QUOTE(targon @ May 14 2023, 08:55 AM)
depends on what psu u re using and its age and your other components.
That being said, u re treading on tight rope on that 550w.
If I m to buy a new Psu now, I will consider my hardware usage at least 5 years down the road.
Mid range GPU power consumption is about 200 - 300 W. and that's not including any transient power spikes.
PSU is the most misunderstood of all components. There are some ppl who thinks they can get by now by buying just enough wattage. Sooner or later it's the hardware requirements that will outrun them.
No harm for you to get a new 850 watts at least. It will service u for years to come.
Yeah the 4070 seems like it draws similar amount of power as my 6650xt so I was thinking its just plug and play with my current PSU. I do plan to upgrade my PSU together with CPU in the future though. Im kinda prioritizing the GPU upgrade first.
QUOTE(babylon52281 @ May 14 2023, 03:19 PM)
Whats ur other specs? If you been running a 12900K and using the iGPU of course that 550W PSU faced no problems to date but add on that 4070 and you got BIG problem. Instead why not use a online PSU calculator to find out whats the safe wattage for ur needs?
Im currently using a 6650xt paired with ryzen 5 5500 cpu.
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gefor...0_review,5.htmlIf the above review is to be believed, the 4070 and 6650xt draws fairly similar amount of wattage
This post has been edited by yellowflashdude: May 14 2023, 08:34 PM