Is "Raidmax Cobra 500w" enough for this configuration?

[Alex_Lexa]

Hello forum

I have a question regarding the "New" PSU that came out recently
called "Radimax Cobra 500w".

So i just bought GTX 1050Ti Asus ROG STRIX 4GB OC - GPU
Because old gpu's Cooler was fried.
Currently have stock PSU that came with "Cooler Master - Thermal TC-300 Midi Tower 500W". (Saw that it may be ATX 500w)
Still works fine even though i added 1xSSD & 1x8GB DDR3 RAM.
So i am deciding to buy new one (Raidmax Cobra 500w) and now i am worried that
the PSU i want to buy isn't gonna be enough or it will be enough but components won't work at their MAX.


My set-up:
● GPU : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti Asus ROG STRIX 4GB OC-Gaming - 1x 6pin PCie !
● CPU : Intel i5-3350P Quad Core 4 Processor 6M Cache, 3.10 - 3.30 GHz (Ivy Bridge)
● RAM : 2x Kingston HyperX Fury blu 8GB CL9 1333Mhz 9-9-9-24-1
● Motherboard : Gigabyte B75M-D2V Intel Ivy Bridge rev 09
● SSD : KINGSTON HyperX Fury 120 GB (6 Gbps) 500 / 500 MB/s
● HDD : TOSHIBA 1 TB (6Gbps) 150 / 150 MB/s

Will Raidmax Cobra 500w be enough to power this "Beast" ^_^

 

[bignastyid]

Raidmax is one of the worst "name brand" PSUs you can buy. I hope you still have the option to return it.

 

[jaslion]

Hello forum

I have a question regarding the "New" PSU that came out recently
called "Radimax Cobra 500w".

So i just bought GTX 1050Ti Asus ROG STRIX 4GB OC - GPU
Because old gpu's Cooler was fried.
Currently have stock PSU that came with "Cooler Master - Thermal TC-300 Midi Tower 500W". (Saw that it may be ATX 500w)
Still works fine even though i added 1xSSD & 1x8GB DDR3 RAM.
So i am deciding to buy new one (Raidmax Cobra 500w) and now i am worried that
the PSU i want to buy isn't gonna be enough or it will be enough but components won't work at their MAX.


My set-up:
● GPU : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti Asus ROG STRIX 4GB OC-Gaming - 1x 6pin PCie !
● CPU : Intel i5-3350P Quad Core 4 Processor 6M Cache, 3.10 - 3.30 GHz (Ivy Bridge)
● RAM : 2x Kingston HyperX Fury blu 8GB CL9 1333Mhz 9-9-9-24-1
● Motherboard : Gigabyte B75M-D2V Intel Ivy Bridge rev 09
● SSD : KINGSTON HyperX Fury 120 GB (6 Gbps) 500 / 500 MB/s
● HDD : TOSHIBA 1 TB (6Gbps) 150 / 150 MB/s

Will Raidmax Cobra 500w be enough to power this "Beast" ^_^

It will power it but raidmax is generally really low quality so I highly advice you to NOT get it.

 

[Alex_Lexa]

Well said. Now i see why, thanks ^_^

But will my "Stock" PSU Power it well?

 

[bignastyid]

Well said. Now i see why, thanks ^_^

But will my "Stock" PSU Power it well?

The low end Cooler Master PSU in that case is on the same level of dangerous garbage as the Raidmax. They may run the system but when they inevitable pop there's a good chance they will take 1 or all the other components in the system with them.

The PSU is one of thee most important parts in the system. A poor choice here can literally ruin the whole system.

Currently you can pickup a 430w, 520w or 620w Seasonic S12II for under $50. While the 520 and 620w units are overkill you'd be hard pressed to find a better unit of any size under $50.
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/4Vzv6h,fZyFf7,nB3RsY/
Prices are so close together I'd just get the 620w unit for future expansion.

 

[Alex_Lexa]

Alright. Thanks a bunch. I would pick one of these but not a single one of "budget" Seasonic's are sold here in Serbia ^_^

Ill have to take a look at some other brand 🙁

How about this one i had my eye on for solid month:
COOLER MASTER B500 ver.2 500W RS-500-ACABB1-EU

 

[jaslion]

Alright. Thanks a bunch. I would pick one of these but not a single one of "budget" Seasonic's are sold here in Serbia ^_^

Ill have to take a look at some other brand 🙁

How about this one i had my eye on for solid month:
COOLER MASTER B500 ver.2 500W RS-500-ACABB1-EU

The b series is alright not amazing but it does the job.

 

[Alex_Lexa]

Alright, Thanks jaslion