what psu should i use?

[orze]

building a freind a pc and wanted to know what is the recomended power needed

and what would make a good psu for it.

i looked online and all the caculaitors showed me around the 600wats. and that seemed allot...so wanted to chack

 

so.

cpu: ryzan 5 1400

gpu: gigabyte r9 290x winforce

mobo: ASUS ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING

16gb ram still looking for a good ram to buy so not sure what manufactur..

gona have a 1tb hdd and a 120gb ssd there too.

 

thats it for now. he might expand is cpu choice in teh futur

so i want a psu to support that 

 

so how much power should the psu be for that?

[Hauklien]

4 minutes ago, orze said:

looked online and all the caculaitors showed me around the 600wats.

I don't thik i would go with anything less than 600W. The CPU have a maximum 65W power consumption, and the GPU are able to draw 450W. That totals on 515W, and even though other components dont draw much power, you mentioned upgrading your CPU in the future. Also, it is recommended to have quite a margin, so thant you dont blow out your capacitors, or set your rig on fire.

I think at least 550W, but maybe go with something more powerful if you want to upgrade later on.

[Streetguru]

9 minutes ago, orze said:

 

Did you buy any hardware yet? What Budget/Country?

650W is probably fine depending on crazy overclocks.

 

[stealth80]

The GPU is the biggest power hog here, a 550w would be the minimum requirement. 

[STRMfrmXMN]

21 minutes ago, orze said:

building a freind a pc and wanted to know what is the recomended power needed

and what would make a good psu for it.

i looked online and all the caculaitors showed me around the 600wats. and that seemed allot...so wanted to chack

 

so.

cpu: ryzan 5 1400

gpu: gigabyte r9 290x winforce

mobo: ASUS ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING

16gb ram still looking for a good ram to buy so not sure what manufactur..

gona have a 1tb hdd and a 120gb ssd there too.

 

thats it for now. he might expand is cpu choice in teh futur

so i want a psu to support that 

 

so how much power should the psu be for that?

A 290X on its own is a 300W card. A 550W PSU should be fine as long as it's of sufficient quality. A Corsair TX550M would be a good choice.

[Stefan Payne]

3 hours ago, orze said:

building a freind a pc and wanted to know what is the recomended power needed

and what would make a good psu for it.

i looked online and all the caculaitors showed me around the 600wats. and that seemed allot...so wanted to chack

1.  check.

2. Those Calculators are nonsense because they work with worst case TDP.

Just play around with RAM and Drives and see by how much the "calculated" Wattage changes...

 

3 hours ago, orze said:

 

so.

cpu: ryzan 5 1400

gpu: gigabyte r9 290x winforce

mobo: ASUS ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING

16gb ram still looking for a good ram to buy so not sure what manufactur..

gona have a 1tb hdd and a 120gb ssd there too.

 

thats it for now. he might expand is cpu choice in teh futur

so i want a psu to support that 

 

so how much power should the psu be for that?

w/o OC, 450-550W.

 

But go for good, not Watt.

 

ie Bitfenix Whisper M, 450W instead of some 650W Bronze one, even if they are from Named Brands...

You want something good instead of something with Moar Watt, wich doesn't benefit you when you don't need the Watt.

[orze]

43 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said:

1.  check.

2. Those Calculators are nonsense because they work with worst case TDP.

Just play around with RAM and Drives and see by how much the "calculated" Wattage changes...

 

w/o OC, 450-550W.

 

But go for good, not Watt.

 

ie Bitfenix Whisper M, 450W instead of some 650W Bronze one, even if they are from Named Brands...

You want something good instead of something with Moar Watt, wich doesn't benefit you when you don't need the Watt.

can u link me a good buy in your eyes? giving space for futur upgrades?

[Real Helper]

550 watt is enough. But if you want to overclock then buy 650 watts of powersupply

What about corsair cs650m.

Or cheap like corsair vs 650.

[Stefan Payne]

10 hours ago, orze said:

can u link me a good buy in your eyes? giving space for futur upgrades?

Where do you live what's available?

The usual recommendations would be:
Bitfenix Formula, 450 or 550W

Whisper M 450 or 550W

Cougar GX-F 550W

be quiet Straight Power 11, 450 or 550W

 

1 hour ago, Real Helper said:

550 watt is enough. But if you want to overclock then buy 650 watts of powersupply

What about corsair cs650m.

Or cheap like corsair vs 650.

Corsair CS650m is EOL for about a Decade or so, so no.

Corsair VS-650 is Group Regulated, so nothing you'd want with a Higher end PC like this one.

[Real Helper]

Oh yeah. But you can buy a really good one. By going online

[orze]

2 hours ago, Real Helper said:

Oh yeah. But you can buy a really good one. By going online

Im getting it from new egg so im reaaaly flexable

[orze]

12 hours ago, Stefan Payne said:

Where do you live what's available?

The usual recommendations would be:
Bitfenix Formula, 450 or 550W

Whisper M 450 or 550W

Cougar GX-F 550W

be quiet Straight Power 11, 450 or 550W

 

Corsair CS650m is EOL for about a Decade or so, so no.

Corsair VS-650 is Group Regulated, so nothing you'd want with a Higher end PC like this one.

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152079

 somthing like that will be good?

im buying it for a freind in canada so i got newegg no problem.

if u think i can get somthing beter that wont break my wallet id be happy to see

[Stefan Payne]

Just now, orze said:

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152079

 somthing like that will be good?

Nope, that's shit...

Raidmax is more known for their overrated PSU, wich is a very bad thing.

 

And I've found an Ukrainiean Review of the 800W version - and it doesn't look 80plus goldish.

To make matters worse the Primary cap looks like the one you usually find in good named brands 550, maybe 600W...

 

 And for a bit less you can get an honest 450W PSU, for the same price an honest 550W, look below...

 

  Here the Link

 

 

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im buying it for a freind in canada so i got newegg no problem.

if u think i can get somthing beter that wont break my wallet id be happy to see

Yes, use one of those I mentioned.

 

Cheapest one would be the Formula, wich is even cheaper than the wone you've looked for, then the Cougar GX-F.

The Whisper M has some weird Prices in the Americas. The 450W is good, 550W cost double of the 450W???

 

[orze]

1 hour ago, Stefan Payne said:

Nope, that's shit...

Raidmax is more known for their overrated PSU, wich is a very bad thing.

 

And I've found an Ukrainiean Review of the 800W version - and it doesn't look 80plus goldish.

To make matters worse the Primary cap looks like the one you usually find in good named brands 550, maybe 600W...

 

 And for a bit less you can get an honest 450W PSU, for the same price an honest 550W, look below...

 

  Here the Link

 

 

Yes, use one of those I mentioned.

 

Cheapest one would be the Formula, wich is even cheaper than the wone you've looked for, then the Cougar GX-F.

The Whisper M has some weird Prices in the Americas. The 450W is good, 550W cost double of the 450W???

 

i would love getting a 450 but will it for sure be good enough?

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139190

found this? will that be good?

[Stefan Payne]

1 hour ago, orze said:

i would love getting a 450 but will it for sure be good enough?

Yes, it pretty much is.

Rather get a good, new 450 than a used/refurbished or worse 550-650W one.

 

You want a good one first, then care about the Watt, if you want to. But you don't need it, doesn't give you advantages...

1 hour ago, orze said:

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139190

found this? will that be good?

*Refurbished*

 

Spend 10 of your Dollars and get this instead:

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817376010&cm_re=Formula_550-_-17-376-010-_-Product

 

[orze]

14 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said:

Yes, it pretty much is.

Rather get a good, new 450 than a used/refurbished or worse 550-650W one.

 

You want a good one first, then care about the Watt, if you want to. But you don't need it, doesn't give you advantages...

*Refurbished*

 

Spend 10 of your Dollars and get this instead:

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817376010&cm_re=Formula_550-_-17-376-010-_-Product

 

ohhhh nice sure! so this 1 should do the trick?

this 1 costs 20$ more but its modular....

[Stefan Payne]

5 hours ago, orze said:

ohhhh nice sure! so this 1 should do the trick?

The one I recommended, the BItfenix Formula, yes.

Its a pretty good PSU for the Price.

5 hours ago, orze said:

this 1 costs 20$ more but its modular....

If you want Modular, you have to pay for either the Whisper M, 450W or Cougar GX-F 550W.

[orze]

5 hours ago, Stefan Payne said:

The one I recommended, the BItfenix Formula, yes.

Its a pretty good PSU for the Price.

If you want Modular, you have to pay for either the Whisper M, 450W or Cougar GX-F 550W.

so im confused. why shouldent i just go witha  "croasier" psu. i heared there good.

and there not much more expensive?