Power supply usage is not enough for my system ?

AgressiveCaps · Oct 14, 2015

I have a r9 290x and a fx 8350 with a MSI 970 motherboard . With a 600watt thermaltake psu . my question if my system takes about 524watts is that psu enough or should I get a new psu for this system because I was playing csgo yesterday and my PC turned off mid game

turkey3_scratch · Oct 14, 2015

What exact thermaltake PSU is it? Thermaltakes are typically low quality. You should go for a 650W minimum and higher quality unit.

Shantanu Ghose · Oct 14, 2015

AgressiveCaps :

Are you sure it wasn't a heating issue?

AgressiveCaps · Oct 14, 2015

turkey3_scratch :

Are XFXpsu any good I will be upgrading soon

turkey3_scratch · Oct 14, 2015

If it was an instance power cut, that is indicative of the PSU. If it was an actual Windows "shutting down" that would be indicative of overheating.

turkey3_scratch · Oct 14, 2015

AgressiveCaps :

Yes XFX power supplies are good. Check out the Tier list http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

bignastyid · Oct 14, 2015

AgressiveCaps :

XFX are good. All of XFXs units are made by Seasonic who is one of the best PSU manufactures in the business.

AgressiveCaps · Oct 14, 2015

My system does get hot and idk why I have 5 fans on it including the CPU cooler

AgressiveCaps · Oct 14, 2015

Also my windows did not say "shutting down "it completely turned off in an instant

turkey3_scratch · Oct 14, 2015

AgressiveCaps :

Yes you need a new power supply. For all we know that "600W unit" may not even be 600W. Sometimes companies lie about wattage or have a completely exaggerated result because they test their power supplies at extremely low temperatures. As temperatures increase, wattage decreases due to properties of semiconductors losing the ability to pass as much electrical current as temperatures rise. It's called "derating". The particular rails themselves also matter.

AgressiveCaps · Oct 14, 2015

Yeah I'm going to get a 750 watt xfx 80 bronze psu hopefully that'll be good + that psu I'm using is old that I was using it on my old PC that needed a new psu

turkey3_scratch · Oct 14, 2015

Yes it's smart to go over a bit, it's better for longevity of the power supply and more ideal for efficiency and saving money on that electricity bill.

AgressiveCaps · Oct 14, 2015

This xfx psu good? XFX PRO850W Core Edition

bignastyid · Oct 14, 2015

AgressiveCaps :

refer to my other post

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