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Can This Power supply handle my system?
Just need to be reassured that this will run my system at peak performance when gaming , i initially thought to get a higher wattage model but i thought this will be enough , Also i am going from an Alpine 750W power supply to this model i have linked below but i wanted to know if my new 550W Can handle my system for awhile without straining and blowing up on me if yes then how can it handle my system if it is 200W Lower than my old one and how much wattage roughly would i have spare , i have used this (eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite) but i am still not sure if it is accurate enough.
This is the new PSU i have bought : http://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-xfx-pro-series...
Specificiation:
AMD FX 4100 3.6GHZ Black Edition
Asus M5A78L/USB3
Kingston Hyper X Blu 2x4GB DDR3 1333MHZ RAM
Asus Nvidia Geforce GTX 550TI 1GB PCIe 2.0 X16
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA HDD
SATA Optical Drive DVD-RW-CD-RW Combo
TP Link Wireless Network Card 150MBPS PCIe x1
2x 120MM 2000RPM Blue LED FAN
OLD DC Fan Contoller Which says it uses 12V?
6 Answers
- featherawrLv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
Yeah of course, easily in fact. XFX PSUs are Seasonic rebrands so they're some of the best out there. It can output 530W solely on the 12v rail, you could run even 2x GTX 680s in SLI.
For that build I probably would have recommended a Corsair 430W to save some $.
Source(s): - It comes with 2x PCI-e 6+2 power connectors, the GTX 550 Ti requires one 6-pin. An 8-pin power connector = 150W, a 6-pin = 75W. This should tell you something. - DavidLv 78 years ago
Your XFX is a good branded PSU, anything over 550W is overkill and you are just wasting your money. In fact Nvidia recommend 400W as a minimum requirement.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-geforce-gtx-5...
HTH
David
- SkylinezLv 58 years ago
Alpine is a good make as I use it for my gaming system (i5 3570k, asus z77, radeon hd 7850 2gb). Always go for a safe option around 700w, 750w.
- 8 years ago
750W is good. You don't want to stress the PSU at all, as this will shorten the lifespan. Also you want to have enough for any future upgrades you may have in mind.
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- 8 years ago
I think just about, but you would really be pushing it! Better to go with a 600w or higher, i think.
