Is 850w overkill

[hihihihihihi]

I have bought a 850w psu for my pc that I am going to be building in a few weeks and I just wanted someone's opinion

 

Is 850w overkill for this build:

 

i3 9100f

nVidia gt 730

ASUS ROG STRIX B360-G

4 120mm fans

No rgb/watercooling

 

Thx

 

edit: i put i9 instead of i3 srry

Edited June 24, 2020 by hihihihihihi

[spartaman64]

yes

[Kanna]

That's very overkill and that gt 730 will bottleneck

[gloop]

850w is definitely overkill, this consumes around 250/300w under max load.

 

I'm not sure about the quality of the psu, maybe someone like @GoldenLag, @LukeSavenije or @Juular would be better to comment on that front.

[Matty2048]

probably. im guessing you're planning on upgrading that graphics card or its for workloads that require hella lots of cpu and not much gpu?

[hihihihihihi]

Just now, Kanna said:

That's very overkill and that gt 730 will bottleneck

im going to get a 1030 in like a month cuz i have a 730 just lying around

 

but thanks

[seon123]

You do realise there is more to a PSU than the wattage...? You might want to... uh.... reconsider every single part of your build as well. The New Builds subforum is a good place to ask

[LukeSavenije]

yes

 

quality is mediocre at best... thing isn't even 850w

 

1 minute ago, gloop said:

850w is definitely overkill, this consumes around 250/300w under max load.

not even close to that... we're talking about like... 150-200 maybe

[ubuntu-guru]

For what you have; big time. Even if you were to get a top of the line GPU; you'd still have plenty of extra for the PSU that won't be utilized.

But it's not really about the wattage as much as it is the quality of the PSU. 

[jaslion]

4 minutes ago, hihihihihihi said:

I have bought a 850w psu for my pc that I am going to be building in a few weeks and I just wanted someone's opinion

 

Is 850w overkill for this build:

 

i9 9100f

nVidia gt 730

ASUS ROG STRIX B360-G

4 120mm fans

No rgb/watercooling

 

Thx

Is this a pc you are going to build? Also that 850w psu is far overkill but it's not a great unit. You should get a better quality unit that is lower wattage.

[Kanna]

1 minute ago, hihihihihihi said:

im going to get a 1030 in like a month cuz i have a 730 just lying around

 

but thanks

That will maybe also bottleneck maybe try aim for an 1660 or used 1080 (non-founders)

[SpookyCitrus]

Absolutely overkill. What is this PC going to be used for? I hope you don't plan on using the 730 or 1030 for gaming.

[GoldenLag]

4 minutes ago, hihihihihihi said:

Is 850w overkill for this build:

Yes, it also a waste of money

 

4 minutes ago, hihihihihihi said:

nVidia gt 730

Do you allready own this?

 

Because this is afaik thats slower than the vega 8 om the r3 2200G. Which would be a much better buy in almost every scenario imaginable. 

 

6 minutes ago, hihihihihihi said:

ASUS ROG STRIX B360-G

This is a rather pricy board for something that could really need money spent elsewhere.

 

 

I assume you own a load of these parts allready from other rigs?

[GoldenLag]

4 minutes ago, hihihihihihi said:

im going to get a 1030 in like a month cuz i have a 730 just lying around

Should probably reconsider a lot of this build then.

 

Pick up a used Rx 570 wil rellying on the iGPU of something more sensible like the 2200G. 

 

 

Or even better yet, if you are located in the US or similar countries, dont buy at all. As currently its not easy to get something at a reasonable price.

[hihihihihihi]

k

[GoldenLag]

Just now, hihihihihihi said:

k

Also with a limited budget like this, i do recommend making a thread when you do buy the parts. To get recommendations on what to buy. As these lower budgets are filled with pitfalls in regards to parts or money being spent on unneccesary wattage/boards or bad powersupplies that risk the longevity of the rig. 

[hihihihihihi]

5 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Yes, it also a waste of money

the only reason i got this 1 was cuz it was either a corsair 500w psu or this 1 so

 

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, hihihihihihi said:

the only reason i got this 1 was cuz it was either a corsair 500w psu or this 1 so

 

Wattage is not the only thing to keep in mind

 

Also what Corsair 500w?

 

Also, not having the option of getting a good Powersupply does mean you should probably shift the budget around a little bit. 

[Haro]

10 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Because this is afaik thats slower than the vega 8 om the r3 2200G

it is a lot slower 

 

3 minutes ago, hihihihihihi said:

was cuz it was either a corsair 500w psu or this 1 so

wattage is not quality 

which corsair psu  ?

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, hihihihihihi said:

the only reason i got this 1 was cuz it was either a corsair 500w psu or this 1 so

 

There is no Corsair 500W.

 

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, hihihihihihi said:

I have bought a 850w psu for my pc that I am going to be building in a few weeks and I just wanted someone's opinion

You should get a quality 550~650W instead of a garbage 850W.

 

[artuc]

Yup.

 

I got a 550W.Seasonic Prime Ultra Gold for my 8400 & 1660 Super build. Accidentally left my uncle a Corsair RM550x in his build (oof) as that's what I was gonna use originally and is another good choice.

 

My budget and upgrade path will always be a the lower midrange and you don't need excessive overheads in power rating for this sort of build.

 

Better quality every time and there are reasonably priced units at 550-650W.

 

Also 710/730/1030 are literally just monitor outputs and a waste of money that could be put towards a better GPU if gaming, a 1650 minimum, 1650 Super or better ideally. 1660 Super or 5600/5700 is the sweetspot of value for performance.

 

If you're not gaming get an APU, non F Intel or Ryzen G as suggested.