I am having issues with my current PC, which I think are PSU related. It won't turn on most of the time, although if left for a while it sometimes will boot up/sometimes the graphics card will power up and nothing else.
This has come at a pretty inconvenient time, because I wanted to build a new PC this month but was unable to due to graphics card prices/availability (and it looks like I'm going to have a long wait). I'm therefore torn between buying a PSU that would be futureproofed for the new build, or one that is 'good enough' for now.
From perspective of future proofing- I'm thinking of getting this Gigabyte P 750 W 80+ Gold, but having done very little research for the new build I'm not sure if there is anything I should be considering when looking to get something new? Is there any advantage to waiting until closer to when I will be building the pc? Budget for the new pc will be somewhere around £800-£1000
A 'good enough' option I'm looking at is something like this Seasonic 500W 80+ Bronze
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
This is the current PC (now with an extra SSD):
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Lh2G8d
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Crucial 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2133 CL15 Memory
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280X 3 GB royalQueen Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Power Supply: XFX 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
In terms of troubleshooting the issue, and whether it really is a PSU - the computer does load up fine when using someone elses PSU (although at the time of this test it was unfortunately one of the rare times when the PC was loading up fine with the current PSU, so I can't be sure.).
This has come at a pretty inconvenient time, because I wanted to build a new PC this month but was unable to due to graphics card prices/availability (and it looks like I'm going to have a long wait). I'm therefore torn between buying a PSU that would be futureproofed for the new build, or one that is 'good enough' for now.
From perspective of future proofing- I'm thinking of getting this Gigabyte P 750 W 80+ Gold, but having done very little research for the new build I'm not sure if there is anything I should be considering when looking to get something new? Is there any advantage to waiting until closer to when I will be building the pc? Budget for the new pc will be somewhere around £800-£1000
A 'good enough' option I'm looking at is something like this Seasonic 500W 80+ Bronze
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
This is the current PC (now with an extra SSD):
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Lh2G8d
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Crucial 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2133 CL15 Memory
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280X 3 GB royalQueen Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Power Supply: XFX 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
In terms of troubleshooting the issue, and whether it really is a PSU - the computer does load up fine when using someone elses PSU (although at the time of this test it was unfortunately one of the rare times when the PC was loading up fine with the current PSU, so I can't be sure.).
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