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Vega 56 PSU?

Zangashtu
By Zangashtu
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Hi all, 

Thinking of getting a Vega 56 more near Christmas time (no i'm not just going to get a 1070/1080 instead don't mention it)

 

My current power supply is a CS650M and I'm running an XFX RX480 XXX reference, according to PC part picker a Vega 56 will take around 210 watts and if I add it to my parts list the full Wattage cost would be about 450. Reading a few reviews of the 56 they say it tops out at around 190-200W using the turbo BIOS and a wee overclock.

So my question is would you upgrade the Bronze rated 650M to a potential Gold rated 750X just to be safe? :/ 
My thoughts are yes, extra wattage headroom and the jump from Bronze efficiency to Gold, but I just want some opinions before I press the buy button, thanks in advance :D

Intel i5 6600k @ 4.5GHz | NZXT Kraken X52 | Asus Maximus VIII Hero | Asus ROG Strix GTX 1070 | 16GB DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum @ 3200MHz | CoolerMaster MasterCase 5

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1 minute ago, Sakkura said:

Your CS650M should already be gold rated, by the way.

You're not wrong there mate, I've gone a full year believing that thing is bronze :P

So do we think it would be a waste of money?

Intel i5 6600k @ 4.5GHz | NZXT Kraken X52 | Asus Maximus VIII Hero | Asus ROG Strix GTX 1070 | 16GB DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum @ 3200MHz | CoolerMaster MasterCase 5

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I am now inclined to agree, I would be paying £109 for an extra 100 watts and now not being a burke and knowing my current PSU is gold not bronze I would say yes that's a waste of 100 items of currency.

Thanks guys :D

Intel i5 6600k @ 4.5GHz | NZXT Kraken X52 | Asus Maximus VIII Hero | Asus ROG Strix GTX 1070 | 16GB DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum @ 3200MHz | CoolerMaster MasterCase 5

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Your i5 will bottleneck V56, also who in sane mind buys an Asus Maximus Hero for an i5? It is funny that you're outperformed by much cheaper i7+h110m combo lolz

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just get a 1070/1080 instead

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