Is 550 watt enough?
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Dark Lord of Tech
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Get this high quality 550w made by SEASONIC.
45 amps on the 12v rail.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $59.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 19:47 EDT-0400)
45 amps on the 12v rail.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $59.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 19:47 EDT-0400)
photonboy
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Probably sufficient:
That 25Amps is actually fine for you. That's 300Watts (25x12) for the CPU and Graphics. Your CPU is apparently 100W (not sure exact value) and your graphics card is way under 200W.
In general, just ensure that it has the proper 6/8-pin PCIe connectors for the graphics card.
If the PSU does, then everything should be fine.
That 25Amps is actually fine for you. That's 300Watts (25x12) for the CPU and Graphics. Your CPU is apparently 100W (not sure exact value) and your graphics card is way under 200W.
In general, just ensure that it has the proper 6/8-pin PCIe connectors for the graphics card.
If the PSU does, then everything should be fine.
TheirSavior
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500w is more than enough, but it appears you don't have a full build here.
Please do yourself a favor and manually select the parts on PCPartPicker.com that site will tell you the exact amount of power necessary to run the machine.
Good luck!
Please do yourself a favor and manually select the parts on PCPartPicker.com that site will tell you the exact amount of power necessary to run the machine.
Good luck!
Dark Lord of Tech
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This is the B version , and it's great if your on a budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $34.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 20:00 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $34.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 20:00 EDT-0400)
photonboy
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That graphics card may not be the best value. Look at BENCHMARKS and compare AMD and NVidia cards in your price range.
I'm guessing that's an R7-260. Is that a rebadged HD7750?
I don't have a good SUMMARY BENCHMARK for it but I do for other cards (it's probably 10 to 20% below the R7-260X):
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/R9_260X_iPower_IceQ_X2/26.html
It's possible that's a god deal, I just don't have any statistics.
Also, an Antec VP-450 is a lower Wattage PSU and would be sufficient for your needs as well.
I'm guessing that's an R7-260. Is that a rebadged HD7750?
I don't have a good SUMMARY BENCHMARK for it but I do for other cards (it's probably 10 to 20% below the R7-260X):
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/R9_260X_iPower_IceQ_X2/26.html
It's possible that's a god deal, I just don't have any statistics.
Also, an Antec VP-450 is a lower Wattage PSU and would be sufficient for your needs as well.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $59.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 20:09 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $69.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 20:09 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $59.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 20:10 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $59.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 20:09 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $69.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 20:09 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $59.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 20:10 EDT-0400)
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