HELP!!!!

[Damien042]

Ok, I have a 400W PSU and an i5-7500 and I plan on getting a 1060 3gb on Friday, would that be enough power to stream and record GTA 5? 

[Crunchy Dragon]

400W might be cutting it close, what are the rest of your specs?

[Damien042]

CPU: Core i5-7500
GPU: 1060 3gb ( SC Edition ) 

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-B250M-Ds3h
PSU: Corsair VS400 

 

3 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

400W might be cutting it close, what are the rest of your specs?

 

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Damien042 said:

CPU: Core i5-7500
GPU: 1060 3gb ( SC Edition ) 

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-B250M-Ds3h
PSU: Corsair VS400

The PSU in and of itself is a bit sketchy, VS units aren't particularly good. You'll be cutting it pretty close. If possible, I would recommend getting a CX450M at the very least.

 

The CPU might make streaming and gaming a bit of a challenge, so be prepared for that.

[Damien042]

2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

The PSU in and of itself is a bit sketchy, VS units aren't particularly good. You'll be cutting it pretty close. If possible, I would recommend getting a CX450M at the very least.

 

The CPU might make streaming and gaming a bit of a challenge, so be prepared for that.

I plan to upgrade the CPU in the future

 

[alexhelvetica]

51 minutes ago, Damien042 said:

CPU: Core i5-7500
GPU: 1060 3gb ( SC Edition ) 

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-B250M-Ds3h
PSU: Corsair VS400 

 

 

Don't get a Corsair VS400, it's average. The Be Quiet PurePower 10 (and CM), Antec Earthwatts EA G Pro, Corsair CX, Corsair CXM and Coolermaster MasterWatt (not lite) are far better choices for around the same price.

[EsaT]

2 hours ago, Damien042 said:

I plan to upgrade the CPU in the future

While hyper-threading always helps at least some with multihreaded loads there really aren't good upgrade paths on that platform for streaming...

Thanks to Intel's frequent new socket even without architectural changes policy.

[STRMfrmXMN]

3 hours ago, Damien042 said:

Ok, I have a 400W PSU and an i5-7500 and I plan on getting a 1060 3gb on Friday, would that be enough power to stream and record GTA 5? 

400W is double what that system would use. However, the VS400 isn't great. It is a brand-new Corsair unit though, so at least keep it as long as it has a warranty.

 

Don't upgrade your GPU beyond a GTX 1080 in terms of power draw if you choose to upgrade.

[Damien042]

On 6/11/2018 at 4:21 AM, STRMfrmXMN said:

400W is double what that system would use. However, the VS400 isn't great. It is a brand-new Corsair unit though, so at least keep it as long as it has a warranty.

 

Don't upgrade your GPU beyond a GTX 1080 in terms of power draw if you choose to upgrade.

Ok, so im getting my GTX 1060 Tomorrow and my 500W PSU Saturday, could I use my 400W until Saturday??

[STRMfrmXMN]

7 hours ago, Damien042 said:

Ok, so im getting my GTX 1060 Tomorrow and my 500W PSU Saturday, could I use my 400W until Saturday??

What PSU are you getting Saturday? For all we know it could be worse than your VS400.

[Damien042]

3 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

What PSU are you getting Saturday? For all we know it could be worse than your VS400.

Corsair CX500 500W PSU, my friend has that psu and has had it for 2 years and he loves it. But I bought a brand new one

 

[seon123]

2 minutes ago, Damien042 said:

Corsair CX500 500W PSU, my friend has that psu and has had it for 2 years and he loves it 

Don't get that, it's crap too. There's more to a PSU than just the "not blowing up immediately" thing. 

[OrionFOTL]

What are the reasons he loves it? Is it "I never had a problem with it, it works and I can't hear it"?

[Damien042]

3 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Don't get that, it's crap too. There's more to a PSU than just the "not blowing up immediately" thing. 

I have already ordered it 

[seon123]

2 minutes ago, Damien042 said:

I have already ordered it 

Return it and get a PSU that isn't crap. For budget units, there's the CX450/M, Vengeance, Purr Power 10 400W, Formula Gold and Focus Gold. 

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 hour ago, Damien042 said:

I have already ordered it 

Cancel it or return it. It's not that much better than your old VS400. We advised you to get a modern-gen CX-series, not an outdated group-regulated CX500.

 

The CX450/CX550 are the ones you want. Anything with a grey logo on the side rather than one in green.