RTX 2070 and 500w PSU?

[MrPhantastic]

Hi All,

I'm getting an RTX 2070, and I know that nvidia recommends at least a 550w psu for that card, but I only have a 500w psu.

This is my current PSU: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zNK7YJ/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

This is the card I'm getting: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814932094

 

I am planning to overclock, and the rest of my system are as follows:

 

Gigabyte b350 gaming 3 @3.9ghz

Ryzen 5 2400G

16gb 2666 Geil ddr4

2 - 320GB hard Drive

1tb Samsung Evo 850

1tb Seagate HDD 7200rpm

the psu noted above

 

Thank You!

 

[Wolly9102]

I run a 500 watt psu with an 2700x and an 2070 and it works fine 

[Vejnemojnen]

Maximum wattage requirement roughly 330 watt without OC, but, I don't think those B500 Evga units are very good quality. You'd probably better off with a RTX2060, slightly better value than 2070, and more than enough for FHD gaming. Or do you play on higher resolution? I also think, there would be a little bottleneck with the 2400G.

 

I'd buy a new PSU, ie.: Bitfenix Formula Gold-Whisper M, BQ PP11 or something like these.

And an RTX2060 to save some money

[Fasauceome]

4 minutes ago, MrPhantastic said:

This is my current PSU: 

First off, thanks for linking the PSU, that's rare to see.

Second, that's a rather low end PSU but I believe it would be sufficient. Your load is probably around 350 watts or so.

[Shreyas1]

The wattage is fine, though I would recommend a better PSU anyways for such a high end card

[Hip]

I have the MSI Armor 2070 and 500W is enough. You shouldn't go lower though.

[Stefan Payne]

16 minutes ago, MrPhantastic said:

I am planning to overclock, and the rest of my system are as follows:

Then you should replace the PSU with some higher QUALITY one.

You do not have that.

 

The Wattage is not the Problem.

The Build Quality of the PSU is.

 

So a better one like Bitfenix Formula is recommended.

[Dedayog]

17 minutes ago, MrPhantastic said:

Hi All,

I'm getting an RTX 2070, and I know that nvidia recommends at least a 550w psu for that card, but I only have a 500w psu.

This is my current PSU: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zNK7YJ/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

This is the card I'm getting: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814932094

 

I am planning to overclock, and the rest of my system are as follows:

 

Gigabyte b350 gaming 3 @3.9ghz

Ryzen 5 2400G

16gb 2666 Geil ddr4

2 - 320GB hard Drive

1tb Samsung Evo 850

1tb Seagate HDD 7200rpm

the psu noted above

 

Thank You!

 

Nvidia also said RTX and DLSS would be amazing.

 

A good quality 500w is more than adequate.

[NunoLava1998]

The 2060 is about the same performance as the 2070 for much less. With the money you saved + 35$ extra, you could get a quality PSU such as this one that will last long as fuck (the 500B isn't exactly ideal for this type of system): https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VfM323/seasonic-prime-ultra-gold-750w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-750gd2

[Stefan Payne]

5 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

Nvidia also said RTX and DLSS would be amazing.

"nVidia" said that this baby there is Fermi, when it was a sawed off Tesla (GTX200) Card.

 

But people sadly forget the shit they do...