[SOLVED] Is my power supply good enought for my build?

[ggbro112231253]

Hi, iTS MY B-DAY SOON AND I AM GETTING AN UPGRADE,

HERE ARE MY SPECS:
MOB: ASUS P8P67
CPU: I5-2500K
GPU: GTX 770
POWER SUPPLY: 80 PLUS SILVER AND 550 WATT

IM UPGRADING MY GPU TO RX 580 8 GB 1350 MHZ

CAN MY PSU HANDLE IT???

ANSWER AS FAST AS POSSIBLE PLEASE!!

 

[Vic 40]

What brand and series of psu?

 

[Deleted member 2720853]

Tell us the exact make and model of your PSU, 80+ rating and wattage mean absolutely nothing when it comes to the quality of a PSU.

Edit: Downvoting out of spite isn't exactly a good practice, either. We want this user to not have any issues if they end up buying this GPU and there's no way to know if the PSU will be decent enough based on wattage and 80+ rating alone. Also, new account made probably just to downvote my reply, huh? That's a new low.

 

[Archaic59]

Hi, iTS MY B-DAY SOON AND I AM GETTING AN UPGRADE,

HERE ARE MY SPECS:
MOB: ASUS P8P67
CPU: I5-2500K
GPU: GTX 770
POWER SUPPLY: 80 PLUS SILVER AND 550 WATT

IM UPGRADING MY GPU TO RX 580 8 GB 1350 MHZ

CAN MY PSU HANDLE IT???

ANSWER AS FAST AS POSSIBLE PLEASE!!

@justquant statement is correct. Impossible to know without knowing the brand, model and age of your current PSU. The RX 580 uses less power than GTX 770 so should be ok if you have good quality PSU that's not too old.

 

[ggbro112231253]

Guys i have bad news. i was just playing fortnite as casual and my game started to crash. black screen all fans full speed and error sound on the headset. i think its cause by the powersupply. let me know fast!

 

[ggbro112231253]

i have a https://www.netonnet.no/art/datakomponenter/stromforsyning/mission-sg-ggp-1-0/231688.11091/ power supply let me know!

 

[ggbro112231253]

Guys i have bad news. i was just playing fortnite as casual and my game started to crash. black screen all fans full speed and error sound on the headset. i think its cause by the powersupply. let me know fast! i have a https://www.netonnet.no/art/datakomponenter/stromforsyning/mission-sg-ggp-1-0/231688.11091/

 

[DSzymborski]

Yup, that's a low quality power supply. And not even silver efficiency; that's a white or "standard" 80 Plus badge. I wish you had given details before something happened.

 

[ggbro112231253]

Yup, that's a low quality power supply. And not even silver efficiency; that's a white or "standard" 80 Plus badge. I wish you had given details before something happened.

what should i do??

 

[DSzymborski]

what should i do??

Get a better PSU. A Corsair CX 450 (preferably 550 with this GPU) tends to be the least expensive PSU worth buying. Hopefully that's the issue, but it's hard to isolate issues with a junk PSU in the mix.

 

[ggbro112231253]

Get a better PSU. A Corsair CX 450 (preferably 550 with this GPU) tends to be the least expensive PSU worth buying. Hopefully that's the issue, but it's hard to isolate issues with a junk PSU in the mix.

are you sure that the problem, not the gpu?

 

[Zerk2012]

are you sure that the problem, not the gpu?

Did you use a driver sweeper to remove all traces of the 770 video card driver or at the least uninstall it then install the 580 driver?

Not a very good power supply but the GTX 770 draws more power than the RX 580 does.

 

[ggbro112231253]

Did you use a driver sweeper to remove all traces of the 770 video card driver or at the least uninstall it then install the 580 driver?

Not a very good power supply but the GTX 770 draws more power than the RX 580 does.

i dont have a rx 580 yet so i dindt do anything there.

 

[Insane Potatoz]

i dont have a rx 580 yet so i dindt do anything there.

Yeah dude, it's most likely your power supply. How much did you buy this power supply for?

 

[ggbro112231253]

Yeah dude, it's most likely your power supply. How much did you buy this power supply for?

Idk like 40-50 $

 

[Vic 40]

Think we all agree on getting a better psu first before spending money an another gpu. Am abit late i see.😁

Idk like 40-50 $

How much is that in KR?

 

[Insane Potatoz]

Idk like 40-50 $

I’m gonna be honest, then, you kindof deserved this black screen. The one thing you should not cheap out on is a power supply, and it looks like you cheaped out on it. Efficiency rating and wattage don’t mean crap in power supply quality. Do yourself a favor and get a good power supply next time.

 

[ggbro112231253]

I’m gonna be honest, then, you kindof deserved this black screen. The one thing you should not cheap out on is a power supply, and it looks like you cheaped out on it. Efficiency rating and wattage don’t mean crap in power supply quality. Do yourself a favor and get a good power supply next time.

I dindt chose the powersupply myself i bought a pc used . Dont blame me for others decissions

 

[ggbro112231253]

Think we all agree on getting a better psu first before spending money an another gpu. Am abit late i see.😁


How much is that in KR?

500kr

 

[Insane Potatoz]

I dindt chose the powersupply myself i bought a pc used . Dont blame me for others decissions

If you didn't choose it yourself how to you know it was $40-50?
And I'm worry, I always get worked up about people who cheap out on power supplies. You could have at least replaced it with something of higher quality.

 

[ggbro112231253]

If you didn't choose it yourself how to you know it was $40-50?
And I'm worry, I always get worked up about people who cheap out on power supplies. You could have at least replaced it with something of higher quality.

I searched up the brand

 

[Insane Potatoz]

I searched up the brand

Model > brand every time. Lots of well known brands have bad power supplies.
Take EVGA for example, people think they are a good brand that makes good power supplies, but they have absolute hot garbage power supplies like the N1.
Same with Corsair. They only make at least decent power supplies right? Think again. Their VS series power supplies are not good quality at all.

 

[Vic 40]

I’m gonna be honest, then, you kindof deserved this black screen. The one thing you should not cheap out on is a power supply, and it looks like you cheaped out on it.

Don't be so hard on people, they sometimes just don't know.

500kr

That seems not enough.

 

[Insane Potatoz]

Don't be so hard on people, they sometimes just don't know.

Yeah sorry again. I seriously just get super worked up over these kinda things because they happen way too often.

 

[ggbro112231253]

Do you guys think a aerocool

Model > brand every time. Lots of well known brands have bad power supplies.
Take EVGA for example, people think they are a good brand that makes good power supplies, but they have absolute hot garbage power supplies like the N1.
Same with Corsair. They only make at least decent power supplies right? Think again. Their VS series power supplies are not good quality at all.

So what good cheap powersupply would you guys recomend? Please under 70$