Hi Tom's Hardware forums,
I'm helping a friend build a new computer and I have picked out most of the parts for his computer.
This is the setup that we will be putting together next week sometime:
i5-4670K
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-Z87x-UD4H Mobo
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory
MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card
Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Subject to change, but not all that important)
**Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply**
Note: it is a single 12V rail.
For a link please see:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rKLT
**The main part in question is the PSU. I included the link for reference, but this PSU will NOT be brand new. It is roughly 2 years old. I will be giving it to him because I no longer need it and it (potentially) saves him money.
I understand that PCpartpicker provides info on estimated Wattage (423W with the present build).
This seems like we have enough power, however I wanted to get other opinions.
I understand that 520W is advertised as a BRAND NEW PSU. Since it's 2 years old, I know it probably won't provide that wattage, but I'm uncertain of the decay of power over time.
My final concern, if it is underpowered, will it potentially do damage to the new parts or are the built-in failsafes in the PSU relatively reliable so that we may see symptoms of the system being underpowered without sustaining and damage to components?
Thank you for taking the time to read this post.
-Tim
I'm helping a friend build a new computer and I have picked out most of the parts for his computer.
This is the setup that we will be putting together next week sometime:
i5-4670K
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-Z87x-UD4H Mobo
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory
MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card
Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Subject to change, but not all that important)
**Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply**
Note: it is a single 12V rail.
For a link please see:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rKLT
**The main part in question is the PSU. I included the link for reference, but this PSU will NOT be brand new. It is roughly 2 years old. I will be giving it to him because I no longer need it and it (potentially) saves him money.
I understand that PCpartpicker provides info on estimated Wattage (423W with the present build).
This seems like we have enough power, however I wanted to get other opinions.
I understand that 520W is advertised as a BRAND NEW PSU. Since it's 2 years old, I know it probably won't provide that wattage, but I'm uncertain of the decay of power over time.
My final concern, if it is underpowered, will it potentially do damage to the new parts or are the built-in failsafes in the PSU relatively reliable so that we may see symptoms of the system being underpowered without sustaining and damage to components?
Thank you for taking the time to read this post.
-Tim
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