380w PSU for a small i3 Build with a 750Ti ?

AntDub

Hi guys,

Do you reckon I'd get away with the Antec 380w Bronze PSU that comes in the below case if I instal the below in it?

ANTEC NSK3180 BLACK USB3.0 MICRO-ATX CASE
http://store.antec.com/new-solution/nsk3180.html

Components in the PC.
i3-3240
8GB RAM
MSI H77 Micro-ATX Mobo
GIGABYTE GTX 750Ti 2GB GPU
128GB SSD
500GB HDD

I was about to stick in a 550w PSU but was wondering if I could reduce the cost a little, not sure if 380w is cutting it too fine though.

Thanks in advance guys.

zxxtonyxxz

I reckon go with a 400 to be safe as 550 is too high but im not one hundred percent sure if the 350 watt is too low but a 400 watt is a safe point anyway and it wouldnt break you

zxxtonyxxz

Actually seeing that the 380 watt psu comes with case and ur not ocing stick with the 380 its perfect for ur build

Severard

The downside to using the 380w is that you're leaving yourself with very little leeway when it comes to components that you may want to install in the future. I'd rather spend the extra couple of euro and get a power supply that had more watts just to be safe.

AntDub

By going with the 380w that's already in the case I can save him €35 instead of using the below 550w that I also have.

http://www.antec.com/pdf/flyers/VP550F_EN.pdf

I'll let him choose, just wanted to make sure it was enough.

Just found the below site and they reckon 350w will do it so backs up what you both said

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

Cheers.

TerrorFirmer

It's more than enough - doubly so. That build would only pull about 180w.

In fact you would get away with a GTX970 on that power supply with the rest of your setup. It's nothing to worry about at all.

Padovski

750 Ti gets along without an additional PCIe power connector even under extreme load, so 380 is enough. The only down side of it is lack of some sort of "future proofing".

AntDub

Cheers guys.