Do I have the power?

[orange_smurf]

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Hi everyone. It's time for an upgrade. I'm concerned that my current power supply, the Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium 850W PSU, may not be enough to power the new system. I don't trust the online calculators, so I'd appreciate some advice.

Hardware:
ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
DDR5 32GB 6000 RAM
GPU (mid-range Radeon RX 9000?)
4 x M.2 SSD
2 x SATA SSD
6 Case Fans
D5 Water Pump

Many thanks.

 

[Gray2233]

Of the universe?!

Your PSU should be absolutely fine, even if it's not it's a high quality unit so at worst you might get a shut down under load which tbh is extremely unlikely.

I'd be confident running those specs on a quality 650-750W unit.

 

[orange_smurf]

Of the universe?!

Your PSU should be absolutely fine, even if it's not it's a high quality unit so at worst you might get a shut down under load which tbh is extremely unlikely.

I'd be confident running those specs on a quality 650-750W unit.

There can be only one.

Thanks for the info, that's one less thing to worry about!

 

[Tetras]

There's a small chance your psu won't like the characteristics of the card, but as said, I'd expect it to be more than fine with your intended system.

 

[GeorgeStorm]

Unless all the new AMD gpus have a big power requirement jump I think your psu would be more than enough, a higher quality lower wattage unit >> a lower quality high wattage unit in my opinion.

 

[orange_smurf]

Unless all the new AMD gpus have a big power requirement jump I think your psu would be more than enough, a higher quality lower wattage unit >> a lower quality high wattage unit in my opinion.

I'd be surprised if the next gen GPUs have a high power requirement considering AMD are targeting the mid-range but that's a good point - you never know! Thanks.

 

[GeorgeStorm]

I'd be surprised if the next gen GPUs have a high power requirement considering AMD are targeting the mid-range but that's a good point - you never know! Thanks.

Yeah I'd be surprised as well, and they'd have to be pretty significant since the rest of your system won't be requiring that much really (2-300W peak I'd guess?) so gives you 500W+ to put towards a gpu!

 

[JollyJamma]

I'm concerned that my current power supply, the Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium 850W PSU, may not be enough to power the new system.

WHYYYYY????

I looked at a review of that PSU and it can deliver almost 1.2kw of power which is great. It's a great PSU with good features.

If all you want to do is spend money, send me £250 and I'll repaint your PSU and add some RGB lights

 

[orange_smurf]

WHYYYYY????

I looked at a review of that PSU and it can deliver almost 1.2kw of power which is great. It's a great PSU with good features.

If all you want to do is spend money, send me £250 and I'll repaint your PSU and add some RGB lights

RGB and "go faster" stripes? That's +10fps in performance. For 250£, you have my attention!

When I bought it many moons ago, the Seasonic was top-end. I've used it in three builds, and this is my fourth.

 

[JollyJamma]

RGB and "go faster" stripes? That's +10fps in performance. For 250£, you have my attention!

When I bought it many moons ago, the Seasonic was top-end. I've used it in three builds, and this is my fourth.

Haha!

I understand but it's a PSU with a good warranty and good reviews so unless it's playing up, I think it would be a waste to upgrade it. It's also a good example of where spending the money on a good quality PSU can last you more than 2 upgrades and can work out good value over it's lifespan.