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Is 650W enough?

Sashkintosh
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Hello everyone!

So I am very excited to be building my first PC. The only thing left on my list is a PSU. I just wanted to know if it is ok to go with a 650W unit for my system or if I would have to go for a 750W one.

 

My system specs:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600x

GPU: Gigabyte 2070 SUPER Windforce OC

MOBO: Asrock B550 Phantom Gaming 4

RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 3200MHz (2x8)

STORAGE: 1 x M.2 Samsung Evo Plus 500GB, 1 x Hard drive WesternDigital 1TB 

 

The power supply I plan on getting is a Bitfenix Whisper M 650W GOLD. Do you think it is enough? If not I better get back to researching :D

 

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650w is more than enough for that build.  No comment on the quality of the unit, as I am ignorant on PSU's basically.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

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Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

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You could run that off a good 450W PSU.

 

So yes, 650W will be enough, and the Whisper M is a solid choice.

Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6

Laptop: 2018 Apple MacBook Pro 13"  --  i5-8259U | 8GB LPDDR3 | 512GB NVMe

Peripherals: Leopold FC660C w/ Topre Silent 45g | Logitech MX Master 3 & Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed | HIFIMAN HE400se & iFi ZEN DAC | Audio-Technica AT2020USB+

Display: Gigabyte G34WQC

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That's fine.

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5 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

You could run that off a good 450W PSU.

 

So yes, 650W will be enough, and the Whisper M is a solid choice.

Yes, I've been visiting online calculators and stuff and it seems fine. The thing is that in Gigabyte and Nvidia's website the minimum PSU wattage is 650. 

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1 minute ago, Sashkintosh said:

Yes, I've been visiting online calculators and stuff and it seems fine. The thing is that in Gigabyte and Nvidia's website the minimum PSU wattage is 650. 

I'd advise against using so-called PSU calculators, as more often than not they're way off.

You'd be a lot better off looking up reviews (from reputable reviewers) on the components you're using (mainly the CPU and GPU), and working off that. 

 

In your case, you're looking at around 80-90W for the CPU:

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And around 220W for the graphics card:

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So a good unit in the 450-550W range should work perfectly fine, even more so with 650W.

 

Manufacturer PSU recommendations generally tend on the overkill side, mainly in an attempt to account for people using poor quality PSUs.

Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6

Laptop: 2018 Apple MacBook Pro 13"  --  i5-8259U | 8GB LPDDR3 | 512GB NVMe

Peripherals: Leopold FC660C w/ Topre Silent 45g | Logitech MX Master 3 & Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed | HIFIMAN HE400se & iFi ZEN DAC | Audio-Technica AT2020USB+

Display: Gigabyte G34WQC

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