Is Cooler Master 525 watt enough for i5-3570k / FX-8350 ?

[Medo227]

I already own this PSU and sapphire HD 7770 vapor X ( it needs 450 watt ), but im gonna upgrade CPU and mobo with i5-3570k with MB z77 pro3 or FX-8350 with MB extreme 4.I didnt decide yet..

Is this PSU cable of running them with no issue or limitation ?
And if i wanted to make a crossfire will it fit or i will need to go for a higher PSU ?

 

[euphoria4949]

Hi there,

Well to answer your first question, 525w will be ok unless you are going to do some serious overclocking and/or have lots of extra components such as: loads of fans plus a fan controller and lots of HDD's/SSD's, a custom loop water cooler..e.t.c..

As for Crossfire, that would be a no, you would need to upgrade your PSU. For 2x 7770's plus everything else and allowing for a bit of headroom for OC'ing, extra components and the PSU's efficiency I would say 650w would be a minimum 700w to be safe.

And on a separate note, is the main use of your rig going to be gaming???

 

[smeezekitty]

First of all, coolermaster PSUs are so-so and I would generally recommend a different brand (corsair, seasonic, xfx and antec)

525 watts would be enough but not if you crossfire.

 

[logainofhades]

If you want to do crossfire with midrange type cards, 750w would be just right. A seasonic or corsair 750w would be perfect. My gen 1 corsair TX 750 has served me well.

 

[Medo227]

Hi there,

Well to answer your first question, 525w will be ok unless you are going to do some serious overclocking and/or have lots of extra components such as: loads of fans plus a fan controller and lots of HDD's/SSD's, a custom loop water cooler..e.t.c..

As for Crossfire, that would be a no, you would need to upgrade your PSU. For 2x 7770's plus everything else and allowing for a bit of headroom for OC'ing, extra components and the PSU's efficiency I would say 650w would be a minimum 700w to be safe.

And on a separate note, is the main use of your rig going to be gaming???

Yes it will be for gaming . For overclocking i wont go further the official turbo boost 3.6-3.8 ghz .

 

[logainofhades]

Hi there,

Well to answer your first question, 525w will be ok unless you are going to do some serious overclocking and/or have lots of extra components such as: loads of fans plus a fan controller and lots of HDD's/SSD's, a custom loop water cooler..e.t.c..

As for Crossfire, that would be a no, you would need to upgrade your PSU. For 2x 7770's plus everything else and allowing for a bit of headroom for OC'ing, extra components and the PSU's efficiency I would say 650w would be a minimum 700w to be safe.

And on a separate note, is the main use of your rig going to be gaming???

Yes it will be for gaming . For overclocking i wont go further the official turbo boost 3.6-3.8 ghz .

You can do 4.0-4.3 and leave voltages on auto. With a good cooler your temps will be just fine.

 

[chrispyone]

Yeah cooler masters PSU aint great.

 

[euphoria4949]

Hi there,

Well to answer your first question, 525w will be ok unless you are going to do some serious overclocking and/or have lots of extra components such as: loads of fans plus a fan controller and lots of HDD's/SSD's, a custom loop water cooler..e.t.c..

As for Crossfire, that would be a no, you would need to upgrade your PSU. For 2x 7770's plus everything else and allowing for a bit of headroom for OC'ing, extra components and the PSU's efficiency I would say 650w would be a minimum 700w to be safe.

And on a separate note, is the main use of your rig going to be gaming???

Yes it will be for gaming . For overclocking i wont go further the official turbo boost 3.6-3.8 ghz .

Ok well you'll be fine my friend =) As stated above, no disrespect intended, but Cooler Masters PSU's are a bit.... Meh :-\
If you decide to crossfire in the future you'll need to upgrade your PSU, Seasonic are regarded across the whole PC geeky world as the best, some other brands like Corsair actually use Seasonic PSU's and just rebrand them so that's always a good thing to look out for.
Here are a couple of brilliant and useful guides when looking for a new PSU in the future:

List of PSU manufacture.
PSU reviews

 

[Medo227]

Ok well you'll be fine my friend =) As stated above, no disrespect intended, but Cooler Masters PSU's are a bit.... Meh :-\
If you decide to crossfire in the future you'll need to upgrade your PSU, Seasonic are regarded across the whole PC geeky world as the best, some other brands like Corsair actually use Seasonic PSU's and just rebrand them so that's always a good thing to look out for.
Here are a couple of brilliant and useful guides when looking for a new PSU in the future:

List of PSU manufacture.
PSU reviews
[/quotemsg]

well i want to add little more detail.. i searched the type of my PSU and i found that it doesn't reach 525w its like 470-500w and it doesn't support PFC either , so does that make any difference or shall i make the purchase for the CPU ?

 

[euphoria4949]

Ok well you'll be fine my friend =) As stated above, no disrespect intended, but Cooler Masters PSU's are a bit.... Meh :-\
If you decide to crossfire in the future you'll need to upgrade your PSU, Seasonic are regarded across the whole PC geeky world as the best, some other brands like Corsair actually use Seasonic PSU's and just rebrand them so that's always a good thing to look out for.
Here are a couple of brilliant and useful guides when looking for a new PSU in the future:

List of PSU manufacture.
PSU reviews

well i want to add little more detail.. i searched the type of my PSU and i found that it doesn't reach 525w its like 470-500w and it doesn't support PFC either , so does that make any difference or shall i make the purchase for the CPU ?[/quotemsg]

Hmmmm :-\ In that case, personally I would purchase a new PSU. It's a pain, but decent 500w don't cost the earth these days, or if you wanted to you could always shell out for the 700w now so you have it for when you want to crossfire.