Question Is my Corsair vs450 450w enough for a XFX Radeon Rx 580?

[Jomazoo]

Hey is my Corsair VS450 450w enough for my XFX Radeon Rx 580 8gb xxx edition?

XFX says the minimum Power should be 500w and the recommended is 550w
Important Specs:
Ryzen 5 2600
Msi b450-a pro max
4 x 8gb g-skill ripjaws 3200mhz

 

[bignastyid]

It is not enough.

 

[need4speeds]

The card uses about 200watts and the cpu is at about 120watts. Add in a extra 20watts to be sure and it's about 340watts total.

 

[need4speeds]

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-vs450-power-supply,6076-2.html

Your looking at the fan going at 1500rpm with 35db of fan noise at full system loads. It will work but may rev the power supply fan a bit sometimes.

If you don't yet have the RX 580, i would consider one of the newer gpus that use less power.

 

[Jomazoo]

It is not enough.

Could you elaborate?

 

[bignastyid]

Could you elaborate?

Driver updates for the card have increased performance but also increased power usage so it uses more than it did at launch and the factory OC'd cards use even more. Lower quality low wattage PSU paired with a fairly power hungry gpu is going to be problematic(shutdowns under load for example). With an RX 580 you want a decent 550w PSU.

An RX 5500xt or GTX 1660, 160 super would be better options as they use less power and have equal to better performance. This is assuming you have the newer(better) gray version of the VS, if you have the older orange or green version then you'd still want to look into replacing it.

 

[drivinfast247]

The vs series is a low end line from Corsair. The chip manufacturer and card manufacturer say to use a 600w or higher PSU.

 

[need4speeds]

It will work if you stick with moderate\average overclocks. If your cranking it to the moon the wattages will soar. I only included an extra 20watts for the cpu and a extra 20 watts for the gpu.

If you set the cpu to 2600X speeds and a small gpu overclock, maybe a extra 100mhz, it should be ok.