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Buying a 2080 super

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Hey guys & gals,

Looking into upgrading my current rtx 2060 to a 2080 super however i only have a 550W 80+ bronze PSU.  I would plan on that being next upgrade after the GPU purchase, most likely to  750W 80+ gold.

 

Would the 550W psu be sufficent to run a 2080 super or do I NEED to upgrade my psu first.

 

Any help would be much appreciated

Current specs
 

  • CPU
    AMD Ryzen 3600
  • Motherboard
    Aorus B450 Elite
  • RAM
    2x 8Gb 3200MHz Corsair Vengance RGB Pro
  • GPU
    MSI RTX 2060 Ventus OC
  • Case
    Corsair 275r
  • Storage
    1x 500gb m.2 crucial NVME SSD & 2TB 7200 RPM Seagate Barracuda
  • PSU
    Corsair CX 550M
     
     
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That's almost like a sidegrade. From the rx5700xt and up there's no point in changing, or get a 5700xt or get a 2080ti all cards in the middle is just wasting money.

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yeah your current psu should be fine. don't really need to change it afterwards either, unless it's got problems or it's old enough to not be covered by warranty

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Is your CPU overclocked?

Yes that psu is capable of powering that. That system will pull about 400-500w so definitely upgrade the psu somewhere down the line

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that psu is more than cabable of running your system with rtx 2080 super. 

11 minutes ago, Xkillerpn said:

That's almost like a sidegrade. From the rx5700xt and up there's no point in changing, or get a 5700xt or get a 2080ti all cards in the middle is just wasting money.

????? rtx 2080 super is much better than rx 5700 XT and it is much cheaper than rtx 2080ti. I would say that the rtx 2080 super is sweetspot for higher end systems.

 

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Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

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It should work fine, though on another note I would suggest waiting for Nvidia to unveil Ampere unless you absolutely need an upgrade now. The 2060 is far from being a subpar card for most regular workloads I can think of.

10 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

????? rtx 2080 super is much better than rx 5700 XT and it is much cheaper than rtx 2080ti. I would say that the rtx 2080 super is sweetspot for higher end systems.

Thank you.

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