psu PSU replacement thoughts

[Davedi]

Hi guys,

I would like to get some advice about my recent build.
Specs:
-Asus z170 ProGaming
-I7 7700K

-2 * 8gb Corsair vengeance DDR4 @3000mhz
-1080Ti Strix OC 11Gb
-Kraken X62
-Samsung SSD 500GB evo 840
-2 HDD's (2 & 3 TB green WD's)
-Seasonic X560

-3*140mm fan + 1 120mm fan

So, I renewed all except for the MOBO, RAM and PSU.
Now I've encounter some issues which might happening because of the PSU. Especially GPU driver failures.
So, before buying a new one, what wattage would you guys rate my system?
I see a max powerdraw out of the wallsocket of 510watt and an average, while gaming 1440P AAA titles 400-450watts.
I know it is a bit on the high side for the Seasonic X560 but I think it can handle those amps without a problem.

So, question is: what wattage would you rate my system and what powersupply (wattage - brand - why) would you advice?

If I must buy a new one I lean towards Seasonic again.

 

thanks
 

[Shiv78]

Did you reinstall windows after your upgrade?

[STRMfrmXMN]

2 hours ago, Davedi said:

Hi guys,

I would like to get some advice about my recent build.
Specs:
-Asus z170 ProGaming
-I7 7700K

-2 * 8gb Corsair vengeance DDR4 @3000mhz
-1080Ti Strix OC 11Gb
-Kraken X62
-Samsung SSD 500GB evo 840
-2 HDD's (2 & 3 TB green WD's)
-Seasonic X560

-3*140mm fan + 1 120mm fan

So, I renewed all except for the MOBO, RAM and PSU.
Now I've encounter some issues which might happening because of the PSU. Especially GPU driver failures.
So, before buying a new one, what wattage would you guys rate my system?
I see a max powerdraw out of the wallsocket of 510watt and an average, while gaming 1440P AAA titles 400-450watts.
I know it is a bit on the high side for the Seasonic X560 but I think it can handle those amps without a problem.

So, question is: what wattage would you rate my system and what powersupply (wattage - brand - why) would you advice?

If I must buy a new one I lean towards Seasonic again.

 

thanks
 

There's no 560W Seasonic unit. I think it's an X650, which actually exists and provides more than enough power for your system.

 

Ah, well my first Google went wrong and it appears that there's an old 560W version. It should still supply more power than your system demands though.

[quan289]

19 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

There's no 560W Seasonic unit. I think it's an X650, which actually exists and provides more than enough power for your system.

There is. While it didn't have the "2" within the model number, the Seasonic X *60 models were the KM2 models rather than the X 650 KM3.

[STRMfrmXMN]

2 minutes ago, quan289 said:

There is. While it didn't have the "2" within the model number, the Seasonic X *60 models were the KM2 models rather than the X 650 KM3.

Well my first Google must have gone catastophically wrong then cuz my second Google turned up results...

https://www.google.com/search?q=seasonix+x560&rlz=1C1CHZL_enUS742US742&oq=seasonix+x560&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.1919j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

Seems a little older but it should probably be fine for OP.

[Davedi]

1 hour ago, Shiv78 said:

Did you reinstall windows after your upgrade?

That is the only thing I didn't.
Would it matter? it could but I rather spare me all the work if it would be necessary. I make it a last way out.
If nothing else helps I think that would be the last thing to do.
 

[Davedi]

There was and still is an X560 Seasonic ;-)
As for what I can calculate I think my cpu would be sufficient for this build.
It's true that what's needed from him/her is pretty demanding but I cannot believe that the PSU is the cause of my driver failure.
It says that the driver stopped responding and has been repaired.

If I would like to keep things a bit efficient I rather go with a 650 to 700Watts +gold psu, right?
Would be the best investment anyhow. CPU and GPU are pretty hungry.

[Shiv78]

22 minutes ago, Davedi said:

That is the only thing I didn't.
Would it matter? it could but I rather spare me all the work if it would be necessary. I make it a last way out.
If nothing else helps I think that would be the last thing to do.
 

That's the first thing you should do

[Davedi]

1 hour ago, Shiv78 said:

That's the first thing you should do

Well, to be honest, never done that when changing hardware.
I did when I placed the new cpu and ram but was using a GTX1070strix at that moment.
Now I just removed the drivers (ddu) and the 1070 and plugged the 1080ti in. Reboot and cleaninstall nvidiadrivers.
But I'm making a backup now so I can reinstall windows again.
Hope it gives me some improvement.