Do I NEED 500 watts of power?

[KyleDele]

I'm building a budget PC so I could do some light gaming on somewhat demanding games like warframe. I'm trying to save money, so I'm wanting to get a 480 watt PSU, Do I need bigger, or smaller, If I can use smaller, how much could I lower it so to an amount where its about enough?
Power Usage: 238 watts
PC: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vnXxvK

 

[clutchc]

With that GTX 750, you could even squeek by with a 300W PSU. It really isn't about the total watts. It is about the watts/amps of the +12V rail since that does all the heavy work in the PC.
But stay away from Logisys PSUs.

 

[bignastyid]

A good quality 300w PSU would work(350w is the smallest I would go though), but a low quality PSU(like that logisys) could leave you with a smoldering ruin instead of a PC. The PSU is a very bad place to skimp.

 

[Blueberries]

Keep in mind that running a power supply at high loads for long periods of time will shorten its lifespan and reduce efficiency. Ideally you only want to use 50-60% of your power supply's capacity, only going over that during extreme times of stress or benchmarks that aren't reflective of actual PC use.

 

[USAFRet]

"Logisys CS369BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply"

Do you have your homeowners insurance guy on speed dial?

 

[KyleDele]

Sorry, kinda a noob at the psu department, but what do you guys think of coolermaster PSU's?

 

[Blueberries]

Sorry, kinda a noob at the psu department, but what do you guys think of coolermaster PSU's?

As far as I know, and correct me if I'm wrong, Cooler Master has never once, ever, made a good PSU.

 

[clutchc]

Sorry, kinda a noob at the psu department, but what do you guys think of coolermaster PSU's?

As far as I know, and correct me if I'm wrong, Cooler Master has never once, ever, made a good PSU.

1) They don't make their own PSUs. They just market them with their brand name on them
2) Cooler Master V series 700, 850, 1kW... Cooler Master Ultimate/UCP, VSM 750... Cooler Master GX 80 Plus 450W, Real Power Pro >greater than 800 watt are all tier 1 and tier 2 PSUs. Cooler Master Real Power Pro <less than 800 watt, iGreen, and Silent (and gold) Pro are good quality tier 3 PSUs.

 

[Blueberries]

Sorry, kinda a noob at the psu department, but what do you guys think of coolermaster PSU's?

As far as I know, and correct me if I'm wrong, Cooler Master has never once, ever, made a good PSU.

1) They don't make their own PSUs. They just market them with their brand name on them
2) Cooler Master V series 700, 850, 1kW... Cooler Master Ultimate/UCP, VSM 750... Cooler Master GX 80 Plus 450W, Real Power Pro >greater than 800 watt are all tier 1 and tier 2 PSUs. Cooler Master Real Power Pro <less than 800 watt, iGreen, and Silent (and gold) Pro are good quality tier 3 PSUs.

Looked up the v700 and it actually looks pretty solid. I'm surprised it's only tier 3, so I'll stand corrected.

 

[Lawrence_b_rfc]

Take a look at corsair, they have good psu at gold standard too so decent efficiency and you can rely on one of them at 50-60% load, that will keep your rig nice and healthy look at RM550 for fully modular otherwise the CM550