Is 550W Enough For This?

[SuperSwordGaming]

So I have a build ready to go, but I want to make sure the Power Supply is going to be strong enough for everything I have lined up with a pretty serious overclock on both CPU and GPU. The 970 is at 1420MHz Core and 3856MHz Memory according to MSI afterburner, and I want to make sure I can overclock the 2600 to the limit it will allow. Will 550 watts be enough for this build with WLAN, multiple USB devices, and things like a Blu Ray drive and Front Card Reader? I tried it on the Power Supply page of Cooler Master, but multiple people have told me that the page is "for morons" and is completely incorrect so I don't know what else to do. Thanks in advance!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor	$165.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler	$36.40 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard	Purchased For $29.99
Memory	Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$124.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$89.85 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate - Constellation ES.3 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$56.99
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card	Purchased For $0.00
Case	be quiet! - Pure Base 600 w/Window (Black/Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case	$97.00 @ Amazon
Power Supply	SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$63.62 @ Amazon
Optical Drive	LG - UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer	Purchased For $0.00
Case Fan	be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 120 51.4 CFM 120mm Fan	$10.90 @ B&H
Other	Rosewill RCR-IC001 USB 2.0 3.5-Inch Internal Card Reader with USB Port/Extra Silver Face Plate (RCR-IC001)	Purchased For $0.00
Other	3.5" to 5.25" Drive Bay Computer Case Adapter Mounting Bracket, Metal Body, Plastic Bezel for USB Hub/Floppy/Card Reader	Purchased For $0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$675.63
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-30 16:48 EDT-0400

 

[seon123]

450W is already plenty for overclocking. 

The Focus 550W seems to have issues with some GPUs for whatever reason, so consider a different PSU. 

The RMx 2018 550W is well priced, at $52 rebate. https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bqVD4D/corsair-rmx-2018-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020177-na

[SuperSwordGaming]

4 minutes ago, OnyxArmos said:

Yeah I would say 550W is enough especially since you won't be overclocking

I pretty clearly said I want to overclock A LOT. Thanks though.

[SuperSwordGaming]

1 minute ago, seon123 said:

450W is already plenty for overclocking. 

The Focus 550W seems to have issues with some GPUs for whatever reason, so consider a different PSU. 

The RMx 2018 550W is well priced, at $52 rebate. https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bqVD4D/corsair-rmx-2018-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020177-na

I see, I didn't know that the 550W Focus had problems, thanks for that. I just wanted to verify because I have this from CM website and I was a bit alarmed.

[SuperSwordGaming]

1 minute ago, OnyxArmos said:

LOL that's what I get for assuming only AMD CPUs with an X on the end can overclock yikes

Haha, it's ok. They're all overclockable. The X just has the base speeds boosted. It's not like Team Blue where you have to pay extra to overclock~

[SuperSwordGaming]

Just now, OnyxArmos said:

Oh wow I didn't know that, so on Intel only the "K" ones (like i7 8700K) can overclock but on AMD any can, not just the X ones?

As far as I know. I know that on the 2200G/2400G you can even overclock the built in GPU too. On a side note, do you think the H7 will be good enough for the CPU I have? or do you know a better one?

[SuperSwordGaming]

Just now, OnyxArmos said:

OH yikes uh I don't know much about building PCs (I've never built one before), but from reviews it looks pretty good

 

Ah I see. No worries. Thanks anyways. 

[17030644]

1 hour ago, SuperSwordGaming said:

So I have a build ready to go, but I want to make sure the Power Supply is going to be strong enough for everything I have lined up with a pretty serious overclock on both CPU and GPU. The 970 is at 1420MHz Core and 3856MHz Memory according to MSI afterburner, and I want to make sure I can overclock the 2600 to the limit it will allow. Will 550 watts be enough for this build with WLAN, multiple USB devices, and things like a Blu Ray drive and Front Card Reader? I tried it on the Power Supply page of Cooler Master, but multiple people have told me that the page is "for morons" and is completely incorrect so I don't know what else to do. Thanks in advance!

 

 

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I wouldn't get seasonic focus, get corsair rm550x it's a much better deal