[SOLVED] 550W, powerful enough?

[Maikurosofuto]

Hello, i'm almost certain of it, but i want to be sure. I have some upgrade plans and i want to be 100% sure if my current PSU will handle:

• EVGA 550 B3 80+ Bronze
• RX 5700 XT Pulse (Some casual daily OC, nothing extreme)
• Intel Core i7-8700 (Waiting for Ryzen 4000, but just assume i will upgrade to a 3900X)
• 16GB 2666Mhz (Will upgrade too, but not relevant in this thread.)
• MasterLiquid ML120L RGB (Not planning any monstrous CPU OC, may keep it.)

If any additional information is needed, just ask.

 

[snadol3]

https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator says you would use ~450W under full load. You're good with your planned setup above, but if you upgraded any further, get a new PSU.

 

[Maikurosofuto]

https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator says you would use ~450W under full load. You're good with your planned setup above, but if you upgraded any further, get a new PSU.

This site is a bit exaggerated, but thanks for the help.

 

[Blitz Blitz]

550w psu is recommended for your gpu. I add extra 100 - 200w, if you plan to overclock your system, and future upgrades.

 

[ProPlayerGR]

Hello, i'm almost certain of it, but i want to be sure. I have some upgrade plans and i want to be 100% sure if my current PSU will handle:

• EVGA 550 B3 80+ Bronze
• RX 5700 XT Pulse (Some casual daily OC, nothing extreme)
• Intel Core i7-8700 (Waiting for Ryzen 4000, but just assume i will upgrade to a 3900X)
• 16GB 2666Mhz (Will upgrade too, but not relevant in this thread.)
• MasterLiquid ML120L RGB (Not planning any monstrous CPU OC, may keep it.)

If any additional information is needed, just ask.

I'd pair that card with a quality 650w PSU. The recommended PSU from AMD is 600w not 550w.

 

[Blitz Blitz]

It depends on brand, model...

 

[Maikurosofuto]

I'd pair that card with a quality 650w PSU. The recommended PSU from AMD is 600w not 550w.

You know AMD needs to consider everyone, including the ones with a crappy PSU, to make a "fair" recommendation, right? You can look for some power consumptiom testing, the system barely peak out 400W.

 

[Maikurosofuto]

It depends on brand, model...

The i7 8700 can suffice me for a bit longer, i will upgrade the PSU first, I've only been playing lately, doubt if any Ryzen will give me any extra FPS.