So I just bought this system but a friend told me that the power supply is not enough. I also upgraded to 2tb and 1tb ssd for secondary storage. I’m new to computers and don’t know much, do you think I need a better power supply?
So I just bought this system but a friend told me that the power supply is not enough. I also upgraded to 2tb and 1tb ssd for secondary storage. I’m new to computers and don’t know much, do you think I need a better power supply?
When buying mine with a slightly more powerful 4070ti super, I was told by 3 different part picker websites 750 was enough
N0vawolf
Not only is 750 plenty for that system, but going by the PSU tier list its likely a B tier (as long as it isn’t the performance Pro model) which is fine since the 4070 does t draw a ton of power
fleshhammer420
500 is the bare minimum. Just try it out, and see how she goes
No_Routine6430
Tell your friend to kick rocks.
XRaiderV1
that 750 is fine, anything stronger than a 4070 and you may want to consider upping it just to maintain upgrade headroom.
your friend is being overly concerned. not a bad thing, but he can relax in this case.
Ostehoveluser
I run a 4070ti with a Ryzen 7 5800x3D with a 750w supply, never had any problems, your friend doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
Such_Try4171
I got 850 because it was bundled with my case of choice, 750 is more than enough for a 4070S.
Merciless_Hobo
I have a slightly more powerful system. 4070 Super and 7800x3D. I have a 750W. I’m fine. Tell your friend he ain’t too bright. That system ain’t using more than 500W on full CPU and GPU load.
nmathew
People massively overestimate how much power gaming systems draw. Full tilt during stress benchmarks, you’re looking at ~ 220W for the GPU and 150W for the CPU at PBO max.
Tricky-Research72
LOL I’ve had the exact same hardware before and it ran perfectly fine. Your friend may not be the brightest .
Your friend is half way right. Get a good brand name PSU like corsair or EVGA. Got my 9 year old corsair 750W works like a champ.
The wattage is good enough. But “high power psu – gen 5” wtf kind of brand is it? 😅😅
BrevilleMicrowave
It’s fine. Nvidia recommends a 650 watt PSU with the 4070 Super. Your friend has no idea what he is talking about.
Assaltwaffle
Your friend is diagnosed with stupid.
SyntheticRonin
750 psu is fine for it, but not enough for future upgrades IMO. Maybe he ment it in that way?
Skylius23
750W is fine, I run 1000W on somewhat similar hardware (Radeon high end instead) and I know it will work fine with 750W I just got a really good deal on a new 1000W that’s an A tier on the PSUs buyers guide at microcenter and I just couldn’t say no.
SnooPoems2540
MORE….POWERRRR…..
Bmacthecat
tell your friend to stop giving dumb pc advice
Comprehensive_Ship42
Gpu needs 550w and cpu need 110 so you are pretty safe .
Recipe-Jaded
AMD Gaming
RTX 4070 Super
potatosquat
4080, 5800x,750 watts, my 4080 is undervolted and everything is fine
TomPertwee
it exceeds the recommended power supply requirement by 50w ( but it doesn’t mean it requires 700w). I found out after wasting a lot of money that you aren’t required to go overboard with power supplies. My computer doesn’t use more than 650w even on heavy load ( 100 percent CPU, Ram and GPU usage using benchmarks).
Wirenfeldt
Meanwhile the SFF crowd runs 7800X3Ds and 4090s on the Corsair SF750 all day.. You’re probably good..
owntpwnt
Your more then good. 4070 will pull around 220 on max load, 7700 around 110. Even a 650 would be fine for that and you’d still get the optimal draw. Highpower psu although not ranked it’s not bad. I used to use a 650 for years. Was working fine with my new 7900xt for about a week before I upgraded it and that card draws 320-340
Masterfrag_387146
Its perfect , your friend is a dim dim for suggesting you that ya need anything to be changed
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When buying mine with a slightly more powerful 4070ti super, I was told by 3 different part picker websites 750 was enough
Not only is 750 plenty for that system, but going by the PSU tier list its likely a B tier (as long as it isn’t the performance Pro model) which is fine since the 4070 does t draw a ton of power
500 is the bare minimum. Just try it out, and see how she goes
Tell your friend to kick rocks.
that 750 is fine, anything stronger than a 4070 and you may want to consider upping it just to maintain upgrade headroom.
your friend is being overly concerned. not a bad thing, but he can relax in this case.
I run a 4070ti with a Ryzen 7 5800x3D with a 750w supply, never had any problems, your friend doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
I got 850 because it was bundled with my case of choice, 750 is more than enough for a 4070S.
I have a slightly more powerful system. 4070 Super and 7800x3D. I have a 750W. I’m fine. Tell your friend he ain’t too bright. That system ain’t using more than 500W on full CPU and GPU load.
People massively overestimate how much power gaming systems draw. Full tilt during stress benchmarks, you’re looking at ~ 220W for the GPU and 150W for the CPU at PBO max.
LOL I’ve had the exact same hardware before and it ran perfectly fine. Your friend may not be the brightest .
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/explorer/diy-builder/power-supply-units/plan-your-next-upgrade-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-ti/
Your friend is half way right. Get a good brand name PSU like corsair or EVGA. Got my 9 year old corsair 750W works like a champ.
The wattage is good enough. But “high power psu – gen 5” wtf kind of brand is it? 😅😅
It’s fine. Nvidia recommends a 650 watt PSU with the 4070 Super. Your friend has no idea what he is talking about.
Your friend is diagnosed with stupid.
750 psu is fine for it, but not enough for future upgrades IMO.
Maybe he ment it in that way?
750W is fine, I run 1000W on somewhat similar hardware (Radeon high end instead) and I know it will work fine with 750W I just got a really good deal on a new 1000W that’s an A tier on the PSUs buyers guide at microcenter and I just couldn’t say no.
MORE….POWERRRR…..
tell your friend to stop giving dumb pc advice
Gpu needs 550w and cpu need 110 so you are pretty safe .
AMD Gaming
RTX 4070 Super
4080, 5800x,750 watts, my 4080 is undervolted and everything is fine
it exceeds the recommended power supply requirement by 50w ( but it doesn’t mean it requires 700w). I found out after wasting a lot of money that you aren’t required to go overboard with power supplies. My computer doesn’t use more than 650w even on heavy load ( 100 percent CPU, Ram and GPU usage using benchmarks).
Meanwhile the SFF crowd runs 7800X3Ds and 4090s on the Corsair SF750 all day.. You’re probably good..
Your more then good. 4070 will pull around 220 on max load, 7700 around 110. Even a 650 would be fine for that and you’d still get the optimal draw. Highpower psu although not ranked it’s not bad. I used to use a 650 for years. Was working fine with my new 7900xt for about a week before I upgraded it and that card draws 320-340
Its perfect , your friend is a dim dim for suggesting you that ya need anything to be changed
850+ would be better
It’s fine but you won’t be able to upgrade