450 watt PSU

[JasonSmith7836]

I've got a 450 watt PSU and I want to upgrade my gpu to a 2060, my CPU is an i5 7400 and all together PC part picker says my rig will use 320 watts but idk if my PSU is still enough. Is it and if not what are rhe consequences I can't upgrade my PSU without upgrading my motherboard and I just can't to that so should I just upgrade my GPU or wait and build a whole new system.?

[minibois]

What exact PSU do you have? What is the rest of your system like, mainly GPU?

Perhaps your PSU will work just fine, perhaps not. At the moment there is too little information to accurately judge that.

[JasonSmith7836]

1 minute ago, minibois said:

What exact PSU do you have? What is the rest of your system like, mainly GPU?

Perhaps your PSU will work just fine, perhaps not. At the moment there is too little information to accurately judge that.

FSP450-40EMDN and I'm looking at upgrading to a 2060

[minibois]

3 minutes ago, JasonSmith7836 said:

FSP450-40EMDN and I'm looking at upgrading to a 2060

Looking at that unit, I wouldn't personally run an RTX 2060 system on that GPU.

This is probably a Medion PC, right? Because usually those PC's have non-standard boards.. Meaning you are exchanging that too.. Making you almost buy half of a new system.

 

I would look into most of a new system, tbh. Storage devices can probably be re-used from your current system, but I would get new stuff for the rest.

This should give you a good idea for a system setup:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.88 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($97.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1013.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-16 17:24 EST-0500

 

I chose a 2060 Super in this build, by the way, As they generally are around the same price as a normal 2060, with superior performance. The Radeon RX 5700 could be an alternative if the price makes sense.

This should give an idea as to what to aim for, but there are numerous parts you could change this build in..

You could totally get a new 200-series LGA 1151 board and keep your current CPU, but in some games it will somewhat hold back the more powerful GPU's.

[JasonSmith7836]

3 minutes ago, minibois said:

Looking at that unit, I wouldn't personally run an RTX 2060 system on that GPU.

This is probably a Medion PC, right? Because usually those PC's have non-standard boards.. Meaning you are exchanging that too.. Making you almost buy half of a new system.

 

I would look into most of a new system, tbh. Storage devices can probably be re-used from your current system, but I would get new stuff for the rest.

This should give you a good idea for a system setup:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.88 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($97.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1013.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-16 17:24 EST-0500

 

I chose a 2060 Super in this build, by the way, As they generally are around the same price as a normal 2060, with superior performance. The Radeon RX 5700 could be an alternative if the price makes sense.

This should give an idea as to what to aim for, but there are numerous parts you could change this build in..

You could totally get a new 200-series LGA 1151 board and keep your current CPU, but in some games it will somewhat hold back the more powerful GPU's.

I don't have the money for a new system I was just looking at upgrading the gpu but it's become a massive pain. What is the danger with the PSU is there a danger to the other components or just that it won't work?

[minibois]

Just now, JasonSmith7836 said:

I don't have the money for a new system I was just looking at upgrading the gpu but it's become a massive pain. What is the danger with the PSU is there a danger to the other components or just that it won't work?

From what I can find - and information is scarce, since this is likely an OEM unit - this PSU doesn't seem to have a 6+2 pin PCIE connector. Only 6 pin.

As far as I know, all (?) RTX 2060 cards use a 6+2 pin connector. So it just wouldn't work with that GPU. From memory, I think the most powerful cards that run on a 6 pin only is like a GTX 1050 Ti.

 

So that was part of the reason I would not recommend this PSU. The other reason was the general lack of certification, which in itself 80+ is not a stamp of quality, but is an indication of a company seeing their PSU as a quality unit.

But to answer your question. Worst case scenario it can take the rest of your system with it, best case scenario it will just work and scenarios inbetween include your PC being unstable during high load scenarios.

 

The reason I almost immediately went to a new PC was because you'll likely be replacing quite a few components.

To upgrade your GPU, you'll also have to upgrade your PSU. The motherboard uses 14 pin instead of (the standard) 24 pin ATX connector, so you'll have to replace the board too. The case will likely also not have the standard (m)ATX screws, so that can also not be reused.

 

That leaves you with a new PSU, new GPU, current CPU, current memory, current storage drives and current accessories.

Now what you still need to get is a new:

- case

- motherboard

But the latter is one of those scenarios where you might think about gong to another platform too.. But that is up to you.

 

That was kind why I just threw together a new PC build, so you can see it as a separate machine next to your current. Your current you can then sell to recoup some money.

Or of course you can upgrade, keeping mind some very possible limitations set by your current hardware.

[Sir0Tek]

I've seen a lot of PSUs die throughout the years, of course I also faced dead Fortron-PSUs. None of the FSP-PSUs did cause harm to other components so far. Usually you should do fine with a GPU-TDP up to around 120W, maybe even 150W. I guess you do have a 6pin PCIe plug only, so you should look for cards that will have a 6pin connector.

What GPU are you actual using?

[Guest]

Oh neat... Another proprietary Medion PC.

 

Seems like everyone that gets suckered into buying one of these ends up wanting to upgrade it, but then finds out they can't.