Is the Corsair VS550 really that bad for this rig

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alexoler2002

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intel core i3 6100
gtx 1050ti
8gb of ddr4 ram

Honestly i think it will be ok until i have the money to buy a new one

Please lmk
 
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Karadjgne
A mid-range mobo by itself can use 40w easily. Some of the high end mobo's use 50-60w. A hdd runs @10w, each fan @3-4w, each stick of ram 2-3w. By themselves pretty insignificant wattages, but added up that's @ 65-70w. But thats max. You are also talking about an i3 in a gaming pc. It's not going to have an easy time, users generally want the best settings possible, so that i3, especially on games like gta5, is going to see hard usage.

My general rule of thumb is add up all that's possible, gaming will be @70-75% of that and the psu should be double, edited for quality. So with an absolute maximum possible of 225w, doubled, the psu is a 450w, which is perfect for a 1050ti system.

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Karadjgne

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You'll be running @200-225w at best with that pc. The 550w capable puts you @50% load maxed out, but generally you'll not see more than @40% when heavy gaming.

You'll be fine with that VS for as long as you need it. The issues with quality don't really apply here, you've got tons of headroom, if you were pushing an i7 with high OC and a Rx580 or gtx1080, that'd be a different story.
 
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alexoler2002

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Definetely,i am just very limited on what i can actually afford (college student working 60 hours a week)so yea i kind of had to cut some corners.

So you guys think ill be just fine for 2-3 years?

Also do you guys think i could overclock my cpu just a bit?
 
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Your cpu isnt overclockable at all, i've got it for 2.5 years and from time to time it gets dusty , its a real Dust magnet.
 
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i3 runs about 35W
1050 Ti about 60-85W
Everything else about 30-50W
= 125-170W at most.

I'm running an i7-7700K + GTX 1070, 16GB RAM, 5 fans, 2 SSDs, 1 HDD and I draw about 180-220W at the wall while gaming depending on overclocks.
 
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Hdd+fans+mobo+ram = @70w
I3 = @50w
Gpu @80w
Dont forget to add kb, mouse, any other USB add-ons like charging phones, headphones etc = @20w

Maxed out, you are looking at just over 200w, which is about normal. Gaming will be more like 150w-180w depending on the game and settings.
 
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A mid-range mobo by itself can use 40w easily. Some of the high end mobo's use 50-60w. A hdd runs @10w, each fan @3-4w, each stick of ram 2-3w. By themselves pretty insignificant wattages, but added up that's @ 65-70w. But thats max. You are also talking about an i3 in a gaming pc. It's not going to have an easy time, users generally want the best settings possible, so that i3, especially on games like gta5, is going to see hard usage.

My general rule of thumb is add up all that's possible, gaming will be @70-75% of that and the psu should be double, edited for quality. So with an absolute maximum possible of 225w, doubled, the psu is a 450w, which is perfect for a 1050ti system.

Each system is different, some more efficient, some less so, some only have 2x fans or 1x stick of ram or 2x SSDs etc so I figure a mid range system at 70w, high end at 100w, +cpu, +gpu. It's not ever going to be accurate, that's impossible, but a range is acceptable.
 
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