how many watts power supply do i need? and is it bad if there will be useless watts for little long time?

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how many watts power supply do i need? and is it bad if there will be useless watts for little long time?

how many watts power supply do i need? and is it bad if there will be useless watts for little long time?

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kalleboii
Senior Member

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07-28-2016, 10:19 AM

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i plan to assemble a pc with gaming mb, fx 6300 and gtx 960 with 4gb ram. later i will slightly overclock the gpu, purchase an air cooler, and eventually boost my cpu to around 4.5ghz. should i opt for a 600w or 500w power supply? and if there are any wasted watts for a while, is that okay? also: http://outervision.com/b/WcyM1A

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kalleboii

07-28-2016, 10:19 AM #1

i plan to assemble a pc with gaming mb, fx 6300 and gtx 960 with 4gb ram. later i will slightly overclock the gpu, purchase an air cooler, and eventually boost my cpu to around 4.5ghz. should i opt for a 600w or 500w power supply? and if there are any wasted watts for a while, is that okay? also: http://outervision.com/b/WcyM1A

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Prfct
Junior Member

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07-30-2016, 08:59 AM

#2

I plan to assemble a PC with a gaming motherboard, an FX 6300 and a GTX 960 with 4GB RAM. Later, I’ll slightly overclock the GPU and eventually purchase an air cooler, aiming to boost the CPU to around 4.5GHz. Should I opt for a 600W or a 500W power supply? And if there are any unused watts for a while, is that problematic? Also, according to the link you shared, there shouldn’t be any wasted watts.

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Prfct

07-30-2016, 08:59 AM #2

I plan to assemble a PC with a gaming motherboard, an FX 6300 and a GTX 960 with 4GB RAM. Later, I’ll slightly overclock the GPU and eventually purchase an air cooler, aiming to boost the CPU to around 4.5GHz. Should I opt for a 600W or a 500W power supply? And if there are any unused watts for a while, is that problematic? Also, according to the link you shared, there shouldn’t be any wasted watts.

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Mastera616
Member

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07-30-2016, 10:37 AM

#3

I suggest a 600W power supply, as you may need to upgrade or install a second graphics card in the future.

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Mastera616

07-30-2016, 10:37 AM #3

I suggest a 600W power supply, as you may need to upgrade or install a second graphics card in the future.

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Hypocat
Member

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07-30-2016, 06:43 PM

#4

Search for evaluations and choose a Tier 1 or 2 PSU that performs well at 70% load for 550W or 60% load at 650W. Remember, efficiency influences electricity usage.

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Hypocat

07-30-2016, 06:43 PM #4

Search for evaluations and choose a Tier 1 or 2 PSU that performs well at 70% load for 550W or 60% load at 650W. Remember, efficiency influences electricity usage.

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TotalGamer144
Member

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07-31-2016, 12:23 PM

#5

I plan to assemble a PC with a gaming motherboard, an FX 6300 and a GTX 960 with 4GB RAM. Later, I’ll slightly overclock the GPU and eventually purchase an air cooler, aiming to boost the CPU to around 4.5GHz. Should I opt for a 600W or a 500W power supply? And if there are any unused watts for a while, is that problematic? Also, according to the link you shared, there shouldn’t be any wasted watts.

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TotalGamer144

07-31-2016, 12:23 PM #5

I plan to assemble a PC with a gaming motherboard, an FX 6300 and a GTX 960 with 4GB RAM. Later, I’ll slightly overclock the GPU and eventually purchase an air cooler, aiming to boost the CPU to around 4.5GHz. Should I opt for a 600W or a 500W power supply? And if there are any unused watts for a while, is that problematic? Also, according to the link you shared, there shouldn’t be any wasted watts.