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Can my power supply handle a 2070 Super?

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Hey guys, so my friends plans on giving me their RTX 2070 Super when they upgrade their gpu. With my current set up of a Ryzen 5 3400G, ASrock A320M-HDV R4.0, 2 sticks of 8gb ram (so 16gb total), and an RX 570 4gb, could I upgrade my gpu to the 2070 Super safely with only the 600W power supply i have?

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2 minutes ago, -Overkill- said:

Hey guys, so my friends plans on giving me their RTX 2070 Super when they upgrade their gpu. With my current set up of a Ryzen 5 3400G, ASrock A320M-HDV R4.0, 2 sticks of 8gb ram (so 16gb total), and an RX 570 4gb, could I upgrade my gpu to the 2070 Super safely with only the 600W power supply i have?

 

WHICH "600W" power supply?

Can you give us the brand / make / model?

 

Just giving us the advertised wattage rating gives us no useful info at all.

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Yes, 600W is enough for RTX 2070 super but make sure it has 80 plus certification. If your psu is not 80 plus certified, Corsair rm650x is great choice. Also I suggest upgrading your motherboard. It might be able to handle it but upgrading to b450 will be a good idea.

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11 minutes ago, Augustus15 said:

Yes, 600W is enough for RTX 2070 super but make sure it has 80 plus certification. If your psu is not 80 plus certified, Corsair rm650x is great choice. Also I suggest upgrading your motherboard. It might be able to handle it but upgrading to b450 will be a good idea.

80 plus means literally NOTHING. There are plenty of absolute garbage 80 plus certified psu's (yes even platinum ones) because all 80 plus does is can it hold x efficiency at x load for x time. It only has to last for the test and that is it. Plenty other things can be wrong that isn't caught or the fact that a psu just horribly dies after doing such a test.

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10 minutes ago, jaslion said:

80 plus means literally NOTHING. There are plenty of absolute garbage 80 plus certified psu's (yes even platinum ones) because all 80 plus does is can it hold x efficiency at x load for x time. It only has to last for the test and that is it. Plenty other things can be wrong that isn't caught or the fact that a psu just horribly dies after doing such a test.

That could be a case, but that is not something you see everyday, do you? Also, having at least a psu from a company like corsair is lot better than having a cheaper one that could cost you your precious components.

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1 minute ago, Augustus15 said:

That could be a case, but that is not something you see everyday, do you? Also, having at least a psu from a company like corsair is lot better than having a cheaper one that could cost you your precious components.

I actually do see this on a near daily basis. Corsair has pc killer psu's.

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3 minutes ago, jaslion said:

I actually do see this on a near daily basis. Corsair has pc killer psu's.

That's new to me, I haven't heard of such things, so i could be possible.

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10 minutes ago, jaslion said:

I actually do see this on a near daily basis. Corsair has pc killer psu's.

So which psu would you recommend?

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On 5/25/2021 at 12:27 PM, Augustus15 said:

That's new to me, I haven't heard of such things, so i could be possible.

 

It doesn't matter the brand, even the big names like Corsiar / SeaSonic, EVGA, Antec has had their share of not-so-safe PSUs.

 

@-Overkill- and updates on this?

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  • SanDisk 480 GB SSD + 1TB Samsung 860 EVO +  500GB Samsung 980 + 1TB WD SN750
  • EVGA SuperNOVA 850W P2 + Red/White CableMod Cables
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  • Corsair A50 air cooler  NZXT X61
  • Crucial MX500 1TB SSD + SanDisk Ultra II 240GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD [non-gimped version]
  • Antec New TruePower 550W EVGA G2 650W + White CableMod cables
  • Cooler Master HAF 912 White NZXT S340 Elite w/ white LED stips

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  • ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula 990FX
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  • Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7970 + Sapphire Dual-X HD 7970 in Crossfire  Sapphire NITRO R9-Fury in Crossfire *NONE*
  • Thermaltake Frio w/ Cooler Master JetFlo's in push-pull
  • Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD
  • Corsair TX850 (ver.1)
  • Cooler Master HAF 932

 

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