PSU for 1060 and I5

[jordyroxs1]

Will a 500w PSU be enough for a 1060 6gb windforce and an Intel i5 3.5ghz

 

[jankerson]

Depends on the PSU, but normally with a high quality unit yes.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

The quality is what matters, don't just buy any cheap 500W PSU.

 

[InvalidError]

Anything but the most obscene single-GPU systems and OCs require PSUs beyond 500W. A typical current mainstream system (excluding Vega) is closer to 200-350W. In principle, a PSU rated for ~400W true continuous power (not the fake rating most lower quality PSUs carry) is all most people need.

 

[jordyroxs1]

So would the EVGA 500B 500W 80PLUS BRONZE MEPS READY POWER SUPPLY be good enough to run them?

 

[InvalidError]

EVGA B/W-series are Ok-quality, not great. Should still be good enough.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

So would the EVGA 500B 500W 80PLUS BRONZE MEPS READY POWER SUPPLY be good enough to run them?

Get something better, Coraair CX and CXM units (with the grey label) are far better on the market.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

No that is not a PSU that is a liquid cooler for a CPU.

 

[jordyroxs1]

What about EVGA SUPERNOVA 750 G2 750W 80PLUS GOLD FULL MODULAR POWER SUPPLY

 

[jordyroxs1]

No that is not a PSU that is a liquid cooler for a CPU.

I know, trying to sort out multiple things

 

[turkey3_scratch]

It's pointless to get a 750W power supply, a 450W is all you need.

 

[jordyroxs1]

It's pointless to get a 750W power supply, a 450W is all you need.

So then the "EVGA 500B 500W 80PLUS BRONZE MEPS READY POWER SUPPLY " would be perfectly fine for GTX 1060 6gb windforce and i5 7600?

 

[InvalidError]

So then the "EVGA 500B 500W 80PLUS BRONZE MEPS READY POWER SUPPLY " would be perfectly fine for GTX 1060 6gb windforce and i5 7600?

Quantity-wise? Yes.
Quality-wise? Should be ok at least for a while.

Once you pass the system's requirement (around 250W peak on the 12V rail + something like 50W for the others), it is all about QUALITY. I'd take a high quality 350-450W PSU (ex.: 430W Seasonic S12-II) over a 800+W piece-of-sh!t (ex.: Diablotek) any day.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

So then the "EVGA 500B 500W 80PLUS BRONZE MEPS READY POWER SUPPLY " would be perfectly fine for GTX 1060 6gb windforce and i5 7600?

Quantity-wise? Yes.
Quality-wise? Should be ok at least for a while.

Once you pass the system's requirement (around 250W peak on the 12V rail + something like 50W for the others), it is all about QUALITY. I'd take a high quality 350-450W PSU (ex.: 430W Seasonic S12-II) over a 800+W piece-of-sh!t (ex.: Diablotek) any day.

Honestly I don't consider the S12ii that high quality, it's been shown to have lackluster protection circuitry and has an 8-pin housekeeping IC. I believe it lacks OCP on the minor rails (User Stefan Payne on Jonnyguru knows all the gritty details of this).

OP, don't see why you're so set on that EVGA. I'd rather get a Corsair CX that's not group regulated, you'll be much better off. The new CX units also have a rifle bearing fan.

 

[InvalidError]

Honestly I don't consider the S12ii that high quality, it's been shown to have lackluster protection circuitry and has an 8-pin housekeeping IC. I believe it lacks OCP on the minor rails (User Stefan Payne on Jonnyguru knows all the gritty details of this).

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=185
9.7/10 is not that good? That's probably the highest score JG has ever given to a ~$40 PSU and most other PSUs near that price tag won't get you Chemi-Con or other top brand capacitors all-around.

As for the 8-pin housekeeping chip, that doesn't really matter as there are multiple ways to achieve the same result and short-circuit protection is a mandatory part of the ATX power specification. Since the S12-II have exceptional cross-load regulation for group designs, Seasonic clearly did some things differently from typical (magnetic regulation?) and that could very well include protection that isn't compatible with regular monitoring chips. Seems highly unlikely that Seasonic would outright omit mandatory protections.

"The Seasonic S12II Bronze 430 W is a flawless power supply."
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/seasonic-s12ii-bronze-430-w-power-supply-review/11/

http://www.anandtech.com/show/2327/10
"The S12II is one of the best power supply series on the market"

Reviews of the S12-II series are overwhelmingly positive and the 430-620W models are more affordable than countless sub-par to horrible PSUs from other vendors. They're an easy recommendation, unlike Corsair which has both bad (old) and new (good) PSUs under the CX brand, which makes recommending those confusing at best.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Honestly I don't consider the S12ii that high quality, it's been shown to have lackluster protection circuitry and has an 8-pin housekeeping IC. I believe it lacks OCP on the minor rails (User Stefan Payne on Jonnyguru knows all the gritty details of this).

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=185
9.7/10 is not that good? That's probably the highest score JG has ever given to a ~$40 PSU and most other PSUs near that price tag won't get you Chemi-Con or other top brand capacitors all-around.

As for the 8-pin housekeeping chip, that doesn't really matter as there are multiple ways to achieve the same result and short-circuit protection is a mandatory part of the ATX power specification. Since the S12-II have exceptional cross-load regulation for group designs, Seasonic clearly did some things differently from typical (magnetic regulation?) and that could very well include protection that isn't compatible with regular monitoring chips. Seems highly unlikely that Seasonic would outright omit mandatory protections.

"The Seasonic S12II Bronze 430 W is a flawless power supply."
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/seasonic-s12ii-bronze-430-w-power-supply-review/11/

http://www.anandtech.com/show/2327/10
"The S12II is one of the best power supply series on the market"

Reviews of the S12-II series are overwhelmingly positive and the 430-620W models are more affordable than countless sub-par to horrible PSUs from other vendors. They're an easy recommendation, unlike Corsair which has both bad (old) and new (good) PSUs under the CX brand, which makes recommending those confusing at best.

A 9.7/10 from many years ago is not a 9.7/10 from today. Jonnyguru himself has repeatedly stated this, he has repeatedly said not to take those score values seriously like that. That PSU would not score that today.

Hardwaresecrets doesn't test much stuff. This thread here has some discussion on the S12ii, and I think my views were changed from the conversations I had with other forum members: http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14692

These two reviews are most applicable since they are reviews of the 2015 (and current) version of the S12ii:
http://ru.gecid.com/power/seasonic_s...gb_2015/?s=all
https://nl.hardware.info/reviews/592...met-nieuwe-fan

The fan spins at 1550RPM at 200W, and it has no undervoltage protection on the 12V rail and no OCP on the minor rails. Now some may not care about protections that much, but my mind has been changed some, I think when it comes to electronics protection circuitry is pretty important, and the S12ii has lackluster protections. If SCP doesn't detect a shortage, OCP won't be there to prevent something from getting melted.

I'd take a CX any day, it should be quieter (not the quietest but still quieter) and will be DC-DC at least.