[SOLVED] Is 550w good for a 400w estimated system?

[mcan226]

Hello every one. I'm building my first gaming pc and have bought everything except the GPU. I'm planning on buying a RTX 2060 (plain 2060, not super)

Currently I have a corsair CX550 which is relatively new, around 2 months of usage. I replaced an older one I had because it was over 5 years old and according to ltt's psu thread it was not a good one.

But now that I want a GPU I don't know if it will be enough.

These are my specs:
CPU: i5-12400
Cooler: id cooling SE-224-xt basic, one fan, but will add another one later.
Ram: kingston fury 2x8gb 3200 DDR4, XMP enabled
MOBO: msi b660m wifi mortar DDR4.
SSD: 1TB Crucial MX500
Display: LG 1080p 60hz, might buy a 120 hz in the future.
case: Corsair spec-alpha
OS: W10 pro
PSU: corsair CX550, bronze 80+

A RTX 2060 would be enough for the games I want to play. I currently eying a EVGA RTX 2060 xc gaming 12gb with two fans.

Also, I DON'T plan on upgrading the computer for about 3-4 years.

I've put everything in pcpartpicker, using a xc gaming black with single fan and 2600 ram, and it said it would draw aropund 367w. So rounding up to 400w just to be sure.

So the big question: is that psu good enough or should I buy 650w or even a higher one?

EVGA GPU's page says 500w is the minimum. So havesaid other brands.

I'm sorry if this is a common question, but this is my first pc and I'm still too much of a noob and I don't want eveything to explode.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me.

 

[Lutfij]

You should be good to go, if the PSU is brand new and not recycled from an older build. Personally I'd suggest getting a higher quality unit like a higher Tier unit or one from Seasonic but you should be fine wattage wise and with the near brand new PSU you have at hand.

 

[mcan226]

You should be good to go, if the PSU is brand new and not recycled from an older build. Personally I'd suggest getting a higher quality unit like a higher Tier unit or one from Seasonic but you should be fine wattage wise and with the near brand new PSU you have at hand.

Hi, thanks for your reply. Sorry for my late reply, I was at college.

Yes, the PSU is brand new, bought it 2 months ago. ltt's thread put it in the tier b for midrange systems.

thanks, it's nice to hear it will work. I was very confused whether if I had to have some "spare watts".