Is 550W PSU enough for fx8350 and gtx9800 for time being?

_UV_ · Nov 22, 2017

eidairaman1 said:
Bear in mind that was in a core i7 system

x58 platform + CPU near the same as FX (even in terms of IPC

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jboydgolfer · Nov 22, 2017

EarthDog said:
before someone gets you thinking it isnt enough again

On second thought..........maybe a 1200watt platinum seasonic

/

/joke

eidairaman1 · Nov 22, 2017

cakehunter said:
Is 550W PSU enough for fx8350 and gtx9800 for time being?
I am assembling a PC, but got worried about power.
I haven't turned the setup ON just yet, I have to get a HDD to install OS

The PSU is Corsair CXM550 w.
The graphics card is XFX gtx 9800.

I don't plan on using gtx 9800 for long, ideally I would like to upgrade to 1050ti or much more ideally 1060 in distant future.

What you guys think? WIll it be safe or will it blow up?
No overclocking planned with that CXM550w, I mostly use Linux, browsing, youtube, twitch, Quake 3.
The gtx9800 and CXM550 is currently in DDR2 rig with Athlon 64 x2 6400.

Ok,

How many fans, their sizes in case?
Will you be using stock cpu heatsink and fan?

How much ram and physical amount of sticks will you be running?

How many Optical Disk Drives and what kind will you be running (DVD/RW, BR, CD)?

How many Harddrives or SSDs will you be running, what rotational rate will be on the HDD used?

Any other pci/pci express cards will you be using?

How many other devices will be plugged into the backports of the motherboard and what type (usb)?

R-T-B · Nov 22, 2017

eidairaman1 said:
Ok,

How many fans, their sizes in case?
Will you be using stock cpu heatsink and fan?

How much ram and physical amount of sticks will you be running?

How many Optical Disk Drives and what kind will you be running (DVD/RW, BR, CD)?

How many Harddrives or SSDs will you be running, what rotational rate will be on the HDD used?

Any other pci/pci express cards will you be using?

How many other devices will be plugged into the backports of the motherboard and what type (usb)?

Do you honestly expect that + anything you can throw in there to account for 250+ watts?

He's not mining. We also said "at stock" so OCing is out.

_UV_ said:
x58 platform + CPU near the same as FX (even in terms of IPC )

Right, except for the IPC comment where it's actually a bit apart.

eidairaman1 · Nov 22, 2017

R-T-B said:
Do you honestly expect that + anything you can throw in there to account for 250+ watts?

He's not mining. We also said "at stock" so OCing is out.

I realize that but he wants to be absolutely sure before he turns it on.

EarthDog · Nov 22, 2017

Omg....it doesnt stop...

HE HAS PLENTY OF HEADROOM FOR ADDING FANS, DRIVES, MORE RAM, AND USB DEVICES.

Also, its a STOPGAP until he goes to a LOWER POWER card!!!!!!

FFS TPU, know when quit...lol!

R-T-B · Nov 22, 2017

EarthDog said:
FFS TPU, know when quit...lol!

To be fair man, this isn't "TPU" it's like 1-2 people who will always advise "MOAR POWER" it seems.

eidairaman1 said:
I realize that but he wants to be absolutely sure before he turns it on.

Short of a manufacturing defect, we are absolutely sure.

cakehunter · Nov 22, 2017

Stock radiator, will demount stock fan and stick different 90mm fan, 3 pin.
One 120mm fan, 4 pin.
One 7200k rpm HDD.
I have an older Creative PCI sound card, maybe that.

Yes its is kind of stop-gap, I just need to sit this one out before switching to something more efficient.

Please be nice, first thread.

R-T-B · Nov 22, 2017

You'll be fine.

EarthDog · Nov 22, 2017

cakehunter said:
Stock radiator, will demount stock fan and stick different 90mm fan, 3 pin.
One 120mm fan, 4 pin.
One 7200k rpm HDD.
I have an older Creative PCI sound card, maybe that.

oh... shoot..... glad you posted that. It wont work now. No way. Upgrade to 1600W Titanium.

Unsubcribed. GL.

That was sarcastic, just in case the subtly was lost.

Edit: i stopped posting...but you posted misinformation along with you thanking partner eiadar which needed corrected. Get it straight and it doesnt happen. Simple.

Jetster · Nov 22, 2017

Will you stop posting please

eidairaman1 · Nov 22, 2017

Turn it on with what you have and ensure it posts, 550w on stock with chip turbo is ok, just don't oc the snot out of it like mine

dirtyferret · Nov 22, 2017

I ran the GT 9800 and oc athlon x2 6400 off a PC power cooling 420w years ago, he is more then fine with plenty of head room.

SomeOne99h · Nov 22, 2017

My previous system came out of the box i7 860 2.80 GHz, GTX 260 with 460W Delta powersupply
Here is the link to the GTX 260 https://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-260/specifications
It says:
Maximum Graphics Card Power 182 W
Minimum System Power Requirement 500 W

Even though it says minimum 500W, mine came with 460W. (Only note the one I had OEM GTX 260 has slower clocks and uses one 6-pin instead of 2 but that doesn't make much difference about the power. Also, it died few months ago and got the GTX 650ti nonboost).

Thimblewad · Nov 22, 2017

I'm running an FX 8350 @ 4.9 GHz - 1.45V, when going for the high scores, and the R9 390X core and memory to 1200/1450 @ 1.3V. I also have 2 HDDs, an SSD and a lot of fans.

When benchmarking the total power draw at the wall is about 450 W PSU efficiency is about 80% so in theory the PC uses about 400~ watts on full load during benchmarks in the same CPU, heavely OC and a power hungry GPU, so that's another 130 W to spare (I have a Thermaltake Hamburg 530 - 80 plus)

You're safe.

hat · Nov 23, 2017

The power supply is fine.

Final_Fighter · Nov 23, 2017

that psu will work great. fwiw i run 4 rx550 4gb cards and a rx560 4gb on a dz77bh-55k with an i7 2600k and 8gb of ram off a cheap best buy evga 600w psu. been like this for over 7 months 24/7.

Toothless · Nov 23, 2017

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Is 550W PSU enough for fx8350 and gtx9800 for time being?

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