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sean10mm posted:OK, so here's a baseline: drat this is so cool of you to do. Thank you!
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Doccykins posted:Wattage wise the Founders Edition 3090 will pull 350W, the 3080 320W and they recommend a 750W PSU 220W is the same as current 2070s. Existing 2070s and 2080s also recommend bigger PSUs that the system power consumption will ever reach. They do this because many people have lovely whitebox PSUs in their dells that can't produce 400W of 12V despite being labelled 500W. (Everything that is demanding of power is 12V these days.) If you have a good PSU as recommended ITT, 550W will be completely fine for a 220W GPU because it can deliver a full 550W of pure 12V. blue squares posted:Also, things in general are very interchangeable, yes? So when I am going to buy, if the motherboard I wanted is out of stock, I can simply pick a similar one that is in stock and I am good? Or would I need to verify that nothing becomes incompatible? Covid has done that, but stock on many things (mobos, ram) has returned to being pretty solid. The $1200 "free money" did as much damage as the virus actually. Things are fairly interchangeable, within the obvious can't use intel CPU on AMD mobo zone. But not every mobo or ram stick is a good choice for one reason or another. Honestly you can ask ITT on the day you're ready to order if you're having any trouble and someone will be around who can look at stock and give you a suggestion.
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Does my build need a new PSU for a 3080? I’ve got a 550w seasonic and a 7700k. Might go FE, might wait for a EVGA. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/kinglyuser/saved/#view=pW3RvK Edit: I’ll probably also add a few more case fans
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Kingnothing posted:Does my build need a new PSU for a 3080? I’ve got a 550w seasonic and a 7700k. Seeing 650 or 700w being recommended for 3080s.
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Kingnothing posted:Does my build need a new PSU for a 3080? I’ve got a 550w seasonic and a 7700k. For a 3080 you'd be pushing it, it would probably handle it if your system is minimal on other stuff like HDDs. You'd be asking for like 500/550W though and the PSU would probably be spinning the fan hard. It's a $700 video card, don't be tight.
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Klyith posted:Honestly you can ask ITT on the day you're ready to order if you're having any trouble and someone will be around who can look at stock and give you a suggestion. Thanks. I'm about to buy everything that sean suggested. I added a 1TB internal SSD (which I checked for compatibility using PC Parts Picker) and a copy of windows 10, so I hit my $1000 budget. I can look into a new monitor at some point. I really like mine, but I don't know if there is a really noticeable difference when improving from a 1080p 60Hz monitor to something better. I don't love the case, but its going to be sitting on my floor and not being lugged to LAN parties or something like that, especially with the pandemic, so I guess I shouldn't give a poo poo. edit: actually looks like everything could arrive Friday except for the case. Good excuse to change it out for something that will arrive this week and let me use the weekend for setup and gaming! blue squares fucked around with this message at 20:10 on Sep 1, 2020 |
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Klyith posted:For a 3080 you'd be pushing it, it would probably handle it if your system is minimal on other stuff like HDDs. You'd be asking for like 500/550W though and the PSU would probably be spinning the fan hard. Fair. I can probably sell off my other parts and make it back.
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blue squares posted:I'm about to buy everything that sean suggested. I added a 1TB internal SSD (which I checked for compatibility using PC Parts Picker) and a copy of windows 10, so I hit my $1000 budget. Oh, don't buy a boxed windows 10. You can use a windows 7 key from an old computer if you've got one around. Or there are 2 goons in SAmart that resell bulk keys, get a Pro key from them for like $20. The keys are legit (reselling them may or may not be but that's their problem). Also which SSD did you pick if you don't mind? PCpartspicker either goes for the cheapest stuff, some of which are not great choices, or sorts by popularity and puts samsung at the top. (Samsung are good but overpriced.)
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Klyith posted:Oh, don't buy a boxed windows 10. You can use a windows 7 key from an old computer if you've got one around. Or there are 2 goons in SAmart that resell bulk keys, get a Pro key from them for like $20. The keys are legit (reselling them may or may not be but that's their problem). Thanks for the tip on Windows 10. I don't have an old key but I will use the goons. I found this SSD using Newegg rather than partspicker. I just used PPP to verify it was compatible. https://www.newegg.com/intel-665p-series-1tb/p/N82E16820167469?Item=N82E16820167469. I'm shopping for cases right now and then will pull the trigger. Feel free to link any suggestions! I just need something where everything will fit and where there are at least a couple of top front USB ports for convenience. Picking a case feels really hard, but I know it should be simple. It should be one of those things you can't really gently caress up as long as your stuff fits. blue squares fucked around with this message at 20:25 on Sep 1, 2020 |
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blue squares posted:I found this SSD using Newegg rather than partspicker. I just used PPP to verify it was compatible. https://www.newegg.com/intel-665p-series-1tb/p/N82E16820167469?Item=N82E16820167469. That is a QLC drive. QLC is fine, but they get slower as the drive fills up and IMO are less suited as a main system drive. My suggestion would be the WD SN550, which is IMO the best price/performance drive for a gaming desktop. quote:I'm shopping for cases right now and then will pull the trigger. Feel free to link any suggestions! I just need something where everything will fit and where there are at least a couple of top front USB ports for convenience. The Phanteks that sean10mm picked is a good case for the money. Your mobo is a MATX one, so if you'd like something smaller you could get the thermaltake versa H18. Add a 140mm fan as well since that case only comes with 1 120mm fan (which means it'll come to the same price as the phanteks, but smaller). edit: or since you have budget left, you could go for a more expensive case. A case can be a good investment, they last through multiple upgrades. Mine's over 10 years old and still fine. But I'd need to know what type of thing you like for that.
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Klyith posted:That is a QLC drive. QLC is fine, but they get slower as the drive fills up and IMO are less suited as a main system drive. My suggestion would be the WD SN550, which is IMO the best price/performance drive for a gaming desktop. Excellent, thank you! I switched out the SSD. I also stuck with the case. A second recommendation is good enough for me, and I looked at more photos to see that it does have USB ports on the top. Those weren't shown in the first few photos and I missed them. Order placed!! I paid slightly extra to get everything here at the same time because I am a big impatient baby I have been thinking about doing this for so long. I am really excited to get back into PC gaming. I'm going to get some frowns from my girlfriend for spending this money but it's mine and I can afford it so it's all good. Thank you for your help Klyith and Sean! blue squares fucked around with this message at 20:43 on Sep 1, 2020 |
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Okay so here's my final part list including a new power supply, which I did not cheap out on because I have had one explode before and it wasn't a fun time! PCPartPicker Part List CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($289.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($125.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($104.95 @ Amazon) Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($142.99 @ Amazon) Total: $816.89 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-01 16:34 EDT-0400 I double checked that the RAM is on the QVL list for the motherboard, and PCPartPicker isn't showing me any compatibality issues, so I think I'm good to go.
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So here is my suggestion for a "I want more than a 3600" build now that we have some actual information about the RTX 3000 release. Still trying to keep a strong focus on bang for the buck. Feeling good about that RTX 3070 now that we know it has an MSRP of $499 and the performance of a 2080Ti that had an MSRP of $1,200 lol PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($289.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 CO CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI MAG B550M BAZOOKA Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($104.95 @ Amazon) Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($99.41 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan ($14.95 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan ($14.95 @ Amazon) Custom: RTX 3070 ($500.00) Total: $1314.20 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-01 16:21 EDT-0400 The more excessive version of the same build, which is probably closer to what I'll actually do in October-November because I'm dumb, looks like this: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($289.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($164.99 @ B&H) Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($69.49 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($93.98 @ B&H) Power Supply: Fractal Design Ion+ 760 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan ($14.95 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan ($14.95 @ Amazon) Custom: SK hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe NVMe Gen3 M.2 2280 Internal SSD - up to 3500MB/s ($134.99 @ Amazon) Custom: RTX 3070 ($500.00) Total: $1493.23 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-01 16:22 EDT-0400 The D15S is massive overkill, but is also very quiet, is offset away from the PCIe slots to prevent compatibility issues and can probably be carried over to any future build. Also I always regret when I don't go bigger on a heat sink due to noise, thermals or both, but that's just me. The extra beefiness of this board vs. the Bazooka is largely of theoretical value, but this is probably the cheapest path to big boi 12+2 phase VRMs and 6 layer PCBs. Moving up to "ideal" for Ryzen 3600 CL16 RAM is actually kind of cheap... though it's also unlikely to do much IRL. So flip a coin here. Meshify C is subjectively nicer and is the bling hater's choice for an airflow case. This is an overkill PSU in terms of watts and efficiency on paper, but it's also compact, well reviewed and has nice solid black cables that are nice and flexible to make your life easier. The value of a "higher end" PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 drive IRL is... debatable... for most users. The P31 looks to be at or near the top of the that class while being priced in the middle of the pack. WampaLord posted:Okay so here's my final part list including a new power supply, which I did not cheap out on because I have had one explode before and it wasn't a fun time! You might want to consider the B550M Bazooka instead, the price is basically the same but you get the newer chipset with PCIe 4.0 on the video card slot & M.2 slot. Unless I already suggested this and you didn't do it for some reason I forgot 
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sean10mm posted:You might want to consider the B550M Bazooka instead, the price is basically the same but you get the newer chipset with PCIe 4.0 on the video card slot & M.2 slot. This? https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mJQfrH/msi-mag-b550m-bazooka-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-mag-b550m-bazooka E: VVV Awesome, added to the build. WampaLord fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Sep 1, 2020 |
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Hello, I posted a couple times but never pulled the trigger, and I have a bigger budget to work with now. I was waiting for new tech to come out and for prices to stabilize, is it getting time to buy soon? Is there a good build I can snag from someone? Here's what I'm looking for: What country are you in?: USA What are you using the system for?: Gaming, streaming, and UE development. I'm not a "Pro" yet so I don't need top-of-the-line, but I'd like to start some real 3D graphics work. What's your budget?: Whatever I need to hit these specs, this is going to be my new baby for a while. $2000+ If you’re doing professional work, what software do you need to use?: Unreal Engine, Maya If you're gaming, what is your monitor resolution / refresh rate?: My monitor is 1080p/144hz. I'm looking for medium-high settings on like Modern Warfare or something. It's my first big PC and I'm out of my depth with regards to brands and putting it together and stuff so any suggestions are appreciated. D1Sergo fucked around with this message at 12:52 on Sep 2, 2020 |
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sean10mm posted:The more excessive version of the same build, which is probably closer to what I'll actually do in October-November because I'm dumb, looks like this: I might just steal this but get a 3080 instead.
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Should I just get this? https://www.newegg.com/super-flower-leadex-iii-sf-850f14hg-850w/p/1HU-024C-00005 The price seems better than most PSU prices right now, and I’m not exactly looking to get hosed buying one for the 3080 I’m gonna get.
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Kingnothing posted:Should I just get this? I'd bite the bullet and get a name brand for the PSU. Corsair/EVGA/Seasonic. Why risk it all with something that has just one review.
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Kingnothing posted:Should I just get this? You could but you don't need an 850w PSU for a 300w GPU + sub-200W CPU. Mu Zeta posted:I'd bite the bullet and get a name brand for the PSU. Corsair/EVGA/Seasonic. Why risk it all with something that has just one review. Superflower is an OEM that makes PSUs for other companies. They're fine. Don't look at store reviews, look at real reviews. It's a decent PSU. It's not what I'd do -- it's more watts than needed and given a few weeks before getting a 3080 I'd imagine I could find a platinum 650 for that price -- but it's fine.
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I'm looking for a 5.25" front-panel USB thing that will give me a lot of USB ports. 5+ v3.0+ preferred. I found some on Amazon but the reviews are kinda lovely. Does anyone have a recommendation for a particular model that is decent?
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Sagebrush posted:I'm looking for a 5.25" front-panel USB thing that will give me a lot of USB ports. 5+ v3.0+ preferred. I found some on Amazon but the reviews are kinda lovely. Does anyone have a recommendation for a particular model that is decent? Lots of usb 3 isn't likely without a built-in hub and that's the part than might be crap. Something like this should have zero possible quality issues since it is just ports that connect directly to your mobo headers. No hub or anything. Only 2 are USB 3 though. Your mobo probably only has 2 USB 3 headers, so the max you're gonna get from that without a hub is 4 ports. If you really need more than that (wtf why) you should just get a well-reviewed powered desktop hub rather than a PC case accessory.
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So I'm trying to piece together a $1000 (Ampere not included) build to house the 3070 my girlfriend is getting. This will be purely for gaming, nothing else really, which is why I went Intel since my experience with overclocking has been fairly good. We don't plan on getting 4K monitors, we're pretty happy with 1440/144hz atm. CPU: Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($192.89 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($133.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($139.99 @ Corsair) Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($229.99 @ Best Buy) Case: Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.00 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair RMx White (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($150.98 @ Newegg) Total: $1016.82 How does this look? If we decide to put a 3080 in this thing, will that CPU bottleneck it? Also, I know Ryzen is hot right now, but is there any particular reason the Ryzen 5 equivalent would be better than this i5? Thanks Goons! Shogunner fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Sep 2, 2020 |
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Shogunner posted:How does this look? If we decide to put a 3080 in this thing, will that CPU bottleneck it? Also, I know Ryzen is hot right now, but is there any particular reason the Ryzen 5 equivalent would be better than this i5? Thanks Goons! The 3080 will be bottlenecked by PCIE 3.0. The 9600K has no SMT and will be the first wave of 6 core chips to struggle with next gen titles. This is a bad buy. I was ambilviant about Intel vs AMD up till a week ago when Hardware Unboxed showed the PCIE 4.0 matters even with a 5700XT in some titles. If you are doing intel, wait for Rocket Lake. Otherwise Ryzen is now a must. Top end Ampere will almost certainly lose performance with PCIE 3.0
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sean10mm posted:So here is my suggestion for a "I want more than a 3600" build now that we have some actual information about the RTX 3000 release. Still trying to keep a strong focus on bang for the buck. Quoting this so I can find it in a month when I start to build it exactly!
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MikeC posted:The 3080 will be bottlenecked by PCIE 3.0. The 9600K has no SMT and will be the first wave of 6 core chips to struggle with next gen titles. This is a bad buy. I was ambilviant about Intel vs AMD up till a week ago when Hardware Unboxed showed the PCIE 4.0 matters even with a 5700XT in some titles. If you are doing intel, wait for Rocket Lake. Otherwise Ryzen is now a must. Top end Ampere will almost certainly lose performance with PCIE 3.0 Ah drat, okay. We'll probably go Ryzen 5 for her then. How's this? CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($208.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard ($127.99 @ Walmart) Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($139.99 @ Corsair) Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($229.99 @ Best Buy) Case: NZXT H510 Elite ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.88 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair RMx White (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($150.98 @ Newegg) Total: $1067.81 Also, Intel is so confusing now. So Comet Lake is their latest right? If my rig (with a 3080) needed the highest single core overclocked performance within reason to play a shittily optimized racing sim in VR, would a 10700K be a good purchase? Or do Ampere owners really have to wait for Rocket Lake?
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Klyith posted:You could but you don't need an 850w PSU for a 300w GPU + sub-200W CPU. Even if I stuff like 5 3.5” hdds and a shitload of fans 850w wouldn’t be worth it? I’d be worried about 650 not cutting it, and I can’t find at 750w that are even the same price, let alone cheaper. Supposedly this is the defacto PSU quality list, which puts this particular unit at a good buy https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/
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PSA, for those who don't already know this: It is SUPER loving NOT SAFE to reuse modular power cables between different PSUs, sometimes even within the same brand. I just upgraded from an EVGA 650 GQ to an 850 GA and reused the cables to save time with the swap and destroyed my SSD. Fortunately it looks like everything else has survived intact, I think only the SATA cables were different. I wouldn't even care all that much about the SSD, all my important data was on HDDs and most of my games use steam cloud for saves. But Underrail does not and I lost my 50+ hour save  Also a few hours after UPS dropped off my new parts including an RTX 2070 super, Nvidia announced the release dates of the RTX 30 series. Oh well. And one of the drives in my server zfs pool is having issues. I have not had a good day. EDIT: And I just checked a PSU calculator and I probably didn't even need to upgrade FFS SavageMessiah fucked around with this message at 04:18 on Sep 2, 2020 |
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Kingnothing posted:Even if I stuff like 5 3.5” hdds and a shitload of fans 850w wouldn’t be worth it? If you've got 5 HDDs that deff rules out a premium 550W, that's all. If you're worried you can look at reviews that measure total system power draw: a 2080 ti with a -X 140W cpu barely goes over 450W. The 3080 is adding like 40W over the 2080ti. A good 650W will easily cover it. I think that tier list is dumb for a number of reasons, but I'll say that the superflower is a good buy for 850w. The objection was only that 850w is overkill and that you can get 10 year units (of less wattage) for the same price. In stock is a different question OTOH, and if you want to buy now that may the thing that's available. It looks like there's been another run on PSUs, probably nvidia announcing it make everyone buy all the 6 & 750s. But I'm seeing the corsair RMX 750 at corsair (same price, 10 year), the corsair 750 TXM at amazon (cheaper, 7 year), and an evga G5 650 (same price, 10 year) at newegg. Too big a PSU doesn't do any harm. You super don't need to get twice the watts that your system uses, that advice was last current like 15 years ago. But there's nothing bad about it other than money. SavageMessiah posted:PSA, for those who don't already know this: It is SUPER loving NOT SAFE to reuse modular power cables between different PSUs, sometimes even within the same brand. gently caress dude. It is in bold all caps in the OP, but I really should have made a huge blingee text gif. EVGA is one of the few that does that, probably because they cannot stop introducing new models and they buy from every OEM. Still sucks.
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I'm pretty sure 90+% percent of people don't read the whole OP because a. OPs are always out of date and b. its loving huge, but all of it is relevant information to someone. Also, I still need to add Intel 10th gen... Proptip: If your OP is going to be very large, split it into multiple posts, makes the whole editing thing much simpler.
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Klyith posted:If you've got 5 HDDs that deff rules out a premium 550W, that's all. If you're worried you can look at reviews that measure total system power draw: a 2080 ti with a -X 140W cpu barely goes over 450W. The 3080 is adding like 40W over the 2080ti. A good 650W will easily cover it. Not trying to split hairs here, because I do really appreciate the advice. But the superflower is a 10 year. Is the RMX line better build then the superflower? Because if they’re both 10 year gold and basically the same thing I don’t see why I’d go 100w lower for the same price.
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