Question Is 350W PSU good enough with graphics card?

[Karmasutra]

I am using a Corsair VS350 PSU running an AMD Ryzen 5 3400G on an Asus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming motherboard and got a LG DVD Drive and a Seagate 1TB HD spinning, I am thinking of getting a Zotac 2070 Super Mini, I want to know whether my Corsair VS350can handle it? Can you guys help me out with this

 

[vapour]

nope, poor quality and not enough power.
a good quality 550+ is needed. Budget and country?

 

[Karmasutra]

I am in India and I would mostly stick with same PSU for now as it's been just weeks since I bought it so if the PSU can't run enough power to the 2070 GPU, I am dropping the idea of getting a 2070 but are there any good graphics card I could run using this PSU?

 

[MarkJohnson]

Abt graphics card that don't need any power connections will be fine. Maybe a GTX 1050 or 1050 Ti, Just make sure it has no 6-pin or 8-pin power connectors for the video card.

 

[PC Tailor]

There are no cards anywhere near the power of a 2070 super that could ever run on a 350W.
That being said, no matter what GPU you get, doesn't take away that the PSU quality is poor.

 

[Karmasutra]

Abt graphics card that don't need any power connections will be fine. Maybe a GTX 1050 or 1050 Ti, Just make sure it has no 6-pin or 8-pin power connectors for the video card.

Would a 1660 or a 1660ti run good on this PSU?

 

[PC Tailor]

Would a 1660 or a 1660ti run good on this PSU?

No.
It also requires more than a PCIe slot can supply and would require closer to 450W.
Again, your power supply is not really built for discrete GPUs.

 

[vapour]

why don't you get a new psu and gpu together? Budget?

 

[Karmasutra]

No.
It also requires more than a PCIe slot can supply and would require closer to 450W.
Again, your power supply is not really built for discrete GPUs.

What about the 1650 thats got a low tdp

 

[PC Tailor]

What about the 1650 thats got a low tdp

TDP is not power draw. That's thermal design specification, which is effect how much power is lost as heat.

A 1650 will probably work if you can get one that doesn't require additional PCIe power.
but Again - your PSU is NOT made with discrete GPUs in mind.

Just see point 1 here: https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...when-selecting-parts-for-a-custom-pc.3510178/

 

[Karmasutra]

why don't you get a new psu and gpu together? Budget?

Coz I just built this pc just a few weeks ago and I wasn't thinking of buying a graphics card at least for a year but one of my relative recently promised to get me a graphics card of my liking so I thought i could upgrade to a good graphics card

 

[geofelt]

Nvidia specs show GTX1650 as a 300w card.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 16 Series Graphics Card

Get 1.4X Power Efficiency Over Previous Generation for a Faster, Cooler, Quieter Gaming Experience.

www.nvidia.com

Since it has been working for you, you could try it.
But be advised that the corsair orange VS units are considered tier 6 quality on this list:

PSU Tier List [OLD]

Credit to @Starelementpokeand @Energycore for helping out with this long-awaited refresh of the old PSU tier list by Aniallation (who previously went several months without logging in), leaving the old list in need of help. This is simply an update of the list that was flawed in creation by the P...

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[jonnyguru]

I am in India and I would mostly stick with same PSU for now as it's been just weeks since I bought it so if the PSU can't run enough power to the 2070 GPU, I am dropping the idea of getting a 2070 but are there any good graphics card I could run using this PSU?

If it's just been weeks since you bought this (old) PSU (they don't make the VS350 anymore. Haven't in a year), then why can't you send it back to where you got it and get a better PSU?

 

[Karmasutra]

If it's just been weeks since you bought this (old) PSU (they don't make the VS350 anymore. Haven't in a year), then why can't you send it back to where you got it and get a better PSU?

They wouldn't accept returns for a working product

 

[jonnyguru]

They wouldn't accept returns for a working product

Pretty sure that's not legal. You should be able to at least get credit for exchange at the same store.

 

[need4speeds]

What about the bit cheaper AMD RX 5700XT? A RX5700 is even cheaper so you could get a new power supply. That system does have a limit because it's still a Quad core cpu, so going above a certain card will no longer give you much more fps in gaming.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx_5700-rx_5700_xt,6216-2.html

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https://www.pcmag.com/compare/370011/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-super-vs-amd-radeon-rx-5700-which

The power supply has a single 6 pin PCIE connector. It's 25amps so times 12volts that's 300watts. So max is 250 watts. The APU you have is low wattage at 65watts. Then 20watts for the system. That leaves 165watts. It should work but the powersupply fan will rev to max trying to keep it cool. There is a chance that after a while the extra heat will cook the power supply or it will trip out after a long gaming session on overtemp protection.

That 165watts is split up between the 75watt pcie slot card draw, and any pcie connectors to it. This varies because some cards draw more power from the slot vs. pcie connectors and some are the other way around.

Most cards need 6 and 8 pin PCIE connectors. Some GTX1060's and 1660ti's or the 1660 should work with a 6 to 8 pin adapter. A few of them might be a 6 pin version. Some brands come with a adaptor. At 125watts these cards will be ok with that power supply.

My advice is a RX5700, New Power Supply, Budget boot SSD . A M2 slot NVMe ssd is the fastest, there are some 256gig ones out that are fairly cheap. A regular SATA ssd is still way faster than that 1TB HDD. Use the 1TB drive for your steam folder, ect.

Power supply link..

Corsair VS Series VS350 350W PSU - CP-9020095-UK

Available @ CCL: Corsair VS Series VS350 350W ATX Power Supply. No Certified, 4 x SATA, 1 x 6-Pin, 4 + 4-Pin CPU, 140mm Depth., Mfg Code: CP-9020095-UK

www.cclonline.com

 

[need4speeds]

There is a GALAX geforce GTX 1660 that has a 6 pin pcie connector.
Also a KFA2 GTX 1660.
http://www.galax.com/en/graphics-card/16-series/galax-geforce-gtx-1660-1-click-oc.html

Many GTX1060's are 6 pin pcie.

 

[need4speeds]

This would be a much cheaper card but a big upgrade from the Vega 11 IGP.
The RX570 Saphhire Plus ITX Mini (it claims to use a single 6 pin pcie and 120watts.)
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/sapphire-pulse-rx-570-itx-mini.b4446

 

[guanyu210379]

It is not about having only 6 pin or 8 pin or even more.
On a 350W PSU regardless of how good/bad it is, it is not recommended to have a dedicated GPU of 1060 level or higher.
350W was meant usually only for systems with iGPU.

 

[Karmasutra]

Pretty sure that's not legal. You should be able to at least get credit for exchange at the same store.

I live in India, consumer laws here are pretty fucked up

 

[DSzymborski]

Regardless of whether you can return the old PSU or not, you need a better one if you're going to run something like a 2070. Sometimes, the cheap choice is very expensive.

 

[jonnyguru]

But be advised that the corsair orange VS units are considered tier 6 quality on this list:

PSU Tier List [OLD]

Credit to @Starelementpokeand @Energycore for helping out with this long-awaited refresh of the old PSU tier list by Aniallation (who previously went several months without logging in), leaving the old list in need of help. This is simply an update of the list that was flawed in creation by the P...

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Mind you, that is an old list and they're talking about the old VS. That said, there is no "new" VS350. They only made the 450, 550 and 650. ANY VS350 is an "old" VS.

If the store he bought his parts from is going to screw him over, he need to just suck it up and buy a decent PSU.