Is a 550 watt psu enough for a RTX 3060Ti

[edsatret]

Right now I have a R5 5600G and no dGPU with one NVMe drive but I'm getting a used 3060Ti from my cousin/
It's a Corsair cx550F RGB
Will it be enough to run a 3060Ti comfortably?

[Quackers101]

yes, just hope it's a good PSU. RGB to the max.

Power spikes those GPUs have, can put some stress, but 550w 5600G + 3060TI should work (so long you don't add an extra GPU into it).

Not sure why you buy an iGPU (integrated graphics on a CPU, APU/iGPU), if you are going to buy a GPU with it. Ryzen G series is made for having graphics, which reduces the amount of CPU you get. As an 5600x would likely get a lot more out of. Although if you are building it yourself, then having it doesn't hurt and can help with troubleshooting when building a new build.

[Founders]

How old is your PSU? As long as it's in decent shape it should work OK considering your CPU isn't consuming much more than 65 watts. The PSU is B tier and the 3060ti is rated at 200 watts. It won't be ideal but it should be fine. 

[Founders]

2 minutes ago, Quackers101 said:

Not sure why you buy an iGPU

OP probably got it so they could have a functional computer while searching for a discrete GPU. 

[edsatret]

14 minutes ago, Quackers101 said:

yes, just hope it's a good PSU. RGB to the max.

Power spikes those GPUs have, can put some stress, but 550w 5600G + 3060TI should work (so long you don't add an extra GPU into it).

Not sure why you buy an iGPU (integrated graphics on a CPU, APU/iGPU), if you are going to buy a GPU with it. Ryzen G series is made for having graphics, which reduces the amount of CPU you get. As an 5600x would likely get a lot more out of. Although if you are building it yourself, then having it doesn't hurt and can help with troubleshooting when building a new build.

Didn't think I'd get be getting a GPU now im getting the 3060Ti for around £300

[edsatret]

12 minutes ago, Founders said:

OP probably got it so they could have a functional computer while searching for a discrete GPU. 

Yep

[edsatret]

14 minutes ago, Founders said:

How old is your PSU? As long as it's in decent shape it should work OK considering your CPU isn't consuming much more than 65 watts. The PSU is B tier and the 3060ti is rated at 200 watts. It won't be ideal but it should be fine. 

Got it maybe 2 months ago and i've never heard the fan speed up once

[Quackers101]

4 minutes ago, edsatret said:

Didn't think I'd get be getting a GPU now im getting the 3060Ti for around £300

well if that is what you want, then go for it.

[Tech87]

1 hour ago, edsatret said:

Didn't think I'd get be getting a GPU now im getting the 3060Ti for around £300

Thats a great deal in today's market!

[Quackers101]

2 minutes ago, Tech87 said:

Thats a great deal in today's market!

msrp (400 USD), if he got one for that, I guess. but yeah, good time on price while other market prices are double of that now.

[edsatret]

1 hour ago, Tech87 said:

Thats a great deal in today's market!

Yeah i know got really lucky that my cousin decided to upgrade now

[Sat1600]

On 1/7/2022 at 5:58 PM, Quackers101 said:

Not sure why you buy an iGPU (integrated graphics on a CPU, APU/iGPU), if you are going to buy a GPU with it. Ryzen G series is made for having graphics, which reduces the amount of CPU you get. As an 5600x would likely get a lot more out of. Although if you are building it yourself, then having it doesn't hurt and can help with troubleshooting when building a new build.

Because the 5600x is 5% to 10% faster than the 5600g and costs 20% more. With the 3060ti the gpu will be the bottle neck so you won't even notice a difference in games.