Upgrading time!

[thisismario]

Greetings LTT community!

I have a rookie question that needs answering! So here's the deal, i have my current setup (specs below) and I want to upgrade it, I used several online tools to calculate my new watt usage with the new items and it doesnt get past 450 watts ( I am using the corsair cx 450M PSU)

Current Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI - B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($75.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($144.51 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $605.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-20 08:42 EDT-0400

 

Upgrades are mobo/GPU/CPU and another 2x4GB ram with some AIO Cooling.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($299.39 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - CROSSHAIR VI HERO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($239.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($75.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($75.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Strix Video Card  ($379.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1437.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-20 08:49 EDT-0400

 

 

So my question is, should i upgrade my PSU since the wattage doesnt get past 450? And why do people get like 1200watt PSUs or even 750, I find the upgrade build pretty capable and i see people with weaker builds using stronger PSUs.

Thank you for your time

 

[Bananasplit_00]

you dont need more wattage, unless you want to be in the efficencly peak range of the PSU.

750W PSUs are for people running dual card setups

1200W is for LN2 overclockers, extreme watercooling setups and so on. tripple R9 Furys or 980TIs can even trip a 1600W PSU when overclocked

[thisismario]

4 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

you dont need more wattage, unless you want to be in the efficencly peak range of the PSU.

750W PSUs are for people running dual card setups

1200W is for LN2 overclockers, extreme watercooling setups and so on. tripple R9 Furys or 980TIs can even trip a 1600W PSU when overclocked

Thank you for your reply.

[redscape]

I think its better to go for a 500W or 550W PSU. Just for more headroom.