520 watt enough?

[lolage]

Hey,

I have a corsaid HX 520 and wondering if this is ok for a new build im planning.

Spec will be SB i5 2500k with 8gb ram + Radeon 5770.

Thanks

 

[MeatLoaf]

It will be plenty

 

[Grimley]

more than enough.

 

[lolage]

Cool, thanks - why do people get 6/700 watt PSU's on similar rigs then? Been told 500 is too low so started to worry.

 

[Zaim]

Cool, thanks - why do people get 6/700 watt PSU's on similar rigs then? Been told 500 is too low so started to worry.

Yep your psu is enough mate, well people who go for 600w+ ones normally end up using more than 1 card, or want to future proof themselves.

 

[Marine-RX179]

Cool, thanks - why do people get 6/700 watt PSU's on similar rigs then?

Some people plan ahead and having a 600/700W PSU would mean they will be able to upgrading to high power consumption cards such as GTX480/GTX580/6970 without having to upgrade the PSU again.

Or they are one of those people who got a cheap generic 600/700W PSU, which would be lucky to output 70% of the rated watts without the PSU blowing up.

 

[franco_22]

Hey,

Corsair HX is a very high quality PSU, you'll be fine

Also, the trend seems to be that manufacterers are trying to make components consume less power not more, so it should still last you a while unless you are planning to SLI/Crossfire.