Does anyone know if this is a good PSU for a starter computer? like a 1000 gaming pc?
472413
It depends on what you're really planning to run for your video card. I use this card with two Radeon HD 7790 1GB cards in CrossfireX and it runs fine. But if you were to go any higher than that with video cards, you're going to want a bigger PSU.
472414
It sounds like you are building something heavy-duty. The largest one I have built used a 750 watt. I found the engineering first class and the performance solid. I would buy it again. Built like a gamer, it's still running well after two years. On a smaller machine, the tickler starting circuit failed and they sent me a new PSU, postage paid. Your UPS needs to produce a full sine wave for it, is all. That's what Thermaltake told me, anyway. Good Luck.
472415
I got it for a i5 system with a quadro video card for 3D modeling.Worked perfectly. I think for a gaming system it should be fine.
995120
I wouldnt recommend this psu at all, but yes it will work on your pc, although if you wish to add a med/high end graphics card you may experience issues as it really has very limited power. It runs at 400W and not 550W. My advice is spend a bit more and get a better PSU like the Antec VP-450 450 Watt Energy Star Certified Power Supply
2192049
Everything sounds good the min PSU is 500 so it's just on the border I would recommend if possessible upgrading maybe to 600 that way you don't over stress it but other than that yeah it should be fine
2045487
1000 watt!! I would say so. My rig is 3770k, 32gb 120gn sad 3 had, bd/DVD and 2 660ti doesn't even get the power supply fan on high-speed. Best power supply for the money in my book
424643
550W is not enough for this card and all the other components in your PC. Technically your PC will run, but the power supply will be maxed out quickly when playing a graphically-intensive game and you won't get full power out of your hardware and so your performance will suffer (remember, you only get 80-90 percent of the power from a high end PSU, so you are only actually getting 450 or so watts from this PSU). You should get a 700-750W minimum to ensure you are not wasting money on the graphics card. Also, don't buy the PSU used - as another person noted it won't have a warranty and you presumably won't know how many hours have been put on the PSU and so it's life could be considerably shortened. 550W is not enough for this card and all the other components in your PC. Technically your PC will run, but the power supply will be maxed out quickly when playing a graphically-intensive game and you won't get full power out of your hardware and so your performance will suffer (remember, you only get 80-90 percent of the power from a high end PSU, so you are only actually getting 450 or so watts from this PSU). You should get a 700-750W minimum to ensure you are not wasting money on the graphics card. Also, don't buy the PSU used - as another person noted it won't have a warranty and you... » Read More 550W is not enough for this card and all the other components in your PC. Technically your PC will run, but the power supply will be maxed out quickly when playing a graphically-intensive game and you won't get full power out of your hardware and so your performance will suffer (remember, you only get 80-90 percent of the power from a high end PSU, so you are only actually getting 450 or so watts from this PSU). You should get a 700-750W minimum to ensure you are not wasting money on the graphics card. Also, don't buy the PSU used - as another person noted it won't have a warranty and you presumably won't know how many hours have been put on the PSU and so it's life could be considerably shortened. « Show Less
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Should be fine. I have this card and a 550 watt psu and haven't had any issues since I got the card a few months ago.
1142963
I'm using a 750 watt power supply, and have had no issues. My old PSU was 700 and it was fine in there too.
116489
Depends on what gpu you have. But do not buy this psu. Mine broke as soon as the warrenty was over. Get a corsair trust me.
411896
Go with a quality power supply like a 300w seasonic and you'll be fine. Always go name brand on a psu. Never go cheap. A 430w power supply will give you a little overhead to add a graphics card in the future if you want to do dual graphics, but even 430w will be overkill if the card can run off of the pcie bus.
200828
If the Platinum (1000W) and Gold (1050W) were the same price; I'd have no problems recommending the platinum over the gold rated PSU. If you are paying a premium (regular retail prices) for the platinum, it simply isn't worth it unless you are going for the extra warranty period. The power savings between the two PSU's would not be worth the price difference in my opinion.
70615
I'm running one with a Corsair 850 watt PSU, and wouldn't go any lower than that for this card and any decent kick-ass mobo, MINIMUM. If you're going to get the "good stuff", power it with a good, high quality power supply so you'll have no regrets down the road.
1827631
As far as the overall watts are concerned, this is enough. There's also enough plugs for all of that (with room for another graphics card or two if you wanted more later). You should be just fine! I love this PSU. Highly recommended.
2253337
Hi dude, the box says: "500Watts or greater power supply". If you have a certified (real) 500W PSU, you'll be ok.
1367286
Personally, I like to have a little more than required so i would go with an 850W PSU, so to answer your question, yes this one will work fine. You could also use a 750W PSU as well though.
663313
Well I have compleatly rebuilt mine but still using the same case but, the power supply that came in it was a "500w" it's a prity big power supply for a good starter gaming PC. But still for the price I still think it was a really good computer at the time I bought mine
972739
This would be a great card but you might want to go to a power supply calculator to see if you psu can handle this card and everything else you have.
1581555
You should be fine with 750 W. And corsair's CS psu's are fine products. However, I would reconsider the CS series. Not really in line with the rest of the config. While your non overclocked setup will peak just above 600W, making 750 W an efficient PSU, a platinium PSU would be even more efficient, hence cooler and quieter; even save you a few bucks in the long run if you're an avid gamer. 600 W does leave its mark on the energy bill. Another choice : I like the RM series; not really that more expensive and go fanless outside of games. If you can find a way to quiet down your GPU fan (not on the quiet side, even idle) you'll be glad for the tiny price premium. Good gaming ! [EDIT]just to make sure : because of the graphics card, when picking your pSU, make sure each pci cable can handle 28A and the combined 12V rails 50A. This is the case here and should be for any 700W+ PSU. Better safe than sorry, so double check !