Is the power supply any good? I've heard mixed reviews.
2092305
Not a good power supply. My rig was using only 300watts and the supply would crash. Try to find a good gold certified one, you wont regret the extra safety
2092306
for a low end machine it will work. I do have to say the case workmanship was well below par, the side of my case did not fit together properly. but for a cheap machine, it worked i guess.
1581452
Mine is actually a 600watt power supply. Amazon keeps lumping all the reviews together on these - not good, as it gets confusing. The power supply is very good quality and I would buy this brand again. My 600watt version is more than enough to power your i7 motherboard and multiple components.
2241636
It has the power to run the games fine and on high graphics settings. But if you're intending to use it for long periods of time, 3-4 hours settings, I'd go for something else. The problem I've been having with this model is the power port becomes overly heated and has become disconnected from the motherboard. I've had to repair it twice.
2281945
The power supply that I'm using is 400W on a Gateway system. Seems to perform pretty well and I've had no problems so far.
895684
I have minimal wattage from my power source. the rating is for max need. mine runs my media center without lag i don't know about games but i am very happy with my graphics. i think you have more than enough wattage. and you can't beat the price
1740635
Well, I use a 300 watt power supply (the default that came with my computer) and no problems have occured in the few months I've been using it.
1637542
Good morning. Yes the power supply you have mentioned will work just fine. Anything over 650w will work. You might want to consider a higher wattage if you are using more than two hard drives in the case.
922828
It should be 'ok' to try. If you start getting random 'freezes' or the system just randomly 'reboots' on its own, that tells you the power supply is probably old and needs to be replaced.
2227523
MSI recommends a 350w or greater power supply. Having said that, other reviewers here say they're working fine with as little as a 250w supply. It will all depend on what else is going on with your particular PC. Start adding other things like extra CD or disk drives, extra PC or PCIE cards for other purposes, and you'll have issues. This card is good to upgrade PCs that otherwise cannot be upgraded, especially slimline machines.
1849485
The one I had lasted 3 years running almost constantly. My video card went bad and took it with it. I upgraded to an 800 Watt Thermaltake model when I replaced the video card. You didn't mention what else you are running like additional hard drives or DVD / CD drives. It's a good, dependable power supply, so it may be all you need. Personally, I would go a little bigger.
2187596
I've been using it for awhile now with no issues. I've not seen or found anything myself while using this power supply to suggest it isn't compatible with this core setup. Had a friend who is A+ cert as well as a MSCE cert help me pick it out for my PC. Hope this helps!
424639
I have a 500w power supply and it works fine. A 550w will be good especially for having future expansions within your rig. Buying it used should be fine as well.
698307
Depends on what your processor, bottleneck is sometime an issue,, power supply is ok,
1826004
This power supply should be overkill for your system. Go ahead and grab it. I'm CompTIA A+ Certified, this PSU meets all of your hardware's requirements, easily.
1451508
Check out the Corsair CX series. I got the Corsair CX600M from Newegg for ~$80 and it is a fantastic power supply.
2095023
I'm using the same CPU, 2 970s, and similar other specs, with this power supplier. I believe I overshot it for my system by a decent margin. Since you are only using one graphic card, I believe you can take a smaller power supplier easily. I'm not an expert though.
689232
it is. on the safe side i went with a Antec TruePower Quattro 850W Power Supply. this graphics card requires TWO 8pin adapter for ultimate performance capacity.