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So guys the specs are:

Ryzen 3 3300x

Gigabyte RX 580 8GB gpu

Corsair vengeance 8gb 3200mhz

Asus TUF B450-M PLUS

4 Antec 120 RGB fans

1tb HDD

So for all these will a 450w PSU be enough? Please I need help. I know you guys will say why didn't I use a PSU wattage calculator but I did but that time I was going for the Ryzen 5 2400 and that was enough but now I changed my the CPU and I bought the PSU before changing the CPU and I don't have enough cash to buy another PSU

 

 

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What 450W PSU is it?

3 minutes ago, Silent Storm9217 said:

I know you guys will say why didn't I use a PSU wattage calculator

PSU calculators are nonsense.

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Yeah, as long as you aren’t doing really heavy overclocking.

I’m waiting on a Ryzen 3 3100 and a RX 580 and PSU calculator says I should have 50 or so watts spare.

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As previously said, PSU calculators are not very reliable, so try not to bank on it too much.

 

That being said, there’s less than a 15w difference in power consumption between those two chips, so you shouldn’t have a problem.

 

Keep in mind, however, that you don’t have much of a safety cushion with a 450w PSU. I wouldn’t recommend overclocking, and if you ever upgrade... You might find yourself needing a new PSU.

 

As it is, you shouldn’t have any issues with your current setup. 🙂

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2 minutes ago, Silent Storm9217 said:

It's a thermaltake psu

Thermaltake TR2, Smart, Smart BX1, Toughpower..? They've literally got dozens of different PSU models.

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2 minutes ago, Silent Storm9217 said:

It's the thermaltake light power one

Well, the Litepower is actually worse than even the Smart, which is already a trash can. It's got a two year warranty for crying out loud.

I would not power an RX 580 with that horrid of a PSU.

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