PSU with too low power output – Damage to components possible?
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Johnny20270
April 17, 2014 8:34:30 AM
Hi all
I am building a PC with the following specs
Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB
ASUS Z87-PRO Socket 1150 Motherboard
Intel Core i7 4770K – Won’t OC for a while
Corsair 120mm Hydro Series H80i CPU Cooler
Samsung 250GB Basic SATA Solid State Drive
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866 RAM
1 x (4 speed) DVD RW - 6 years old, from old PC
2 x 500GB Western Digital Black 7200RPM – 3 years old, from old PC
Now my old PSU broke a few months ago and I bought a new one so would like to use it if possible
500W Coolermaster. Now it could be either (can’t remember)
(A) Coolermaster Elite Power 500W Fully Wired Efficient Power Supply
[Dual 12v Rail Delivering upto 30 Amps, 1 PCI-E Connectors for Graphics Cards]
Or
(B) Coolermaster G-Series 500W Fully Wired 80+ Bronze Power Supply
[Dual 12v Rail Delivering upto 38 Amps, 2 PCI-E Connectors for Graphics Cards]
Actually I’m a little annoyed as at the time I informed that guy in the store that I will upgrade to a spec similar to above in a few months time, I was going to get the 650W version but he sold me the 500W (as he didn’t have the 650W in stock)
My question is the following
1. Will I get away with a 500W PSU?
2. If it’s a possibility, can I just try it and see what happens? Will I damage some components?
I am building a PC with the following specs
Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB
ASUS Z87-PRO Socket 1150 Motherboard
Intel Core i7 4770K – Won’t OC for a while
Corsair 120mm Hydro Series H80i CPU Cooler
Samsung 250GB Basic SATA Solid State Drive
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866 RAM
1 x (4 speed) DVD RW - 6 years old, from old PC
2 x 500GB Western Digital Black 7200RPM – 3 years old, from old PC
Now my old PSU broke a few months ago and I bought a new one so would like to use it if possible
500W Coolermaster. Now it could be either (can’t remember)
(A) Coolermaster Elite Power 500W Fully Wired Efficient Power Supply
[Dual 12v Rail Delivering upto 30 Amps, 1 PCI-E Connectors for Graphics Cards]
Or
(B) Coolermaster G-Series 500W Fully Wired 80+ Bronze Power Supply
[Dual 12v Rail Delivering upto 38 Amps, 2 PCI-E Connectors for Graphics Cards]
Actually I’m a little annoyed as at the time I informed that guy in the store that I will upgrade to a spec similar to above in a few months time, I was going to get the 650W version but he sold me the 500W (as he didn’t have the 650W in stock)
My question is the following
1. Will I get away with a 500W PSU?
2. If it’s a possibility, can I just try it and see what happens? Will I damage some components?
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TechCIDLC
April 17, 2014 8:38:35 AM
STACKS ON DECK
April 17, 2014 8:39:10 AM
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You could use a quality 500W PSU in your system, but neither model from CM qualifies. The "Elite Power" in particular is likely to be a near-junk 430W PSU with a liar-label on it; that one could indeed damage your system if stressed beyond its capacity. Only their V-series is worth considering, as those are made by Seasonic. They've got so much near-junk in general though, that I'd avoid the brand completely. Stick to a Seasonic- or Superflower-built unit for maximum quality and long term reliability.
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Joseph DeGarmo
April 17, 2014 8:40:47 AM
cdrkf
April 17, 2014 8:43:38 AM
Johnny20270 said:
Hi allI am building a PC with the following specs
Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB
ASUS Z87-PRO Socket 1150 Motherboard
Intel Core i7 4770K – Won’t OC for a while
Corsair 120mm Hydro Series H80i CPU Cooler
Samsung 250GB Basic SATA Solid State Drive
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866 RAM
1 x (4 speed) DVD RW - 6 years old, from old PC
2 x 500GB Western Digital Black 7200RPM – 3 years old, from old PC
Now my old PSU broke a few months ago and I bought a new one so would like to use it if possible
500W Coolermaster. Now it could be either (can’t remember)
(A) Coolermaster Elite Power 500W Fully Wired Efficient Power Supply
[Dual 12v Rail Delivering upto 30 Amps, 1 PCI-E Connectors for Graphics Cards]
Or
(B) Coolermaster G-Series 500W Fully Wired 80+ Bronze Power Supply
[Dual 12v Rail Delivering upto 38 Amps, 2 PCI-E Connectors for Graphics Cards]
Actually I’m a little annoyed as at the time I informed that guy in the store that I will upgrade to a spec similar to above in a few months time, I was going to get the 650W version but he sold me the 500W (as he didn’t have the 650W in stock)
My question is the following
1. Will I get away with a 500W PSU?
2. If it’s a possibility, can I just try it and see what happens? Will I damage some components?
A good 500w supply would be fine for that build. Unfortunately you've gone with a cheap supply there. For Coolermaster supplies you shouldn't get less than the GX seriese. Easy way to tell a good supply will be single 12V rails (with dual rails you can only rely of the current from 1 rail, as unless it's perfectly balanced all the current gets drawn from the rail with the highest voltage and usually one is slightly different to the other).
I don't think you're in any risk of damaging anything just by plugging it all in, if the supply can't handle the load the machine simply wont boot. The danger is longer term a supply like that could blow- and that's where things could get damaged.
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Johnny20270
April 17, 2014 12:26:06 PM
Best solution
STACKS ON DECK
April 17, 2014 12:39:05 PM
Johnny20270
April 17, 2014 12:41:10 PM
STACKS ON DECK
April 17, 2014 12:42:59 PM
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