If you want a more elaborate: no single-GPU system needs a stronger PSU than that, unless you have some really power-hungry high-end GPU. A GTX 1050 is anything but that; it draws around 70 W under full load. The entire consumption of your system under stress test will be under 220 W. A better-grade 300 Watt power supply could power your PC comfortably. It is just PSUs are the thing most people really like to tend to overcalculate. And I mean really overcalculate. There are fully-fledged PCs than need less than 15 Watts of power at full load.
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I don't think so, you will need more than that tbh.
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http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/
This might help. :) When I was building my PC everything I read kept suggesting a PSU over 500W just to be safe even for simple systems, there's no harm going over but going under could wreck your machine.
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Just remember that PSU manfacturers like to suggest much more power than is neccesary.
Depending where you live you may also consider Bequiet PSUs which are the quasi-standard in Germany.
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The only thing I'd add to what mjneal said, is... Be sure the PSU you get is at least 80+ Bronze Certified. Higher certifications like silver and gold are better, but bronze I find is good enough, you simply don't want to get a psu that doesn't have the certification.
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You can get away with a smaller one, but if the price is right, it sounds like a good size. I would suggest a power supply bigger than you need for 3 reasons.
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https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/
Tier 1-3 is acceptable. 450W would be just enough.
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Hello,
I wonder if a Thermaltake 450W (Active PCF) will be enough to power :
CPU : i5-4460 (3.2Ghz)
GPU : GTX 1050Ti 4GB
RAM : Avexir 2x4GB (8GB kit)
HDD : 1TB WD HDD
Thanks :)
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