power supply good enough?

johnnyohar · Oct 26, 2016

I have a 500 watt power supply, i plan on upgrading to a i5-6600k, gtx 1060, with a wifi adapter, and a couple hard drives, is 500 watts enough?

ScrewySqrl · Oct 26, 2016

possibly

who made it and how old is it?

johnnyohar · Oct 26, 2016

ScrewySqrl :

evga, i have had it for almost 2 years ago, https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-WHITE-Warranty-Supply-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1477493832&sr=1-1&keywords=evga+500w

ScrewySqrl · Oct 26, 2016

not the best PSU, but it should work okay. (that system will use under 300W)

johnnyohar · Oct 26, 2016

ScrewySqrl :

would it be worth it to get a better 500 watt psu?

LilDog1291 · Oct 26, 2016

I like to keep it simple and use the Newegg power supply calculator. Its not as in depth as some other tools out there but it gives you a good idea of what will work. http://images10.newegg.com/BizIntell/tool/psucalc/index.html?name=Power-Supply-Wattage-Calculator

johnnyohar · Oct 26, 2016

LilDog1291 :

i put in my current specs and it said i was using more wattage than i actually had available, since i only have a 500 watt psu, it said my system would take 550... which just isnt true lol

ScrewySqrl · Oct 26, 2016

as for getting a new one. It won't hurt to do so, but for a basic system your current model will be fine. don't overclock with the earlu EGVA PSUs though. only the gold, 2nd Generation models are really top-tier.

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