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[SOLVED] Need Suggestion for psu

Dec 13, 2021
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need Suggestion which psu (watt/brand )best for this system:
i5 3470
gigabyte h61 mobo usb 3.0
12gb ram ddr3 (8+4)
500 gb hdd..
msi armor rx 570 4gb
currently using raidmax cobra 500 watt 80+bronze...
its a bad psu and already shorted gpu ....
 
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They have to account for junk PSUs. You can go on websites and find plenty of fake rated "500" or "630W" units that can only output 250W. By overstating what's really needed AMD/Nvidia are covering themselves with people who have garbage PSU shaped objects. Pick a good unit that you can afford int he 450-550W range and you should be fine. Just make sure it's a good unit.
Nothing you have listed takes a lot of power. Any QUALITY PSU that is 450-550W should handle that just fine. (Your gaming usage is less than 300W, probably less than 250W.) I'm guessing from what you are using and your user name you aren't in the USA. What units are available where you are?
 
Nothing you have listed takes a lot of power. Any QUALITY PSU that is 450-550W should handle that just fine. (Your gaming usage is less than 300W, probably less than 250W.) I'm guessing from what you are using and your user name you aren't in the USA. What units are available where you are?
iam from Pakistan
and every good psu brand available in Pakistan to buy..
but if my gaming usage is 300 W then why minimum psu required 450 written on gpu box
 
They have to account for junk PSUs. You can go on websites and find plenty of fake rated "500" or "630W" units that can only output 250W. By overstating what's really needed AMD/Nvidia are covering themselves with people who have garbage PSU shaped objects. Pick a good unit that you can afford int he 450-550W range and you should be fine. Just make sure it's a good unit.
 
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