Power Supply

[jebron_lames10]

Can a 250w power supply power a gtx 1050ti ?

[MrDrWho13]

1 minute ago, jebron_lames10 said:

Can a 250w power supply power a gtx 1050ti ?

Probably not, don't cheap out on a power supply - buy a quality new one.

[jebron_lames10]

probably should, tanks

[Sreno1]

Depends on the CPU, but probably not.

[Zyndo]

14 minutes ago, jebron_lames10 said:

Can a 250w power supply power a gtx 1050ti ?

The short answer would be "probably".... 1050ti only uses 75W.... the rest of the system would need to consume at least 125W to really stress your PSU at all (assuming it wouldn't be able to actually manage its rated 250W, which it may in fact be able to do). Assuming you have appropriately poweful components in your system, then that is unlikely to happen. But my advice is still the same as the rest of the people in this thread. you should really consider investing in a better PSU

[jebron_lames10]

I have a i7 4790k and 16gbs of ram, its says 80 plus bronze efficiency on the psu

[jebron_lames10]

On 11/18/2016 at 8:45 PM, Zyndo said:

The short answer would be "probably".... 1050ti only uses 75W.... the rest of the system would need to consume at least 125W to really stress your PSU at all (assuming it wouldn't be able to actually manage its rated 250W, which it may in fact be able to do). Assuming you have appropriately poweful components in your system, then that is unlikely to happen. But my advice is still the same as the rest of the people in this thread. you should really consider investing in a better PSU

 

On 11/18/2016 at 8:45 PM, Zyndo said:

The short answer would be "probably".... 1050ti only uses 75W.... the rest of the system would need to consume at least 125W to really stress your PSU at all (assuming it wouldn't be able to actually manage its rated 250W, which it may in fact be able to do). Assuming you have appropriately poweful components in your system, then that is unlikely to happen. But my advice is still the same as the rest of the people in this thread. you should really consider investing in a better PSU

I have a i7 4790k and 16gbs of ram, its says 80 plus bronze efficiency on the psu

[Zyndo]

11 minutes ago, jebron_lames10 said:

 

I have a i7 4790k and 16gbs of ram, its says 80 plus bronze efficiency on the psu

if you have a 4790k I assume you're going to be overclocking it... when you overclock it, then you're going to definitely exceed your PSU's and even if you don't overclock it, your power draw is going to be cutting it pretty close. You should definitely get a new PSU imo.

[jebron_lames10]

4 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

if you have a 4790k I assume you're going to be overclocking it... when you overclock it, then you're going to definitely exceed your PSU's and even if you don't overclock it, your power draw is going to be cutting it pretty close. You should definitely get a new PSU imo.

I was thinking to buy a new case that has a built-in psu, for how much power should I look for?

[Zyndo]

Just now, jebron_lames10 said:

I was thinking to buy a new case that has a built-in psu, for how much power should I look for?

the short answer? you should rarely trust a PSU that comes with a case. even moreso when you are considering overclocking. overclocking puts a unique load that can cause cheaper/low quality PSU's to buckle and/or fail under the strain, if nothing else it can cause system instability if your PSU cannot provide a smooth and consistent amount of power. ideally you should buy a case/PSU separately.

 

as far as how much wattage you need, 400W should be your minimum... but PSU's are very cheap up to 500-550W, so you shouldn't shy away from getting one such unit if it suits your fancy. If you intend to overclock, you should look for a T3 PSU or higher. if you don't, a T5 or higher would be advised, based on this list here:

 

[jebron_lames10]

6 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

the short answer? you should rarely trust a PSU that comes with a case. even moreso when you are considering overclocking. overclocking puts a unique load that can cause cheaper/low quality PSU's to buckle and/or fail under the strain, if nothing else it can cause system instability if your PSU cannot provide a smooth and consistent amount of power. ideally you should buy a case/PSU separately.

 

as far as how much wattage you need, 400W should be your minimum... but PSU's are very cheap up to 500-550W, so you shouldn't shy away from getting one such unit if it suits your fancy. If you intend to overclock, you should look for a T3 PSU or higher. if you don't, a T5 or higher would be advised, based on this list here:

 

I will look into it thank you very much on the help☺

[jebron_lames10]

I decided to go with this psu: http://www.ebay.de/itm/EVGA-SuperNOVA-550GS-80-Plus-GOLD-Certified-550W-Modular-PC-PSU-220-GS-0550-V3-/222258377905?hash=item33bfa1b4b1:g:gFAAAOSwCGVX4~OR and this gpu: http://www.ebay.de/itm/ASUS-DUAL-GTX1060-O3G-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1060-3GB-HY615-/291944625578?hash=item43f94175aa:g:RvoAAOSwuwRYLHkN im pretty sure it will be enought power to overclock the cpu and to run the gpu stock