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SAFE Compatibility of PSU with GPU

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/safe-compatibility-of-psu-with-gpu.212761/

kg11sgbg
kg11sgbg Original post #1
Oct 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Friends is this:--->
Cooler Master MWE Bronze 650 V3 230V 80 Plus Bronze 650 Watt ATX 3.1 Power Supply

A SAFE BET AGAINST THIS:--->

ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500XT Phantom Gaming pci_e_4 D OC 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 ????​


Please Guide me.
bssunilreddy
bssunilreddy #2
Oct 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
kg11sgbg said:
Friends is this:--->
Cooler Master MWE Bronze 650 V3 230V 80 Plus Bronze 650 Watt ATX 3.1 Power Supply

A SAFE BET AGAINST THIS:--->

ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500XT Phantom Gaming pci_e_4 D OC 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 ????​


Please Guide me.
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Go with V2 version of cooler master psu.
Your GPU and psu is supported and compatible. Don't worry.
quicky008
quicky008 #4
Oct 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
its fine-V3 should be ok.
Desmond
Desmond #5
Oct 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Are Cooler Master PSUs good now? There is a PSU blacklist thread on this forum where CM PSUs are blacklisted.
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #6
Oct 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I still wouldn't trust them with top end GPUs. Better safe than sorry.
patkim
patkim #7
Oct 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Every good GPU brand publishes the min PSU requirement for a stable system that should be met to properly run the GPU.

*pg.asrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB OC/index.asp#Specification

Generally keep a tolerance of some additional Watts from what min is specified for better performance.

Secondly if you ever go for high end board or GPU make sure that the PSU has all the required connectors.

More than 15 years ago when I bought Gigabyte 880GM board, it had 4+4 CPU EPS connector and I had to carefully look for a PSU back then that actually supplied 4+4 EPS connector where most common models were still supplying 4 Pin EPS and most vendors gave me "Yeah 4 pin wala chal jayega le lo" reply!