Ordered MSI 580, 500W PSU enough? with i5 4460

[Toynbee]

Pretty sure is enough. just double checking

[The Sloth]

yup

[themctipers]

pretty sure its enough, dont know if its a exploding box made in china though

[Mr.Meerkat]

Yah, 500 watts would be enough as that system would draw around 300 watts underload  

[Toynbee]

http://www.zalman.com/contents/products/view.html?no=94

[TheRandomness]

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9 minutes ago, Toynbee said:

http://www.zalman.com/contents/products/view.html?no=94

Your PSU would be your next upgrade. I wouldn't trust that unit at all.

[Toynbee]

1 hour ago, TheRandomness said:

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Your PSU would be your next upgrade. I wouldn't trust that unit at all.

Can u elaborate? It has good efficiency. Protection and is certified.. What am i missing? No bad rewiews on it... Isnt like is unusable 

[TheRandomness]

Just now, Toynbee said:

Can u elaborate? It has good efficiency. Protection and is certified.. What am i missing? No bad rewiews on it... Isnt like is unusable 

Internal component quality is mediocre, and efficiency and all those ratings show nothing when it comes to quality.

[Toynbee]

Just now, TheRandomness said:

Internal component quality is mediocre, and efficiency and all those ratings show nothing when it comes to quality.

Alright. I was gonna get this in next 2-3 months.. Is it ok? http://www.pcgarage.ro/surse/evga/supernova-550-g2/

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, Toynbee said:

Alright. I was gonna get this in next 2-3 months.. Is it ok? http://www.pcgarage.ro/surse/evga/supernova-550-g2/

Yes, that's a very good unit.

[Toynbee]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Yes, that's a very good unit.

Ok tnx for the help. And to be sure... The zalman one is ok for now.. Isnt like a chinese no name bad right? 

[TheRandomness]

Just now, Toynbee said:

Ok tnx for the help. And to be sure... The zalman one is ok for now.. Isnt like a chinese no name bad right? 

It should be fine for now.

[Phate.exe]

Also:  Don't just shop on brand names alone.  Plenty of PSU's from established brands are pretty mediocre in actual construction.

 

I usually will find a couple PSU's that fit my price/wattage/efficiency requirements, then I'll look for some teardown reviews to see if the thing actually has decent power delivery and components, or if it's likely to start a fire as soon as I lean on it hard.

[Toynbee]

Tnx for the help.... Luckly my system isnt power hungry. Ill get the evga supernova 550 g2 as soon as i can

[Phate.exe]

6 hours ago, Toynbee said:

Tnx for the help.... Luckly my system isnt power hungry. Ill get the evga supernova 550 g2 as soon as i can

New hardware is WAY less power hungry than stuff was even a few years ago.

 

My Phenom 6 core sucks down a ton of power with the overclock on it (over 200W wouldn't surprise me), but it does just fine with a 550W psu.

[Toynbee]

5 hours ago, Phate.exe said:

New hardware is WAY less power hungry than stuff was even a few years ago.

 

My Phenom 6 core sucks down a ton of power with the overclock on it (over 200W wouldn't surprise me), but it does just fine with a 550W psu.

yea the shitty i5 4460 doesnt pull much power. getting the ryzen 5 1600 or 1700 next year. this year just upgraded from 370 to 580, a new -case fractal design core 3500 and soon enough the PSU.

[Coaxialgamer]

It should be plenty, assuming it's a high quality unit of course. 

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On 19/04/2017 at 9:14 PM, Toynbee said:

yea the shitty i5 4460 doesnt pull much power. getting the ryzen 5 1600 or 1700 next year. this year just upgraded from 370 to 580, a new -case fractal design core 3500 and soon enough the PSU.