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So guys i have a gtx 1060 3gb,i3 6098p 1 hdd 1 8gbDDR4 ram and i am using a Corsair vs550 for PSU.I want to upgrade this PSU cuz from what i've heard its not trustworthy and also its not recommended for gaming.And i found this psu :Corsair RMX 550 80 plus gold.The problem is that in the future i will probably buy a 2nd ram and a new cpu+mobo(i5 8500+H3 series when they come out)and i dont know if 550 watts are going to be enough or not.

So what do you guys think.Are 550 watts going to be enough to handle my system or i should get the RMX 650(which btw is more expensive Thx 550 costs 89$ and the 650 104$)

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Thank you and sorry for bad english i am from Greece

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use partpicker it should tell you on it or http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/ that will tell you.

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loaf and let dough (A printer that doesn't print black ink)

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5 minutes ago, grimreeper132 said:

 http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/ that will tell you.

No

 

6 minutes ago, NickWolf said:

So guys i have a gtx 1060 3gb,i3 6098p 1 hdd 1 8gbDDR4 ram and i am using a Corsair vs550 for PSU.I want to upgrade this PSU cuz from what i've heard its not trustworthy and also its not recommended for gaming.And i found this psu :Corsair RMX 550 80 plus gold.The problem is that in the future i will probably buy a 2nd ram and a new cpu+mobo(i5 8500+H3 series when they come out)and i dont know if 550 watts are going to be enough or not.

So what do you guys think.Are 550 watts going to be enough to handle my system or i should get the RMX 650(which btw is more expensive Thx 550 costs 89$ and the 650 104$)

.

Thank you and sorry for bad english i am from Greece

We already answered your question in another thread

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Just get CX450/CX450M, maybe PURE POWER 10

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2 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

No

I thought those calculators were meant to be alright

The owner of "too many" computers, called

The Lord of all Toasters (1920X 1080ti 32GB)

The Toasted Controller (i5 4670, R9 380, 24GB)

The Semi Portable Toastie machine (i7 3612QM (was an i3) intel HD 4000 16GB)'

Bread and Butter Pudding (i7 7700HQ, 1050ti, 16GB)

Pinoutbutter Sandwhich (raspberry pi 3 B)

The Portable Slice of Bread (N270, HAHAHA, 2GB)

Muffinator (C2D E6600, Geforce 8400, 6GB, 8X2TB HDD)

Toastbuster (WIP, should be cool)

loaf and let dough (A printer that doesn't print black ink)

The Cheese Toastie (C2D (of some sort), GTX 760, 3GB, win XP gaming machine)

The Toaster (C2D, intel HD, 4GB, 2X1TB NAS)

Matter of Loaf and death (some old shitty AMD laptop)

windybread (4X E5470, intel HD, 32GB ECC) (use coming soon, maybe)

And more, several more

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1 minute ago, grimreeper132 said:

I thought those calculators were meant to be alright

They overestimate like f***

 

According to the CM one like a year ago a R7 370 + I5 4460 will take 500W minimum, recommended 584W

PSU Nerd | PC Parts Flipper | Cable Management Guru

Helpful Links: PSU Tier List | Why not group reg? | Avoid the EVGA G3

Helios EVO (Main Desktop) Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W

 

Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

Spoiler

 

Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

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1 minute ago, grimreeper132 said:

I thought those calculators were meant to be alright

The Cooler Master one wildly overestimates plus has monetary incentive to. Don't bother using it.

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1 minute ago, JDE said:

They overestimate like f***

 

According to the CM one like a year ago a R7 370 + I5 4460 will take 500W minimum, recommended 584W

 

1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

The Cooler Master one wildly overestimates plus has monetary incentive to. Don't bother using it.

oh right fair enough you got a good one you can recommend. Also I liked it because at a certain power it suggested an arc reactor to power it

The owner of "too many" computers, called

The Lord of all Toasters (1920X 1080ti 32GB)

The Toasted Controller (i5 4670, R9 380, 24GB)

The Semi Portable Toastie machine (i7 3612QM (was an i3) intel HD 4000 16GB)'

Bread and Butter Pudding (i7 7700HQ, 1050ti, 16GB)

Pinoutbutter Sandwhich (raspberry pi 3 B)

The Portable Slice of Bread (N270, HAHAHA, 2GB)

Muffinator (C2D E6600, Geforce 8400, 6GB, 8X2TB HDD)

Toastbuster (WIP, should be cool)

loaf and let dough (A printer that doesn't print black ink)

The Cheese Toastie (C2D (of some sort), GTX 760, 3GB, win XP gaming machine)

The Toaster (C2D, intel HD, 4GB, 2X1TB NAS)

Matter of Loaf and death (some old shitty AMD laptop)

windybread (4X E5470, intel HD, 32GB ECC) (use coming soon, maybe)

And more, several more

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Just now, STRMfrmXMN said:

The Cooler Master one wildly overestimates plus has monetary incentive to. Don't bother using it.

 

1 minute ago, JDE said:

They overestimate like f***

 

According to the CM one like a year ago a R7 370 + I5 4460 will take 500W minimum, recommended 584W

So a 550 watt will do its job fine?(with an i5 8500 and a 2nd ram and current gpu?)

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13 minutes ago, NickWolf said:

What about pcpartpicker.Is it more accurate?

Yes, but 339W is still more than what a 1060 would use by about 100W.

 

A CX450M would be fine for your system now, a CX550M would be fine for a 1080Ti.

My account is almost entirely dormant. Hope you all are having a grand time. Many years of fun were had here.

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