upgrading and selling old parts to my brother

mdaw · 16 Oct 2020 at 23:44

My current setup used to run just fine with that psu when I was running my old MSI 7850 gpu but I have no idea how much extra power the 2070 takes in comparison or even in comparison to my rx480 8gb.

dfour · 16 Oct 2020 at 23:46

Try this and see what it says

https://seasonic.com/wattage-calculator

mdaw · 17 Oct 2020 at 08:31

It does recommend a 650w gold. But then I would assume it would always recommend gold rated and above.

dfour · 17 Oct 2020 at 12:36

Gold are the optimal effeciency/price point overall.

That old psu might striuggle with a 2070 and the rest of the bits in that system. Probably better to get a 650 for it as you dont want ti going pop and taking the whole ssytem with it.

Chaos666 · 18 Oct 2020 at 13:05

dfour said:
Not for a 4770k 1080p gaming rig. No real need, 550 will be plenty even for a few upgrades as long s he doesnt buy a 3080!!

sure.. but if he is buying a new psu its not going to be that much more to buy a 650w one... and he is saving himself some money in the future

dfour · 18 Oct 2020 at 13:19

Chaos666 said:
sure.. but if he is buying a new psu its not going to be that much more to buy a 650w one... and he is saving himself some money in the future

True its not as if hes looking for a 1K psu. I just see people speccing massive psu's when the rig they have chosen doesnt need anything near that. With the demise of sli etc very few people will need over 750 psu now depends what the next gen of gpu wattage is like the 3080. Smaller nano process but rated for way more wattage thean the card it replaces (2080ti).

Chaos666 · 18 Oct 2020 at 13:21

yeah.. i get you.. but i think 650 is a good "future proof" path.. not to much and not to small.
650 should be enough even for 10900k and 3080... but if you want to overclock then i would suggest more..

dfour · 18 Oct 2020 at 16:42

Isnt it a 750 recommended for a 3080??

Chaos666 · 19 Oct 2020 at 06:34

It is.. But people tested independently and 650 was fine..

pp111 · 19 Oct 2020 at 10:28

So mean! Don't sell it. Give him the stuff. Will make his year.

mdaw · 19 Oct 2020 at 14:51

pp111 said:
So mean! Don't sell it. Give him the stuff. Will make his year.

Lol. Trust me the price I'm giving him for it all is good. He offered me a lot more money and money for helping him build it which I refused.

mdaw · 19 Oct 2020 at 15:23

I have done more psu calculations via other Web sites that all only showing that he will need around 450w psu. The seasonic one is the only one of about 5 that states he would need above 500w and suggests 650w.

mdaw · 19 Oct 2020 at 15:34

Actually Ive just done it again and realised that seasonic are recommending I buy one of their 650w gold psu's. They actually state he will only be using 440w.

dfour · 19 Oct 2020 at 15:38

mdaw said:
Actually Ive just done it again and realised that seasonic are recommending I buy one of their 650w gold psu's. They actually state he will only be using 440w.

with a gtx 2070??

mdaw · 19 Oct 2020 at 15:43

Yep. That's what it says. On the description of the gpu it suggests 550w and above. So at least what I'm giving him will fit that.