500W PSU enough for GTX 1080 and Ryzen 5 1600?

[jrequa2]

I'm upgrading to a 1080 and just want to be sure that my 500W power supply will be enough for the time being.  My PC has a ryzen 5 1600, 32gb ddr4-2400, 2 sata SSDs and a 1tb 7200rpm hard drive.  I won't be overclocking my CPU or GPU.  Any input would be appreciated.  Thanks!

[Akira Shimazu]

enough i say. but i reccoemend 550

[RONOTHAN##]

3 minutes ago, jrequa2 said:

I'm upgrading to a 1080 and just want to be sure that my 500W power supply will be enough for the time being.  My PC has a ryzen 5 1600, 32gb ddr4-2400, 2 sata SSDs and a 1tb 7200rpm hard drive.  I won't be overclocking my CPU or GPU.  Any input would be appreciated.  Thanks!

It should work if your PSU is of a high enough quality, but I'd recommend running a 600w or higher. The 10 series wasn't that power hungry of a generation, with the 1080 drawing less power than an RX 580, and most prebuilts with 580s come with 450w power supplies (anecdotally, there are definitely others that came with higher wattage units). That being said, it wouldn't hurt to have more power, and if your power supply isn't that great of a unit, it could cause problems.

[Biohazard777]

2 minutes ago, jrequa2 said:

I'm upgrading to a 1080 and just want to be sure that my 500W power supply will be enough for the time being.  My PC has a ryzen 5 1600, 32gb ddr4-2400, 2 sata SSDs and a 1tb 7200rpm hard drive.  I won't be overclocking my CPU or GPU.  Any input would be appreciated.  Thanks!

You could be fine, but you could also set your PSU & PC on fire...
Which 500W PSU? Brand, model? One or two 12v rails, how many amps per rail?
1080 will draw ~15A at full load, Ryzen 5 1600 will draw ~6A at full load.

Fake "500W" PSU:

Good 500W PSU:

[Downkey]

what psu?

[jrequa2]

Thermaltake Smart 500W 

https://www.thermaltakeusa.com/smart-500w.html

[LienusLateTips]

5 minutes ago, jrequa2 said:

Thermaltake Smart 500W 

https://www.thermaltakeusa.com/smart-500w.html

It's enough but I wouldn't recommend it if you have the budget to upgrade otherwise. The PSU is not the best quality.

 

If you have the cash, get something better now and it'll last a long time. The wattage is fine but the quality is mediocre at best.

 

What's your rough budget, and what country are you located in (for pricing)

[jrequa2]

I already setup the deal to buy the 1080 with someone on offerup, I live in the United States and I would prefer not to spend more than $120 on a new PSU, but I might just opt for a nonmodular PSU to save money.  I'll have time to get a new psu before I get the 1080, as I won't be getting it until Wednesday, but I would prefer to wait until I have a little more money to buy the PSU.  I just want to make sure my GPU doesn't get fried or my computer won't crash If I decided to wait a week or two to get a new PSU.

[--SID--]

No, not the EVGA G5. Get https://pcpartpicker.com/product/49VG3C/evga-supernova-gt-650-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-gt-0650-y1 if it must be cheap and decent. Otherwise MSI AGF is a good choice.