500w PSU enough?

[John1029]

quick question. I have a 500w PSU a 1080ti and upgrading to a 2600x. I dont think the 1080ti is overclocked and I plan to OC the 2600x in the future. Is 500 enough or should I upgrade.

thanks

 

[WildCard999]

What is your current specs? Also we need to know the exact model PSU you have.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

quick question. I have a 500w PSU a 1080ti and upgrading to a 2600x. I dont think the 1080ti is overclocked and I plan to OC the 2600x in the future. Is 500 enough or should I upgrade.

thanks

Make and model of power supply and full specs please.

 

[hotaru251]

quick question. I have a 500w PSU a 1080ti and upgrading to a 2600x. I dont think the 1080ti is overclocked and I plan to OC the 2600x in the future. Is 500 enough or should I upgrade.

thanks

https://www.evga.com/power-meter/
(fill in bubbles and it'll estimate the PSU size you'd need. dont need buy it from evga and can go elsewhere but its good to benchmark your power needs)

with a 1080ti, ryzen 5 2600x (OC'd), and a A320 / B350 / X370 MB, and 1 ssd and 1 hdd (usual way ppl do it) the estimated psu size was 650.

so you will likely need a new PSU (usually go 1 over what it recommends just incase i wanna add something later that needs mroe juice and price isnt much between psu's)


also checked the 1080ti's manual and it lists a 600 psu as min. (so u would want higher than that as thats just for gpu)
https://www.nvidia.com/content/geforce-gtx/GTX_1080_Ti_User_Guide.pdf

 

[John1029]

What is your current specs? Also we need to know the exact model PSU you have.

Make and model of power supply and full specs please.

ROG 1080ti 11gb
i54430 > 2600x
z97 anniversary > ROG B450-f
500gb 860 evo
2x 1tb 7200rpm
DVD drive
500w smart thermaltake (https://www.amazon.ca/Thermaltake-Certified-Active-Supply-PS-SPD-0500NPCWUS-W/dp/B014W3EM2W)

 

[John1029]

Even if I could live with the 500w for a little that would be nice, if there's a chance the pc just wont work, or wont work well with the 500w I guess I'll have to buy one now.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Not a very good PSU in terms of quality , I would want a decent 650w.

 

[WildCard999]

Even if I could live with the 500w for a little that would be nice, if there's a chance the pc just wont work, or wont work well with the 500w I guess I'll have to buy one now.

Just get a better one, it's not worth risking your system.

 

[John1029]

Not a very good PSU in terms of quality , I would want a decent 650w.

Any cheap suggestions? Looking at a "EVGA A-Grade Certified Refurbished 850 BQ" on neweggs ebay store or rosewill arc series on newegg.ca

 

[WildCard999]

What could you spend?

 

[John1029]

What could you spend?

I'd like to keep it as low as possible as I've already spent a LOT of money. maybe ~$80 CAD after tax, maybe a little more, maybe a little less.

 

[WildCard999]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.99 @ PC-Canada)
Total: $80.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-25 17:38 EST-0500

 

[John1029]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.99 @ PC-Canada)
Total: $80.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-25 17:38 EST-0500

is 550 enough? I was thinking I'd need or should go with 600-650, looking at something like the EVGA - BQ 650 W 80+ Bronze. It's not gold but I don't think my current is even bronze so.

 

[WildCard999]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.99 @ PC-Canada)
Total: $80.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-25 17:38 EST-0500

is 550 enough? I was thinking I'd need or should go with 600-650, looking at something like the EVGA - BQ 650 W 80+ Bronze. It's not gold but I don't think my current is even bronze so.

Energy efficiency has nothing to do with quality, I've seen bronze units that are better then some silver/gold units. The Seasonic Focus Gold is probably one of the best PSU's out there and would be enough for your build.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

550W is enough and that one he posted is a great one, buy it.

BQ not so great.

 

[John1029]

Energy efficiency has nothing to do with quality, I've seen bronze units that are better then some silver/gold units. The Seasonic Focus Gold is probably one of the best PSU's out there and would be enough for your build.

550W is enough and that one he posted is a great one, buy it.

BQ not so great.

have either of you dealt with pc-canada.com before? I like to stick to newegg and amazon but neither have it for a good price.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I never have , I'm in the US and use mainly amazon now .

 

[hotaru251]

550 wont be enough for him.

the 1080ti alone manual says 600.

he will also be using ryzen which is more power thirsty than intel AND they want to overclock it in future.


its better to get a PROPER 650+.(i'd personally go 700 or 750 since u do plan to OC)

this means you dont waste money for a weak psu and then waste more money to buy a better one when it isnt enough for OCing.
also PSU do best when it isnt completely being used (hence u want headway)


https://www.newegg.ca/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007656%20600014094%20600014091&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=RATING&PageSize=36

canada newegg for psu's. set for 700 and 750's. if you are fine with refurbished there is a corsair one for liek $70 if u scroll down a ways.

 

[WildCard999]

No (in the US) however the retailers on PCPer are usually very good and I highly doubt they'd have some non reputable store on there site.

 

[John1029]

No (in the US) however the retailers on PCPer are usually very good and I highly doubt they'd have some non reputable store on there site.

what about the what about the evga GQ series?

 

[WildCard999]

No (in the US) however the retailers on PCPer are usually very good and I highly doubt they'd have some non reputable store on there site.

what about the what about the evga GQ series?

It's not a very good unit, EVGA has some that are excellent and some that I wouldn't put into a gaming system. And I'd rather have a well built 550W unit over a 650W/750W low quality unit. If you want a 650W then go with the 650W version of the Seasonic Focus Gold I posted above, remember your PSU is the most important part of your build and a junk unit can not only destroy your parts but some have been known to catch fire.

 

[John1029]

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It's not a very good unit, EVGA has some that are excellent and some that I wouldn't put into a gaming system. And I'd rather have a well built 550W unit over a 650W/750W low quality unit. If you want a 650W then go with the 650W version of the Seasonic Focus Gold I posted above, remember your PSU is the most important part of your build and a junk unit can not only destroy your parts but some have been known to catch fire.

I guess I'll go with the focus. Now my only "dilemma" is that newegg has the ssr-750fx for 99.99 with $20 MIR and 7.99 shipping.
Amazon has the ssr-650fx no mir or shipping. both come out to ~$120. The 750 would be $100 after MIR but feom what I found it requires I cut things out to send in and I'm not sure how that affects warranty if something were to go wrong.

On another note, the psu isnt estimated to arrive until dec 3, could I continue to use my current PSU or can under powering cause parts to die? It would only be for a few days, if that. But depending on when I get my other parts I don't want to wait for the psu to use them.

EDIT: I realized the first question had some useless info, the amazon order doesnt matter as new egg is better either way. Also turns out the MIR might expire before it even arrives so. will probably order the 750 just to have.