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Same with with the new build. I carried over the Corsair hx850 and it would shut down on load. So I replaced with another hx850 no crashes now.
Badsykes isn't going to listen unless you put it in a YouTube video.
The choices for me now is going for a gold 750w that costs 140$ or a bronze 750w (Seasonic B12 BC-750) valued at 75$ .
acroig
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DO NOT cheapen out on the PSU!
acroig
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Had this happen first time when I din 970 SLI with an Antec 850W. PSUs wear out over time.
The 140$ solution would be a Seasonic Prime GX-750 and a discounted Corsair RM750i from 2015.I had a Corsair HX750 and the fan died at some point.So the RM750i with CWM design seems intersting.THe HX750i is way too expensive.The only thing that bothered me with HX750 was the fan noise when low load.I had the 2009 version.
acroig
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I'd go Seasonic.
The Seasonic Prime is good, but I'd go for Gold standard at least. Again, talking about efficiency here, and Bronze is only 85% efficient at 50% load. Gold gets you up to 90% which, imo, is the bare minimum.
Another reason to get a PSU at 850watt rather than 650/750, is that the closer you are to the efficiency range (50% load), the cooler the PSU will run, so it won't turn the fan on. I have never heard my EVGA G3 1000w (Super Flower Leadex II re-brand) kick the fan up because even with a 3080TI, 10900K, and watercooling equipment, it's still not making the PSU work super hard.
Another reason to get a PSU at 850watt rather than 650/750, is that the closer you are to the efficiency range (50% load), the cooler the PSU will run, so it won't turn the fan on. I have never heard my EVGA G3 1000w (Super Flower Leadex II re-brand) kick the fan up because even with a 3080TI, 10900K, and watercooling equipment, it's still not making the PSU work super hard.
I will consider also the bequiet
bequiet psu are very quiet.
https://www.bequiet.com/en/psucalculator
According to their calculator my rig consumes 390 watt.They recommend a 550watt psu.It will be a 71% load.
Anyway with a 3080 they recommend a 750watt psu with 75% load on the on the PSU.The load will be 560watt.
Here are the choices ...
It's intersting the Dark Power has 200.000 hours than the rest.
https://www.bequiet.com/en/compare/...del-compare[][]=BN283&model-compare[][]=BN319
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You want to be as near to 50% as possible in order to be most efficient. The more efficient, the less the PSU has to work, and that means less heat, less noise, and it'll last longer.
BeQuiet do make good PSUs, so not a bad choice. I'd grab their 750watt or 850watt. I would not go lower than 750watt, and strongly recommend 850watt. Buy it once, and it lasts you a very, very long time. Also, remember you will be flashing the Vega56 back to Vega64, and with an overclock that consumes more power. You are definitely drawing more than 390watt with a 5600X + Vega56.
If I was buying a PSU today, it would be Seasonic or Superflower. No one else. The Superflower Leadex III is a top-notch PSU and priced quite well (at least in the States) as they are building brand recognition. They used to make PSUs for EVGA and some other brands - previously they only sold under the Superflower name in Asia.
BeQuiet do make good PSUs, so not a bad choice. I'd grab their 750watt or 850watt. I would not go lower than 750watt, and strongly recommend 850watt. Buy it once, and it lasts you a very, very long time. Also, remember you will be flashing the Vega56 back to Vega64, and with an overclock that consumes more power. You are definitely drawing more than 390watt with a 5600X + Vega56.
If I was buying a PSU today, it would be Seasonic or Superflower. No one else. The Superflower Leadex III is a top-notch PSU and priced quite well (at least in the States) as they are building brand recognition. They used to make PSUs for EVGA and some other brands - previously they only sold under the Superflower name in Asia.
I know about Superflower.What i am trying to do is get something very premium on sale. :P
I was really not prepared finnacially to replace the PSU also.
Wow .... rainbow
https://www.super-flower.com.tw/product-data.php?productID=96&lang=en
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Nagorak
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600w is indeed cutting it close for a 3080. My system pulls about 500w from the wall with my 3080 and 5900X. Technically a 600 or 650w can do it, but there's not that much extra margin.
Before Ampere I would have said a 650w is enough for almost all circumstances, but Ampere is ridiculously power hungry. Now I would say move up to at least 750w for safety.
With that being said, for a Vega 56 and Ryzen 5600X, 600w should be more than enough, unless you do something insane like put the power slider up to +50% (which won't gain any noticeable performance anyway; you need to undervolt Vega to get any real gains; throwing more power at the problem doesn't really help since the GPU voltage has already been pushed to the point of extreme diminishing returns, and it just leads to thermal throttling). But you may as well buy a little more capacity for the future.
Before Ampere I would have said a 650w is enough for almost all circumstances, but Ampere is ridiculously power hungry. Now I would say move up to at least 750w for safety.
With that being said, for a Vega 56 and Ryzen 5600X, 600w should be more than enough, unless you do something insane like put the power slider up to +50% (which won't gain any noticeable performance anyway; you need to undervolt Vega to get any real gains; throwing more power at the problem doesn't really help since the GPU voltage has already been pushed to the point of extreme diminishing returns, and it just leads to thermal throttling). But you may as well buy a little more capacity for the future.
acroig
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Well there's still the possibility of your mobo being damaged by the PSU but I highly doubt it. This should do the trick.