Question Wrong PSU for RX 570

Iniaskle

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Hi there, I made a very stupid mistake,it's my brother's birthday so i ordered him an rx 570 that needs a 1 x 6 pin, guess what his psu doesn't have that. what is a recommended psu that is NOT expensive with not expensive i mean under 55 euro's.
This is his psu right now, it's a terrible one btw: https://www.amazon.de/LC-Power-LC420H-12-Netzteil-V1-3/dp/B0012BBLPE

Will this one work? http://www.coolermaster.com/powersupply/b-series/b400ver2/
It's one 400w but he doesn't do overclocking.

His specs:
CPU: Ryzen 3 2200G
GPU: https://www.asrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Phantom Gaming M1 Radeon RX570 4G/ but can't use it yet because of wrong PSU
Motherboard: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/a320m-pro-vh-plus.html
PSU: https://www.amazon.de/LC-Power-LC420H-12-Netzteil-V1-3/dp/B0012BBLPE
RAM: 2 sticks DDR4 4GB
 
While AMD does recommend a 450 watt PSU, they are making that recommendation without knowing what kind of other hardware the card will be paired with. The 2200G isn't a particularly power-hungry CPU, so I suspect a semi-decent 400 watt might be okay. If it doesn't cost much more to go with a 500 watt model, it's probably worth doing so though.

As for the connections, that 400 watt Cooler Master does appear to have a PCIe 6+2pin cable. Most 500 watt PSUs should typically include two of them. Again, while it might work, paying a little bit more for a 500 watt unit like the one in the previous post might be a safer bet, and better suited for potential future upgrades.
 

Iniaskle

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Again, it may work but maybe not for long. If it does fail, it could kill everything in your system, or even worse. It's not worth risking $500 of hardware to avoid spending $50 on a quality PSU.
Also what do you mean with not for a long time, after i get that GPU i can get a new psu the next day.
Which one would be best? http://www.coolermaster.com/powersupply/80-plus/mwe-bronze-550/ or https://eu.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=100-W1-0500-K2
In my country the Seasonic ones really cost way more then in the US so that's why i don't pick those.
Is it better to pick a gold one or would bronze be fine?
 
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