Hello!
A couple of weeks ago I asked the community for some GPU advice.
I was originally recommended a 1070 or Vega56 for 1080p 144Hz Freesync, but have since decided to upgrade my monitor next month to a 1440p 165Hz G-Sync Dell one.
Thus I have decided to go with a 1070Ti (not sure by which brand - Gigabyte Gaming (713$), Zotac PGF (713$) or MSI Titanium (745$)).
A 1080 is also an option (Inno3D iChill 793$, Colorful 793$, MSI Gaming 824$), but I'm not sure if the price difference of 50$-110$ makes sense given the performance difference and my budgetary constraints. Furthermore the former 2 brands seem significantly less well known.
So now the question is - will my Cooler Master Masterwatt Lite 500W PSU be able to support the 1070Ti, given that my CPU is the Ryzen 5 2400G at stock speeds (3.6GHz, often boosting to 3.9GHz)? If relevant - my case has 3 intake fans at the front and one exhaust fan in the back. RAM is 2x8GB sticks. Motherboard is M-ATX - MSI B350M Mortar.
I understand that the wattage should be sufficient, but I'm worried that my brand new card will be fried by a mediocre PSU.
Should I push my budget and also get a Seasonic S12II 80Plus Bronze 620W unit or is the risk of my current PSU frying my whole system incredibly low over the next month?
With the Seasonic PSU I believe I will be able to OC without any worries, but it will strain my budget.
If I stay with the Cooler Master unit for a month without OC-ing the GPU at all (maybe even undervolt it and limit it's power somehow? I'm not very familiar with how to do this) and change the PSU in May will it be fine?
I know no one can say for sure, but I'm just looking for someone with a bit more educated opinion than my couple days of research on the topic. I've been doing my best to learn more, but detailed reviews on my current PSU are extremely scarce.
I will order the 1070Ti on Monday or Tuesday so I want to decide beforehand whether to also get the Seasonic PSU or not.
I apologize for the extremely lengthy post, but it's been driving me crazy over the past few days. Advice on both the GPU (1070Ti or 1080 and which board partner) and the PSU (Cooler Master for a month or directly get the Seasonic one) is very welcome!
Thank you very much in advance, you guys rock!
A couple of weeks ago I asked the community for some GPU advice.
I was originally recommended a 1070 or Vega56 for 1080p 144Hz Freesync, but have since decided to upgrade my monitor next month to a 1440p 165Hz G-Sync Dell one.
Thus I have decided to go with a 1070Ti (not sure by which brand - Gigabyte Gaming (713$), Zotac PGF (713$) or MSI Titanium (745$)).
A 1080 is also an option (Inno3D iChill 793$, Colorful 793$, MSI Gaming 824$), but I'm not sure if the price difference of 50$-110$ makes sense given the performance difference and my budgetary constraints. Furthermore the former 2 brands seem significantly less well known.
So now the question is - will my Cooler Master Masterwatt Lite 500W PSU be able to support the 1070Ti, given that my CPU is the Ryzen 5 2400G at stock speeds (3.6GHz, often boosting to 3.9GHz)? If relevant - my case has 3 intake fans at the front and one exhaust fan in the back. RAM is 2x8GB sticks. Motherboard is M-ATX - MSI B350M Mortar.
I understand that the wattage should be sufficient, but I'm worried that my brand new card will be fried by a mediocre PSU.
Should I push my budget and also get a Seasonic S12II 80Plus Bronze 620W unit or is the risk of my current PSU frying my whole system incredibly low over the next month?
With the Seasonic PSU I believe I will be able to OC without any worries, but it will strain my budget.
If I stay with the Cooler Master unit for a month without OC-ing the GPU at all (maybe even undervolt it and limit it's power somehow? I'm not very familiar with how to do this) and change the PSU in May will it be fine?
I know no one can say for sure, but I'm just looking for someone with a bit more educated opinion than my couple days of research on the topic. I've been doing my best to learn more, but detailed reviews on my current PSU are extremely scarce.
I will order the 1070Ti on Monday or Tuesday so I want to decide beforehand whether to also get the Seasonic PSU or not.
I apologize for the extremely lengthy post, but it's been driving me crazy over the past few days. Advice on both the GPU (1070Ti or 1080 and which board partner) and the PSU (Cooler Master for a month or directly get the Seasonic one) is very welcome!
Thank you very much in advance, you guys rock!