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Is an coolermaster gx Storm 550W psu good enough for a gtx 1060 and a ryzen 5 2600x

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PSU: CoolerMaster GX550W CM Storm

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3 minutes ago, johnno124 said:

Is an coolermaster gx Storm 550W psu good enough for a gtx 1060 and a ryzen 5 2600x

 

Yes, a 550W PSU will be plenty, with room for overclocking.

 

A typical system is going to draw under 250W from the wall socket, and should not exceed 400W with the ENTIRE system overclocked.

http://www.legitreviews.com/nvidia-evga-geforce-gtx-1060-video-card-review_184301/12

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2518-nvidia-gtx-1060-review-and-benchmark-vs-rx-480/page-3

https://www.hardocp.com/article/2016/07/19/nvidia_geforce_gtx_1060_founders_edition_review/9

 

If you are buying the power supply now, I would NOT recommend it.

It is a much older internal design PSU, and build quality and performance is not as good.

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7 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

 

Yes, a 550W PSU will be plenty, with room for overclocking.

 

A typical system is going to draw under 250W from the wall socket, and should not exceed 400W with the ENTIRE system overclocked.

http://www.legitreviews.com/nvidia-evga-geforce-gtx-1060-video-card-review_184301/12

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2518-nvidia-gtx-1060-review-and-benchmark-vs-rx-480/page-3

https://www.hardocp.com/article/2016/07/19/nvidia_geforce_gtx_1060_founders_edition_review/9

 

If you are buying the power supply now, I would NOT recommend it.

It is a much older internal design PSU, and build quality and performance is not as good.

Thanks. No i am not buying it now. Im upgrading my system and it still works fine. 

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RAM: 32GB(4x8GB) Team T-FORCE Night Hawk RGB 3000MHz DDR4

GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1060 6GB

STORAGE: 1TB Western Digital Blue HDD, 2TB Seagate Barracuda, 250GB Samsung 850 Evo, 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 240GB WD Green M.2 SATA SSD

CASE: Cougar Turret RGB

PSU: CoolerMaster GX550W CM Storm

OS: Windows 10 Home

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Mouse: Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless Mouse

Keyboard: ASUS Flare II Animate

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GPU: AMD Radeon 540 4GB Hybrid Graphics

Storage: Micron 1100 SATA 256GB SSD

OS: Windows 10 Home

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Use a PSU calculator to determine the wattage you need, such as this one: http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/

Then afterward, use the PSU teir list to find the best Teir 1/2 power supply that suits your needs: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/

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15 minutes ago, johnno124 said:

Thanks. No i am not buying it now. Im upgrading my system and it still works fine. 

 

Okay, if it's an existing power supply, then you should be okay.

How old is that power supply -- according to CoolerMaster, it is already discontinued.

If it is more then ~5 years old, I would considering having it replaced in the future.

 

7 minutes ago, qqqqqq said:

Use a PSU calculator to determine the wattage you need, such as this one: http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/

Then afterward, use the PSU teir list to find the best Teir 1/2 power supply that suits your needs: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/

 

Calculators give you an OVERESTIMATED value.

Reviews show, a full typical system, with a single GTX 1060, draws less than 300W in total.

 

Intel Z390 Rig ( *NEW* Primary )

Intel X99 Rig (Officially Decommissioned, Dead CPU returned to Intel)

  • i7-8086K @ 5.1 GHz
  • Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master
  • Sapphire NITRO+ RX 6800 XT S.E + EKwb Quantum Vector Full Cover Waterblock
  • 32GB G.Skill TridentZ DDR4-3000 CL14 @ DDR-3400 custom CL15 timings
  • SanDisk 480 GB SSD + 1TB Samsung 860 EVO +  500GB Samsung 980 + 1TB WD SN750
  • EVGA SuperNOVA 850W P2 + Red/White CableMod Cables
  • Lian-Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL
  • Ekwb Custom loop + 2x EKwb Quantum Surface P360M Radiators
  • Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum + Corsair K70 (Red LED, anodized black, Cheery MX Browns)

AMD Ryzen Rig

  • AMD R7-5800X
  • Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro AC
  • 32GB (16GB X 2) Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4-3600
  • Gigabyte Vision RTX 3060 Ti OC
  • EKwb D-RGB 360mm AIO
  • Intel 660p NVMe 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB + WD Black 1TB HDD
  • EVGA P2 850W + White CableMod cables
  • Lian-Li LanCool II Mesh - White

Intel Z97 Rig (Decomissioned)

  • Intel i5-4690K @ 4.8 GHz
  • ASUS ROG Maximus VII Hero Z97
  • Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7950 EVGA GTX 1070 SC Black Edition ACX 3.0
  • 20 GB (8GB X 2 + 4GB X 1) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz
  • Corsair A50 air cooler  NZXT X61
  • Crucial MX500 1TB SSD + SanDisk Ultra II 240GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD [non-gimped version]
  • Antec New TruePower 550W EVGA G2 650W + White CableMod cables
  • Cooler Master HAF 912 White NZXT S340 Elite w/ white LED stips

AMD 990FX Rig (Decommissioned)

  • FX-8350 @ 4.8 / 4.9 GHz (given up on the 5.0 / 5.1 GHz attempt)
  • ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula 990FX
  • 12 GB (4 GB X 3) G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3 @ 1866 MHz
  • Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7970 + Sapphire Dual-X HD 7970 in Crossfire  Sapphire NITRO R9-Fury in Crossfire *NONE*
  • Thermaltake Frio w/ Cooler Master JetFlo's in push-pull
  • Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD
  • Corsair TX850 (ver.1)
  • Cooler Master HAF 932

 

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<> Electronics Engineering Technician for the Canadian Department of National Defence <>

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