Urgent help required..rx 570 and corsair cx430

[Varun Raj]

Guys, I built a friend's system. i5 6500, asus b150 gaming pro, 8gb ram, cx 430 psu and a gigabit network card, a samsung 24 inch 1080p monitor, a logitech webcam.
Recently he ordered msi rx 570 armor and its on the way.
now i am very confused whether this psu will be sufficient to power this graphics card. plz help me decide whether to suggest him cancel order or not

 

[atljsf]

the psu has the connectors for it i think so is doable

the psu could be on the limit of be capable to handle that gpu, consider later ad psu upgrade

the gpu uses 150 watts, the mainboard and cpu around 120 to 150

there is not much room left for the psu in terms of load and psus when loaded like this, you will hear the fan spinning

the worst it can happen is sudden restarts while using the gpu or game crashes, if that happens, recommend him to sell the cx and buy a 550 watts psu later

 

[Varun Raj]

ok so wait and watch?
lol i hate experimentation especially when gaming performance depend on it

 

[Varun Raj]

anyone having similar WORKING configuration?

 

[atljsf]

theoretically should be enough, too close to the limit i think but should work, doing the psu calculation is enough but always leave more space, don't use all the watts on a psu is good, noise, heat and performance when loaded is not perfect

i think it should do well, pc should use 350 watts more or less, so 80 watts unused theoretically

 

[Varun Raj]

ok i think nothing can be said for sure...lets hope for best and prepare for worst. thanks for the insight brother

 

[atljsf]

the worst here is just say to your friend, buy a bigger psu and sell the old one, that is not bad at all

 

[Varun Raj]

lol..worst thing is wait for selling, buying and recieving new psu..a 4 to 6 days wait

 

[Varun Raj]

UPDATE - rx 570 installed now. tested bf1 and far cry primal. all running great no unexpected errors or shutdowns. i think bullet is dodged

 

[atljsf]

yes, psu is too noisy or hot to the touch?

if not, yes, you don't need another psu

that gpu is powerful and not that power hungry, if it was a rx 480 or 580, that would be a problem

 

[Varun Raj]

no my friend didnt complained about heat or noise. i will post if situation changes.
@atljsf bro thanks for your help

 

[atljsf]

glad to help