Is a 600w psu enough for a evga rtx 2060 super w/ my specs?

[Hurtbringer]

It recommends a 550w or greater. I was going to get a 600w for the system, but I wonder if everything else might cause it to draw over 600w altogether? The other parts in the build are a ASUS TUF motherboard, 16gb ram, 3tb WD HDD, Ryzen 5 3600x, and 6 case fans and the back fan is double sided pull/push. Everything is rgb too, the fans, cpu cooler, rgb cable combs. rgb ram, rgb mobo. It just feels like it would all be too much for a 600w psu.

[Hurtbringer]

Messaggio originale di Escorve:

Messaggio originale di Hurtbringer:

I thought cooler master and thermaltake made good products

Not power supplies. Their units are awful and they mostly outsource to HEC, one of the worst PSU manufacturers of modern PSUs.

i would think that evga probably has pretty damn good psu's since their gpu's are pretty much the best quality out there.

[_I_]

in the last 3 mo, psu prices have skyrocketed

keep looking for deals
microcenter, frys or local pc stores often have refurb/returned good ones on clearance

[r.linder]

Messaggio originale di Hurtbringer:

Messaggio originale di Escorve:

Not power supplies. Their units are awful and they mostly outsource to HEC, one of the worst PSU manufacturers of modern PSUs.

i would think that evga probably has pretty damn good psu's since their gpu's are pretty much the best quality out there.

EVGA is popular but they aren't the best in terms of actual electronic quality. They don't even make their own PSUs, they outsource to manufacturers like most companies do. SeaSonic and FSP are two of the few PSU brands that actually make a lot of their own PSUs. A lot of the best quality PSUs on the market under brands like SeaSonic and Corsair are made by manufacturers like Flextronics, and SeaSonic usually only makes their mid~high range PSUs, but not their top quality units.

I found SeaSonic to be the most reliable. EVGA is only really good when you're getting a gold or higher rated SuperNova unit, and Corsair you have to be careful with because they have just as many bad units as they do good.

[pasa]

There are PSU calculators where you can enter your full config. It gives you the max draw and the recommended PSU figure. The latter has all the extra, you need not to add on top of that. However you might want to look after your particular PSU choice, some claim numbers they don't actually deliver. https://www.pctekreviews.com has measurements on many.

[Mad Scientist]

Avoid diablotek and raidmax if you want your system to survive.

[Hurtbringer]

Messaggio originale di pasa:

There are PSU calculators where you can enter your full config. It gives you the max draw and the recommended PSU figure. The latter has all the extra, you need not to add on top of that. However you might want to look after your particular PSU choice, some claim numbers they don't actually deliver. https://www.pctekreviews.com has measurements on many.

Thanks I used a calculator and apparently 600w is plenty for my setup.

[_I_]

Messaggio originale di pasa:

There are PSU calculators where you can enter your full config. It gives you the max draw and the recommended PSU figure. The latter has all the extra, you need not to add on top of that. However you might want to look after your particular PSU choice, some claim numbers they don't actually deliver. https://www.pctekreviews.com has measurements on many.

psu calcs are useless

a quality 600w can run any single cpu/gpu build

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Messaggio originale di Hurtbringer:

Messaggio originale di Escorve:

You're not understanding. You should only be buying from Corsair, EVGA, and SeaSonic's 80+ Bronze units if you want something even remotely decent. Cooler Master, Raidmax, Thermaltake, and other mentioned brands all make awful PSUs for the most part and the only good ones are way overpriced.

Corsair CX/CXM series is great for mid-range gaming PCs. TXM is also good.

So then a 700w EVGA should be fine? I want to get modular too but they charge a lot more for semi and full modular

It doesn't need to be Full Modular.

Semi Modular just means that cables such as the ATX 24 pin and EPS 4/8 pin are hard-wired into the PSU with the rest being modular.

Fully modular is helpful if you plan to replace cables with custom ones, like CableMods for example. But you also need to ensure any modular cables you use or change out, are made specifically for that model or series of PSU as each brand may use different wiring methods for the cable end that connects to the PSU side. Fully modular 24pin/8pin can also be helpful should you need to replace those with longer ones and don't want any extension cables in the mix.

[[☥] - CJ -]

Thermaltake generally sucked a number of years ago
But ive actually been using one for 7 years or so without issue so eh
results may vary

My sons PC i built 2 years ago had a faulty EVGA PSU so eh
But i always recommend EVGA products as a whole.

[_I_]

tt does have a few very good psus
but they were in the $150+ range

their low-mid tier should be avoided

their newer tr2 series are better, but easily mixed up with the old ones
not something to mess with when you need a power supply that can kill the rest of the system

[[☥] - CJ -]

the one i got back then actually was $150, so maybe thats why its still working.

[Hurtbringer]

Messaggio originale di _I_:

tt does have a few very good psus
but they were in the $150+ range

their low-mid tier should be avoided

their newer tr2 series are better, but easily mixed up with the old ones
not something to mess with when you need a power supply that can kill the rest of the system

Why would anyone need a 1000 watt or higher psu? Seems like overkill.

[[☥] - CJ -]

for low-mid end systems sure
but for high end systems with multiple GPUs or CPUs 1000+ may be needed.

[_I_]

mining machines with 4+ gpus can easily use 1500w

[r.linder]

You also have no idea how much power future components will use. Intel is going to be using more power than ever, it seems.