GoldenLag

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3Hwkcf/corsair-cxf-550-w-80-bronze-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020216-na https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sMM323/evga-supernova-g3-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0550 id suggest getting an actual decent PSU instead of the Group regulated EVGA W1. So either the G3 or step up to the CXF. https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VXyqqs/silicon-power-a80-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-su001tbp34a80m28ab better cheaper SSD worth considering. id also suggest reconsidering the Case for something with better airflow.

you dont need to get a new PSU. if you want to get a new PSU for some reason. the SF750 would be the best choice as far as SFX PSUs go, as far as im aware.

atm, the first step is just getting a GPU that is around 700$ or less for near MSRP. (key word: near MSRP) so one of these: 3060, 6600xt, 3060ti, 6700xt, 3070/ti, RX 6800. once you have managed to get one of these near MSRP, then you can order the rest, as the GPU atm will be the hardest component to get near MSRP. sorry for not being specific with component choices, but given by the time you have managed to get a GPU, new stuff may have arrived on the market, or prices may have changed notably. and some nitpicking of the other builds mentioned:

sure, but he should at the very least at that point pick a decent cheaper unit. edit: i just noticed you pointed to a Litepower unit aswell, not just the GD, which is mediocre. You are aware that the Litepower is a pretty poor unit, right?

then i dont have a perticularly good suggestion. seems maybe one setting may increase CPU load. A core may not necceserily be at 100% for you to be singlethread performance limited. Id probably just DDU and reinstall drivers to make sure thats not the issue. edit: worth noting Tessalation may also just drop GPU performance quite a bit.

well you should be able to view each core utilization in both afterburne and taskmangar, (unsure about radeon software) just increase or decrease GPU load and see if it has any notable impact on the framerate.

then its entirely possible you may be CPU limited. However on the plus side, you can just increase the settings, and fps should stay roughly the same. Assuming its not a setting that increases CPU load.

So in Afterburner, is it a core measurement, or a total measurement. a core being labeled, as an example, "CPU4 usage". While total load being "CPU usage" also, does increasing graphics in the setings have any meaningfull impact on the performance? assuming you have properly installed the drivers for the card.

is this a measurment of the highest load of any of the 6 cores? because if this is Taskmanager total utlization reading, then its likely you may be limited by the singlethread performance of the CPU.

depends on the rail configuration and if you use multiple rails for the GPU instead of 1. its a more notable issue on PSUs that are more sensetive to transient loads.

By looking at reviews by good reviewers. Some examples: But generally speaking the graphics of 4000-series or 5000-series are better than current intel integrated solutions for both Mobile and desktop. You should be comparing performance.

G5 is a downgrade. so dont switch. just flip in on the used market if it was bundled, and the if the G2 works

Some specific GPUs have more intense transient loads than others. Like GA102 GPUs or Vega. Shutdowns are from some protections kicking in, and are not "crashes". Worth noting some PSUs are far more sensetive to transient loads than others. This is one of the most transient sensetive PSUs on the market, so its very likely this will trip with the rtx 3080. Id recommend taking a look at a better PSU, like a Rev DF/MSI A GF/RMx at 750w or greater wattage. If you are buying in the US id probably pick up this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WxZzK8/msi-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mpg-a850gf Mostly because its not that much more costly compared to equivalent 750w offerings.

this only really has a bearing on the efficiency of the powersupply, not how good the powersupply itself is btw. sounds more like a faulty PSU or excessive inrush current (which would be the PSU). Also worth noting that this is among the transient sensetive PSUs id avoid using with GA102 GPUs like the RTX 3090, as it is prone to tripping under transient load. This also applies to the Prime PSUs from Seasonic, which that unit is based on.

does not really apply to the GA104 silicon. GA104 is fairly tame powerdraw wise, and it doesnt induce the transient load that GA102 has shown. id test and see, its likely perfectly fine, but if you are upgrading. How much are you spending and where? because that would be usefull in suggesting a powersupply.

Like im not 100% on that, but that was the hourmark for the Navi 21 and Navi 22 mark iirc.

If im not misstaken, its launching 9AM EST. Whatever that is in your timezone.

To reiterate, yes its that bad. Well other than the very lacking protection coverage which makes it specifically prone to not shutting down during loads it cannot handle. Its not that its not "impressive", its the fact its just bad. Mostly related to the protection coverage afaik. Edit: specifically an issue in regards to the minor rails. He genuinely needs a power upgrade given what PSU is powering his quite costly system.

none of that hardware is gonna get close to tripping that PSU, even with extensive overclocking of both the GPU and CPU......... and CX non-modular greylabel is a pretty respectable PSU model.

I might be reading it wrong, but at least how ive read it, the GPU is drawing fuck all in terms of power, and the core is hovering around 1100mhz and TGP around 110w. Granted the polling rate isnt very high, but it suddenly spiking to something that would trip a protection is odd.

Given its a pretty poor group regulated unit, it wouldnt be a suprise if it was the culprit when it came to taking out cards. Granted its doing it a bit faster than what i would expect. The issue is not wattage, you could use a lower wattage unit and be fine, issue is how good the powersupply is, and what its actually outputting to the hardware. So either very unlucky, or something else, like the PSU is causing it

really wont change much.

from wall to PSU its practically the same. unless you are changing between huge wattage differences, its gonna be fine.

yeah, im missreading posts again. My bad.

swapping the same EPS cable between PSUs? Everything from nothing, to killing things. Only the motherboard side of the cable is standard, the PSU SIDE IS NOT. swapping cables between PSUs is a BIG NO NO unless you are 100% sure they are exactly the same. Cuz otherwise dont be suprised if you kill things. unless im reading this post entirely wrong. PSU SIDE OF CABLES IS NOT STANDARD AT ALL. shuffling cables between PSUs without being 100% sure is one way to kill things. edit: appears i still havent learned the ancient art of reading, my bad