[SOLVED] AMD Ryzen 9 3900x power

[MOAMH]

Hi everyone, I have an old XPS 8100 which I changed approximately upgraded most of it over years and now it is the time to upgrade the motherboard and the CPU. The current processor is i7-860 with the default motherboard of this model. I have done the following changes through the years:

• Changed the default PSU of 350 W into GAMEMAX ATX PSU GM-500G (500W)
• Changed the default GPU of GTS 240 into GTX 1070.
• I added one 960G SSD. (my board only supports SATA II connections).

Now I am thinking to upgrade to AMD Ryzen 9 3900x after reading the reviews, checking the price value etc. With this upgrade, I will need to change the motherboards and rams.

I am not sure if I should upgrade the PSU or not. Does my current PSU is enough to handle this upgrade?
Your guidance is really appreciated. Thanks

 

[TwitchyTanner]

If you plan on overclocking the CPU or GPU then it wouldn't hurt to upgrade to a better quality power supply as well as one with a bit more headroom. According to a basic power supply calculator you would only be outputting about 360W-370W. I am not sure if you have a ton of other stuff attached to your computer but they wouldn't make much of a dent in that. (WIFI card, sound card, fan hubs, rgb fans, Multiple hard drives, etc.)

If I was in your situation and upgraded a bunch of new more expensive components, I would probably upgrade my power supply to something more high quality and reliable with more room for upgrades down the line (New 3000 series GPU will have more power requirements as well as any future cards)

 

[MOAMH]

If you plan on overclocking the CPU or GPU then it wouldn't hurt to upgrade to a better quality power supply as well as one with a bit more headroom. According to a basic power supply calculator you would only be outputting about 360W-370W. I am not sure if you have a ton of other stuff attached to your computer but they wouldn't make much of a dent in that. (WIFI card, sound card, fan hubs, rgb fans, Multiple hard drives, etc.)

If I was in your situation and upgraded a bunch of new more expensive components, I would probably upgrade my power supply to something more high quality and reliable with more room for upgrades down the line (New 3000 series GPU will have more power requirements as well as any future cards)

Thanks a lot Twitchy for your super fast accurate response. You are a star. Thank you very much