550watt enough for 1070+i5 8600k?

[nickwolf]

So i want to buy a RMX 550w cuz right now i have a vs 550 and i want to upgrade it(along with my gpu and cpu).What do you guys think.Will a 550 watt will be able to handle a Gtx 1070,i5 8600k,2x8 gb ram?

 

[ko888]

A Corsair RM550x is way more than enough for that system configuration.

 

[nickwolf]

A Corsair RM550x is way more than enough for that system configuration.

I think you are right but why do some people recommend a rmx 650 over 550?

 

[ko888]

A Corsair RM550x is way more than enough for that system configuration.

I think you are right but why do some people recommend a rmx 650 over 550?

Right now you can buy an RM650x for about the same price as an RM550x making it a better deal.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Rp8H99/corsair-power-supply-cp9020091na
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3zNypg/corsair-power-supply-cp9020090na

 

[nickwolf]

A Corsair RM550x is way more than enough for that system configuration.

I think you are right but why do some people recommend a rmx 650 over 550?

Right now you can buy an RM650x for about the same price as an RM550x making it a better deal.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Rp8H99/corsair-power-supply-cp9020091na
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3zNypg/corsair-power-supply-cp9020090na

Where i live(Greece)the 550 costs 88 euros and the 650 costs 105 euros.If i buy from neweegg then i will have to pay customs_some xtra things.

 

[King_V]

The 550 definitely provides enough power. In your case, since the 550 is substantially less money than the 650, then the 550 is what you should get.

 

[nickwolf]

The 550 definitely provides enough power. In your case, since the 550 is substantially less money than the 650, then the 550 is what you should get.

Ok thank you.One last thing.Do you think that Nvidia's volta gpu will consume more or less power?

 

[King_V]

More or less compared to the GTX 1070? That's hard to say.

Currently the Titan Volta is rated at a 250W TDP. This is the same as the current Titan Xp, although the Volta is the more powerful video card.

If I were to guess, the Volta cards will consume either the same, or somewhat less, power than their 10xx equivalents, while providing greater performance.

However, that is only a guess. It's impossible to know for certain. That said, I think going with the 550w power supply gives you enough room for future upgrades probably to go to a video card of somewhere in the low 200s watt range of TDP rating, MAYBE 250w or so, but that depends on the components of the rest of your system. Example: If you are running many fans, multiple hard drives, and so on. Every extra item consumes a little bit more power.

 

[Zerk2012]

The 550 definitely provides enough power. In your case, since the 550 is substantially less money than the 650, then the 550 is what you should get.

Ok thank you.One last thing.Do you think that Nvidia's volta gpu will consume more or less power?

Their supposed to give a more powerfull card that uses less watts. So a card that gives better performance than the 1070 should use about the same watts or less.

 

[Dunlop0078]

Yes I would imagine that whatever card replaces the 1070 in nvidia lineup will use slightly less power and perform better. That has been the trend for pretty much every architecture change.

 

[nickwolf]

The 550 definitely provides enough power. In your case, since the 550 is substantially less money than the 650, then the 550 is what you should get.

Ok thank you.One last thing.Do you think that Nvidia's volta gpu will consume more or less power?

Their supposed to give a more powerfull card that uses less watts. So a card that gives better performance than the 1070 should use about the same watts or less.

Ok thank youBtw i found a nw Psu Corsair TX650M.Is it good?

 

[nickwolf]

Yes I would imagine that whatever card replaces the 1070 in nvidia lineup will use slightly less power and perform better. That has been the trend for pretty much every architecture change.

Thanks for the help.1 question.Will a rm 550 do its job?Cuz rmx 650 costs 15-20 euros more than the Rmx 550 and my only 2 options are. 1)get an RMX 550 or get EVGA GQV2 65080+Gold BUT i dont know if its trustworthyor not. Can you help me?

 

[King_V]

There's no need to get the higher rated power supply if you're going with a GTX 1070, or, really, even if you had a GTX 1080, the RM550x is more than sufficient.

 

[nickwolf]

There's no need to get the higher rated power supply if you're going with a GTX 1070, or, really, even if you had a GTX 1080, the RM550x is more than sufficient.

Great,thanks for the help.For days now i've been asking around to get different opinions,but as it all seems i will buy a rmx 550.😀THx

 

[King_V]

You're welcome.