Do I need a new PSU

[Westpalmdan]

Just installed a MSI HD7770 and was wondering if I still needed to upgrade my PSU.

I currently have a Dell 8000 with a 350 psu. Checked with various wattage sites and all have put my total system min in the range of 310 - 336 with the recommended at no higher than 363.

It is installed and running smooth right now.

 

[animal]

7770 is recommended to have ~430W PSU, so you will probably need to upgrade

 

[Ectorr]

Yeah, u will need a quality 500W psu from Antec,Corsair(not CX_builder series),Seasonic,XFX.
For example:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze
or
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg520m

Have fun!

/Don't forget to pick a best solution everytime, the community members appreciate that./

 

[chimera201]

Whats the amp rating on+12V rail of ur psu? could u post an image?
Also list complete system specs.

 

[Westpalmdan]

what do you mean by amp rating on +12V rail? My system is a Dell xps 8000 with a Core I7 860 processor. The current psu is a 350 watt unit.
Hope that helps enough. At work, could take a pic later.

Thanks

 

[chimera201]

what do you mean by amp rating on +12V rail? My system is a Dell xps 8000 with a Core I7 860 processor. The current psu is a 350 watt unit.
Hope that helps enough. At work, could take a pic later.

Thanks

I need an image like this
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/fullimage.php?image=56064

 

[Westpalmdan]

Ok will post picture when I get home

 

[Westpalmdan]

Was going to stop by tiger direct on the way home from work today. Any suggestions

 

[animal]

little larger than you currently need, but you might look at the XFX 550 Watt.......5 yr warranty and actually made by Seasonic

edit: they also make a 450 Watt unit, same 5 yr warranty but not sure if it is built by Seasonic

 

[Westpalmdan]

Could not figure out how to add a pictureon this forum, so I went to Tiger Direct and they recommended a Thermaltake TR2 500w that was on sale for $39 with a $20 dollar mail in rebate to go along with the MSI HD 7770 that I got for $69 plus a $15 rebate. I think that's quite an upgrade for $73

All is working right now QUIET and COOL!! The MSI has not gone above 44 C.

 

[Ectorr]

Thermaltake TR2 is a tier 5 quality psu = "NOT RECOMMENDED. Replace ASAP if you have one." 😀😀
Thats the problem with shops, they throw every garbage on ppl...

 

[Westpalmdan]

Never heard of teir 5 quality. What would you recommend as a replacement for my set-up?

 

[Westpalmdan]

Looked it up and the list I found was from 2008. If you look at NewEgg it gets 4 out of 5 eggs with almost 3000 reviews. Amazon 4 out of 5 of 48 reviews and Tiger Direct 5 out of 5 of 60 reviews. I'll take my chances on a $20 psu with great "Real World" reviews as opposed to some list generated by possibly some hack. By the way 500w is probably overkill for this system especially since I am not a gamer.

 

[chimera201]

The HD 7770 isn't a power hungry card, he will probably get away with the Thermaltake TR2 500W

There are 4 models of the Thermaltake TR2 500W
W0379RU - OEM:HEC (the bad one)
W0093 - OEM:CWT
TR-500 - OEM:CWT
TR-500P - OEM:FSP (the good one)

 

[Westpalmdan]

My PSU is the TR-500 - OEM:CWT ............. Oficially model # TR2-500NL2NC

24 hours now still running quiet and cool. This Dell will be handed down to my son when I build my own PC in the not too distant future. Funny, but Dell has effectively made me a pretty effective do-it-yourselfer. The only component that is OEM is the motherboard and, of course, the crappy box it came in. Never Dell again.....even when I called them their recommendation for a video card was a refurbished $450 unit!