Power concern for pc

Dlooks1996

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I have system specs as listed
i5 4590
8gb DDR3
Rx 480 8gb
One 2.5 in drive
One ssd
430 watt Psu

Will my power supply be good or
Should i upgrade to a 600 watt psu?
 
Solution
Wattage does matter and so does quality of the power supply, Your current one should be able to handle your system. But are you experiencing any problems? If so you should get a new one, but otherwise it should be fine for now. And you shouldnt be concerned. Allthough the Power supply isn't the most efficient, it shouldn't be a big problem
 
 
Wattage does matter and so does quality of the power supply, Your current one should be able to handle your system. But are you experiencing any problems? If so you should get a new one, but otherwise it should be fine for now. And you shouldnt be concerned. Allthough the Power supply isn't the most efficient, it shouldn't be a big problem
 
Solution




No problems so far played all day yesterday
 




No spontanious shutdowns or crashes
 



I Put all my components into pc part picker says it will only draw 343 watts of power
 
Well that's great then

 



The psu is only a year old so
 


That's an estimation, in reality it will use more power.

You may not experience any problems now, but you might in the future.
 



So upgrade my psu
 




Ended up picking up the EVGA 850 QB MODULAR POWERSUPLLY 94.99
 


Brilliant PSU, also not necessary.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/qYTrxr/evga-power-supply-220g20550y1
Something like that is more than enough for what you need.