[SOLVED] Is 500W enough for this build?

[fvxtonpc]

Upgrading a friends system and was hoping I could still use the 500W PSU in it from CoolerMaster the build is gonna consist of

Ryzen 5 2600x

Wraith Spire Cooler

XFC RX 590 Fatboy OC

4 x 4GB Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400

MSI B350 PRO-VDH

3 x 120mm fans

1 TB HDD

 

[extreme_noob]

What is the exact model of the psu?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

What exact model of Coolermaster 500w?
500w is enough, although I would prefer a 550w.

Cooler master makes many models of power supply or varying quality.

 

[fvxtonpc]

Masterwatt Lite

 

[extreme_noob]

What exact model of Coolermaster 500w?
500w is enough, although I would prefer a 550w.

Cooler master makes many models of power supply or varying quality.

500W is way more than enough. You could even run it off of 350. Cpu draws less than 105W at full load, and gpu draws about 175W at full load. Perfierals, ram, motherboard, and fans would be less than 50W. But some 500W units supply much less than 500W, and if its a really terrible qualilty unit, running at 350W out of 400W supplied or something would increase ripple and worsen voltage regulation significantly.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Masterwatt Lite

Very poor quality. Concider a Quality 550w like a Corsair CX550.

 

[extreme_noob]

Masterwatt Lite

It should work fine. 450W on the 12V rail is more than enough. Voltage regulation and ripple control are alright, but not great. Crossload ripple is bad. And 5V regulation is out of spec.

https://www.jonnyguru.com/blog/2018/10/08/cooler-master-masterwatt-lite-600w-230v-power-supply/ jonnyguru review for more info.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

500W is way more than enough. You could even run it off of 350. Cpu draws less than 105W at full load, and gpu draws about 175W at full load. Perfierals, ram, motherboard, and fans would be less than 50W. But some 500W units supply much less than 500W, and if its a really terrible qualilty unit, running at 350W out of 400W supplied or something would increase ripple and worsen voltage regulation significantly.

AMD and TomsHardware would disagree with you.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-590,5907-8.html

The card can draw 250w continuous with up to 300w spikes. ON THE GPU ALONE!

So no, a 350w would not cut it. And the 500w MASTERWATT would be just enough wattage wise, but it may not last long under the stress of this hardware due to the VERY poor quality.

 

[fvxtonpc]

What are some PSUs that you guys recommend ?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

What are some PSUs that you guys recommend ?

What country are you in?

 

[fvxtonpc]

What country are you in?

U.S.

 

[extreme_noob]

AMD and TomsHardware would disagree with you.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-590,5907-8.html

The card can draw 250w continuous with up to 300w spikes. ON THE GPU ALONE!

So no, a 350w would not cut it. And the 500w MASTERWATT would be just enough wattage wise, but it may not last long under the stress of this hardware due to the VERY poor quality.

Yeah it probably wouldnt last too long.

What are some PSUs that you guys recommend ?

CX450 if you just want something cheap, CX550(M) if you want to be able to upgrade to a better card in the future. Make sure they dont have the green labels. The green label cxs are bad.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Fd...onze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020121-na

 

[fvxtonpc]

Do you guys have an opinion with the 700W Thermaltake Smart Series? there's a deal for it at my local micro center

 

[extreme_noob]

Do you guys have an opinion with the 700W Thermaltake Smart Series? there's a deal for it at my local micro center

Overall a pretty solid unit. If the deal is good, then get it.

 

[fvxtonpc]

Overall a pretty solid unit. If the deal is good, then get it.

Would you say 50 USD is good deal?

 

[extreme_noob]

Would you say 50 USD is good deal?

Definitely

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Do you guys have an opinion with the 700W Thermaltake Smart Series? there's a deal for it at my local micro center

Probably about the same quality as your current unit. I'd stray away.

I used a TT SMART 600w and its alright for a basic system, but I wouldn't power an RX590 with it.

 

[DSzymborski]

Unless it's a Thermaltake Toughpower, there's no reason for any TTs to be in the mix. This is a power hungry GPU and mediocre Thermaltake group-regulated PSUs don't become better by slapping "Smart" on the box.

 

[ryan646]

https://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/

you can use this site to see how much power you need

 

[extreme_noob]

https://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/

you can use this site to see how much power you need

I suggest you add up the wattages of the parts yourself. Many psu wattage calculators like these will over estimate on power consumption and recommend bad units.

 

[King_V]

This link is a MUST READ