Is this PSU strong enough

[xReqt]

Hi,

 

Im planning a build for my younger brother and I have this kolink 500w psu that is currently in his old build https://www.overclockers.co.uk/kolink-modular-power-500w-80-plus-bronze-modular-power-supply-ca-04h-kk.html is this okay for a 570(8GB) i5 7400 2TB HDD 5,4K 16GB 2133Mhz (2x8) along side 3 fans 120mm. (Parts I already own)

 

I am aware its not the greatest but my budget won't allow me to change it until around March 2021 will it last long or not.

 

Thanks

[Downkey]

13 minutes ago, xReqt said:

Hi,

 

Im planning a build for my younger brother and I have this kolink 500w psu that is currently in his old build https://www.overclockers.co.uk/kolink-classic-power-500w-80-plus-bronze-power-supply-ca-04e-kk.html is this okay for a 570(8GB) i5 7400 2TB HDD 5,4K 16GB 2133Mhz (2x8) along side 3 fans 120mm. (Parts I already own)

 

I am aware its not the greatest but my budget won't allow me to change it until around March 2021 will it last long or not.

 

Thanks

500W should be completely fine for that build, but i'd recommend going with a much more reputable brand. You can get a 500W 80+ Bronze EVGA BR for $10 more. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/kCtQzy/evga-br-500w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-100-br-0500-k1

[xReqt]

@DownkeyI currently have the Kolink one in hand atm. I am just wondering if its suitable as I heard it has no OCP or anything.

[SavageNeo]

34 minutes ago, xReqt said:

@DownkeyI currently have the Kolink one in hand atm. I am just wondering if its suitable as I heard it has no OCP or anything.

for Rx 570 and i5 7400 it will be fine.

but before you upgrade your gpu to stonger one (or the cpu) you should get better psu first.

You could get ryzen 5 5600x and still be fine with that psu since Ryzen does not consume much Power. But anyways it will work.

[xReqt]

@SavageNeo Thanks for your response highly appreciated, I understand the Kolink has no OCP but for such a budget system this shouldn't be an issue (I plan on keeping this rig for least a year or two eventually if needed going to 720p for 60fps+ I doubt that'll come down to that) am I correct in thinking this?

[SavageNeo]

2 minutes ago, xReqt said:

Thanks for you response highly appreciated, I understand the Kolink has no OCP but for such a budget system this shouldn't be an issue

those parts use less than 250w power so you will be fine with it.

3 minutes ago, xReqt said:

if needed going to 720p for 60fps+

so what res are you using now?

[xReqt]

@SavageNeo I have yet to build it but he plans on playing games around 1080p (900p for intense games if necessary) he has a 75hz monitor so that's the goal fps wise (75 for most games) 

 

The games being played will be

 

Call of duty Cold war and Warzone

 

Rust (Stretched res 1280x960)

 

Minecraft (Server based with 2k players)

 

I know for the less gpu/cpu intense games such as Minecraft he'll get over 100 even with some graphics set to high but Rust and the Call of duty games (Warzone in particular) will hopefully run 1080p 70-75 fps verylow-low settings. The goal is 75+ fps and hopefully this will achieve that even on low settings 1080p

 

 

[SavageNeo]

1 minute ago, xReqt said:

 I have yet to build it but he plans on playing games around 1080p (900p for intense games if necessary) he has a 75hz monitor so that's the goal fps wise (75 for most games) 

for 1080p 75hz, Rx 570 should get around 75fps or high or ultra settings on most AAA titles too.

 

2 minutes ago, xReqt said:

Call of duty Cold war and Warzone

 

cpu intensive games. the cpu is the weak link for these games. it should still run around 75fps on high(ish) settings. my 7400 and 1050 ti (1050ti is worse than rx 570) gets around 60fps on high/max  settings at warzone.

2 minutes ago, xReqt said:

Rust (Stretched res 1280x960)

should be fine with 1080p medium.

 

[xReqt]

@SavageNeo Warzone currently broke there game for many users for instance I have a i7 8700 2070 super and only get 100-120 max fps on low settings. For Rust I will probably try graphic quality 1 and rest low for the best experience as he likes  to play Modded (10x gather) which there are around 300 players on at a time with his current rig he gets around 30-40 frames which purely for competitive titles ain't good enough. Every game under 75 fps I will purely 720p it and put on AA for make it look HD quality again.

[SavageNeo]

1 minute ago, xReqt said:

nly get 100-120 max fps on low settings.

Warzone is cpu instensive so you have cpu bottlneck. wiht my main system with 5700XT and r7 3700x and i can get 130-140fps on high/ultra, but only around 140-145 on low since my cpu is the bottleneck, warzone uses a lot of my cpu.

[xReqt]

@SavageNeo How to you combat that for instance my own rig (building rn) is a 3080 ryzen 7 3700x and will be at 1080p high will I bottleneck hard and if so what are my fixes as I'd like to see over 160 fps (165hz monitor)

[SavageNeo]

5 minutes ago, xReqt said:

will I bottleneck hard and if so what are my fixes as I'd like to see over 160 fps (165hz monitor)

you will bottleneck hard since rtx 3080 is 4k gpu. on 1080p it has very small difference compared to 3070 (since modern cpus are not fast enough).

6 minutes ago, xReqt said:

over 160 fps

Depedns on the title. on warzone try to max out the settings to reduce cpu bottleneck.

[xReqt]

@SavageNeo If on warzone I am getting 160+ fps but theres bottleneck will that effect the components at all for example wear them out faster or put a strain on them or can I leave it be and just enjoy high settings at 160+ fps.

[SavageNeo]

3 minutes ago, xReqt said:

ut theres bottleneck will that effect the components at all for example wear them out faster or put a strain on them

no. Bottlenecking means that some of your components can not reach it's max potential. No harm in it other than you could achieve more fps if you minimalize the bottleneck.

[xReqt]

@SavageNeo How much bottleneck will there be if I do 1440p 144hz instead of 1080p. I don't want anything crazy like a 10 FPS decrease something along the lines of 4-5 wouldn't be awful.

[SavageNeo]

10 minutes ago, xReqt said:

1440p 144hz

not that much. mayby a little. with the rtx 3080 you should be able to push over 144 frames at warzone and on otehr titles. mayby not at all AAA titles on ultra settings. anyway 1440p makesm ore sense than 1080p

[xReqt]

@SavageNeo I will play 1080p until March 2021 then il buy a 1440p monitor (My funds will be short until then I need time to recover after buying a 1500 pound PC) lol. If I was to play 1440p I'd always do medium with textures high to push over 144 as for warzone some area's decrease FPS quite alot.

[xReqt]

@SavageNeoThanks for answering my questions and helping really appreciate it. Have a good day