Question Should my 550w PSU be enough for a Ryzen 7 3700X + RTX 4060 ?

[dpdev8989]

Edit: A Big one (Sry I didn't check it before 😅) dunno how I feel

So i just found out after disassembling my pc that it's a Cooler Master MWE 550w 80+ White😭 PSU not a Gigabyte 500w 80+ Bronze PSU (got confused here because of old PC) which is paired with my current R7 3700x + 1060 3GB GPU, my PSU should be able to handle a RTX 4060 right ?

Since 1060 is 120 watt card and 4060 is 115 watt.

Other component include
- 2 SSD (1 M.2 + 1 SATA),
- RGB Mouse, Keyboard and Mousepad
- 120mm Fans x3 (2.6w each)
- a Drawing pad

PS : don't curse me for 4060

 

[triplex1]

Gigabyte 500w 80+ Bronze PSU
the watts are enough, from here on, how long have you had it and at what loads has it worked, because it is bronze and not pure 500 watts, it would be good to put a quality gold one

 

[Misgar]

If your PSU is the P550B reviewed on Tom's, it's an older low-quality "group regulated" design. This means that when you load the +12V rail heavily with the CPU and GPU, the +5V and +3.3V rail voltages will drift out of spec.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-p550b-power-supply-review/6
The Gigabyte P550B is offered at a low price, and this is its main advantage. Apart from the low EMI emissions, the compact dimensions, and the correctly set OPP, there are no other major positives for this product. It seems like Gigabyte just took an outdated platform from MEIC and put its badge on it without taking the time to test it and tune it properly.

However, we are not even sure if several of this product's significant flaws can be fixed, given the platform's old design. Besides low overall performance and bottom low efficiency, especially with light loads, the fan speed profile is highly aggressive since it has to cool the low-quality caps. The bridge rectifier doesn't use a proper heat sink, and the quality of the FETs that MEIC used is questionable. We were surprised that this unit could survive our tests, but if we pushed it a little more, it would easily break, given that there is no over-temperature protection.

Power supply performance should not be based purely on the claimed power output. Just because the P550B can supply a 3700X and RTX 4060, doesn't mean it's a good choice. The +12V ripple is high, regulation is poor, efficiency is low, the list goes on.

Even a Corsair CX550 Bronze PSU is better than the P550B and the CX550 is hardly ideal. Consider something better like a Corsair RM650 Gold PSU.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-rm650-power-supply,6187.html

None the less, you'll probably get several more years' use out of the P550B before it fails, even if the 5-year warranty has expired. It's up to you.

 

[dpdev8989]

Gigabyte 500w 80+ Bronze PSU
the watts are enough, from here on, how long have you had it and at what loads has it worked, because it is bronze and not pure 500 watts, it would be good to put a quality gold one

its being almost 4 years since i got it, I have used it for some Blender rendering (still images) and also did a lot of video editing with it.

 

[triplex1]

its being almost 4 years since i had it, i have used it for some blender rendering (still images) and also did a lot of video editing on it.

Change it , look for other like Coolermaster if you want something cheap and if you ever get some bronze, go for more watts like 650 watts

 

[dpdev8989]

If your PSU is the P550B reviewed on Tom's, it's an older low-quality "group regulated" design. This means that when you load the +12V rail heavily with the CPU and GPU, the +5V and +3.3V rail voltages will drift out of spec.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-p550b-power-supply-review/6
The Gigabyte P550B is offered at a low price, and this is its main advantage. Apart from the low EMI emissions, the compact dimensions, and the correctly set OPP, there are no other major positives for this product. It seems like Gigabyte just took an outdated platform from MEIC and put its badge on it without taking the time to test it and tune it properly.

However, we are not even sure if several of this product's significant flaws can be fixed, given the platform's old design. Besides low overall performance and bottom low efficiency, especially with light loads, the fan speed profile is highly aggressive since it has to cool the low-quality caps. The bridge rectifier doesn't use a proper heat sink, and the quality of the FETs that MEIC used is questionable. We were surprised that this unit could survive our tests, but if we pushed it a little more, it would easily break, given that there is no over-temperature protection.

Power supply performance should not be based purely on the claimed power output. Just because the P550B can supply a 3700X and RTX 4060, doesn't mean it's a good choice. The +12V ripple is high, regulation is poor, efficiency is low, the list goes on.

Even a Corsair CX550 Bronze PSU is better than the P550B and the CX550 is hardly ideal. Consider something better like a Corsair RM650 Gold PSU.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-rm650-power-supply,6187.html

None the less, you'll probably get several more years' use out of the P550B before it fails, even if the 5-year warranty has expired. It's up to you.

its not the P550B sadly, 😅, i think i should upgrade it to better one, its almost close to 4 years now, also that ATX power cable on motherboard is a pain to pull out and put in again.

 

[Bob.B]

Edit: A Big one (Sry I didn't check it before 😅) dunno how I feel

So i just found out after disassembling my pc that it's a Cooler Master MWE 550w 80+ White😭 PSU not a Gigabyte 500w 80+ Bronze PSU (got confused here because of old PC) which is paired with my current R7 3700x + 1060 3GB GPU, my PSU should be able to handle a RTX 4060 right ?

Since 1060 is 120 watt card and 4060 is 115 watt.

Other component include
- 2 SSD (1 M.2 + 1 SATA),
- RGB Mouse, Keyboard and Mousepad
- 120mm Fans x3 (2.6w each)
- a Drawing pad

PS : don't curse me for 4060

Do you like to gamble?

The 3 yr warranty flags that psu as something meant for an office pc.

 

[--SID--]

Cooler Master MWE 550w 80+ White

Terrible low quality unit and if it's the 230v version it's even worse. My advice is to replace the thing for a much higher quality unit.

 

[beyondlogic]

Edit: A Big one (Sry I didn't check it before 😅) dunno how I feel

So i just found out after disassembling my pc that it's a Cooler Master MWE 550w 80+ White😭 PSU not a Gigabyte 500w 80+ Bronze PSU (got confused here because of old PC) which is paired with my current R7 3700x + 1060 3GB GPU, my PSU should be able to handle a RTX 4060 right ?

Since 1060 is 120 watt card and 4060 is 115 watt.

Other component include
- 2 SSD (1 M.2 + 1 SATA),
- RGB Mouse, Keyboard and Mousepad
- 120mm Fans x3 (2.6w each)
- a Drawing pad

PS : don't curse me for 4060

i would strongly recomend you dont try if that psu has been going for a while its probly going to eventually burn out and would strongly recomend you remove it from play.

there are many good power supplies that will last longer

ranging from

seasonic focus
corsair rm series
really depends on budget but if you buy crap it will shoot out sparks of a impressive firework while taking your pc with it

others i recomend below

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/x4...-modular-atx-power-supply-ps-tpd-0750fnfagu-p


https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jZ...ular-atx-power-supply-corereactorii650g-bkcus