[SOLVED] Should i upgrade my 550 watts PSU powering a 6800xt ?

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JM_1__

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Jan 26, 2017
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32gb ram 4x8
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1 6800xt

550 watts psu..

should i upgrade? its working fine it hasn't blown up so far..

I will not be overclocking.

Is the additional PSU wattage all marketing or is there fact to it?
 
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JM_1__ said:
can you educate me what is double forward, and what is group regulated. and what psu would you suggest i get.
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It is the kind of electric circuit that is used on the PSU. On the primary side (where the voltage is high) you have double forward, ACRF, LLC, and PSR. Double forward is worse, it is implemented on most lower end PSUs nowadays. ACRF is usually used somewhere in the lower-mid range or mid-range PSUs, it is better than DF but still not suitable for high end builds. On the other hand LLC and PSR are used on higher end PSUs, it is the most modern and the most efficient way to convert AC current into DC. If you use a double forward (or sometimes ACRF) PSU on a high power consumption GPU like the 6800 XT, the transformer on...
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