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How much Watt do i need on my psu

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Hi,

i want to upgrade my system and need advice on if i have to buy a new psu or i can stick with my current 400W one. I also plan on overclocking my cpu.

Here are the parts im going to end up with https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/Dztm7W

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If you plan on overclocking, yes you will need to replace it. If you don't overclock you can probably get by on 400w.

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5 minutes ago, emosun said:

yeah replace the psu

Do you think 500W is going to be enough? or 450 even

 

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power supplies aren't really priced much based on wattage just get 650w and you'll know it's enough

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Make sure to get an actual good PSU instead of just a high wattage one. Something like a Corsair cxm or an EVGA G2

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450-500 is fine for that build, go for a tier 1 or 2 on the psu tier list

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Your performance may vary. My advice is to figure out your baseline. You can do this by using intel's ark utility and adding to this the performance data from your graphics card manufacturer. These are the major power hogs in any build and will give you an idea of your base power requirements under load.

 

Be aware any overclock can use up to triple the power load quoted. this does reduce with later gen processors as increasing the voltage will increase the chance of a charge jumping the traces and thus data corruption. They are more efficient, so swings and roundabouts.

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11 minutes ago, LoMaDoBl said:

Do you think 500W is going to be enough? or 450 even

 

550W is good for pretty much any single card config unless you're running Vega, for that or SLI get 650-850W. 

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If the PSU is a decent one, like the Pure Power 10 or Vengeance, you're fine. If not, replace it with a decent 450W PSU. Formula 450W, Straight Power 11 or Whisper M. 

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2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

The cooler is unnecessary. The stock cooler is fine.

i got that one already from a friend who doesn't need it anymore so i might as well use it :P 

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Thanks for the fast help guys! 

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