Rtx 3060 ti power supply?

[poorsod]

Well the 3060 ti was finally revealed after a long wait but the tdp is rated at 200w... Will my power supply be enough? It's cx550m so 550w. I saw the rating labels on the side stating that the peak wattage is 550w so it's not a low quality power supply. My build will be asus tuf gaming b550m, ryzen 5 5600x, 2 8gb 3200mhz ddr4 ram, 1tb nvme ssd and 1tb 7200rpm hdd. I calculated at newegg power supply calculator and it totaled up at 397W.

 

[mnpoorsadegh]

you can buy a digital watt meter to calculate the real power consumption
like this: https://www.amazon.com/Upgraded-Brighter-Consumption-Electricity-Protection/dp/B08DG5YSTD

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[NoJuan999]

NVidia recommends a 600W PSU.
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Graphics Card | NVIDIA
Your 550W PSU may very well work BUT if it is close to 5 years old (warranty period) I would absolutely replace it with a quality 650 W PSU.

 

[EarthDog]

So long as the psu is doing what it's supposed to, it will be fine even with overclocking.

 

[poorsod]

you can buy a digital watt meter to calculate the real power consumption
like this: https://www.amazon.com/Upgraded-Brighter-Consumption-Electricity-Protection/dp/B08DG5YSTD

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Alright thanks ill give it a go

NVidia recommends a 600W PSU.
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Graphics Card | NVIDIA
Your 550W PSU may very well work BUT if it is close to 5 years old (warranty period) I would absolutely replace it with a quality 650 W PSU.

It's quite new. I bought it in June 2020.

So long as the psu is doing what it's supposed to, it will be fine even with overclocking.

If my psu is 550w, is it safe to let my system runs at maybe 450w to 500w?

 

[NoJuan999]

Since it basically brand new, I'd use it.
The cx550m is a decent quality PSU.
It should work fine and worst case I see is that it doesn't supply quite enough power and you have to get a good 650W PSU.

 

[Caring1]

It's never a bad idea to have one of those digital power meters so you can monitor real time wattage, voltage etc.

 

[Hyderz]

just make sure its not a no name brand that says 550w,
a quality 550w should be fine or 600w

 

[EarthDog]

If my psu is 550w, is it safe to let my system runs at maybe 450w to 500w?

Your system will be lucky to hit 400W overclocked and gaming.. maybe stress testing overclocked would you hit 500W.. The worst that happens is some fan noise under load.

That psu isn't the best, but it will do fine.

you can buy a digital watt meter to calculate the real power consumption

just note that the reading you're seeing in these tools includes the efficiency losses/is how much electricity it is pulling from the wall. So for example if it is 90% efficient psu and that tool says 450W the pc/ppwer supply is actually using ~405W.

 

[mnpoorsadegh]

Your system will be lucky to hit 400W overclocked and gaming.. maybe stress testing overclocked would you hit 500W.. The worst that happens is some fan noise under load.

That psu isn't the best, but it will do fine.

just note that the reading you're seeing in these tools includes the efficiency losses/is how much electricity it is pulling from the wall. So for example if it is 90% efficient psu and that tool says 450W the pc/ppwer supply is actually using ~405W.

Thanks your comments was very helpful ،Cost ،efficiency and Power factor lost is important.

 

[Hardcore Games]

I have one of those power meters and my HX1000i also has that capability.

The power meter I have handles all components from the USB hub to the monitor to the tower.

The whole 9 yards uses maybe 140W using a browser. Playing Halo may move the power to maybe 200W.

 

[ApolloMaximus]

Hi everyone,

I am quite new in the world of PC's, and I have a 2 months old Aerocool integrator 700w 80+bronze psu.
It is a pre built pc and came with a gtx 1650 super.

Would that psu enough for the 3060ti?

Thanks for your help in advance

 

[EarthDog]

Hi everyone,

I am quite new in the world of PC's, and I have a 2 months old Aerocool integrator 700w 80+bronze psu.
It is a pre built pc and came with a gtx 1650 super.

Would that psu enough for the 3060ti?

Thanks for your help in advance

yes.

 

[ApolloMaximus]

Thank you

 

[poorsod]

Your system will be lucky to hit 400W overclocked and gaming.. maybe stress testing overclocked would you hit 500W.. The worst that happens is some fan noise under load.

That psu isn't the best, but it will do fine.

just note that the reading you're seeing in these tools includes the efficiency losses/is how much electricity it is pulling from the wall. So for example if it is 90% efficient psu and that tool says 450W the pc/ppwer supply is actually using ~405W.

I think that i might overclock it since the premium rtx 3060 ti is just 50usd off the cheapest rtx 3070. I dont know which to get now. A good rtx 3060 ti that runs cool or a cheap rtx 3070 that will run since they're only 50usd apart.

 

[Rei]

I think that i might overclock it since the premium rtx 3060 ti is just 50usd off the cheapest rtx 3070. I dont know which to get now. A good rtx 3060 ti that runs cool or a cheap rtx 3070 that will run since they're only 50usd apart.

I think any sane person would go for a RTX 3070 since it performs better, justifying the extra cost of $50. As for GPU cooling, a well cooled & ventilated casing should help do the job a bit.

 

[Batou1986]

I'm using a seasonic focus 550w currently with the Gigabyte 3060 ti Eagle, no problems so far ran for years with an RX480 nitro plus that draws more than the 3060ti with no issues.

 

[Giliarwe]

I wonder if my 9yo OCZ600SXS2 can handle 3060ti/3070... what you think?

 

[Rei]

I wonder if my 9yo OCZ600SXS2 can handle 3060ti/3070... what you think?

I'm a bit iffy on this one. It's 600 Watts (I assume) so it should be able to handle it but it's also 9 years old, efficiency might've dropped after many years. Dunno how bad it is though. But then again, both my PSUs are older than yours, however, the way I rig my PSU to my desktop PC is a bit different.

 

[Frick]

I wonder if my 9yo OCZ600SXS2 can handle 3060ti/3070... what you think?

Ohh no. Old budget PSU, old design... Time to upgrade and you don't even need fancy stuff.

I'm a bit iffy on this one. It's 600 Watts (I assume) so it should be able to handle it but it's also 9 years old, efficiency might've dropped after many years. Dunno how bad it is though. But then again, both my PSUs are older than yours, however, the way I rig my PSU to my desktop PC is a bit different.

Your GPU's are pretty old too. Modern GPUs can have crazy transient loads and old PSU designs don't like those at all while modern designs handle them fine.

 

[Rei]

Your GPU's are pretty old too.

Yeah, I know... Considering that I am a casual gaming high school student, I think a GTX 780 Ti would be impressive enough. I also dual-boot Win10 with WinXP, & that GPU is the latest & greatest graphics card that is officially supported by NVidia's driver.

As for my PSU's case, here is my quote from a different thread that explains how I rig my PSU differently:

Not sure how I should feel about my rig after all this post about old hardware considering that my system specs (as listed) are in that category except for my SSD & USB peripherals.

Certainly. both my PSU is made pre-2010 but they don't seems to be dying anytime soon. To be fair, the load from my rig is split between both PSU. The SeaSonic powers the GPU + 1 SDD + 1 HDD while the VenomRX powers 1 HDD + CD/DVD combo writer + motherboard with lottsa connected USB devices. Sure, just one of them could power my rig alone but fan noise at high speed is a bit noisy while still giving off heat. With the rig's load split in two, fan speed is low with no noticeable noise while not feeling any heat from both PSU. Plus, this way, both PSU should last longer. After all, I got the SeaSonic for free (albeit used) from a trusted individual, might as well use this method after I also replaced my GPU for a better, beefier one.

 

[Calmmo]

Only way to know is to try, if the card doesnt trip any OCP during spikes it should be good, if it does and you get restarts.. just get a new PSU.

 

[Sovsefanden]

A 500w quality PSU will easily do, 3060 Ti and 3070 are nowhere near as powerhungry as 3080/3090

When Nvidia/AMD mentions power usage requirement, they are talking about NONAME, which are very bad compared to quality PSUs

I ran a Ryzen 3600X and 5700XT on a 450 watt Seasonic (Gold I think), no OC tho, but no issues whatsoever. AMD recommends 600 watt (pref. 700w) for 5700XT

Remember THO, a PSU gets worse and worse I would not re-use a 5+ year old PSU in a new system unless it's OVERKILL for that system, ie. 1000 watts from 5 years ago would work fine in most cases, but sometimes you start seeing issues after 6-7-8 years, even on 10 yr guarrantee PSU's, seen it several times

 

[iuliug]

Is there a article/review anywhere on PSU degradation over time?

 

[Sovsefanden]

Is there a article/review anywhere on PSU degradation over time?

Don't think so because it's highly individual

Rule of thumb, don't re-use the same "old" PSU in a new high-end system. Might work, might not, might start to see issues in a few months Especially if the new system used more power than the old one.