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Hi I have just bought my custom built gaming pc, the pc itself will have a MAXIMUM 513 watts and the power supply is 550w, basically my question is will that work fine
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It should work fine but it's I would recommend upgrading psu if yiou can afford to as the recommended psu should have at least 25% more watts than the estimated maximum you pc will use.
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So you would probably go for a 650
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If you want to overclock at all you need to upgrade..you barely pass the requirements to power your pc...I recommend to upgrade to a 650.
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ryanmitchell94 wrote So you would probably go for a 650
Or maybe 750 if you want extra room in case you feel like upgrading in the future because if you end up needing more than 650, you would have to buy another psu. I went with 850 and my build on requires 500watts but that was because I have extra money.
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Have just upgraded order to 650 thanks for help
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ryanmitchell94 wrote Have just upgraded order to 650 thanks for help


What make and model did you order?

Probably is not good. Please dont be CX series
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The quality matters more than the wattage, as long as the unit is of sufficient wattage to power your rig. 550W is more than enough for the majority of modern single card rigs with a nice overclock.
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First off, what PC did you buy?...
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Without knowing what's inside the PC we can't help.

PSU wattage calculators are shit, so ignore them.
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