How much power do i need?

[vykiswins]

Hello there,

 

So i have updated my rig a bit, i currently have:

Some gigabyte motherboard,

AMD Phenom X4 965 3.4ghz,

8gb Patriot 1333mhz ram,

500gb WD hdd,

and Palit Geforce GTX570.

 

I currently have Cooler Master G550M, and it kinda gets really hot while gaming, is that a sing that i need more powerful psu or?

Thank you for answers

[SSOB]

550 should be enough. Please upgrade your system with an SSD.

[NeatSquidYT]

If you're actually worried, you could upgrade, but an SSD is an upgrade I'd consider

[Paralectic]

You definitely do not need a new PSU at all.

[ImBleu]

Check out Corsair, Cooler Master and NCIX/Newegg (one of them), they all have "PSU Calculators". plot what parts you have into them and see what they say if you need.

[Titania_WD]

Hey vykiswins,

 

You could also check the estimated wattage of your build in pcpartpicker.com As I see it, the PSU is fine.

Sometimes the thing is that the rig as a whole heats up. I've seen some gamers complaining about heat-ups with the same CPU as yours. They usually fix the issue with a new CPU cooler.

SSDs have less heat output indeed. If it is within your budget, you could use one for your OS and the games you play the most. As the data recovery from a failed SSD is pretty difficult, I'd suggest you keep the info from the SSD backed-up on the HDD, as well as photos and other precious files.

 

Hope this helps,

Titania_WD