was an 850W PSU to much for an ASUS Geforce 1060 6GB?

[Lane Matzeder]

so my mom got an 850W power supply when i imagined it would be to much for my older pc, but it had the port i needed for my ASUS Geforce 1060 6GB, i wanted to go with 750W but it was more expensive but only by like 10$ and idk why, im worried this power supply will fry everything in my computer. Will it?

[iRileyx]

Using a too high wattage is fine.

 

You'd have been fine with a 500/550 watt though.

[Slottr]

It will only supply the parts with whatever amount of power they need.

 

Though, if its a cheap power supply it could fry all your parts.

[aezakmi]

Just now, Lane Matzeder said:

im worried this power supply will fry everything in my computer.

I don't think it works that way

 

we're talking watts not volts

[Mooshi]

3 minutes ago, Lane Matzeder said:

so my mom got an 850W power supply when i imagined it would be to much for my older pc, but it had the port i needed for my ASUS Geforce 1060 6GB, i wanted to go with 750W but it was more expensive but only by like 10$ and idk why, im worried this power supply will fry everything in my computer. Will it?

Uh, the worst thing that happens when your PSU has more watts than needed is that it may not be as efficient depending on load. Some people actually do this on purpose so the PSU spins the fan up less to reduce noise.

 

Literally that's it.

[manikyath]

can someone please find the source of the "too high wattage power supply can fry your computer" myth and stab whatever said source is?

 

no, a power supply of excessively too high wattage will not fry your components, all you did was waste money, and potentially be in a less than optimal spot on the efficiency curve.

[Lane Matzeder]

4 minutes ago, Slottr said:

It will only supply the parts with whatever amount of power they need.

 

Though, if its a cheap power supply it could fry all your parts.

it was around 90$ idk if thats cheap or not

 

 

[Stefan Payne]

8 minutes ago, Lane Matzeder said:

so my mom got an 850W power supply

What model and Maker?

Ultron?
MS-Tech?

Or something decent?

[Lane Matzeder]

thank you, seriously

[Lane Matzeder]

Just now, Stefan Payne said:

What model and Maker?

Ultron?
MS-Tech?

Or something decent?

 

Just now, Stefan Payne said:

What model and Maker?

Ultron?
MS-Tech?

Or something decent?

its an 

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EVGA

EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2, 80+ GOLD 850W, Fully Modular, EVGA ECO Mode, 10 Year Warranty, Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply 220-G2-0850-XR

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, Lane Matzeder said:

it was around 90$ idk if thats cheap or not

 

 

Well what power supply is it

[Lane Matzeder]

9 minutes ago, Slottr said:

It will only supply the parts with whatever amount of power they need.

 

Though, if its a cheap power supply it could fry all your parts.

i meant 159$ but a sale so it was 90$

[Lane Matzeder]

Just now, Slottr said:

Well what power supply is it

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EVGA

EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2, 80+ GOLD 850W, Fully Modular, EVGA ECO Mode, 10 Year Warranty, Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply 220-G2-0850-XR

[Stefan Payne]

You got lucky, though it gets loud/annoying when the fan starts spinning.

[vanished]

-moved to PSUs-

[Lane Matzeder]

1 minute ago, Stefan Payne said:

You got lucky, though it gets loud/annoying when the fan starts spinning.

lucky with what? but i don't mind the noise to much

[samcool55]

Just now, Lane Matzeder said:

lucky with what? but i don't mind the noise to much

It's a damn good PSU and a nice deal as well.

That thing will last for decades.

[Stefan Payne]

1 minute ago, Lane Matzeder said:

lucky with what?

With a decent PSU.

There are better ones but there isn't much you can complain about with the G2.

[Lane Matzeder]

alright then amazing, thank you!!