Ringoko Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 My PSU gets really noisy at random times, I'm going to assume it's faulty and return it but wanted to check if I should replace it or upgrade to more power. I'm calculating the below to be no more than 300W, and I only use it for general use, internet, torrents etc not gaming or video editing etc. Corsair Builder Series CX 430 AMD A8 5600K Black Edition CPU (100W?) MSI A55M-E33 FM2+ Motherboard (75W?) Samsung 24x DVD Sandisk 64gb SSD WD Green 4TB HDD (4W) WED Caviar Blue 1TB HDD (6W) PCI-E to USB 3.0 Expansion Card ARTIC Alpine 64 Pro CPU Cooler 2 case fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 your psu will run things but i always stay above 650w just to have some leeway ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandstorm1 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I agree. min 650 watt will give you room if and when you add/change things. also having a power supply larger than you need keeps it running cooler as the system doesn't really work it too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees jonnyguru Posted August 25, 2014 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 25, 2014 The closer you run the PSU to it's maximum capability, the hotter it's going to get and that's going to cause the fan to spin faster. I understand buying "close enough" PSUs to save money, but if noise is a concern, it's best to go for "overkill". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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