is 350W enough?

[Bananasplit_00]

ok hers the thing, im getting an upgrade to my PC in just a bit under 2 months and its going to be great and all, but the stuff im throwing out of my current PC im going to put in a new case and bam now i have 2 PCs! ok so is 350W enough for a 750TI and a FX6300? theres not going to be any overclocking and the reson im asking is that i have a lot of old computer parts and theres not a single PSU thats over 350W. so is it enough or do i have to get a new PSU?

[FireFox]

It may be enough but realistically you need a little more mate. I wouldn't personally consider anything less than 500w which will enable you to upgrade to more powerful hardware in the future as desired. With 350w you're going to be very limited.

 

What brand is this PSU?

[Bananasplit_00]

It may be enough for realistically you need a little more mate. I wouldn't personally consider anything less than 500w which will enable you to upgrade to more powerful hardware in the future as desired. With 350w you're going to be very limited.

 

What brand is this PSU?

its an unbranded PSU from a pre built PC and this is just the stuff im throwing out, its not ever getting an upgrade

[Bananasplit_00]

If it's a very good 350W, yes. 

its form a pre built system so its un branded but its not poop, i dont think

[Bananasplit_00]

That won't be enough. Get a new one

well then there gose my budget out the window, thanks for the input tho

[arronleeds]

i dont think thats a good idea, upgrade your psu or you will end up destroying your parts.

[Robin88]

350W is fine for that system, don't be fooled, most systems don't use more than 300W even for a relately decent rig, but just be aware that prebuilt PSU's may say 350W, but very rarely are they capable of putting out that kind of power.

You should be able to use it for the time being, but at the first opportunity get a better PSU.

Keep the system that will be using the 350W PSU as a basic web browsing system until you can upgrade the PSU just to be on the safe side, but other than that it should *fingers crossed* be fine until then.

Edit:

The system should use about 290W of power according to a PSU calculator, but they overshoot requirements by a large margin to be on the safe side, so you can safely say that at average use it shouldn't use more than 250W at most, it should be fine, but please consider a better PSU as soon as possible.

[FireFox]

its an unbranded PSU from a pre built PC and this is just the stuff im throwing out, its not ever getting an upgrade

 

Well it might be enough but because it is unbranded I really wouldn't trust it. A decent 400-500w PSU that is non-modular are very inexpensive so I would buy another one.

[Vek1313]

well then there gose my budget out the window, thanks for the input tho

I mean it doesn't have to be $180 80+ platinum, just some cheaperish 80+ Bronze-Gold if you want more efficiency

[rtpb5642]

Well it might be enough but because it is unbranded I really wouldn't trust it. A decent 400-500w PSU that is non-modular are very inexpensive so I would buy another one.

+1 i second this

[Bananasplit_00]

I mean it doesn't have to be $180 80+ platinum, just some cheaperish 80+ Bronze-Gold if you want more efficiency

thanks for the input but i really cant aford ANYTHING. my upgrade is going to take all the money i have

[Bananasplit_00]

350W is fine for that system, don't be fooled, most systems don't use more than 300W even for a relately decent rig, but just be aware that prebuilt PSU's may say 350W, but very rarely are they capable of putting out that kind of power.

You should be able to use it for the time being, but at the first opportunity get a better PSU.

Keep the system that will be using the 350W PSU as a basic web browsing system until you can upgrade the PSU just to be on the safe side, but other than that it should *fingers crossed* be fine until then.

Edit:

The system should use about 290W of power according to a PSU calculator, but they overshoot requirements by a large margin to be on the safe side, so you can safely say that at average use it shouldn't use more than 250W at most, it should be fine, but please consider a better PSU as soon as possible.

thanks for the input il stick to browsing the web and wrighting word documents on this system anyways

[Vek1313]

thanks for the input but i really cant aford ANYTHING. my upgrade is going to take all the money i have

You said it is going to be in just under 2 months? Are you making the money in that time to buy the parts or do you have the money and just waiting?

[Bananasplit_00]

You said it is going to be in just under 2 months? Are you making the money in that time to buy the parts or do you have the money and just waiting?

in 2 months im going to have the money for the upgrade im going to get the money from my summer job then and its just enough to aford to upgrade my PC

[Robin88]

thanks for the input il stick to browsing the web and wrighting word documents on this system anyways

That's a good idea, but please please get a better PSU at the first available opportunity. it doesn't have to be spectacular, even a basic Corsair CX430 will do, just make sure you change the current PSU for something else.

You're welcome btw, glad to be of help

[norritt]

350W is fine for that system, don't be fooled,

+1

 

 

ok hers the thing, im getting an upgrade to my PC in just a bit under 2 months and its going to be great and all, but the stuff im throwing out of my current PC im going to put in a new case and bam now i have 2 PCs! ok so is 350W enough for a 750TI and a FX6300? theres not going to be any overclocking and the reson im asking is that i have a lot of old computer parts and theres not a single PSU thats over 350W. so is it enough or do i have to get a new PSU?

No worries 350W will be more than fine for that build. The 750Ti is a real power saver I think under heavy load it tops at 70W power consumption. The FX-6300 has a TDP of 95W. You could power that system with a decent 250W PSU even. Buying anything with more wattage is just a waste of money - since it'll reduce efficiency. I've had a home server running with an unbranded 300W PSU that came with a Chieftec case, no issues - just use it.

[OAcesync]

Upgrade it don't use a old and unbranded one you will fry your mobo.

[Aniallation]

its form a pre built system so its un branded but its not poop, i dont think

Any model number or picture?

 

 

No worries 350W will be more than fine for that build. The 750Ti is a real power saver I think under heavy load it tops at 70W power consumption. The FX-6300 has a TDP of 95W. You could power that system with a decent 250W PSU even. Buying anything with more wattage is just a waste of money - since it'll reduce efficiency. I've had a home server running with an unbranded 300W PSU that came with a Chieftec case, no issues - just use it.

That's not the issue though, some OEM and crappy PSUs will often be heavily overrated due to them being able to deliver a massive amount of power on 5V but barely any on 12V. This allows them to bump up wattage rating and still technically not be lying. Bad for the end user though, I've seen "350W" branded PSUs that are barely rated for 200W on the 12V rail.

 

Heck, there's a "450W" PSU right next to me that came out of an HP... you'd think it's fine for FX6 + 750Ti cause it's "450W" but in reality its only rated for a mere 14A on the 12V rail (168W) and I doubt it'd be able to deliver all of that safely.

 

Things like this to be wary of.

[norritt]

@Anillation: Sure those aren't usually the personification of high build quality - but they do work for a lot of people. He can at least give it a try - if its not able to deliver the power needed for stable operation he can still exhange it. But if it works the 50-70 required for a replacement PSU could be better invested into additional 8GB RAM or sth. IMHO.

[Aniallation]

@Anillation: Sure those aren't usually the personification of high build quality - but they do work for a lot of people. He can at least give it a try - if its not able to deliver the power needed for stable operation he can still exhange it. But if it works the 50-70 required for a replacement PSU could be better invested into additional 8GB RAM or sth. IMHO.

Well he can't exchange PSU, since it's just one that he has laying around. With poor PSUs like this that likely have no OCP, there is a chance that it could just blow entirely rather then be unstable or shutdown, and can kill other components along with it. I've had this happen before.

[Bananasplit_00]

Any model number or picture?

 

il get you a picture, if i can find it ils in a box somewere right now 

[Bananasplit_00]

@Aniallation here are the pics of the 3 PSU's i have, 350W is the one i posted about but seing as lower watedges were also brought up i thought id post all of them

[Aniallation]

@Aniallation here are the pics of the 3 PSU's i have, 350W is the one i posted about but seing as lower watedges were also brought up i thought id post all of them

The FSP should be fine. The Delta as well, but I'd go for the FSP before the Delta. It's just that nobody seems to know which 12V rail goes to what on the FSP.

[Bananasplit_00]

The FSP should be fine. The Delta as well, but I'd go for the FSP before the Delta. It's just that nobody seems to know which 12V rail goes to what on the FSP.

wich one do you think i should pick?

[Aniallation]

wich one do you think i should pick?

FSP > Delta I'd say