Adding more parts to my upgrade, UGH!

[Jason 57]

I currently have a Cooler Master Silent 750W. Basically around 2011ish.

 

I recently purchased a used GTX 1070 (last fall), and am planning to put in a Ryzen 5 3600 with an X570MB and 32GB of either 3200MHz or 3600MHz of RAM.

 

So even if it is 80+ Bronze (from back in 2011) it should be replaced with this new upgrade?

 

Granted it would be nice to get modular cables this time around.

 

And this workstation is for VHS/DVD/MiniDV conversion, graphic artwork (my daughter) and occasional gaming. (I do have other threads out there about this build)

[Chris Pratt]

750W is more than enough to run those components. The 80+ efficiency rating has nothing to do with anything.

 

Being that it's a 9 year old PSU, you might want to replace it just because you're probably at the tail end of the lifespan. However, it might also keep chugging for another decade (not likely, but anything is possible). That's more a philosophical question though. Keep it until it fails or replace it before it does? Up to you.

[5x5]

Wattage, brand and efficiency are not quality. I would not use a 9 year old mid range power supply on an expensive new build. It lacks many of the modern protections and doesn't have proper support for C states.

[Spotty]

42 minutes ago, Jason 57 said:

So even if it is 80+ Bronze (from back in 2011) it should be replaced with this new upgrade?

Given that it is 9 years old then I would recommend replacing it, especially as you're planning on building a new system.

[Jason 57]

8 minutes ago, Spotty said:

Given that it is 9 years old then I would recommend replacing it, especially as you're planning on building a new system.

I guess this would be a new build at this point. Normally I would just call it a continual upgrade.

 

But it has been a LONG time coming. Normally I have stuck with 750W for the PSU I use. I always want to make sure I have the headroom I need for upgrades down the path.

 

In my son's gaming build I did last fall. I put in a Antec 1000W PSU. I do admit that looking back, I did go overboard for him. I really could have moved some money around and put the less PSU into more CPU. Lesson learned.