[SOLVED] Rx 560 with 350 watt PSU?
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David0ne86
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Well given the fact is a 350 w, it makes me question the quality of those 350 w and the psu itself. It might be best you get a new psu too. You wouldn't need to spend an arm and a leg, but atleast get a decent 500 w (like the sharkoon wpm gold zero or the fsp fortron hydro pro).
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i'm a student and dont have that much funds so choice is buying or not buying gpu.
My psu is cooler master
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i'm a student and dont have that much funds so choice is buying or not buying gpu.
My psu is cooler master
David0ne86
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Well let me put it to you this way: would you rather spend money to buy a new gpu, or spend money for the whole system because that psu is a ticking bomb that could fry the whole rig any seconds? I mean those psu i suggested go for around 50 eu/dollars. You're willing to drop how much for a 560? It surely cannot be sub 200 eu/dollars in the current market. I wouldn't be surprised if it was that very psu that killed your gpu actually.
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David0ne86
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Yea, no point on force buying a gpu since the gpu is a ticking bomb, and when it frys your pc, 45 dollars in my country you can get a gtx 660, just save your money for now, you can live for a few weeks without a gpu, then go out and buy your gpu and power supply.
Look at what's available at 12v. It's a 275w psu. But your probably fine if it's a RX560 whitout a 6 pin powerconnector. It takes max 75w from the PCI-e x16 slot. A system with i3-4150 and RX560 takes about 170w peak.
dotas1
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That PSU is one of the WORST if not the worst from coolermaster. It should not be in a PC that has a gpu.
You have been warned that it might fail at any time taking other components with it.
No. Efficiency and wattage means almost nothing. A PSU's quality is not determined by those two. There are plenty of 80+ bronze 500w that I would NEVER EVER put in a gaming rig.
Never said they are, its pretty obvious you dont want to buy some chinese trash that will blow your pc up, Obviously im not saying buy the cheapest one that has those, but its best to buy a decent psu with those or better specs as in a decent psu with those specs, not just those, but just so it has them, I meant in a way its essential to have those, please don't buy the first thing you see on aliexpress.
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I have been using it for past 4 years along with 750 ti so far no problem.
It was fairly expensive at the time of buying
dotas1
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Remind me again what happened to your 750 Ti.
You can either listen to all of us saying it's a bad PSU, or you can keep using it and time will show what will happen.
There are somewhat expensive PSUs that are crappy as well. The platform they are based at, the quality of the components, the protections they support are some of the things you need to consider.
Since you, me and most of the guys out there don't have the necessary equipment to test each and every PSU, there is a tier list that help us decide when we need to buy one.
Article - [psucultists] PSU tier list rev. 14.8 (Final Update Jul '21)
PSU Tier List 4.0 rev. 14.8 (outdated) Last Update: 12-07-2021 Legend : Gray - EoL/obsolete and/or otherwise not recommended for purchase. Green - small form-factor (gold and blue colors are disregarded due to scarcity of SFX PSUs) Gold - best units in the tier (includes requirements for blue...
forums.tomshardware.com
For gaming rigs tier B and above.
John Chesterfield
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Then you got ripped off. Listen to what people are telling you, or decide that you know better than them and buy some cheap crap.
Also, head over to the power supply forum, where you'll find a fairly recent thread from a guy who had to buy a new motherboard after his PSU died.
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"My 750 ti stopped working"
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Well, there's not much in PC building more expensive than a cheap PSU.
spentshells
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Is your system working correctly using the integrated graphics?
I would try to borrow a seperate gpu to see if maybe the pcie slot has failed before buying a new GPU.
If it were me I would deff get a 560 being sure it did not require a connector to power it, a 460 is another option. But only after confirming the pcie slot is not the issue!
However, there are a lot of people who seem to know what they are talking about here and they are all telling you to get a psu upgrade you may want to consider it.
I am one against many. So do the testing I suggested, your mileage will vary.
I would try to borrow a seperate gpu to see if maybe the pcie slot has failed before buying a new GPU.
If it were me I would deff get a 560 being sure it did not require a connector to power it, a 460 is another option. But only after confirming the pcie slot is not the issue!
However, there are a lot of people who seem to know what they are talking about here and they are all telling you to get a psu upgrade you may want to consider it.
I am one against many. So do the testing I suggested, your mileage will vary.
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