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Pc specs:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Evga GTX 970

16gb RAM 3200mhz

Asus TUF B450 Motherboard

Corsair H150i plus 3 other fans

1x HDD 1tb

1x HDD 500gb

Corsair 650M PSU

 

Just curious if I need a bigger power supply or 650w is enough.

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A 650W quality PSU is more than plenty. What exact Corsair PSU do you have, what year version too?

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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Even 550w would be more than enough for your system.

Main system: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus / G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO 32GB 6000Mhz / Zotac RTX 5090 SOLID OC/ x2 WD_BLACK NS770 2TBs/ Corsair HX1000i/ NZXT H5 Flow

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Just now, Dxnx said:

Sorry was mistaken I have a CX600 can't seem to find the year version but I've had it since 2016

If you look at the PSU, does it have a green label? As in, does it look like this? :

CP-9020048-NA-CX600_01.png

(or is the 'CX' gray?)

 

If it's a green-label PSU, I would not recommend it. 

The Tier list names it a tier C unit:

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Tier C - Recommended for entry level desktops, low profile HTPCs, Office desktops, preferably GPUs with no external PCI-e power connection.

 

It would probably work, but I can't with good conscience say I recommend it.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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1 minute ago, minibois said:

If you look at the PSU, does it have a green label? As in, does it look like this? :

CP-9020048-NA-CX600_01.png

(or is the 'CX' gray?)

 

If it's a green-label PSU, I would not recommend it. 

The Tier list names it a tier C unit:

 

It would probably work, but I can't with good conscience say I recommend it.

Ok yeah it has the green CX will probably upgrade then but stick with 650W if you say that will be enough

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1 minute ago, Dxnx said:

Ok yeah it has the green CX will probably upgrade then but stick with 650W if you say that will be enough

Even 550W would work just fine. The Ryzen 5 3600 and GTX 970 are quite efficient.

A current CX550, TX550M, Be Quiet Pure Power 11, etc. would all work fine

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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