Max GPU for my PSU?

[Bassai Dai]

Hi all. I have a question please

 

I have the following PC:

• Ryzen 5 3600 (Wraith Prism cooler)
• B450 Steel Legend board
• 16gb RAM (2 x 8gb)
• 1TB Samsung 970 NVME
• 1TB HDD
• GTX 1050ti
• Corsair VS550w PSU
• 144hz 1440p monitor

I dont really do any overclocking, aside from using MSI afterburner and having XMP enabled.

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I'm looking to upgrade the GPU to something a bit more substantial for 144hz 1440p gaming but I'm trying to avoid changing the PSU (I've not had it that long).

 

May I ask whats the highest I could go on the GPU without having the Fire Brigade on standby?

 

Thanks all

[GoodEnough]

safest option would be a 1660 super or ti

 

[Jplayz]

I use a 500W PSU with a 1660 Ti (You can see my Signature for My specs) And I dont have any issues with power. I agree with @GoodEnoughOn that

[Bassai Dai]

Oh I see. I was kinda looking at a 2060 ish?

[Jplayz]

1 minute ago, Bassai Dai said:

Oh I see. I was kinda looking at a 2060 ish?

Thats possible, Do you have a PcPartPicker Link for this build?

 

Edited November 17, 2020 by Jplayz
Misspelled

[GoodEnough]

Just now, Bassai Dai said:

Oh I see. I was kinda looking at a 2060 ish?

yeah thats definitely something thats doable for a 550w

[Jplayz]

5 minutes ago, Jplayz said:

Thats possible, Do you have a PcPartPicker Link for this build?

 

From What I see on PC Part Picker, the max you can do is a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition 

[Bassai Dai]

11 minutes ago, Jplayz said:

Thats possible, Do you have a PcPartPicker Link for this build?

 

Yeah it's here:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$235.97 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$94.99 @ B&H
Memory	ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory
Memory	ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$45.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Corsair VS 550 W ATX Power Supply
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$506.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-17 14:37 EST-0500

 

That list has no GPU though

[Jplayz]

Just now, Bassai Dai said:

Yeah it's here:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$235.97 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$94.99 @ B&H
Memory	ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory
Memory	ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$45.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Corsair VS 550 W ATX Power Supply
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$506.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-17 14:37 EST-0500

 

That list has no GPU though

Thank you and I have double checked, the Max Card you can put on a 550W PSU is a NVIDIA GeForce 3080 Founders Edition 10 GB, heres an edited list: 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$235.97 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$94.99 @ B&H
Memory	ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory
Memory	ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$45.99 @ Best Buy
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card
Power Supply	Corsair VS 550 W ATX Power Supply
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$506.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-17 14:39 EST-0500

 

[Bassai Dai]

1 minute ago, Jplayz said:

Thank you and I have double checked, the Max Card you can put on a 550W PSU is a NVIDIA GeForce 3080 Founders Edition 10 GB, heres an edited list: 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$235.97 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$94.99 @ B&H
Memory	ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory
Memory	ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$45.99 @ Best Buy
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card
Power Supply	Corsair VS 550 W ATX Power Supply
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$506.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-17 14:39 EST-0500

 

Thanks, although that's a little less headroom than i'd be comfortable with.

 

Nice to know that I could perhaps go up to the 2060/3070 though

[Jplayz]

3 minutes ago, Bassai Dai said:

Thanks, although that's a little less headroom than i'd be comfortable with.

 

Nice to know that I could perhaps go up to the 2060/3070 though

Yeah, I forgot to mention that, There isnt a lot of headroom with that card

[Bassai Dai]

1 minute ago, Jplayz said:

Yeah, I forgot to mention that, There isnt a lot of headroom with that card

No problem.

 

I'm thinking my R5 3600 will keep up with a 2060 no issues

[Jplayz]

Just now, Bassai Dai said:

No problem.

 

I'm thinking my R5 3600 will keep up with a 2060 no issues

Yeah, I wouldnt think that would be a issue, but maybe going up to 3000 Series might bottleneck it