair, Seasonic, etc.

 

[lsv]

That site provides a recommended PSU wattage, not power usage.

True! I sit corrected.

As for OP - A 650Watt Antec PSU will be just fine