Will the power supply explode?

[notlikethis21]

So I've been thinking lately on upgrading my power supply. My current psu runs on 450 watts and it's capable on running my system very well. But I've been thinking on upgrading it to a 750 or 650 watt psu. Will my PC explode if I upgrade my psu to a higher wattage>

[Drama Lama]

No

 

your system takes as much power as it needs. What can be bad is a low quality power supply 

[Spotty]

Just now, notlikethis21 said:

Will my PC explode if I upgrade my psu to a higher wattage>

No. The system only draws as much power as it needs from the power supply.

 

If your system is working fine with 450W then you don't need to buy a 750W.

[notlikethis21]

1 minute ago, Drama Lama said:

No

 

your system takes as much power as it needs

thank you!

[notlikethis21]

1 minute ago, Spotty said:

No. The system only draws as much power as it needs from the power supply.

 

If your system is working fine with 450W then you don't need to buy a 750W.

Alright. Thank you very much!

[Gorilla Warfare]

Depends on the quality.

 

[notlikethis21]

7 hours ago, Gorilla Warfare said:

Depends on the quality.

 

Thanks man!

[artuc]

These days as well, the low-mid end builds a 550-650W is more than plenty in most cases.

 

Hardware is more efficient, SLI and crossover are dead, less or no hard drives and peripherals are typically used.

 

You are better getting a higher quality than one with a large headroom in power rating that you aren't actually using.

 

Only real concern would be if yours currently is a terrible off brand unit. 

[SavageNeo]

good 500w psu ofr your pc (assuming that you are from USA): https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zphmP6/antec-neoeco-gold-zen-500-w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-ne500g-zen

[notlikethis21]

On 5/31/2020 at 3:14 PM, artuc said:

These days as well, the low-mid end builds a 550-650W is more than plenty in most cases.

 

Hardware is more efficient, SLI and crossover are dead, less or no hard drives and peripherals are typically used.

 

You are better getting a higher quality than one with a large headroom in power rating that you aren't actually using.

 

Only real concern would be if yours currently is a terrible off brand unit. 

thanks! will keep that in mind.

[notlikethis21]

On 5/31/2020 at 3:21 PM, SavageNeo said:

good 500w psu ofr your pc (assuming that you are from USA): https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zphmP6/antec-neoeco-gold-zen-500-w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-ne500g-zen

thanks!!!