Worth it or no

[Oakmeal]

So i am thinking about getting a better power supply than a 600w one (raidmax cobra power bronze)  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HMC6LCL/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2JANV1GKV3FSH&psc=1 is this worth it if not may i please get some suggestions?

[Rhaemond]

Check the PSU tier list but yeah pretty much it is worth it since the Corsair RMx series is A+ tier (high-end) while any Raidmax PSU is at the D tier (don't buy tier) 

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Oakmeal said:

So i am thinking about getting a better power supply than a 600w one (raidmax cobra power bronze)  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HMC6LCL/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2JANV1GKV3FSH&psc=1 is this worth it if not may i please get some suggestions?

That PSU is leaps and bounds better than a Raidmax Cobra Power. 

[TrigrH]

55 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

That PSU is leaps and bounds better than a Raidmax Cobra Power. 

would you trust an amazon refurb?

[Spotty]

What are your system specs that require an 850w PSU?

[Oakmeal]

ignore this this the real response is below!

[Oakmeal]

1 hour ago, Spotty said:

What are your system specs that require an 850w PSU?

cpu: Intel i7 8700k  motherboard: MSI z390 gaming plus GPU: MSI  Geforce GTX 1660 TI RAM: 32GB  PSU: RaidMax Cobra power 600w 80+ bronze I have a HDD (cant remember the name) and I have 2 monitors i want to run (im waiting for a port for my other monitor so i can plug it in) but i got a samsung monitor cant remember all of it because it's a little old and the other one is just a old dell that my friend had. plus a little RGB

[Spotty]

13 minutes ago, Oakmeal said:

cpu: Intel i7 8700k  motherboard: MSI z390 gaming plus GPU: MSI  Geforce GTX 1660 TI RAM: 32GB  PSU: RaidMax Cobra power 600w 80+ bronze I have a HDD (cant remember the name) and I have 2 monitors i want to run (im waiting for a port for my other monitor so i can plug it in) but i got a samsung monitor cant remember all of it because it's a little old and the other one is just a old dell that my friend had.

Monitors have their own power supply, they don't consume any power from your PC PSU.

A system with an i7 8700k + 1660Ti requires less than 300w. Instead of getting a 2nd hand "refurbished" 850w PSU maybe instead look at a brand new 450w or 550w unit (and I only say 550w because the RMx you were looking at starts at 550w models; no 450w model)

Edited June 27, 2019 by Spotty

[Oakmeal]

14 minutes ago, Spotty said:

Monitors have their own power supply, they don't consume any power from your PC PSU.

A system with an i7 8700k + 1660Ti requires less than 300w. Instead of getting a 2nd hand "refurbished" 850w PSU maybe instead look at a brand new 450w or 550w unit (and I only say 550w because the RMx you were looking at starts at 550w models; no 450w model)

Well i am going to have to get one of these since the dell monitor is old so its needs one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LGITGY0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A22IT5YXEXLEXM&psc=1 but as of the PSU i was wondering how much wattage everything needs and all that I am still a little new with computers so try to bare with me lol 

[Spotty]

1 minute ago, Oakmeal said:

Well i am going to have to get one of these since the dell monitor is old so its needs one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LGITGY0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A22IT5YXEXLEXM&psc=1 but as of the PSU i was wondering how much wattage everything needs and all that I am still a little new with computers so try to bare with me lol 

All good!  

The i7 8700k will draw under 100w when gaming, maybe around 150w during a CPU stress test (Prime95, etc). https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-coffee-lake-i7-8700k-cpu,review-34037-12.html

The GTX1660Ti is pretty power efficient and will only draw about 125w. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660-ti-turing,6002-4.html
Rest of the stuff in the system, probably not a lot, 50w max.
In total you should easily be under 300w max draw.

 

850w PSUs really only needed for systems with multiple graphics cards. More wattage does not equal better, so you're better off getting a brand new 450/550w PSU than a 2nd hand 850w PSU.

[ThatScottishguy]

PSU's are at their most efficient at 50% load. If you need 300w, get a 600w.. The PSU will last longer and be more stable going forward. It also allows more headroom