Kumoko Apr 29, 2021 @ 7:58am
should a 650 watts psu be good enough for a 6700XT?
i have a R7 3700X along with 16 3k ram according to 6700xt it needs a minimum of 650 while i have a 2070 S it seems fine no problems i hvent tried OC my card but considering i run it stock will be enough and maybe a bit of oc

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_I_ Apr 29, 2021 @ 8:15am 
should, yes

but quality/brand over labeled wattage
nrn Apr 29, 2021 @ 8:27am 
It should but look for gold certified and above.
Omega Apr 29, 2021 @ 8:31am 
A 650w PSU will be more then enough for any single GPU system.
Monk Apr 29, 2021 @ 8:53am 
Originally posted by Omega:
A 650w PSU will be more then enough for any single GPU system.

Well... Not ANY, but anything upto high mid range, sure, but a top tier cpu and gpu will be tight.

But op. I don't t think swapping from a 2070s to a 6700xt is a good move, it's more of a very expensive side grade right now than a proper upgrade.

Edit.
Missed a letter which changed what I was writing (do t instead of don't).
Last edited by Monk; Apr 29, 2021 @ 10:41am
Kumoko Apr 29, 2021 @ 10:17am 
Originally posted by Monk:
Originally posted by Omega:
A 650w PSU will be more then enough for any single GPU system.

Well... Not ANY, but anything upto high mid range, sure, top tier cpu and gpu will be tight.

But op. I do t think swapping from a 2070s to a 6700xt is a good move, it's more of a very expensive side grade right now than a proper upgrade.
that really is dependant my dad bought a 3 fan gpu and his case is only a mid tower which worries me lol so we may have to swap but hey i wish it didnt coz i think 6700XT is slightly powerfull then the 2070S XD
_I_ Apr 29, 2021 @ 11:28am 
Originally posted by Omega:
A 650w PSU will be more then enough for any single GPU system.
even those can be faked

80+ has actual rating and testing
85+ is not a thing at all

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80_Plus
dOBER Apr 29, 2021 @ 12:37pm 
Originally posted by Omega:
A 650w PSU will be more then enough for any single GPU system.
Completely wrong.
UserNotFound Apr 29, 2021 @ 3:13pm 
Originally posted by Omega:
A 650w PSU will be more then enough for any single GPU system.
Really? Try sticking an RTX 3090 and I dare you to say that again!

A 650W PSU, and a good one at that, is good for any mid range cards in a system like that. But, I prefer to always go for more, as Jaytwocents had said (at least, I think it was him), always go for more than the bare minimum of what you need.

In such a case, I'd go for a 750W PSU (a good one). But seeing that the OP already has a 650W PSU (I hope it's rated as 'Gold' and from a good/respectable PSU brand, and hopefully, not that old), he should be okay with that PSU.
Last edited by UserNotFound; Apr 29, 2021 @ 3:14pm
Kumoko Apr 29, 2021 @ 3:53pm 
Originally posted by mikey:
Originally posted by Omega:
A 650w PSU will be more then enough for any single GPU system.
Really? Try sticking an RTX 3090 and I dare you to say that again!

A 650W PSU, and a good one at that, is good for any mid range cards in a system like that. But, I prefer to always go for more, as Jaytwocents had said (at least, I think it was him), always go for more than the bare minimum of what you need.

In such a case, I'd go for a 750W PSU (a good one). But seeing that the OP already has a 650W PSU (I hope it's rated as 'Gold' and from a good/respectable PSU brand, and hopefully, not that old), he should be okay with that PSU.
its not gold but mine is only 3 years old and tier B ill probably keep it at stock to be safe
Last edited by Kumoko; Apr 29, 2021 @ 3:54pm
Monk Apr 29, 2021 @ 4:08pm 
Kumpko you'll be fine on your system, we were just correcting the mistake if 650w is enough for anything (others could see the post and make a choice based on that), it's only the top dnd that you'll need more.

If you buy a power meter plug and run your pc through it, you'll likely be in the 400-450w range ish so your 650w will be fine.
Zig6000 Apr 29, 2021 @ 4:41pm 
Absolutely mate I know because that's exactly what I am using with my 6700xt a 3700x and two ssd's
Last edited by Zig6000; Apr 29, 2021 @ 6:56pm
Monk Apr 29, 2021 @ 5:52pm 
Originally posted by OilSlick:
Absolutely mate I know because that's exactly what I am with my using with my 6700xt a 3700x and two ssd's

If this is to me, woohoo go go my power usage estimating skills! Hehe
I got a 750W psu and i'm only running a 2060 super, a ryzen 9, 32 gb ram and 11 total of hdd's sdd's and nvme m.2. And 750 watts is way to much for all of them. Thinking about getting a 500 or 600 to replace the 750.
_I_ Apr 29, 2021 @ 8:33pm 
higher wattage is actually good

better to have the psu never reach full load than be maxed all the time
they are much more efficient around 30-60% than at 80-100%
Omega Apr 29, 2021 @ 10:49pm 
Originally posted by _I_:
Originally posted by Omega:
A 650w PSU will be more then enough for any single GPU system.
even those can be faked

80+ has actual rating and testing
85+ is not a thing at all

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80_Plus
You quoted the wrong post.

Originally posted by dOBER:
Originally posted by Omega:
A 650w PSU will be more then enough for any single GPU system.
Completely wrong.
No you are wrong.

Originally posted by mikey:
Originally posted by Omega:
A 650w PSU will be more then enough for any single GPU system.
Really? Try sticking an RTX 3090 and I dare you to say that again!

A 650W PSU, and a good one at that, is good for any mid range cards in a system like that. But, I prefer to always go for more, as Jaytwocents had said (at least, I think it was him), always go for more than the bare minimum of what you need.

In such a case, I'd go for a 750W PSU (a good one). But seeing that the OP already has a 650W PSU (I hope it's rated as 'Gold' and from a good/respectable PSU brand, and hopefully, not that old), he should be okay with that PSU.
A 650 watt PSU will be perfect and provide enough headroom..

A consumer-grade CPU combined with even a 3090 will pull ~500 watt at most.

And I wouldn't even consider the 3090 a consumer-grade GPU. It's a Titan with the Geforce name stamped on it.
Last edited by Omega; Apr 29, 2021 @ 10:50pm
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