Is a 300w PSU enough for rtx 2060

Mohammad wehbi · February 28, 2019

Hello guys

I currently have a system with an I7-3770s, 16 gb of ddr3 ram, and a gtx 1050ti. I am thinking of upgrading my gpu to an rtx 2060 to have better performance in 1080p gaming. I am not planning on upgrading anything else in the system since money is a little tight. The problem, my system only have a 300w bequiet gold rates PSU (sorry not sure about the exact model number). Is such GPU upgrade possible with the current PSU? Or my CPU not good enough for a 2060? Finally do you think its better to stick with my current setup till i have enough money to build a new and more recent system. Hope you all a nice day and thank you in advance for your input.

suchamoneypit · February 28, 2019

You would be cutting it pretty close, and any overclocking would be ruled out. I would be inclined to say you might have issues. 2060 TDP is 160W, 3770S is 65W, that brings you to 225/300W just in those components but you also have fans, drives, peripherals, and depending on the 2060 you buy it might have more TDP or something. I would recommend getting a bigger PSU as part of the upgrade.

suchamoneypit · February 28, 2019

Looking at the specs, you will likely bottleneck a 2060 in CPU intensive games with the 3770s.

LukeSavenije · February 28, 2019

300 watt gold be quiet? i think it's either a system power or a pure power

I wouldn't risk it. 300 is really REALLY tight

BobVonBob · February 28, 2019

My suggestion would be to get the 2060 and a decent PSU, perhaps 600/650W. Then you can upgrade the rest of your components down the line. You will still get a significant boost in performance with a 2060, just not as much as if you had a more powerful CPU.

Mohammad wehbi · February 28, 2019

Thank you guys for your reply, the problem is that this is a sff lenovo 92m case (i got a small case since i move a lot due to work and i can fit it into my suitcase) and the maximum PSU with a reputable brand i found that can fit into it was 300w. I guess it would be more wise to save the money and build a new uptodate system later on. Thank you guys for your suggestions hope you all a nice day.

iCEshadow · March 13, 2019

On 2/28/2019 at 4:25 PM, Mohammad wehbi said:

Hello guys

I currently have a system with an I7-3770s, 16 gb of ddr3 ram, and a gtx 1050ti. I am thinking of upgrading my gpu to an rtx 2060 to have better performance in 1080p gaming. I am not planning on upgrading anything else in the system since money is a little tight. The problem, my system only have a 300w bequiet gold rates PSU (sorry not sure about the exact model number). Is such GPU upgrade possible with the current PSU? Or my CPU not good enough for a 2060? Finally do you think its better to stick with my current setup till i have enough money to build a new and more recent system. Hope you all a nice day and thank you in advance for your input.

On the box of my EVGA 2060 it says it needs a minimum 500W power supply but I don't know if that's true.