Question Winter project upgrade plans for a Ryzen build, and is my PSU good enough? And what cooler?

[RAIDGoblin]

I had a look through the chart in the stickied thread in the PSU sub-forum, and I don't think the GPU I have is on it, so I thought I'd ask (my up to date PC specs are in my signature, and for case photo's follow link to build thread), at the moment I'm running ryzen 3 3200G internal graphics, but I'm upgrading to a ryzen 7 2700X, but no internal graphics means I need a GPU now, I have an old Radion HD7770 card so I'm going to use that for now

I've been testing out the Radion GPU this week, but I still haven't switched to the ryzen 7 yet (due to needing a new cooler first) and while the graphics is not amazing it's still better than the CPU internal graphics, the only strange thing was under graphics load the PC cut out, it only happened once and I haven't been able to recreate it so IDK if the PSU cut out on over-current or if it was just a graphics driver issue since it's an old card, but other than that it's been stable, so my questions are:


Do I need a new PSU for the GPU and CPU upgrade? at first I assumed that I do, but some of the online calculators recon I don't so I got confused (hence coming here to ask the experts)

And, with the many hundreds of coolers on the market, how do I go about shopping for one that will fit in my case, fit AM4 socket and work effectively enough? also any product recommendations (UK availability) would be very welcome


Thanks for any help

Specs;
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G and stock cooler - GPU: Ryzen CPU internal graphics
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M Gaming, Micro-ATX
RAM: 2x16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000MHz
Storage: 240GB Corsair MP510, M.2 (boot drive for Debian 10), 2x 1TB Seagate BarraCuda (RAID 1)
PSU: 300W SilverStone SST-SX300-B, SFX Seiries, OS: Debian 11, Use: Minecraft, Video/photo editing, Digital art
Build log: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/build-log-sleeper-pc-with-raid-1-array.3681817/

 

[Lutfij]

(my up to date PC specs are in my signature, and for case photo's follow link to build thread)
We advise users to include their specs in the thread's body since sig space specs can and will change over time. When that happens, this thread and accompanying suggestions are rendered moot to the end user in the same boat as you're in now.

I've shoehorned your specs into your thread's body.

PSU: 300W SilverStone SST-SX300-B, SFX Seiries,
How old is the PSU in your build?

Why not just update your motherboard BIOS and look into dropping a Ryzen 7 5700G and forgo using a discrete GPU and if your PSU is 3 years old, you get to retain it. PSU's will degrade over time due to wear and tear, just an FYI.

 

[logainofhades]

I would also say a 5700g would be a good idea. You will have better driver support, than your current card, and would not have to upgrade your PSU to do it. As far as cooler goes, you would need to measure what your height limitations are.

 

[RAIDGoblin]

(my up to date PC specs are in my signature, and for case photo's follow link to build thread)
We advise users to include their specs in the thread's body since sig space specs can and will change over time. When that happens, this thread and accompanying suggestions are rendered moot to the end user in the same boat as you're in now.

I've shoehorned your specs into your thread's body.

I hadn't thought of that, sorry, thx for editing it

How old is the PSU in your build?

Why not just update your motherboard BIOS and look into dropping a Ryzen 7 5700G and forgo using a discrete GPU and if your PSU is 3 years old, you get to retain it. PSU's will degrade over time due to wear and tear, just an FYI.

Thanks for the advice

you both make a very good point, that would be the smart thing to do, but the 7 2700X was a gift from a friend who upgraded his PC, he gave it me in the summer and I've been thinking about what to do upgrade wise for a little while. The old GPU has the bonus of analogue outputs so I don't need adaptors or new monitors yet, and I'm thinking of upgrading it some time in the near future, it's a temporary solution if you like, and I guess by the way your talking that the professional opinion is I do need a bigger PSU if I stick with my plan

The 3 3200G, stock cooler and 300W PSU that was new with my build 3 years ago, are destined for a media-centre PC build plan that I saved a smart looking case for a while back, so nothing will be wasted

for the cooler, I have 4 3/4'' from the top of the mobo under the lid, I'm not sure if coolers are measured from the top of the CPU or from the mobo?

 

[--SID--]

The old GPU has the bonus of analogue outputs

The same outputs like your motherboard.

About the PSU: it should be fine. Friend of mine runs an older 300w Silverstone SFX on a i7 + GTX 1650 D6 without any problem for years.

 

[RAIDGoblin]

About the PSU: it should be fine. Friend of mine runs an older 300w Silverstone SFX on a i7 + GTX 1650 D6 without any problem for years.

Ok, interesting to know, with the 3 3200G and the GPU it has been fine under normal use for a week, that one time it cut out could have been graphics drivers