550w for a Ryzen 3700x?

[Brilew]

I currently have a rig running a oc'ed GTX 1080 and a i5 4590 on a 550w Bronze. Should I get a better power supply if I'm upgrading to a Ryzen 7 and plan on overclocking it along with the ram? Thanks for taking the time and reading this!

[HanZie82]

550Watt could be enough if its a high quality PSU.
Altho it might be running close to full power tho, but PSU are the most effecient at 60%-80% power usage.

But if you gonna OC anyhting like you mentioned, you might need a couple more Watts. But most important is good quality! (Check PSU tier list get from tier 1)

[Redicat]

15 minutes ago, Brilew said:

I currently have a rig running a oc'ed GTX 1080 and a i5 4590 on a 550w Bronze. Should I get a better power supply if I'm upgrading to a Ryzen 7 and plan on overclocking it along with the ram? Thanks for taking the time and reading this!

That will be tough for sure at least 850w gold would be nice for 93% effecientcy

[Brilew]

ill get a 700w bronze then.. Should be good right?

[Brilew]

Just now, Redicat said:

That will be tough for sure

ill get a 700w bronze then.. Should be good right?

[HanZie82]

Just now, Brilew said:

ill get a 700w bronze then.. Should be good right?

What location/budget?
The LTT-forum might be able to help find you a good one.
Cus if 700W i would expect a lot more then just bronze.

[Redicat]

Just now, Brilew said:

ill get a 700w bronze then.. Should be good right?

eh its bronze PSU i mean if your energy bill is dirt cheap why not but you might want to check out 

 

[SupaKomputa]

Yes.

[Brilew]

Just now, HanZie82 said:

What location/budget?
The LTT-forum might be able to help find you a good one.
Cus if 700W i would expect a lot more then just bronze.

I'm willing to spend 100 dollars max on a PSU. I'll buy it in paraguay (I live in brazil but it's way too expensive here), and its a bit more expensive than the us. an 100 dollar PSU should be 120 over there, so I'll actually be spending more, but I'd like to know some good ones at around 100 dollars US

[hello_there_123]

9 minutes ago, HanZie82 said:

but PSU are the most effecient at 60%-80% power usage.

 

8 minutes ago, Redicat said:

That will be tough for sure at least 850w gold would be nice for 93% effecientcy

Don't even bring efficiency into recommendations for PSUs. If you do it shows that you have very limited knowledge of PSUs and their quality. 

[HanZie82]

Just now, hello_there_123 said:

 

Don't even bring efficiency as an argumentative point into PSU discussions. If you do it shows that you have very limited knowledge of PSUs and their quality. 

At least it isnt as arrogant as taking apart a post and proving no real reasoning.

[HanZie82]

4 minutes ago, Brilew said:

I'm willing to spend 100 dollars max on a PSU. I'll buy it in paraguay (I live in brazil but it's way too expensive here), and its a bit more expensive than the us. an 100 dollar PSU should be 120 over there, so I'll actually be spending more, but I'd like to know some good ones at around 100 dollars US

Check some PSUs in the list @Redicat linked. Start from the top and work your way down. So you can find the best option. (maybe skip the ultra high end as thats very expencive.)

[Stormseeker9]

14 minutes ago, Redicat said:

That will be tough for sure at least 850w gold would be nice for 93% effecientcy

What?! Dude you do not need 850w for that.

 

550-650 is plentiful. 

[Votivee]

22 minutes ago, Redicat said:

That will be tough for sure at least 850w gold would be nice for 93% effecientcy

Lol what?

 

My 5820k/GTX 1080 with everything overclocked barely pulls 400w according to my UPS. The 3700x has half the power draw of the 5820k.

[Moonzy]

his current 550W bronze should be fine if it's a good quality one

 

having a higher 80+ rating and wattage may reduce his power bills, but will that justify his cost of changing a PSU is debatable

 

i have a 620W bronze psu running a 970 and 1070 together, 24/7.

nothing exploded, yet

[Stormseeker9]

42 minutes ago, Brilew said:

I currently have a rig running a oc'ed GTX 1080 and a i5 4590 on a 550w Bronze. Should I get a better power supply if I'm upgrading to a Ryzen 7 and plan on overclocking it along with the ram? Thanks for taking the time and reading this!

What exact model do you have? 

 

 

[Brilew]

Just now, Stormseeker9 said:

What exact model do you have? 

 

 

A CX550w from Corsair

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, Brilew said:

A CX550w from Corsair

the silver/grey or green labelled ones?

green label vs grey label

Spoiler

 

 

iirc, the green labelled ones are kinda trash, the silver one is the later versions, which are much better built

i might be wrong though, not a PSU expert

[Brilew]

3 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

the silver/grey or green labelled ones?

[Stormseeker9]

6 minutes ago, Brilew said:

A CX550w from Corsair

Is it the 2012 or 2015 model ?

[Brilew]

2 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

Is it the 2012 or 2015 model ?

I think its the 2015 model. Model: CP-9020102-WW

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, Brilew said:

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should be good

[OrionFOTL]

43 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

the silver/grey or green labelled ones?

37 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

Is it the 2012 or 2015 model ?

Guys... there was never a green label CX550. The only CXes 550W in existence are grey label, only one version.

The group regulated green label ones were 430W, 500W and 600W.

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, OrionFOTL said:

Guys... there was never a green label CX550.

thanks for informing, i didnt know that lol

just didnt bothered to remember every wattage of every model lol

 

PSU isnt my forte

[Stormseeker9]

50 minutes ago, Brilew said:

I think its the 2015 model. Model: CP-9020102-WW

Should be fine then. Not the best but not too bad either