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Aim for 500W or higher if you can get a decent deal your system shouldn't use much more than 400watts at peak and any decent PSU will provide enough current to the GPU

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Hey!

 

I'm upgrading my setup and before I buy any of the parts I need I have to ask: What PSU do I need.

Currently I have a 250W PSU, but since I'm getting a RX 480 that needs 500W, what kind of PSU do I need to buy? 1000W, 500W, 650W...

My specs (now):

CPU: i7 4790

MOBO: MSI H81M-P33

GPU: GTX 650 ti

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 8GB

A SSD and HDD drives

 

My specs (after):

CPU: i7 4790

MOBO: MSI H81M-P33

GPU: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 8GB

A SSD and HDD drives

 

Please tell me. I need you!!!

 

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Aim for 500W or higher if you can get a decent deal your system shouldn't use much more than 400watts at peak and any decent PSU will provide enough current to the GPU

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This Corsair is as guud as it gets in the price range

 

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26 minutes ago, GSpline said:

Hey!

 

I'm upgrading my setup and before I buy any of the parts I need I have to ask: What PSU do I need.

Currently I have a 250W PSU, but since I'm getting a RX 480 that needs 500W, what kind of PSU do I need to buy? 1000W, 500W, 650W...

My specs (now):

CPU: i7 4790

MOBO: MSI H81M-P33

GPU: GTX 650 ti

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 8GB

A SSD and HDD drives

 

My specs (after):

CPU: i7 4790

MOBO: MSI H81M-P33

GPU: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 8GB

A SSD and HDD drives

 

Please tell me. I need you!!!

 

550W is more than enough.

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Hello, as far as my research goes, you won't need a very strong psu. But i always like to have a little extra.
So personally, I'd go for this (750 watt):
https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-CX750M-BRONZE-Haswell-Modular/dp/B00ALK3KEM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1468862817&sr=8-3&keywords=corsair+psu+750
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CX750-Supply-Bronze-Certified/dp/B008RJZQSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468862817&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+psu+750

If you want to go a bit cheaper and lower wattage I would go for this (600 watt):
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CX600-Supply-Bronze-Certified/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468861434&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+psu


And If you may be wondering, I do prefer corsair for their psu's.

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I'd go for the 500-650W range. If you have a thicker wallet you could go for the Corsair RM650 for example, which is fully modular as well. If it needs to be budget, then you should be able to pick up a Corsair CX600 for 50 or 60 bucks on newegg.

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Just wondering, what's your price range? Do you prefer future proofing or having a psu which is just perfect (if not a tiny bit better) for the now?

 

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1 hour ago, GSpline said:

Hey!

 

I'm upgrading my setup and before I buy any of the parts I need I have to ask: What PSU do I need.

Currently I have a 250W PSU, but since I'm getting a RX 480 that needs 500W, what kind of PSU do I need to buy? 1000W, 500W, 650W...

My specs (now):

CPU: i7 4790

MOBO: MSI H81M-P33

GPU: GTX 650 ti

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 8GB

A SSD and HDD drives

 

My specs (after):

CPU: i7 4790

MOBO: MSI H81M-P33

GPU: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 8GB

A SSD and HDD drives

 

Please tell me. I need you!!!

 

An EVGA 650GQ or 750B2 are both great and have way more power than you need.

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18 hours ago, Snowglobes_The_Destroyer said:

Just wondering, what's your price range? Do you prefer future proofing or having a psu which is just perfect (if not a tiny bit better) for the now?

 

My price range is around 70€

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On 7/19/2016 at 2:37 PM, GSpline said:

My price range is around 70€

okay, since this is your price range, I'd get the CX750 (corsair) if you want to use all your money. Although, if you want to save money, I'd check the VS650 (corsair) or the CX650 (corsair). I'll add links at the bottom (amazon)

CX750:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CP-9020015-UK-Builder-Bronze-Supply/dp/B008RJZR40/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1469610358&sr=1-6&keywords=corsair+psu
CX600:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CP-9020048-UK-Builder-Bronze-Supply/dp/B009RMP44O/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1469610358&sr=1-5&keywords=corsair+psu

VS650:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CP-9020098-UK-VS650-Power-Supply/dp/B00PGUSEBG/ref=sr_1_8?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1469610358&sr=1-8&keywords=corsair+psu

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