Question What PSU will i need?

AndyC682

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Hi
I'm looking to upgrade my good but old 1060 3GB to a 3060 12GB, specifically Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 12GB WINDFORCE OC Graphics Card. But I'm slightly confused about what minimum PSU I'm going to need. I've used several different calculators online and 90% of them are saying 400w would suffice however the minimum (according to the product page) states 550w.

It will be running with
i3 8350k
H310M PRO-M2 (MS-7B28)
16GB DDR4
SoundBlaster Z
EVGA 500w PSU

Here is a link from 1 calculator result https://outervision.com/b/X0MjPc

Apart from keyboard and mouse there's only the Wi-Fi adapter in the USB's.
Do I need a more powerful PSU or will the 1 I have be enough?

Thank in advance for your help.
 
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