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Tenma White
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1 minute ago, Tenma White said:

Hi guys I need a little help. 
I currently have a Ryzen 5 3600 + GTX 1060 4 SSDs and 4 RGB case fans.
I have a Seasonic S12II 520W PSU and it is pretty much good atm. I am planning to buy an 240mm AIO and an RTX 2060 soon, is 520W enough for that? 

Yes but it's not a good PSU though.

 

You could look at the CX 2017 550w if it's available in your area.

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4 minutes ago, Tenma White said:

an RTX 2060 soon, is 520W enough for that?

wattage wise its enough. 

 

its a fairly old PSU topology, and in the long run it would be wise to change it. crossloads and lack of UVP doesnt serve it any favors. 

 

unlikely you will run in to issues in the short term. 

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5 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

wattage wise its enough. 

 

its a fairly old PSU topology, and in the long run it would be wise to change it. crossloads and lack of UVP doesnt serve it any favors. 

 

unlikely you will run in to issues in the short term. 

What's acrossloads and  UVP? I've been using this PSU for 2 years now and if wattage is enough I don't want to buy a new one.

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2 minutes ago, Tenma White said:

What's acrossloads

PSU is a group regulated unit. 

 

meaning the 5V and the 12V are regulated together. loading one significantly more than the other can drag the voltage out of spec. something that is a worry in modern systems where the 5v isnt heavily used. 

4 minutes ago, Tenma White said:

UVP

Under Voltage Protection. stops the voltage from dropping too low and is helpfull for group regulated units to avoid causing strain on mobo VRM. 

5 minutes ago, Tenma White said:

I've been using this PSU for 2 years now and if wattage is enough I don't want to buy a new one.

id say you will be fine for another year or so then. would look at changing it then. 

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1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

 

id say you will be fine for another year or so then. would look at changing it then. 

that is what I'm planning. Do you have any suggestions around like maybe $60-70? I know that's kinda low but that's just how it is, everything in my country is 20% more expensive so that $60 will turn $70 or even $80.

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1 minute ago, Tenma White said:

Do you have any suggestions around like maybe $60-70? I know that's kinda low but that's just how it is, everything in my country is 20% more expensive so that $60 will turn $70 or even $80.

depends widely on the country, but TX550m or Pure Power 11 600w should both be within that range. 

 

kinda hard to recommend without knowing what units are actually avavible. 

 

can allways consult the PSU tier list linked above. 

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2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

depends widely on the country, but TX550m or Pure Power 11 600w should both be within that range. 

 

kinda hard to recommend without knowing what units are actually avavible. 

 

can allways consult the PSU tier list linked above. 

Apparently the TX550M costs $120 in my place wtf lmao. And there's no BeQuiet PSU anywhere. 
I shop here https://www.lazada.com.ph/?spm=a2o4l.searchlist.header.dhome.1e964ae0na5dSd  

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31 minutes ago, Tenma White said:

Apparently the TX550M costs $120 in my place wtf lmao. And there's no BeQuiet PSU anywhere. 
I shop here https://www.lazada.com.ph/?spm=a2o4l.searchlist.header.dhome.1e964ae0na5dSd  

how much in the given currecny is the budget?

 

edit: beside the one posted below, here are a few. 

 

https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/evga-550-gd-550w-80plus-gold-apfc-power-supply-100-240v-i155814464-s187276707.html?spm=a2o4l.searchlistcategory.list.2.6dfc135d4bp04g&search=1

https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/seasonic-550w-80-plus-power-supply-s12g-550-ssr-550rt-i257783293-s355158962.html?spm=a2o4l.searchlistcategory.list.66.427b63a3OoraNT&search=1

https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/corsair-cx-series-cx650-650w-atx12v-80-plus-bronze-certified-power-supply-cs-cp-9020122-na-i481012900-s1257670462.html?spm=a2o4l.searchlistcategory.list.21.266f7e7cs5nIlj&search=1

 

still waiting for review of the EVGA GD, but it should be fine. 

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13 minutes ago, Tenma White said:

Apparently the TX550M costs $120 in my place wtf lmao. And there's no BeQuiet PSU anywhere. 
I shop here https://www.lazada.com.ph/?spm=a2o4l.searchlist.header.dhome.1e964ae0na5dSd  

https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/thermaltake-toughpower-grand-rgb-650w-80-gold-modular-power-supply-i410112629-s993790407.html?spm=a2o4l.searchlist.list.5.480521b4rgFKYf&search=1

that should do

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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2 hours ago, GoldenLag said:

how much in the given currecny is the budget?

 

edit: beside the one posted below, here are a few. 

 

https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/evga-550-gd-550w-80plus-gold-apfc-power-supply-100-240v-i155814464-s187276707.html?spm=a2o4l.searchlistcategory.list.2.6dfc135d4bp04g&search=1

https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/seasonic-550w-80-plus-power-supply-s12g-550-ssr-550rt-i257783293-s355158962.html?spm=a2o4l.searchlistcategory.list.66.427b63a3OoraNT&search=1

https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/corsair-cx-series-cx650-650w-atx12v-80-plus-bronze-certified-power-supply-cs-cp-9020122-na-i481012900-s1257670462.html?spm=a2o4l.searchlistcategory.list.21.266f7e7cs5nIlj&search=1

 

still waiting for review of the EVGA GD, but it should be fine. 

All are roughly $70-$80  

Compared to my current PSU how much better are those?

 

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8 minutes ago, Tenma White said:

All are roughly $70-$80  

Compared to my current PSU how much better are those?

 

You go from Group reg to induvidually regulated rails.

 

And you get UVP and the usual protections. 

 

In other words, you go from a PSU from 2010 to something 2017-2018-2019 worthy. These wont have issues powering any modern system .

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18 hours ago, Tenma White said:

All are roughly $70-$80  

Compared to my current PSU how much better are those?

 

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