GTX 550 TI 400 watt psu?

grapez

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i have a 400 watt dynex branded PSU

specs are
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will it be enough to power a system consisting of : x2 555 BE amd
4gigs of corsair ram
150gb hdd
regular cd rom drive
and a 550ti without problems? thank you
 
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You will want a new PSU. Dynex is iffy.

I have this one, could run a 550ti no problem: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371029 Antec is one of the best around.

Its bigger brother has 2 PEG power connectors for GPU's in case you ever want to upgrade to a more powerful GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030

And if you buy like today, get their even bigger brother, on sale for $30 off! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031

Now that my Antec fanboyism is done, I'll give you a more objective suggestion and that is that any unit from Antec, Seasonic, XFX, and Corsair would work just fine. Those are the best PSU brands.

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The 550 Ti only need 22 amps and both 12v rails are 30a. Problem is that PSU is one of the worst PSU's out there. I would not chance it with my 550's. I am sure asnorton 44 miss seeing the second 12v rail I almost did.
 

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You will want a new PSU. Dynex is iffy.

I have this one, could run a 550ti no problem: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371029 Antec is one of the best around.

Its bigger brother has 2 PEG power connectors for GPU's in case you ever want to upgrade to a more powerful GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030

And if you buy like today, get their even bigger brother, on sale for $30 off! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031

Now that my Antec fanboyism is done, I'll give you a more objective suggestion and that is that any unit from Antec, Seasonic, XFX, and Corsair would work just fine. Those are the best PSU brands.
 
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Good job VetteDude. I would think about the fucture. What am I going to do later on? Am I going to buy a better card? which you will. the 550's are the weakest of the GTX 5xx series. I wish I hadn't got mine.

So if you are going to upgrade later on I would get the bigger of the PSU's shown. That way you are covered later on. All this is just food for thought. And I wish you the best on getting a new rig. Good luck to ya.
 

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thank you for the informative post. so many things you have to upgrade when upgrading a computer. sucks being a teenager without a job. Thanks.