Inspiron 5680 PSU upgrade

Question

I'm looking to upgrade my Inspiron 5680 (i7-8700, 8gb ram, GTX 1060-3gb) to an RTX 2070 and I will need to upgrade the PC's 460w PSU. I was looking at this PSU. I have seen similar questions but I am wondering whether that PSU will work. I am also open to suggestions on other PSUs.

redxps630 · Accepted Answer

Inspiron5680 is a full tower pc. Any ATX psu will fit. You need to consider psu w extra long cables in this full tower case so cables can reach various connector on motherboard and gpu. take a look of this pic that shows good cable management.

Your gpu needs an 8 pin gpu power connector. The link you sent does not lead to a psu.

redxps630 · Answer

A while back someone was also asking about psu upgrade to Raidmax.

The answer is not a good idea. This is a known poor quality no name brand psu. You will be taking a big risk to damage your high end components with this psu.

plenty of reviews will tell you not to buy a Raidmax, because they strip out a lot of the protection stuff that makes the PSU turn off when bad things happen. They also tend to use cheap caps, so after a while you'll likely get high ripple and voltage instability, leading to potential crashes and other issues.

I suggest choosing a reputable name brand: Seasonic, Corsair, EVGA, Antec, Rosewill.

RTX 2070 Recommended System Power is 550W. Corsair CX550M or Seasonic SSR-600TLwould be some good candidate.

QWERTYL · Answer

Thanks for the warning! I have a follow-up question: will any ATX PSU (assuming it fits) work or do I need a specific kind?

QWERTYL · Answer

How about this one https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=33_1938&item_id=165547

Bbrecht · Answer

I used a Corsair RM850x and I needed to modify the case for the power cord. No biggie. Pleanty Cut opening on bottom by 1'of power for what I need and quiet. Modular unit so I only hooked up what I needed.

Jonathangtz · Answer

I bought a 650 evga power supply for mine and it runs loud , the fans sound at 100% the whole time since the PC boots, any tips on this?

CrimsonCruizer · Answer

Hi, I just purchased the same Corsair but couldn't find a connector in the bag for the 4 wires (brown and black) top left. How did you connect that? It's a 4 pin connector.

Chino de Oro · Answer

Look for an 8-pin cable with marking CPU.  It can be split into x2 of 4-pin, and only one keyed to match with the connector on motherboard.

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