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Power supply help

WHISKEYTANGO90 · 2012-12-08 00:18:58

Hi all I am purchasing a second GTX 680 and need to know if a 750w power supply would be sufficient to power both cards? CPU: i7-3770k GPU: Msi Gtx 680 lightning MOBO: Asus Maximus V Extreme RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw Z 16GB cooler: H100i

08-12-2012 12:18am

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WHISKEYTANGO90

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Hi all

I am purchasing a second GTX 680 and need to know if a 750w power supply would be sufficient to power both cards?

CPU: i7-3770k
GPU: Msi Gtx 680 lightning
MOBO: Asus Maximus V Extreme
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw Z 16GB
cooler: H100i

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#2 08-12-2012 12:52am

tuxy

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Well I can't afford 1 680 let alone 2!
But a 750 watt will be fine once it's a good quality psu.
the 600 series of cards have much lower power draw than the previous 500 series.

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#3 08-12-2012 12:59am

WHISKEYTANGO90

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Cheers mate I appreciate your help.

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#4 08-12-2012 2:27am

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Easily, as long as its a 'real' 750w

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#5 08-12-2012 12:24pm

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Have you got the PSU already?

You'd be comfortable with a 750W PSU alright.

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#6 08-12-2012 5:24pm

WHISKEYTANGO90

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thanks

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#7 08-12-2012 5:26pm

WHISKEYTANGO90

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yeah I already have It cheers for the help.

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