550w for 2070?

[Akuna1]

Hi guys first time poster here so please tell me if this is the wrong section to ask this.

 

I am upgrading my gpu from a 1650 to a 2070. My current psu is a 550w one. Would this be a fine to run a rtx 2070 with an i7 9700k?

 

If not, I might consider undervolting the gpu untill i can afford a newer one. Can this cause problems, how much should i undervolt by and what kind of performance hit would I experience.

 

Thanks in advance 

[--SID--]

6 minutes ago, Akuna1 said:

My current psu is a 550w one

What's the brand and model of this PSU?

[Akuna1]

28 minutes ago, --SID-- said:

What's the brand and model of this PSU?

Its a corsair 80+ bronze, aside from that I don't really know. It was prebuilt so I'm not really knowledgeable about it 

[VaderCraft_]

38 minutes ago, Akuna1 said:

Hi guys first time poster here so please tell me if this is the wrong section to ask this.

 

I am upgrading my gpu from a 1650 to a 2070. My current psu is a 550w one. Would this be a fine to run a rtx 2070 with an i7 9700k?

 

If not, I might consider undervolting the gpu untill i can afford a newer one. Can this cause problems, how much should i undervolt by and what kind of performance hit would I experience.

 

Thanks in advance 

Honestly, I think it's fine, google says the minimum is 550 W

[Akuna1]

Just now, VaderCraft_ said:

Honestly, I think it's fine, google says the minimum is 550 W

I was thinking the same but some of my friends were telling me to upgrade to at least a 650 W. I probably will eventually but I wanted to know if I could even put it in rn and use it

[WoodenMarker]

30 minutes ago, Akuna1 said:

Its a corsair 80+ bronze, aside from that I don't really know. It was prebuilt so I'm not really knowledgeable about it 

It's fine to use. No need to upgrade if you already have it. 

[rust_naked1]

if your really pushing your system frequently, i suggest upgrade you could run into problems later down the road

[Somerandomtechyboi]

56 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

It's fine to use. No need to upgrade if you already have it. 

^^^

 

no point wasting money on an uneccesary "upgrade" that you wont be able to notice with your current gpu

 

save up and buy youself an 850w or a used 1000/1200w unit to properly futureproof the psu

[Akuna1]

Thanks all for the replys. I'll stick with the 550w psu and for sure plan an upgrade path for the future

[--SID--]

1 hour ago, Akuna1 said:

Its a corsair 80+ bronze, aside from that I don't really know. It was prebuilt so I'm not really knowledgeable about it 

Still could be bad for the system. What's the exact model of the PSU? Take the side panel of the case and take a look at the model sticker on the PSU or post a picture of the PSU.

[Snail Jerky]

2 hours ago, Akuna1 said:

I was thinking the same but some of my friends were telling me to upgrade to at least a 650 W. I probably will eventually but I wanted to know if I could even put it in rn and use it

It is good that you went out to ask about it. There are a lot of opinions and facts out there, and of course personal use cases that may differ from what other people do.

 

 

 

Off topic -Just a small thing I noticed last week that reminds to keep looking at info being online.

 

When I built my system nine months ago, I did some research on power supplies. And with choosing the RX 6600 it looked like I needed a 550W PS.

What was suggested/listed was;  500W on the box itself, 550W/650W minimum/recommend on the manufacturer's website. And 650W on the retailer's website from where I bought it.(they are playing it safe, the customer probably will go to them if there is an issue.)

 

And to the present(nine months later), that retailer now suggests a 750W in the product page for the exact video card. 

(are they looking out for you? or just to sell you something that costs more?  - you can't blame them I guess because it is "popular" for people to have RGB christmas trees, loads of devices, etc. Over provisioning is better than being under or close to what you need.)