Is it enough: Antec Earthwatts 500w?

[darkxshade]

So I had a spare Antec Sonata case lying around that came with the 500w Earthwatts PSU. Will this be adequate with the 3750K OC'd to 4.5ghz and a single card GPU solution? I have yet to decide on the GPU since I'm not in a hurry to get one but I imagine this is a big variable. Best I can give you is that I'm aiming for a hot deal on sub $200 midrange GPU.


Thanks in advance.

 

[Silenus]

Yes, plenty.

Remember that power supply is likely only 2 x 6pin PCIe. I don't think it has a 6+2 Pin PCIe.

 

[ashn2k]

I wonder if a 500w PSU will do with i7 3770 + gtx 680 oc version?

 

[itzbiff]

For a midrange GPU it should be sufficient.
The new revision is 80Plus Bronze it looks good.

@ashn2k - Personally i think that would be pushing it. I would feel a lot more safe with a 650w psu of high quality. Corsair, Seasonic, etc.

 

[ashn2k]

For a midrange GPU it should be sufficient.
The new revision is 80Plus Bronze it looks good.

@ashn2k - Personally i think that would be pushing it. I would feel a lot more safe with a 650w psu of high quality. Corsair, Seasonic, etc.

Thanks I will put this in mind.

 

[darkxshade]

Bumping my own thread... I've decided to part out my old pc rather than to keep it running along side my new rig. Which means I now also have an old modular 550W Antec Neo HE(5 years old practically running 24/7).

So the question is... Would you use a brand new 500w Antec Earthwatts or a 550w Antec Neo HE?

 

[lehtv]

I wonder if a 500w PSU will do with i7 3770 + gtx 680 oc version?

3770 = well under 100W
GTX680 = under 200W
the rest = under 100W

You'd probably use ~300W in the most demanding games, ~350-400W when going for max power consumption (furmark+prime95). It'd work fine.

However, GTX 680 doesn't make sense as it's around 10% faster than 670 but costs 25% more. GTX670 only uses about 150W, it'd run on effortlessly on a 500W unit.

 

[TemjinGold]

Bumping my own thread... I've decided to part out my old pc rather than to keep it running along side my new rig. Which means I now also have an old modular 550W Antec Neo HE(5 years old practically running 24/7).

So the question is... Would you use a brand new 500w Antec Earthwatts or a 550w Antec Neo HE?

On a sub-$200 GPU, you can use either.

 

[blastingcap]

More than enough. I'm running something similar on 460W and have some room to spare on the PSU.

 

[lsv]

You're good to go, that's a nice PSU too. My server is in a Sonata 3 with what I assume is the same Seasonic built PSU. A-ok!

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Looks like my HX620 still has some legs, I like how power requirements are actually going down.

 

[nyker96]

I think it should be fine, but I would personally get a bigger PSU just so the PSU isn't working that hard during load.

 

[lehtv]

darkxshade where are you buying from?