RX 580

[Quantum]

Hi I want one of these graphics cards but am unsure if it will work with my system. Here are my Specs:

CPU: Genuine Intel Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz
Motherboard: LENOVO SKYBAY SDK0J40700 WIN 3258026191043
RAM: Two 4 GB Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 2133 DDR4
PSU :Original Lenovo Power Supply 450w 80 Bronze 24-pin 54Y8930
CPU Cooler - Asia Vital Components Cooling Fan & Heatsink 270071DC
GPU: GTX 960 with 2007VRAM

I'm hoping to just change my 960 GPU, Thanks pals.

[Autumn_]

It SHOULD work fine, but I'd honestly upgrade the PSU as well (to something like the SeaSonic S12II 520w)


It'll be fine with the CPU, so long as you're not playing CPU heavy titles, in which case you'd need a CPU upgrade to see the full performance (I'd go about looking if you can pick a used i7-6700k up as well, if you do upgrade the PSU.)

[Cloudy]

Normally I would suggest a RX 580 over a GTX 1660 due it having 2GB more VRAM, but the RX 580 would use too much power for that 450W power supply. AMD GPUs typically are more power hungry, and they are very simular in price and performance, so because of your power supply I would suggest a GTX 1660 instead.

I couldn't find much info on that motherboard but IF it has 4 RAM slots you may want to get another two sticks of 4GB RAM if you do a lot of multitasking or have other things running while gaming. Although you would need to get the exact same model of RAM sticks (or atleast the exact same speed and timings) to avoid compatibility issues. Consider monitoring your memory usage while heavily using your PC to see if you would benefit from more than 8GB, chances are you would.

Also it may be worth getting an SSD for fast loading times. You could clone over Windows onto it so your PC would boot up much faster, and install your games onto it for faster load times rather than on a regular HDD.

[DieegoPeri]

Should work fine.
The RX 580 isn't that "power hungry" tho, you can always undervolt it a bit but with a 450W PSU you should be fine (consider upgrading the PSU too for something bigger just in case, you can always use the new PSU on a newer build).
Also, the i5 6400 isn't that powerful, it will run perfectly fine every game (60 fps at least) but sure it will have problems with newer open world games and with any other task. You can check the i7 6700/6700K which are really good if bought cheap (around 70-80€ should be fine, but nothing higher).

[Cloudy]

DieegoPeri eredeti hozzászólása:

Should work fine.
The RX 580 isn't that "power hungry" tho, you can always undervolt it a bit but with a 450W PSU you should be fine.

In comparison to Nvidia GPUs they are. And just because you might be able to get away with one doesn't mean you should. I really don't suggest you put the PSU under more than 80% load for a long period of time, especially some cheap brand bronze one. OP is better off just getting a GTX 1660 instead of spending extra money for a whole new PSU, unless they plan on to continue using it for a future build.

[ericcui1]

I take that you computer is a LENOVO prebuilt?
You should check if the case has enough space and the PSU has required PCI-E power cable for the graphic card.

[ericcui1]

Cloudy Canadian eredeti hozzászólása:

DieegoPeri eredeti hozzászólása:

Should work fine.
The RX 580 isn't that "power hungry" tho, you can always undervolt it a bit but with a 450W PSU you should be fine.

In comparison to Nvidia GPUs they are. And just because you might be able to get away with one doesn't mean you should. I really don't suggest you put the PSU under more than 80% load for a long period of time, especially some cheap brand bronze one.

450W should be fine. Total system power consumption for a rig with i5 6400 and RX580 when gaming is around 250W, far less than 80% load.

[Cloudy]

ericcui1 eredeti hozzászólása:

Cloudy Canadian eredeti hozzászólása:

In comparison to Nvidia GPUs they are. And just because you might be able to get away with one doesn't mean you should. I really don't suggest you put the PSU under more than 80% load for a long period of time, especially some cheap brand bronze one.

450W should be fine. Total system power consumption for a rig with i5 6400 and RX580 when gaming is around 250W, far less than 80% load.

If you include a few case fans, CPU cooler, the motherboard, a drive or two, an 8GB RX 580, and an i5-8600 I believe it is closer to 400W. Some RX 580 GPUs have a TDP of 225W alone, but even assuming OP got one with a TDP of 185W that would still cut it somewhat close depending on the power draw the motherboard takes.

[Autumn_]

Cloudy Canadian eredeti hozzászólása:

ericcui1 eredeti hozzászólása:

450W should be fine. Total system power consumption for a rig with i5 6400 and RX580 when gaming is around 250W, far less than 80% load.

If you include a few fans, the motherboard, a drive or two, an 8GB RX 580, and an i5-8600 I believe it is closer to 400W. Some RX 580 GPUs have a TDP of 225W alone, but even assuming OP got one with a TDP of 185W that would still cut it somewhat close depending on the power draw the motherboard takes.

Drives, fans, and RAM takes up like 20-30w. Basically nothing.
The CPU does 65w, and if the RX 580 does 230w, plus the afformentioned parts, you've got about 330w, we'll round to 350w for some headroom.
That's plenty if he's not planning to overclock the card at all. It really doesn't eat as much power as people think it does.

[ericcui1]

Cloudy Canadian eredeti hozzászólása:

ericcui1 eredeti hozzászólása:

450W should be fine. Total system power consumption for a rig with i5 6400 and RX580 when gaming is around 250W, far less than 80% load.

If you include a few fans, the motherboard, a drive or two, an 8GB RX 580, and an i5-8600 I believe it is closer to 400W.

A SSD pulls less than 5W. HDD when starting up pulls about 20W, 10W or less when operating. 120MM case fan at 2000RPM probably need about 5~6W. Quite unlikely for such a rig to pull close to 400W in gaming workload, I'd say less then 300W is far more realistic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z5rWI0ISss

[Talby]

agree 450w is the minimum recommended[outervision.com] and the PSU has +12v@325w max[www.ebay.com] (the last pic) IMHO will be just fine