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Question

Will this power supply be enough?

Aug 28, 2015 10:17AM PDT

Hey,

Will the following system work fine together? I'm most concerned power-wise, as the CPU is rather power-demanding.

Specs:
CPU: AMD FX 9590 at factory speeds
RAM: 16GB Misc (2x8GB)
Mobo: Fatal1ty 970 Performance 3.1
HDDs: 3TB Seagate, 2TB WD Green, 1TB Seagate
SSD: 100GB OCZ SSD
PSU: 850w Corsair gold-rated
Case: Fractal Design Define r5
Displays: 3x 1080p Misc monitors

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
- Sam

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Clarification Request
Which PSU again? That's not the full model number.
Aug 28, 2015 10:26AM PDT
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RE: PSU
Aug 28, 2015 10:29AM PDT

Hey,

Sorry, did it again. Missed out the GPUs. I'm planning on getting 2x GTX 970 in SLI.

Still good?

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OK, that seems OK.
Aug 28, 2015 10:39AM PDT
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Thanks
Aug 28, 2015 10:45AM PDT

Okay, many thanks!

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Answer
Re: power supply
Aug 28, 2015 10:40AM PDT

The monitors don't use the PSU, so that isn't relevant. But a video card does, and you don't tell about that.

Kees

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GPUs
Aug 28, 2015 10:45AM PDT

Hey, sorry about that. Missed out the GPUs. I'm planning on getting 2x GTX 970 in SLI.

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PS. Just in case I checked the motherboard CPU list.
Aug 28, 2015 10:44AM PDT