Question RTX 2060 + i3 10100f in a 400w PSU? I have a doubt.

[flinterwood]

i just bought the RTX 2060 and noticed that NVIDIA recommend the 500w PSU. But my i3 10100f uses 65W max.
i have 3 HDD 5.400RPM, 16gb ram ddr4, h510m motherboard
The PSU is a Corsair VS400
I'd like to know if it can handle all of this, cause adding all of this in a calculator, wouldn't go further than 300w .
What could happen if i insist in this PSU? I won't ever do any overclock. Can it handle it?

 

[John Chesterfield]

It's not advisable, a good quality 550w would be much better. The VS units aren't that great even when you have a higher wattage, so you should be aiming higher than that model.

 

[Bob.B]

i just bought the RTX 2060 and noticed that NVIDIA recommend the 500w PSU. But my i3 10100f uses 65W max.
i have 3 HDD 5.400RPM, 16gb ram ddr4, h510m motherboard
The PSU is a Corsair VS400
I'd like to know if it can handle all of this, cause adding all of this in a calculator, wouldn't go further than 300w .
What could happen if i insist in this PSU? I won't ever do any overclock. Can it handle it?

Rough way to size a psu.
Add the tdp of the cpu+gpu then double it.
That's you minimum size.

What happens if you use what you have?
Maybe it works fine..... maybe the psu croaks dirty and takes out a bunch of other stuff.....your call.

 

[flinterwood]

thank you for the replies! could you tell me good PSU with 500/550w to buy?

 

[Bob.B]

thank you for the replies! could you tell me good PSU with 500/550w to buy?

Some reading.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-psus,4229.html

 

[logainofhades]

thank you for the replies! could you tell me good PSU with 500/550w to buy?

Good 550w units aren't much different in price, and the quality of this one is top notch.

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