PSU for i5 4460 + gtx 950?

[Josecod77]

I need a cheap PSU that can support an i5 4460 + gtx 950, any suggestions ?

 

[modernwar99]

$27 after $10 promo and $25 rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

 

[Josecod77]

$27 after $10 promo and $25 rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

Are 550w enought for the config?

 

[modernwar99]

Yes. Whole system will probably draw ~350w under load. That way you have headroom for OCing or a better GPU in the future.

 

[pete_101]

$27 after $10 promo and $25 rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

Are 550w enought for the config?

550W is more than enough, you could add a 2nd GTX 950 and still be fine. That is a very good quality PSU.

 

[Josecod77]

Yes. Whole system will probably draw ~350w under load. That way you have headroom for OCing or a better GPU in the future.

Thx

 

[Marshmel07]

$27 after $10 promo and $25 rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

Are 550w enought for the config?

550W is more than enough, you could add a 2nd GTX 950 and still be fine. That is a very good quality PSU.

hi pete i currently have a corsair vs450 is that ok to use with a gtx 950 strix oc 2gb videocard?

 

[pete_101]

hi pete i currently have a corsair vs450 is that ok to use with a gtx 950 strix oc 2gb videocard?

This is a tricky one because of 2 reasons. First, I wouldn't recommend the Corsair VS (or the CX) series....they are far from the worst PSU out there, but they are made cheap with some poorer quality capacitors. However as you already own it, I'm not about to tell you to replace it, but I will say not to push it past 75% of it's rated output.

Ok now for the 2nd part, if we say 330W is the limit of your PSU and a oc GTX 950 can use ~100W, this leaves you with 230W for your CPU, motherboard, RAM, drives and cooling fans. If we allow 50W for everything except your CPU, then we are left with 180W. This is more than enough for most CPUs, unless you have an oc 8 core AMD or something similar.....in which case I would definitely recommend a new PSU.

So yes, in most situations a Corsair VS450 can run a oc 950, however if you want to be really safe, a better quality PSU would be a good investment. This is the PSU tier list most often used http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[Marshmel07]

hi pete i currently have a corsair vs450 is that ok to use with a gtx 950 strix oc 2gb videocard?

This is a tricky one because of 2 reasons. First, I wouldn't recommend the Corsair VS (or the CX) series....they are far from the worst PSU out there, but they are made cheap with some poorer quality capacitors. However as you already own it, I'm not about to tell you to replace it, but I will say not to push it past 75% of it's rated output.

Ok now for the 2nd part, if we say 330W is the limit of your PSU and a oc GTX 950 can use ~100W, this leaves you with 230W for your CPU, motherboard, RAM, drives and cooling fans. If we allow 50W for everything except your CPU, then we are left with 180W. This is more than enough for most CPUs, unless you have an oc 8 core AMD or something similar.....in which case I would definitely recommend a new PSU.

So yes, in most situations a Corsair VS450 can run a oc 950, however if you want to be really safe, a better quality PSU would be a good investment. This is the PSU tier list most often used http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

i kinda get your point sir but what do you mean safe does that mean my psu might fry some of my parts like gpu and mobo and break it and even my procie? geesh im scared i bought this with my hard earned money dont want that to happen or you meant that my psu might not last and break and il have to buy a new one? it says 3 years warranty btw, another question can i buy gtx 960 will my psu stil handle that?

 

[pete_101]

i kinda get your point sir but what do you mean safe does that mean my psu might fry some of my parts like gpu and mobo and break it and even my procie? geesh im scared i bought this with my hard earned money dont want that to happen or you meant that my psu might not last and break and il have to buy a new one? it says 3 years warranty btw, another question can i buy gtx 960 will my psu stil handle that?

The odds are that if your PSU were to fail the rest of your parts would be ok. However there is always a small chance that during the failure of a PSU a voltage surge could occur which has the potential to damage your motherboard and graphics card. Can I say with 100% certainty that this won't happen? No I can't, that's why it is always recommended to use a good quality PSU of high enough wattage. But as I 1st said to you, as long as you don't push your PSU to it's limit it should be ok. Many people use far worse PSUs than yours and for the most part don't have failures.

As for a GTX 960, if it's not an oc version and you don't go overclocking it, then it's about an extra 20 Watts. So depending on what CPU you are using, you should be within that safe operating wattage.

 

[Marshmel07]

i kinda get your point sir but what do you mean safe does that mean my psu might fry some of my parts like gpu and mobo and break it and even my procie? geesh im scared i bought this with my hard earned money dont want that to happen or you meant that my psu might not last and break and il have to buy a new one? it says 3 years warranty btw, another question can i buy gtx 960 will my psu stil handle that?

The odds are that if your PSU were to fail the rest of your parts would be ok. However there is always a small chance that during the failure of a PSU a voltage surge could occur which has the potential to damage your motherboard and graphics card. Can I say with 100% certainty that this won't happen? No I can't, that's why it is always recommended to use a good quality PSU of high enough wattage. But as I 1st said to you, as long as you don't push your PSU to it's limit it should be ok. Many people use far worse PSUs than yours and for the most part don't have failures.

As for a GTX 960, if it's not an oc version and you don't go overclocking it, then it's about an extra 20 Watts. So depending on what CPU you are using, you should be within that safe operating wattage.

1.intel core i5-4460 haswell refresh processor socket 1150 3.2ghz 6m
2.msi h81m-p33 motherboard socket 1150 pcie ddr3
3.team elite memory 4gb ddr3-1600 with heat spreader
4.corsair vs450 apfc power supply 450 watts
5. toshiba dt01aca100 hdd 1tb
6.easy pc rakk phantom x gaming case.
7.lg 19m37a led monitor black 18.5



heres my pc's current built sir and im planning to add an ssd 120gb soon and the same exact ram that i have to make it 8gb of ram my question is would it still be ok for me to purchase that asus gtx 960 strix oc version 2gb? is it really a gamble for me? your frank and honest thoughts and decision if you wer on my shoe will be highly appreciated

 

[pete_101]

1.intel core i5-4460 haswell refresh processor socket 1150 3.2ghz 6m
2.msi h81m-p33 motherboard socket 1150 pcie ddr3
3.team elite memory 4gb ddr3-1600 with heat spreader
4.corsair vs450 apfc power supply 450 watts
5. toshiba dt01aca100 hdd 1tb
6.easy pc rakk phantom x gaming case.
7.lg 19m37a led monitor black 18.5



heres my pc's current built sir and im planning to add an ssd 120gb soon and the same exact ram that i have to make it 8gb of ram my question is would it still be ok for me to purchase that asus gtx 960 strix oc version 2gb? is it really a gamble for me? your frank and honest thoughts and decision if you wer on my shoe will be highly appreciated

Do you like to gamble? Ok my honest opinion is your PSU is up to the job for now, but your best option would be to replace it in the future when you can afford to. I put your system in to an online calculator and with a 960 oc and 8GB RAM it will draw around 300W max.....this is 67% of your units rated wattage.

Now for the gambling part, as your PSU is of lower quality it's chances of failure during the life of your computer are going to be greater than those of a better quality unit. Maybe as high as 20% chance of failure sometime in the future, and if it were to fail there is a small chance of it damaging some other components. Now if you don't like to gamble and want to minimize the odds for damage, then get a better PSU immediately. However as the odds of damage are relatively low, you may decide you can live with it.....after all nothing is 100% guaranteed, there are probably a 1,000 things that can fail on your computer but the odds for each is very low.