Will the 500 Watt power Supply be Good?

insanity3241 · Jul 4, 2015

Hello, I asked this question yesterday but this time I figured that I am getting a different processor. So will a 500 Watt power supply be good for a 125 Watt Processor and a GTX 960 FTW ACX 2.0 ?? Thanks

ko888 · Jul 4, 2015

What's the brand and model of the 500 Watt PSU?

System Power Supply Requirements for a single GeForce GTX 960
• NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 400 Watt or greater system power supply. (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core i7 3.2GHz 130 Watt TDP processor.)
• the system power supply must also have a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 28 Amps or greater
• the system power supply should also have at least one 75-Watt 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector. There are some non-reference design cards that require two 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors (e.g. Gigabyte GTX 960 G1 Gaming 2 GB [GV-N960G1 GAMING-2GD REV.1.0], Inno3D iChill Geforce GTX 960 2GB Ultra) or one 150-Watt 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector (e.g. EVGA GTX 960 SSC 2 GB [02G-P4-2966-KR], MSI GTX 960 Gaming OC 2 GB [GTX 960 GAMING 2G]).

Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Sufficient Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) is the most critical factor.

Overclocking of the CPU and/or GPU(s) may require an additional increase to the maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current ratings, recommended above, to meet the increase in power required for the overclock. The additional amount required will depend on the magnitude of the overclock being attempted.

insanity3241 · Jul 4, 2015

Its the EVGA 500 W1 80+, 500W

ko888 · Jul 4, 2015

It should work.

EVGA 500W (100-W1-0500-KR)
• OEM: HEC
• maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating: 40 Amps <===== More than sufficient
• two 150-Watt (6+2)-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors <===== Sufficient
• Ambient Temperature Maximum (i.e. without derating): 40°C
• Modular Output Cables: No
• Meets Official Intel Haswell Compliance: No
• 80 PLUS Efficiency Certification
• 3 Year Limited Warranty

RCFProd · Jul 4, 2015

insanity3241 :

It will work but that power supply is a bad unit. Focus on getting a Seasonic, Antec or XFX 450 watts or higher.

IntelTurtleFan · Jul 4, 2015

Why get a cheap unit. Never cheap out on a PSU.

EVGA GS is a cheap but Tier 1 PSU and among the best out there. It is sufficient for upgrades later.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $54.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-04 14:28 EDT-0400

insanity3241 · Jul 4, 2015

RCFProd :

An EVGA is a good brand. What do you mean that its a bad unit? Then you mention some brands that no one has ever heard of lmao

IntelTurtleFan · Jul 4, 2015

Some EVGA's are good. The NEX is bad. Corsair makes crappy C series PSU's and a few other bad ones. XFX, Antec, and SeaSonic are great units all around.

RCFProd · Jul 4, 2015

might have to do some more research before you answer insanity. you're going nowhere with that.

On the other hand, EVGA is looking exactly for your type of customers. Because it allows them to sell even the crappiest of their power supplies, people will think they're quality anyways.

And in general you don't seem to know much about power supplies, otherwise you would know all the brands I've mentioned sell quality power supplies.

insanity3241 · Jul 4, 2015

Lmao Im not going to pay 100 for a power supply lads. My PSU has no problems ever since I got it so I will stick to the one I own..

RCFProd · Jul 4, 2015

That's ok. By the thread title it looked like you were going to buy EVGA 500w power supply.

It will work fine.

insanity3241 · Jul 4, 2015

I already have it installed thats why I am asking, If I need to waste my money on a more powerful PSU, or If I can keep the 500 watt one I already have and thanks to you guys I can now buy a more powerful processor.

IntelTurtleFan · Jul 5, 2015

Just because the wattage is enough does not mean it will work. Wattage is the third thing to look at behind quality and rail power. If you have a crappy 500w it will end up performing like a 300w. That is the easiest way I can put it.

ko888 · Jul 5, 2015

jonnyGURU.com has already shown that the EVGA 500W (100-W1-0500-KR) can deliver its full labelled power, even in the hot box, while remaining well within ATX12V specs.

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