500w psu is enough?

Herozinis · Aug 15, 2016

So i have a pc and i want to uprade its gpu. the specs would be

GTT MIDITOWER ATX 500W/HAVANA 535R 500W
Asus H110M Intel H110 DDR4 32GB
Intel Core i3-6100 BOX 3.7GHz/3MB
Crucial 8GB Ballistix DDR4-2400 UDIMM
Integral P4 SSD 120GB 2,5 SATA3
HDD Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB 7200RPM
SAMSUNG DVD RW 24X SH-224GB
msi gtx 960 4gb

so would the psu be enough?

xFeaRDom · Aug 15, 2016

500W Would be more than enough, so that is nothing to worry about. I have a 970 with a 550W PSU and it doesn't even get near to being held back due to not enough voltage etc.

Hope I helped!

Have a great day,

- Dom.

maugusto · Aug 15, 2016

Well, you really need a quality PSU for the next GPU you want to upgrade.
What is gpu you want?

Herozinis · Aug 15, 2016

But i heard that the msi gtx 960 4gb need some sort of pins and im not sure if my psu has them

maugusto · Aug 15, 2016

you need a 8 pin connector, if your current PSU doesn't have one, you need a better PSU

Herozinis · Aug 15, 2016

ok then what psu would u recommend?

xFeaRDom · Aug 15, 2016

Herozinis :

Are you on a budget? And if so, what is it?

Are you familiar with the Fully, Semi and Non-Modular PSUs? - Don't get scared if it sounds complicated, it is generally quite simple and there are many guides out there!

I have the EVGA Supernova 550W Gold-Rated PSU, which is fully modular.

I would recommend some sort of Gold Rated PSU.

maugusto · Aug 15, 2016

Corsair CX550M 80PLUS Bronze. is a modular PSU so you only need the correct amount of cables and it will give you some room to future upgrades

Herozinis · Aug 15, 2016

well my budget is quite low

maugusto · Aug 15, 2016

PSU is very important for a pc. you realy want to have quality on a PSU to ensure no problems and safty on a pc

Herozinis · Aug 15, 2016

just checked i have a 6 pin connector so maybe u could recommend me a gpu for 6 pins?

xFeaRDom · Aug 15, 2016

Herozinis :

Because your budget is quite low, there is no harm with going for a Bronze-Rated PSU, as said above is a great example, although people say to stay away from Bronze-Rated and the CX series from Corsair, after owning a couple of them I have had no issues or deaths of the PSU. And because it is a 550W PSU, it will withhold of power for your system.

Also, you could get a 6-pin to 8-pin adapter. I believe the extra 2 pins are for grounding, so it is and isn't needed, but it is recommended. Many "8-pin" cables are 6+2 pins.

Herozinis · Aug 15, 2016

does a Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom, 2GB GDDR5 need a 8 pin connector?

xFeaRDom · Aug 15, 2016

Herozinis :

If I have read it up correctly, it only needs a single 6-pin connection, so no it doesn't!
http://www.techspot.com/review/946-nvidia-geforce-gtx-960/

maugusto · Aug 15, 2016

if it is MSI then see this -> https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GTX-960-GAMING-4G.html#hero-specification

Herozinis · Aug 15, 2016

mhh is there any models of gtx 960 oc that dont require 8 pin connectors?

maugusto · Aug 15, 2016

Asus GTX 960 Strix is 6 pin

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