- Feb 28, 2015
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Over the past couple of years, I've been slowly adding and replacing parts in my gaming PC without ever doing a full rebuild just to keep it up to date. I'm at that point again and the one part that I have never really looked at twice was the PSU. The current PSU hasn't shown any visible issues, meaning that it hasn't really made any noises or set any fires and for someone without much knowledge about this, that seemed fine to me. Now that I'm starting to replace some more parts, I am looking for advise on whether I should pick a new one up. It's used primarily for gaming. My current build is below. I'll also put up what I'm hoping to add in the next year or two, just so I am able to future proof it.
Current Build
Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max II
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2060
Memory: Crucial Ballistix BL2K8G36C16U4B 2x8GB
Storage 1: SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB Sata III 2.5 Inch Internal SSD
Storage 2: Seagate ST2000DM001 2TB SATA III Performance Hard Disk Drive
PSU: 650W XFX XXX, Hybrid Modular, 80PLUS Bronze, 1x135mm, ATX v2.2, PSU
Looking to Add
Memory: looking to add another set of 2X8GB's of RAM
Storage: going to add 1TB M.2 SSD seeing as I have a free slot lying there on the motherboard.
GPU: this one is less of a need but if I feel like treating myself, I'll upgrade the GPU in the next 2 years. Thinking of an RTX 3060 or 4060
Case: going to get a new tower, don't think this matters but just giving all the information in case it matters.
My main concern is the PSU is nearly 10 years old at this stage. Have things improved enough in that time that I would benefit from getting a new PSU? Would it be worth replacing due to wear and tear alone to prevent it from frying other parts of the PC? Is it worth updating just to cover myself for future upgrades?
This one is more for my own understanding, as long as the PSU is running well and the wattage is enough to cover the running of the PC, is there any need to replace it?
Thanks in advance, hope the thread isn't too long for a fairly simple question. I'd rather give too much detail for everyone than too little! Feel free to make any recommendations for PSU's if you feel it needs to be replaced.
Current Build
Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max II
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2060
Memory: Crucial Ballistix BL2K8G36C16U4B 2x8GB
Storage 1: SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB Sata III 2.5 Inch Internal SSD
Storage 2: Seagate ST2000DM001 2TB SATA III Performance Hard Disk Drive
PSU: 650W XFX XXX, Hybrid Modular, 80PLUS Bronze, 1x135mm, ATX v2.2, PSU
Looking to Add
Memory: looking to add another set of 2X8GB's of RAM
Storage: going to add 1TB M.2 SSD seeing as I have a free slot lying there on the motherboard.
GPU: this one is less of a need but if I feel like treating myself, I'll upgrade the GPU in the next 2 years. Thinking of an RTX 3060 or 4060
Case: going to get a new tower, don't think this matters but just giving all the information in case it matters.
My main concern is the PSU is nearly 10 years old at this stage. Have things improved enough in that time that I would benefit from getting a new PSU? Would it be worth replacing due to wear and tear alone to prevent it from frying other parts of the PC? Is it worth updating just to cover myself for future upgrades?
This one is more for my own understanding, as long as the PSU is running well and the wattage is enough to cover the running of the PC, is there any need to replace it?
Thanks in advance, hope the thread isn't too long for a fairly simple question. I'd rather give too much detail for everyone than too little! Feel free to make any recommendations for PSU's if you feel it needs to be replaced.
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