What PSU should I get?

[jedi_jesus]

I'm going to build my own PC for the first time and I don't know what PSU to get because I don't really trust the PSU calculators, and I also don't know how to use them very well. So I was wondering if someone could help me get the correct PSU with the correct wattage?

Currently, I am looking at an EVGA BQ 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular 600W PSU, but I'm not sure if this would be a good decision. So if someone could help me on this too it would be greatly appreciated!



My hardware:

Motherboard: ASUS Prime B350M-A


CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 2200G


GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5


RAM: HyperX Fury 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2133 MHz


SSD: Crucial MX500 500GB (2 x 250GB)

 

[vapour]

Your ram is going to limit your performance due to Ryzen craving for fast rams...
For PSU, any good quality 450+ PSU is fine, BQ is not one of them. I would buy 550+ for future upgrades. Get Corsair CX550/CX550M if you are on a budget. TX550M is better, Seasonic Focus Plus and EVGA G2/G3 is even better.

 

[Hellfire13]

Lets look at wattage requirements in your case...
CPU___________________65w typical
Video__________________ 120w max
MB Fans x 2______________30w typical
8g RAM X 2_______________ 15w typical
MB power consumption_____60w max
SSD____________________15W max
===================================
Subtotal 320Watts approx.
Add 2 Disks 20watts ea 40Watts
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System Ttl Wattage (ESTIM) 360 Watts


Your wattage requirements would be about 360Watts when running a game at 100% cpu.

Choose your power supply that has the most efficiency at at 360Watts.
A 600Watt PS could be operating at the 80% efficiency, at 360 Watts, whereas a 500Watt PS could be at the to

95% 90% efficiency.
Therefore 360Watts/.80 = 450Watts total demand if using a 80% efficient PS
360Wats/.95 = 380Watts total if you are using a 95% efficient PS




EVGA BQ is a mediocre unit. You should try to stay within Tier 2 from one of the reputed brands like Corsair, Seasonic, EVGA, Antec, etc... https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/

Anything from 450w and above should be good for you.

 

[jedi_jesus]

Your ram is going to limit your performance due to Ryzen craving for fast rams...
For PSU, any good quality 450+ PSU is fine, BQ is not one of them. I would buy 550+ for future upgrades. Get Corsair CX550/CX550M if you are on a budget. TX550M is better, Seasonic Focus Plus and EVGA G2/G3 is even better.

If you think my RAM will limit my performance then what RAM would you recommend that is under $150? Because I'm on a fairly tight budget, and I'm trying to stay under $1000 for the overall build.

 

[vapour]

thought you already owned those listed components.

What do you already have? Living in US? Major usage is gaming? Need OS?

 

[jedi_jesus]

thought you already owned those listed components.

What do you already have? Living in US? Major usage is gaming? Need OS?

No, I have not ordered anything yet, the components listed are the ones that I have picked out and will possibly order in the future.Yes, I do live in the US. And the PC will be used for both gaming and YouTube/Internet browsing, probably about 50-65% gaming and 35-50% YouTube/Internet browsing depending on the day. As for the OS I was probably going to get Windows 10 home.

 

[Hellfire13]

Intel is still better in gaming and should be able to handle everything you have stated above with ease. So, for your workload, this should be ideal...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.00 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ B&H)
Total: $994.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-24 15:55 EDT-0400


You can purchase a key and activate Windows 10 later on. There should be no difference in performance... https://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/

 

[vapour]

A different path with OS:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($188.99 @ Walmart)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 8GB DUAL Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $977.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-24 16:03 EDT-0400