What psu?

[Cipuree]

Hi i am considering buying a msi Radeon rx 5700 Mech oc but in the requirements it says it needs a 750 watts psu. Does that mean that I have to get a higher wattage psu to be able to power my cooling and motherboard and cpu stuff or getting a 750 watts psu would power all the components. Plz help.

[ki8aras]

Just now, Cipuree said:

Hi i am considering buying a msi Radeon rx 5700 Mech oc but in the requirements it says it needs a 750 watts psu. Does that mean that I have to get a higher wattage psu to be able to power my cooling and motherboard and cpu stuff or getting a 750 watts psu would power all the components. Plz help.

a 750 watt psu is recommended ,i wouldn't worry because im running my 5700xt with powerplay tables drawing 300watts on a 550 watt psu

[Mateyyy]

You don't need 750W for a 5700XT, unless you've got a Threadripper running alongside it. What PSU have you got, and what are the rest of your components?

Also, have you got a particularly good deal on the Mech or are there other models you could get instead? The Mech hasn't got a particularly great cooler, something like a Powercolor Red Dragon or Sapphire Pulse would be better.

[Cipuree]

12 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

You don't need 750W for a 5700XT, unless you've got a Threadripper running alongside it. What PSU have you got, and what are the rest of your components?

Also, have you got a particularly good deal on the Mech or are there other models you could get instead? The Mech hasn't got a particularly great cooler, something like a Powercolor Red Dragon or Sapphire Pulse would be better.

It’s just the only one available in my region. Also this is on the msi website. Amd gpus aren’t particularly common here.

[Mateyyy]

3 minutes ago, Cipuree said:

It’s just the only one available in my region. Also this is on the msi website. Amd gpus aren’t particularly common here.

It also says "Power Consumption: 180W" just above that, so realistically, no computer using a 5700XT is going to need 750W. 

 

Also:

15 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

What PSU have you got, and what are the rest of your components?

 

[Cipuree]

9 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

It also says "Power Consumption: 180W" just above that, so realistically, no computer using a 5700XT is going to need 750W. 

 

Also:

 

I haven’t bought them yet, Because I’m building a brand new pc. The cpu is  amd ryzen 7 2700 

[Mateyyy]

2 minutes ago, Cipuree said:

I haven’t bought them yet, Because I’m building a brand new pc. The cpu is  amd ryzen 7 2700 

An RM550x, TX550M or even a CX550 will be enough

[GoldenLag]

22 minutes ago, Cipuree said:

Also this is on the msi website. Amd gpus aren’t particularly common here.

yeah they usually overestimate by a ton to avoid having to deal with people who buy really poor powersupplies. 

[Cipuree]

4 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

An RM550x, TX550M or even a CX550 will be enough

Cool thanks man