Do I have the Power?

[zessary]

I need to know if my current power supply is sufficient. I think it's close and I don't want to take any dumb risks. I'm no expert on this and I don't want to spend more money than necessary.

Power Supply
Turbo-Cool 510 ATX-PFC
http://www.pcpower.com/power-supply/...l-510-atx.html

Motherboard
Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Processor
Intel Core i5-2500K

Video Card
GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB

RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

SSD
Intel SSDSA2M080G2GC
80GB ssd SATAII

HDD
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB
8MB Cache

Then i have an optic and floppy drive. They are nothing special.

There's a very good chance i will want to overclock a bit. If that was the deal breaker i'd probably consider a new power source as a cost of wanting to overclock later. Some of these items are a proposed build while others are going to be recycled.

Thanks in advance.

 

[BoomerD]

Without knowing exactly which card you have, I can't give exact numbers, but I'd say you're fine.

Running Furmark, your system will draw about 350 watts...but gaming, it should be considerably less.

nVidia says 500 watts for the GTX 560 Ti and 550 watts for the GTX 560 Ti 448 core card. (170 watts and 210 watts for just the cards)

According to PCP&C, your PSU should have 34-38 amps available on the +12v rail. As long as you're not overclocking/overvolting your GPU or CPU, I think you're OK.
Since you say you want to overclock, I'd recommend going with a QUALITY 650 watt power supply to give you room to do so and still leave a bit of headroom.
Corsair, Antec, XFX, Seasonic, and NZXT Hale units are all very dependable.

 

[currahee440]

I think you do...
Raptoxx used to have a good PSU estimator. Don't know where it went. You can check this site out: http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

It will give you a rough estimate on your needs. Though you will probably be better watching for 12V usage yourself.

Never heard of the Turbo Cool brand though. Overclocking should result in a little more power draw but depends on how much you overclock it.

EDIT: I looked at a quick review of it and looked at the picture of the internals. That thing could probably withstand more power than what it's rated for ...
http://www.slcentral.com/pc-power-and-cooling-turbo-cool-510-express/

BTW I said in another thread that I power my computer with an Antec Neo ECO 520... and it runs..
ASUS P8P67LE
Core i5 2400k (OC'd to 3.6-3.9GHz)
2x4GB DDR3 1333
2 64GB SSDs
3 2TB HDDs (5400rpm)
An ASUS Xonar sound card
A TV Tuner
A WiFi adapter
Galaxy GTX 470
A DVD-RW light scribe drive
4x 120mm fans

All just fine...

And another edit. The PSU calculator shows a recommendation of 415W for your system (which it exceeds)
With a total 12V draw of 28.9A. Your PSU is rated for 34A on 12V so I think you will be okay...

 

[zessary]

so far it sounds like you would both agree that if i'm not overclocking with that build i should be just fine. In the event i feel the need for more power, which is bound to happen, i could unleash full overclock potential with a little research/work and a new PSU to be safe.

they aren't that expensive, but I'm chomping at the bit to order my parts and get my computer back up and running. I really don't feel like researching a whole new piece of the system.

Would love to finalize in the next couple days. Anyone who would have concerns in this situation please let me know!

thanks for the help.

 

[currahee440]

I feel that you would be fine even with an overclock. Don't sweat it too much, that PSU looks like it's built like a tank. Worst scenario would be that the PSU shuts off. Worst worst scenario would be a fireworks display, but probably not likely with good PSUs.

 

[BoomerD]

That PC&P Turbo-Cool 510 is a Win-Tact build. It's not one of the best on the market, doesn't have great efficiency, but they're solidly built.
JonnyGuru reviewed them a few years back:

http://www.slcentral.com/pc-power-and-cooling-turbo-cool-510-express

On page 4 of that review, you'll find:

Max Continuous Power 510W
Max Combined Peak Wattage 650W

 

[Broheim]

@threadtitle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BRv9wGf5pk

 

[zessary]

That PC&P Turbo-Cool 510 is a Win-Tact build. It's not one of the best on the market, doesn't have great efficiency, but they're solidly built.
JonnyGuru reviewed them a few years back:

http://www.slcentral.com/pc-power-and-cooling-turbo-cool-510-express

On page 4 of that review, you'll find:

A little more research shows that the connections on it are probably going to be problematic. Any suggestions on a new PSU? Do i need to be concerned about it fitting in my case? Not sure how standardized that is.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I feel that you would be fine even with an overclock. Don't sweat it too much, that PSU looks like it's built like a tank. Worst scenario would be that the PSU shuts off. Worst worst scenario would be a fireworks display, but probably not likely with good PSUs.

Even cheap ones nowadays are fireworks free. Not in recent memory did I see the fumes. Feel free to prove me wrong

 

[currahee440]

A little more research shows that the connections on it are probably going to be problematic. Any suggestions on a new PSU? Do i need to be concerned about it fitting in my case? Not sure how standardized that is.

PSUs are pretty standardized. Look for a 600W unit or higher if youre paranoid. Brands to look for are corsair, antec, seasonic, silverstone. Avoid corsair CX models and antec basiq supplies. Theyre made by channelwell i think and theyve made problrmatic psus in th past. Also look at the 12V amperage. I recommend at least 40A.

Though i seriously think you'll be fine