R5 3600 & 1060 6GB

[Immarabbitu]

Is it enough with 500w or do I need to buy a new one?

[leo1798]

6 minutes ago, Immarabbitu said:

Is it enough with 500w or do I need to buy a new one?

500 watts should be plenty assuming that it's actually capable of outputting 500 watts. As long as it's not a sketchy brand or sku, then you should be good. 

[Vejnemojnen]

even 350-400w would be enough.. 3600 ~ 90-w under load, gtx1060 ~ 130w. Plus ~ 50 w-s for other HW, and it's still roughly 270w..  500w is plenty!

[Immarabbitu]

33 minutes ago, leo1798 said:

As long as it's not a sketchy brand or sku, then you should be good

It's Aerocool 500w. I think it's Bronze. I forgot to look at it since my brother build it for me.

[Immarabbitu]

31 minutes ago, Vejnemojnen said:

even 350-400w would be enough.. 3600 ~ 90-w under load, gtx1060 ~ 130w. Plus ~ 50 w-s for other HW, and it's still roughly 270w..  500w is plenty!

Thanks

[Vejnemojnen]

@Immarabbitu please also check this:

 

https://www.techspot.com/review/1209-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060/page8.html

 

you'll see TOTAL SYSTEM power taken up from the WALL SOCKET. So, the real power numbers are roughly 10-12% lower than measured (due to the fact, that PSU-s are not 100% efficient).

 

A good quality 350-400w is sufficient. So don't worry. Later you might consier a PSU upgrade, just because of quality and efficiency-noise level reasons.