Do I need a new PSU?

[Dav_Renz]

So I've been thinking about buying an RTX 3070 or 3080 to upgrade my current rig (i7 5820k/ GTX 970).

I have a be quiet! DARK POWER PRO 10 1200W PSU because I went way over the top when I built it, five years ago.

 

I plan to maybe upgrade to Zen 3 when it comes out, so technically I would have an entire be system minus storage and memory.

 

Should I get a new PSU now or is my Dark power pro still good to go? Especially keeping in mind the future CPU/mobo upgrade.

 

Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer, really appreciate it.

 

 

P.S. While looking up the specs of the PSU I found out it has 5 years of warranty, which ended a couple months ago. Might change your recommendation, so I thought I throw it in here.

[Energycore]

That PSU of yours will last you 20 years, don't worry too much about it

[boggy77]

i wouldn't change it. isn't this the reason you went overboard with it in the first place, so that you wouldn't need to change it when you upgrade?

[Praesi]

Solange das Teil net kaputt geht, brauchste kein Neues. Das hält noch ewig.

 

As long it doesnt brake, it will last a very long time.

[Dav_Renz]

Okay, thanks for your answers.

That was part of the reason beside some random online PSU wattage calculator giving me some in retrospect funky numbers 

 

So when I pass my old system to my wife, I should just get a new PSU for the old system and carry the "old" PSU on to my new system, right?

[Prodigy_Smit]

12 minutes ago, Dav_Renz said:

So when I pass my old system to my wife, I should just get a new PSU for the old system and carry the "old" PSU on to my new system, right

Yes

Get a 550w or 650w PSU for the wife's system aka your old system.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Energycore said:

That PSU of yours will last you 20 years, don't worry too much about it

Well.... maybe 10 years.  I wouldn't say 20. 

 

[Energycore]

Just now, jonnyGURU said:

Well.... maybe 10 years.  I wouldn't say 20. 

 

I may have overstated But hey, the first thing to fail is probably going to be the fan (I dunno, haven't looked at the capacitor ratings for that model) and you can always replace it with another one (if you know what you're doing and do it safely, with multiple asterisks of warning)