Upgrade PSU?

xix · 16 Feb 2013 at 14:01

Hi there. I recently bought and built a PC from OC. This is the spec:

Core-i5 3570k
Gigabyte Z77-D3H mb
16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7950 Windforce
Plextor M5 Pro SSD
Seagate Barracuda 1TB Sata 6gb/s
XFX Pro 550w Core Edition PSU

I have changed the case fans to Noiseblocker Blacksilent fans, and would like to fit a few more with a fan controller (this fan controller). Would I need to upgrade my PSU???

snips86x · 16 Feb 2013 at 14:08

Nope, you should be fine!

Have you used this....

http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/

xix · 16 Feb 2013 at 14:25

snips86x said:
Nope, you should be fine!

Have you used this....

http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/

That calculator give me ~450w, so yeah it should be fine then. Cheers!

Although, I have got my eye on this though http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-023-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2383

lee32uk · 16 Feb 2013 at 14:33

xix said:
That calculator give me ~450w, so yeah it should be fine then. Cheers!

Although, I have got my eye on this though http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-023-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2383

850W is overkill for a non sli/xfire setup.

xix · 16 Feb 2013 at 15:04

lee32uk said:
850W is overkill for a non sli/xfire setup.

Modular though, and futureproof. All the extra cables from my psu that i'm not using are in my way

Idleman · 16 Feb 2013 at 16:10

If you went with the Carbide 300R, then I`m surprised, as this case has fairly good cable management.