Is 550 watt enough

DarkSasuke22 · Aug 10, 2017

Hi i got a corsair 550 watt psu and i was worried if it would be good for my upgrade to a gtx 1060

I am now rocking a 350 watt psu
The specs are
Cpu: intel core i5 7400
Gpu: nvidia geforce gtx 1050
Drives 1x 150gb ssd 1x tb hdd
2x 4gb ddr4 ram

However i got a msi gtx 1060 gaming x 6gb and i was a bit worried if the new psu would deliver enough juce to the card

Thank you for your reply

Hellfire13 · Aug 10, 2017

The wattage is enough but quality and efficiency wise, other than the cx550m and rm550x, the rest of their 550w range are mediocre units. I have heard that the recent cx550(2017) is as good as the cxm but have not come across any concrete reviews yet.
So which one did you get???

DarkSasuke22 · Aug 10, 2017

Hellfire13 :

DarkSasuke22 · Aug 10, 2017

The newest one

Hellfire13 · Aug 10, 2017

Well, according to some experts here, its a good unit rocking the same platform as the cxm. So you should be good.

ko888 · Aug 10, 2017

They are not made on the same platform. The new CX550 (80 PLUS Silver) is made by Great Wall. The new CX550M (80 PLUS Bronze) is made by Channel Well Technology.

Hellfire13 · Aug 10, 2017

ko888 :

Mate, can you share some reviews here.

Links I mean. I coudnt find any.

ko888 · Aug 10, 2017

Hellfire13 :

I haven't seen any reviews of the new CX550. Only discussion threads about it on jonnyGURU.com's forums.

Hellfire13 · Aug 10, 2017

ko888 :

Hellfire13 :

I haven't seen any reviews of the new CX550. Only discussion threads about it on jonnyGURU.com's forums.

Same here.
So its basically not yet tested.

Sakkura · Aug 10, 2017

It's LLC DC-DC, so probably not bad."Only" silver rated though, but that's still pretty damn good for a budget unit.

Hellfire13 · Aug 10, 2017

Well, should be a good unit then.

JackNaylorPE · Aug 10, 2017

The CXM series is usually reviewed as a "good PSU for the money" but the emphasis is on the last 3 words. personally i would not put it in a system that is overclocked or subject to heavy loadings. Of course at that point it comes down to a budget versus quality issue. And while I would tell anyone to just toss it and get somethging else, if you don't have it yet, I would get something better and cheaper

Corsair CXM 550 is $60
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na

Seasonic 620 S12 is just $43
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze

Modular version is $57
https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-M12II-620-BRONZE-SS-620GM2/dp/B003HE260I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8

Hellfire13 · Aug 10, 2017

JackNaylorPE :

The CXM series is usually reviewed as a "good PSU for the money" but the emphasis is on the last 3 words. personally i would not put it in a system that is overclocked or subject to heavy loadings. Of course at that point it comes down to a budget versus quality issue. And while I would tell anyone to just toss it and get somethging else, if you don't have it yet, I would get something better and cheaper

Corsair CXM 550 is $60
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na

Seasonic 620 S12 is just $43
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze

Modular version is $57
https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-M12II-620-BRONZE-SS-620GM2/dp/B003HE260I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8

He already got the unit unfortunately.

ko888 · Aug 10, 2017

Hellfire13 :

JackNaylorPE :

He already got the unit unfortunately.

How is it unfortunate?

Sakkura · Aug 10, 2017

JackNaylorPE :

This appears to be the newer CX series, which is made by Great Wall, whereas the CXM series is made by CWT.

Hellfire13 · Aug 10, 2017

ko888 :

Hellfire13 :

How is it unfortunate?

It is unfortunate because he does not have the scope to look elsewhere anymore unless he wishes to return it.

ko888 · Aug 10, 2017

Hellfire13 :

ko888 :

It is unfortunate because he does not have the scope to look elsewhere anymore unless he wishes to return it.

The other three models listed wouldn't be any better. The two Seasonic models, mentioned, are old group regulated units.

Hellfire13 · Aug 10, 2017

ko888 :

Hellfire13 :

The other three models listed wouldn't be any better. The two Seasonic models, mentioned, are old group regulated units.

Maybe, but this unit has not been tested yet. So its not definitive.

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