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Even a 500w power supply will be fine, as long as it can actually provide the advertised amount on the 12v output... aim for at least 400-450 watts on the 12v output.

 

Ryzen 2600 : up to 100-120 watts

RX 580 : up to 200-225 watts

RAM : up to around 10 watts

SSD: 2-5 watts

Hard drives : less than 10 watts each

Motherboard : around 10-30 watts

 

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Please help answer my question re. PSU.  

 

I entered the PC build I wanted in https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator.  It says Recommended PSU Wattage:497 W

 

But website recommended  the PSU below which is 650W.

 

 

Recommended Power Supply:

 
 
Is it fine if I go with a 500W psu like an EVGA 80+ bronze 500w psu?  
 
 
Or do I have to buy a 650W PSU? 
 
 
It is a little confusing that its recommending a 650W psu, yet recommended  PSU wattage is 497W, so closest would be 500w or 550W psu.   
 
For allowance/just in case scenario,  I put in more USB used in case I have a bunch plugged in and also 24hr gaming.
 
PC build details were on the attached PDF. But  I've now noted it below too.
 
CPU: Ryzen 5 2600
RAM: 2X8GB DDR4
GRAPHICS: RX 580
STORAGE: 1XSSD & 1xHDD SATA 7200K
OPTICAL DRIVE: X 1 dvd drive
PCI X 1 -   Wireless Ethernet
FANS: 2X120MM
MONITOR: 1 x 24 " LED
 
 
Please advice.
 
 
Thanks :)
 
 

Power Supply Calculator - PSU Calculator _ OuterVision.pdf

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2 minutes ago, darkshied_1 said:

Is it fine if I go with a 500W psu like an EVGA 80+ bronze 500w psu?  

Or do I have to buy a 650W PSU? 

Please just list the computer you want to buy and the PSU you want to buy. EVGA has a ton of different 500W 80+ Bronze PSU's.

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Power supply calculators are always full of crap, what parts you are trying to calculate for?

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CPU: R5 3600 || GPU: RTX 3070|| Memory: 32GB @ 3200 || Cooler: Scythe Big Shuriken || PSU: 650W EVGA GM || Case: NR200P

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Even a 500w power supply will be fine, as long as it can actually provide the advertised amount on the 12v output... aim for at least 400-450 watts on the 12v output.

 

Ryzen 2600 : up to 100-120 watts

RX 580 : up to 200-225 watts

RAM : up to around 10 watts

SSD: 2-5 watts

Hard drives : less than 10 watts each

Motherboard : around 10-30 watts

 

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11 minutes ago, darkshied_1 said:

entered the PC build I wanted in https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator.  It says Recommended PSU Wattage:497 W

Outervision is famed for overestimating power required.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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