Question would I have enough power?

[muddysoap14]

so I was thinking of upgrading my pc this year, but due to some unforeseen circumstances money is tighter then I would like.
so in the mean time I'm thinking of just upgrading my graphics card for now, from a 2060 gigabyte to a AMD 7700xt,
this way i can hold out for a little bit longer and give me time to asses if the new stuff that's coming out (like the 9000 AMD cpu's, and any new gpu's) is even worth it, hopefully this time next year the prices will drop especially if brought in a sale.

so my main question is if I swap the 2060 for the 7700xt would I have enough power with my current 650 watt PSU or would I need to get a new power supply? like say a 850 watt? (bearing in mind I will be doing a full system upgrade next year) so I'm wondering if a should just bite the bullet and just get a new power supply as well.

when it comes to the 7700xt I would most likely only have it for two years before upgrading that to a 5000 sires nvidia card or a AMD equivalent.

current pc specs.
cpu: ryzen 7 2700x
Gpu: gigabyte 2060 oc
Motherboard: rog strix x370-f gaming
RAM: G-skill 4x8gb 32gb total
HHD: 2x4tb wd blue
ssd SATA: one wd blue 250gb os drive
NVME M.2: one evo plus 2tb samsung
PSU: corsair TX 650M Gold 80 plus (has a 7 year guarantee, had it for 5 years)
Case Fans: 5
Case: cooler master h500

thank you for your time, Muddy.

 

[Viking2121]

You'd be pushing it on paper, though being a gold unit, even though older, I'd run it, just don't overclock, keep things at stock, The PSU should shut down if its too much, which I don't think you'd run into that issue honestly. But Yeah I wouldn't run it long term, but should get you buy until you build a new rig next year.

If it was a crappy cheap PSU, I'd say otherwise.

Good Luck!

 

[muddysoap14]

You'd be pushing it on paper, though being a gold unit, even though older, I'd run it, just don't overclock, keep things at stock, The PSU should shut down if its too much, which I don't think you'd run into that issue honestly. But Yeah I wouldn't run it long term, but should get you buy until you build a new rig next year.

If it was a crappy cheap PSU, I'd say otherwise.

Good Luck!

ok, also I was thinking if, and this is a big if, IF I can get a 7800xt for £400 which would be £50 more then the 7700xt, I'm guessing I would definitely have to get a new power supply, Right?

 

[Viking2121]

Yes, I would not run a 7800xt on that PSU, I mean it may work for a while and I've seen people over on reddit do it even with a more power hungry CPU, but I wouldn't push it any further than a 7700xt personally. What if the OCP don't trip? It could potentially take out the entire system, What if the OCP does trip but the PSU doesn't come back from it, you'd then have to buy a new PSU to get the system going again. A PSU is not meant to trip its OCP protection a bunch of times. Its a risk I wouldn't take.

If you plan to build a system next year at some point, are you getting a new GPU again? Or are you just moving this GPU to the new system? If you are going to move the GPU to the new system, I'd say just hang onto your 2060 until that day comes, or get the 7800xt and keep it shelved until you do build the system. But if you need the GPU now, I wouldn't run the 7800xt on that PSU, just too much for me to trust.

 

[muddysoap14]

Yes, I would not run a 7800xt on that PSU, I mean it may work for a while and I've seen people over on reddit do it even with a more power hungry CPU, but I wouldn't push it any further than a 7700xt personally. What if the OCP don't trip? It could potentially take out the entire system, What if the OCP does trip but the PSU doesn't come back from it, you'd then have to buy a new PSU to get the system going again. A PSU is not meant to trip its OCP protection a bunch of times. Its a risk I wouldn't take.

If you plan to build a system next year at some point, are you getting a new GPU again? Or are you just moving this GPU to the new system? If you are going to move the GPU to the new system, I'd say just hang onto your 2060 until that day comes, or get the 7800xt and keep it shelved until you do build the system. But if you need the GPU now, I wouldn't run the 7800xt on that PSU, just too much for me to trust.

Ok, 7700xt it is then, as for the plan, the plan is to use the 7700xt for now, wait about a year to then upgrade the pc keeping the 7700xt for about 2/3 years then upgrade to say an AMD 8000 sires when ever they come out. Then everything will be fully upgraded.

Thanks for your reply, muddy.

 

[Amdlova]

I think the better upgrade for you will be the 5700x3d your cpu and heatsink have some value at ebay
I think your 2700x will hold the 7700xt