will this kill my pc

[spud!]

I have a 1200 watt psu... just wondering, would that kill my gpu or cpu i am planning on getting a ryzen 5 2600 and gtx 1660

[LOLZR]

No, you're fine.

 

Edit: To clarify, the power supply knows to only supply the amount of power to the components that they can handle.

 

The only thing here the inefficiency of a $400 (? guessing at price) PSU with a $200 CPU and $200 GPU.

[boggy77]

the psu only supplies what the components ask from it, so you'll be fine. 

[Fasauceome]

a PSU will only deliver the amount of watts the components ask for
 

[Dedayog]

3 minutes ago, spud! said:

I have a 1200 watt psu... just wondering, would that kill my gpu or cpu i am planning on getting a ryzen 5 2600 and gtx 1660

Why on earth did you buy 1200w?

 

You need 450-550w for your build.  Save some money.

[Spotty]

Which 1200W PSU is it? If it's a high quality 1200W PSU then it won't be an issue. If it's an eBay/aliexpress/wish "1200W" PSU you got for $40 then it's going to be garbage.

[spud!]

8 minutes ago, LOLZR said:

No, you're fine.

 

Edit: To clarify, the power supply knows to only supply the amount of power to the components that they can handle.

 

The only thing here the inefficiency of a $400 (? guessing at price) PSU with a $200 CPU and $200 GPU.

Oohhh thx it's just cuz I have an old psu laying around from my dad's old PC and I was just wondering if it would fry my pc

[Juular]

2 minutes ago, spud! said:

Oohhh thx it's just cuz I have an old psu laying around from my dad's old PC and I was just wondering if it would fry my pc

What PSU exactly ? '1200W' doesn't tell shit about it's quality, neither does it's efficiency rating.

[LOLZR]

17 minutes ago, spud! said:

fry my pc

Well, depends if it is a decent model from a reputable company.

[spud!]

5 hours ago, jstudrawa said:

Why on earth did you buy 1200w?

 

You need 450-550w for your build.  Save some money.

No I didn't buy a 1200 PSU .that PSU is just part of my dad's old build before he moved. Just tryna save some money and not buy a new PSU when I already have one

[spud!]

5 hours ago, Juular said:

What PSU exactly ? '1200W' doesn't tell shit about it's quality, neither does it's efficiency rating.

Corsair ax 1200i

[spud!]

5 hours ago, LOLZR said:

Well, depends if it is a decent model from a reputable company.

Corsair ax1200i

[spud!]

5 hours ago, Spotty said:

Which 1200W PSU is it? If it's a high quality 1200W PSU then it won't be an issue. If it's an eBay/aliexpress/wish "1200W" PSU you got for $40 then it's going to be garbage.

Corsair ax1200i

[Juular]

5 hours ago, spud! said:

Corsair ax 1200i

Then it's good, very good in fact, it's very similar performance wise to their current flagship, AX1600i, just with lower wattage and somewhat lower efficiency, very solid unit for modern standards despite it's out of warranty, i wouldn't be afraid to power high-end multi-GPU PC with it, not to mention your build.