Is My PSU Enough?

Bakr_Yasser

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I currently have EVGA GTX 1060 3GB SC - i5-4460 3.2Ghz - Gigabyte G1 Z97 Sniper Motherboard - DDR3 12GB 1600Mhz With a 550 PSU
And going to upgrade my PC to I7-7700K Connected to Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - ASUS ROG Maximus IX - Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3200Mhz With the same GPU
But after a month i'll replace my EVGA GTX 1060 to GTX 1080 Ti
Also going to connect it to three Monitors Samsung's 27-Inch S27D590C
connected to a 5.1 Edifier DA5100 Home Theater..
So Will my PSU be enough for the I7 7700K And GTX 1060 & Later On For The GTX 1080 Ti Both OC?
 
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Bakr_Yasser

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Its a PSU that came with my case Called Tiger PSU a Chinese brand i believe
 

DSzymborski

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I would absolutely upgrade the PSU. The wattage is fine (if true), but I've never seen a competent case-included no-name PSU that was anything but a dodgy mess. It'd be one thing if you had some old office build on a tight budget, but if you can afford the i7-7700k and a 1080ti, you can definitely afford to give those parts safe, clean power.


 


To add to this, your power supply holds enough power to fry every component in your PC. It's always worth spending a little more money to make sure that you get something quality.
 

Bakr_Yasser

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http://i.imgur.com/kahjYSG.jpg

this is my psu
 

DSzymborski

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Yeah, even if the PSU had quality capacitors and is telling the truth about the output, if you look at that label, that's not even a 550W PSU, in the context of a PC made after late 90s Pentiums. There's only around *300W* available from the +12V rail, which is the important thing, because that's what the big ticket components use. To be honest, I wouldn't be comfortable using this PSU *now* and with a budget including a $300 CPU and a $600 GPU, I strongly urge you to get a proper power supply. There are quality ones as low as $50, sometimes even less when on sale.


 
Solution

DSzymborski

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No, only the Cooler Master V series is good.

Tom's keeps a curated power supply tier list.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

As does Johnny Lucky.

http://www.johnnylucky.org/power-supplies/psu-recommendations.html

No such list is perfect, but it's a good starting point.
 

Bakr_Yasser

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Looking at its price in where i live at its pricy, it costs 1/2 of what the i7 7700K will cost
what would you recommend a 50~70$ PSU good enough for them?
 

DSzymborski

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Well, where do you live and where do you shop for parts? Would give me a better idea what your options are.
 

Bakr_Yasser

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Dec 10, 2016
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i live in egypt, i mostly get my parts from egprices.com this is the best place for it 1$ = 18EGP
 

Bakr_Yasser

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i honestly can't thank you enough, you've saved my 14 months worth of savings when i could've friedmy GPU and CPU with a bad PSU
i really appreciate it thank you!
 

DSzymborski

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Enjoy your upcoming build! With a 7700k and a 1080ti, you're going to be quite happy.