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Is 500w enough?

Doughmay
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Hey! So I'm planing a build and I want to reuse my EVGA 500w PSU to save some cash, but I was wondering if it was enough power,

 

Build upgrade list: 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zsG7HN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zsG7HN/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($219.99) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.00) 
Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99) 
Memory: EVGA SuperSC 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($120.00) 
Storage: Toshiba P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8GB AORUS 8G Video Card  ($235.00) 
Case: Diablotek CPA-6170 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $670.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-19 00:35 EDT-0400

Delta R5 Build

 

CPU: AMD RYZEN 1600 Purchased

Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B350-PLUS  Purchased

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 3000MHX (2X8GB) Purchased

CPU COOLER: DeepCool GAMMAXX 400 GT RGB Purchased

GPU: Gigabyte Xtreme Aorus 6gb GTX 1060 Purchased

Case: NZXT S340 (White) Purchased

PSU: EVGA 550B3 Purchased

HDD: WD Blue 1TB  Purchased

SSD: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB Purchased

Wifi Card: Asus PCE-N15 PCI-E 1X Purchased

 

 

--BUILD READY--

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2 minutes ago, Doughmay said:

Hey! So I'm planing a build and I want to reuse my EVGA 500w PSU to save some cash, but I was wondering if it was enough power,

 

Build upgrade list: 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zsG7HN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zsG7HN/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($219.99) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.00) 
Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99) 
Memory: EVGA SuperSC 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($120.00) 
Storage: Toshiba P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8GB AORUS 8G Video Card  ($235.00) 
Case: Diablotek CPA-6170 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $670.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-19 00:35 EDT-0400

Yes

Load Power Consumption - FurMark

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Looks like enough. The EVGA 500B isn't the most amazing but I can't tell you not to buy it anymore xD

 

Just think about upgrading it the next time you upgrade.

 

By the way make sure that RAM is Samsung B-Die before getting it because it might not hit 3200 MHz if it isn't. A good bet is the G.Skill Tridentz 3200MHz CL14 kit, even the CL15 kit I think is B-die

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Yes

FurMark

I wouldn't use FurMark because a lot of cards auto throttle when they're loaded with it. Metro Last Light 4K does a better job of showing a peak power scenario.

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Looks like enough. The EVGA 500B isn't the most amazing but I can't tell you not to buy it anymore xD

 

Just think about upgrading it the next time you upgrade.

 

By the way make sure that RAM is Samsung B-Die before getting it because it might not hit 3200 MHz if it isn't. A good bet is the G.Skill Tridentz 3200MHz CL14 kit, even the CL15 kit I think is B-die

Good note! The G.Skill is a little more expensive, but it may be worth a look. I just asked a product question to EVGA so, I'm waiting a response!

Delta R5 Build

 

CPU: AMD RYZEN 1600 Purchased

Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B350-PLUS  Purchased

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 3000MHX (2X8GB) Purchased

CPU COOLER: DeepCool GAMMAXX 400 GT RGB Purchased

GPU: Gigabyte Xtreme Aorus 6gb GTX 1060 Purchased

Case: NZXT S340 (White) Purchased

PSU: EVGA 550B3 Purchased

HDD: WD Blue 1TB  Purchased

SSD: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB Purchased

Wifi Card: Asus PCE-N15 PCI-E 1X Purchased

 

 

--BUILD READY--

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500W is enough. However PSU quality is not that great. (anyway, continue using it since you already bought it)

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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