Upgrading Daughters PC

Durvelle27 · Sep 20, 2021

Its about that time to upgrade the daughters PC that is well past long in the tooth. She currently has a Athlon 860K build in a HTPC case with a 430W PSU. Her new PC will consist of a i7-6700K, MSI Z170A SLI Plus, 8GB DDR4, and a DIY PC case that I will do some custom vinyl on.

Now I do have a question, Will the 430W PSU suffice ?

cvaldes · Sep 20, 2021

Generally speaking the graphics card is the biggest power draw. GPU manufacturers usually have a PSU recommendation (normally in the specs).

Check the website for your daughter's GPU card (something you didn't bother to mention) for an authoritative answer.

Also we have no idea whether or not you plan to upgrade her GPU in the future (another thing you didn't bother to mention). A PSU upgrade might be in order if you plan on installing a more power hungry graphics card in the future.

Best of luck.

yotano211 · Sep 20, 2021

If you are going to use the intel gpu on the processor, 430w is enough, since you didnt list any gpu.

Durvelle27 · Sep 20, 2021

cvaldes said:
Generally speaking the graphics card is the biggest power draw. GPU manufacturers usually have a PSU recommendation (normally in the specs).

Check the website for your daughter's GPU card (something you didn't bother to mention) for an authoritative answer.

Also we have no idea whether or not you plan to upgrade her GPU in the future (another thing you didn't bother to mention). A PSU upgrade might be in order if you plan on installing a more power hungry graphics card in the future.

Best of luck.

I do plan to add a new GPU but for now it will be IGP

yotano211 · Sep 20, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
I do plan to add a new GPU but for now it will be IGP

Its more than enough, my cousin runs a 3060 with 400w, she had a 1070 with the same power supply.

Durvelle27 · Sep 20, 2021

yotano211 said:
Its more than enough, my cousin runs a 3060 with 400w, she had a 1070 with the same power supply.

This is her power supply

Antec Basiq 430 Watt Power Supply BP430

Antec calls this power supply the Basiq BP430, but we do not see a whole lot basic about it. With ATX12V version 2.2 compliance, dual 12 volt rails, and the latest connectors like sata and pci express, this pretty far from basic. Enjoy the physical on-off switch, quiet operation, and the...

www.atxpowersupplies.com

yotano211 · Sep 20, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
This is her power supply

Antec Basiq 430 Watt Power Supply BP430

Antec calls this power supply the Basiq BP430, but we do not see a whole lot basic about it. With ATX12V version 2.2 compliance, dual 12 volt rails, and the latest connectors like sata and pci express, this pretty far from basic. Enjoy the physical on-off switch, quiet operation, and the...

www.atxpowersupplies.com

No, I think her power supply is a evga model, I dont remember what model, I do remember its bronze rated. Her computer's processor is a ryzen 2600 non "x".

Durvelle27 · Sep 20, 2021

yotano211 said:
No, I think her power supply is a evga model, I dont remember what model, I do remember its bronze rated. Her computer's processor is a ryzen 2600 non "x".

No I was stating that is the PSU we have

Toothless · Sep 20, 2021

I'd do with a better PSU, and only 8GB? My cat has more memory! I'm joking

Ravenas · Sep 20, 2021

Your largest power draw is the 6700K, at 91W. You have nothing to worry about.

yotano211 · Sep 20, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
No I was stating that is the PSU we have

ohhhh, i looked closer at the message. I see my mistake.

Muaadib · Sep 20, 2021

PSU is fine for iGPU usage. However, you might want to upgrade it when you get a dGPU, depending on what you get.

yotano211 · Sep 20, 2021

Does your daughter's desktop already have the power supply installed?
Maybe look at a better psu when you're ready to upgrade the next parts in the upgrade process.

docnorth · Sep 20, 2021

If you trust your PSU, you still have headroom for a power efficient GPU up to 1650 super (and another 8gb RAM module, if I may suggest).

Durvelle27 · Sep 21, 2021

Toothless said:
I'd do with a better PSU, and only 8GB? My cat has more memory! I'm joking

I don't think she needs more than 8GB

yotano211 said:
Does your daughter's desktop already have the power supply installed?
Maybe look at a better psu when you're ready to upgrade the next parts in the upgrade process.

Yes this is a upgrade to replace her current rig

freeagent · Sep 21, 2021

Sweet upgrade man. She will love it :cool:

Toothless · Sep 21, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
I don't think she needs more than 8GB

Yes this is a upgrade to replace her current rig

Most don't need more than 8, however the difference between the two is becoming bigger and bigger.

Jetster · Sep 21, 2021

I love seeing a father giving a daughters up grade the proper respect. Kudos :toast:

yotano211 · Sep 21, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
I don't think she needs more than 8GB

Yes this is a upgrade to replace her current rig

What kind of stuff does your daughter want to do on the desktop.

Durvelle27 · Sep 21, 2021

yotano211 said:
What kind of stuff does your daughter want to do on the desktop.

She mostly a watch’s YouTube and game

Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite, CoD, Rogue Company, Rocket Leauge, etc…

Toothless said:
Most don't need more than 8, however the difference between the two is becoming bigger and bigger.

good thing is I can always add another 8GB stick down the line

Toothless · Sep 21, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
She mostly a watch’s YouTube and game

Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite, CoD, Rogue Company, Rocket Leauge, etc…

good thing is I can always add another 8GB stick down the line

I mean, if it's 2x4 then sure. Minecraft is ram heavy and I'd say dual channel is a must. Nothing should ever be single unless that's all it supports.

InhaleOblivion · Sep 21, 2021

As a father myself, salute on upgrading your daughter's rig. Based off her usage, it's a solid upgrade with just the HD 530 iGPU. 430W is more than fine. I've used Antec PSUs in the past with previous builds and had no issues.

Durvelle27 · Sep 21, 2021

Toothless said:
I mean, if it's 2x4 then sure. Minecraft is ram heavy and I'd say dual channel is a must. Nothing should ever be single unless that's all it supports.

It’s a single 2666MHz 8GB stick

Jetster · Sep 21, 2021

Its fine just make sure it has an SSD

Toothless · Sep 21, 2021

Durvelle27 said:
It’s a single 2666MHz 8GB stick

I would just do two sticks and be done now over doing it later. That's just me though.

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