Corsair PSU/SMPS okay?

[Boy07]

Many said my poor PSU might be responsible for performance and kill pc components/peripherals.
My RIG : MSI gtx 1060 6GB(400W req.), i7-4790(3.6 Ghz), Gigabyte b85 mobo, Corsair vengeance 8 gb DDR3 ram,Corsair VS550W PSU ,Toshiba 500gb(7200 rpm)
So,do I need to change PSU?

 

[13thmonkey]

your last 4 posts have simply stated that 12x48=480, with no comment as to what you think about that other than !!! is that good, bad, indifferent? You will not be using anything like 480W, so it is OK for you.

 

[Boy07]

your last 4 posts have simply stated that 12x48=480, with no comment as to what you think about that other than !!! is that good, bad, indifferent? You will not be using anything like 480W, so it is OK for you.

there's a calculation error.U can use the calculator to check,multiplication error.

 

[13thmonkey]

Ah!!! now it makes sense.

turns out it was 42Amps anyway, so it's 504W on the 12 V rails.
http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/vs-seriestm-vs550-550-watt-power-supply under the tech specs section.

 

[Boy07]

Ah!!! now it makes sense.

turns out it was 42Amps anyway, so it's 504W on the 12 V rails.
http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/vs-seriestm-vs550-550-watt-power-supply under the tech specs section.

Is this 'CP-9020050-NA' the only model number for VS 550W ? I mean will all VS 550w be the same? And btw,why does the product page say 550W guaranteed power,then all other info is doubtful too,isn't it?bro..

 

[madmatt30]

504w 12v is perfectly acceptable (good even) for a unit labelled as 550w

The remainder of 46w is reserved for 3.3v/5v .

People don't like the vs & older corsair CX because of the 30c full power rating & the use of capxcom caps all the way through the unit.
These PSU's do not like to be run at a constant 90%+ load .
You - you're running about 300w max (60-65% load)
There's no reason that vs 550 shouldn't last you a good few years .
Its not great quality , its not awful quality , it's just plain average at best.
If you want to change it do, if you don't, don't - it's not a necessity.

 

[Boy07]

404w 12v is perfectly acceptable (good even) for a unit labelled as 550w

The remainder of 46w is reserved for 3.3v/5v .

People don't like the vs & older corsair CX because of the 30c full power rating & the use of capxcom caps all the way through the unit.
These PSU's do not like to be run at a constant 90%+ load .
You - you're running about 300w max (60-65% load)
There's no reason that vs 550 shouldn't last you a good few years .
Its not great quality , its not awful quality , it's just plain average at best.
If you want to change it do, if you don't, don't - it's not a necessity.

300w? but my graphics card says 400w,mate.

 

[madmatt30]

400w is a recommendation by nvidia for what psu you need in a system running a 1060.
That's full system draw & allows for people running really crappy units.
The 1060 is a 120w GPU, some heavily overclocked models may be able to hit 140w - & that is the absolute max if you were stress testing at 100% usage.
You won't ever see above 300w system wide power draw with what you're running.

 

[13thmonkey]

504w 12v is perfectly acceptable (good even) for a unit labelled as 550w

The remainder of 46w is reserved for 3.3v/5v .

People don't like the vs & older corsair CX because of the 30c full power rating & the use of capxcom caps all the way through the unit.
These PSU's do not like to be run at a constant 90%+ load .
You - you're running about 300w max (60-65% load)
There's no reason that vs 550 shouldn't last you a good few years .
Its not great quality , its not awful quality , it's just plain average at best.
If you want to change it do, if you don't, don't - it's not a necessity.

I've lost count of how many times I said it would be OK. nice to hear someone else say it though.

 

[13thmonkey]

So I made a mathematical mistake, whilst saying you are lightly loaded and you'll be fine because it's not a bad PSU. So shoot me.

Insulting Mods will get you a long way (from here).