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What psu should I use?

Ezio Auditore
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14 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

budget?

Maybe a CX450M (grey) so you can upgrade later without a problem?

No I don't want to upgrade.Is the 250W one ok?

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5 minutes ago, Ezio Auditore said:

No I don't want to upgrade.Is the 250W one ok?

the 750ti requires a minimum of a 300w psu and with everything else, the CX450M is a good choice.

Main PC
CPU: i3-4160. RAM: 2x4GB Kingston ValueRam. GPU: Asus GTX750Ti OC 2GB (Palit StormOC 750Ti Bios). CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212X.
MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3. Storage: 1x Samsung 840 Evo. RAID 0: WD Scorpio Blue 500GB, WD Caviar Blue 500GB. PSU: Corsair CX500M.
Network: some TP-Link card that doesnt support 5.0Ghz. Case: Casecom Neptune CP-626 (the cooler doesnt fit so the side panel stays off).
Mouse: Logitech G430. Headphones: Sennheiser RS195. Keyboard: Lenovo KU0225. OS: Windows 10 Pro

stuff that isnt my main pc
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iPhone 5 - MAIN PHONE - iOS 10.3.3

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6 minutes ago, Ezio Auditore said:

No I don't want to upgrade.Is the 250W one ok?

Get the cx450m. PSU works best at around 50% load.

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1 hour ago, Ezio Auditore said:

My pc has a i3 2120(non-k),zotac gtx 750ti, 1 WD blue 1TB, optical drive 1 case fan. What should be the psu?

I have a 250W one.

Buy a seasonic PSU. They make the best cheap PSU's. I have a $200 system that pulls an estimated of 133W max with a 300W PSU.

 

You really don't want a psu that's close to the max wattage of your machine. My main machine with a 1080 draws a max estimated wattage of around 450, so I got a 650W psu and that's kind of low. Looking back I should have gone for a 700W or 750W IMO

 

The smart thing to so is have 150-300 wattage gap between max draw and what your psu and convert.

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7 hours ago, Ezio Auditore said:

My pc has a i3 2120(non-k),zotac gtx 750ti, 1 WD blue 1TB, optical drive 1 case fan. What should be the psu?

I have a 250W one.

What 250W PSU is it? Usually a PSU that claims to output 250W is a pretty shitty PSU.

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14 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

What 250W PSU is it? Usually a PSU that claims to output 250W is a pretty shitty PSU.

It was a psu that came with my dell prebuilt pc so it is a good one

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7 hours ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

I doubt it, especially since there are MANY 750tis which are designed to run on PCIe power alone, which is maxed out at 75W. Who told you that?

So will my 250W psu run it?

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4 minutes ago, Ezio Auditore said:

It was a psu that came with my dell prebuilt pc so it is a good one

Eh, some Dell prebuilt PSUs are OK as they're made by Delta. Can you take a picture of the unit though?

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Eh, some Dell prebuilt PSUs are OK as they're made by Delta. Can you take a picture of the unit though?

I had checked it. it is made by delta 

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1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Eh, some Dell prebuilt PSUs are OK as they're made by Delta. Can you take a picture of the unit though?

By my knowledge max tdp of i3 is 65W and of 750ti is 75W(it only takes power from the pcie port).

So 35+65=100W<250W

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15 hours ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

I doubt it, especially since there are MANY 750tis which are designed to run on PCIe power alone, which is maxed out at 75W. Who told you that?

the nvidia site. all 750ti's ive seen all have pcie connectors.

Main PC
CPU: i3-4160. RAM: 2x4GB Kingston ValueRam. GPU: Asus GTX750Ti OC 2GB (Palit StormOC 750Ti Bios). CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212X.
MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3. Storage: 1x Samsung 840 Evo. RAID 0: WD Scorpio Blue 500GB, WD Caviar Blue 500GB. PSU: Corsair CX500M.
Network: some TP-Link card that doesnt support 5.0Ghz. Case: Casecom Neptune CP-626 (the cooler doesnt fit so the side panel stays off).
Mouse: Logitech G430. Headphones: Sennheiser RS195. Keyboard: Lenovo KU0225. OS: Windows 10 Pro

stuff that isnt my main pc
Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E531 - Ubuntu 17.04 (Gnome Desktop)
Raspberry Pi 2 Model B - Not in Use
Raspberry Pi 3 - RetroPie

Phones/Tablets
Samsung Galaxy S3 - Lineage 14.1 (Android 7.1.1)
HTC One M7 - Dead Charging Port - Lineage 14.1 (Android 7.1.1)
HTC One M8 - Dead Sim Port -  Lineage 15 (Android 8.0.0)
Telstra 4GX Plus (ZTE Blade A462) - Android M Stock
iPhone 4S - Dead Battery Sensor (Stuck on too hot warning) - Latest iOS 9
iPhone 5 - MAIN PHONE - iOS 10.3.3

Consoles
Xbox One
Xbox 360 S
PlayStation 2 Fat

Headset: Plantronics RIG400HX 

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