Can This Psu Run The Rtx 2070 Super?

Hello, I am just wondering if i can use the thermaltake smart 600W 80 PLUS gold to run the RTX 2070 super.

 

A lot depends on what other hardware your system needs to run ie CPU etc.

On a typically 'average system' it is recommended to install a PSU of some 550watts or more, so the Thermaltake you list should do the job?
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If you could give us a more detailed list of the hardware specifications on your computer system, that would help in giving you a more accurate answer!

 

GPU: RTX 2070 S
CPU: Ryzen 7 2700
Motherboard: b450m ds3h
PSU: thermaltake smart 600W 80 PLUS gold

 

It should be fine.......Here are some completed builds using your thermaltake smart 600W 80 PLUS gold.

 

Oh? Where is that recommended? Got a link?

The truth is, it totally depends on what other hardware components you have installed. For example, not just the CPU, but the type and number of RAM sticks, type and number of drives, size and number of case fans and/or radiator pumps. The type and number of connected USB devices all matter too.

If we look at the RTX 2070 Super System Specs, the recommended PSU is 650W! But that's just a guess on their part and if you follow the "*", they are assuming there's an i7 in there too. You may have a less hungry CPU, or maybe a hungrier CPU.

The right way to determine the proper size needed is to research all the components, determine their maximum power demand, add them all up, and that is the minimum supply you should get. But that takes a lot of time and work. So I recommend using a good PSU calculator and the best and only one I use or recommend is the eXtreme OuterVision PSU Calculator. This will calculate your minimum needs and recommend a suitable size for those needs.

Plug in all your current components. Be sure to plan ahead and include all the hardware you think you might add in 2 or 3 years (extra drives, bigger or second video card, more RAM, etc.).

I recommend setting CPU utilization to 100% and Computer Utilization Time to 16 hours per day. These settings will help compensate for component aging, adding a little extra padding to the results.

Note that no calculator wants to recommend a PSU that is underpowered so they all pad the results, some more than others. The eXtreme OuterVision calculator is and can be the most conservative for 2 main reasons. (1) They have a team of researchers on staff constantly researching components to keep their extensive databases accurate and current. And (2), it is the most flexible and has the most extensive databases of available options you can enter. This allows it to accurate calculate your needs rather than guess and then add an overzealous headroom.

The eXtreme PSU Calculator ensures you buy a properly sized PSU for your needs. One that has a little extra headroom for future upgrades, but not one that is WAY too big and a waste of your money.

So I recommend you plug your current hardware in the calculator. It will tell you if your current 600W supply is big enough.

 

Yep I plug in all my hardware and got a total of 485W.

 

There you go. And since you have a decent "Gold" certified PSU, you know you are getting decent efficiency value across the full range of expected loads too - a very good thing!

 

Yeah thanks dude.

 

I linked it in post 2, but just in case you didnt bother to read it properly let me oblige again.
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Yep didnt think so, but thankyou for jumping in and helping out with your precision accuracy

 

You are quite welcome.

I did "bother" to read it "properly". And then I read your claim again. And the article does not say what you originally claimed. In case you didn't bother to read it "properly" it says,

That means when specifically using the RTX 2070 in an average system, 550W is recommend.

However, you claimed 550W or more was recommended for any ol' typical 'average system'. But neither the article nor you bothered to define what "average" means. I personally would venture to say when looking at the 1.6 billion computers out there, that the "average" system demands considerably less than most people would expect and that even 500W with the 2070 would be more than enough - just as it would be with the OP's system.

Well, it is a "technical" forum after all and should, therefore, be "technically" accurate. So you are welcome!

 

I guess the OP has his answer.....

But I wont argue with the technically accurate.....Im just not that smart

 

I'm not either. That's why I try to always verify my facts before posting through my friend Bing Google.