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System Name | The one under the desk / Media Centre |
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Processor | Xeon X3730@3.6GHZ / Phenom II X4 805E |
Motherboard | Gigabyte P55M-UD4 / Asus Crosshair III |
Cooling | Corsair H70 + 2*PWM fan / Arctic Alpine 11 |
Memory | 16GB DRR3-1333 9-9-9-27 / 4GB Crucial DDR3-1333 |
Video Card(s) | Asus DirectCU GTX 680 / Gigabyte 560TI |
Storage | Kingston V200 128GB, WD6400AAKS, 1TB Seagate 7.2kRPM SSHD / Kingston V200 128GB |
Display(s) | Samsung 2343BW + Dell Ultrasharp 1600*1200 / 32" TV |
Case | C'M' Silencio 550 / Some ancient SilverStone brushed aluminium media centre |
Audio Device(s) | No. |
Power Supply | Thermaltake Toughpower XT 675W / EVGA 430W |
Mouse | Mionix Naos 3200 / Generic PS2 |
Keyboard | Roccat Ryos TKL Pro / Evoluent Mouse Friendly Keyboard (Logitech OEM) |
Software | Windows 7 Ult x64 |
Benchmark Scores | Nah. |
That is a valid point, but I basing my calculations on a 2500k with light overclock, which takes 150w on normal loads. Yes, me taking the HX650w is not really representative of the market, but I am still more than willing to take a trusted 650w to power the GTX590. After all, as long as you don't go crazy and load furmark and LinX at the same time and keep the overclock at good perf/watt a decent 650w can easily power most rigs of today. GTX590 peaks at 350w in gaming tests, giving you more than enough juice for an overclocked CPU. If you are planning to get the 980x at 4.4Ghz, then you should have done your research better and get a more beefy PSU
My point is that these PSU recommendations on graphics cards always leave retard room. As such, this recommendation of 650W puts the GTX690 below the GTX590 in likely power consumption.