Recommended PSU wattage for 8700k & 2080 ti?

[Connorg27]

Hello guys, 

 

      I'm sure this has been covered at some point in one way or another, but I'd like to know what you think for my specific build.

 

Currently, i have an evga g2 850w psu powering:

-8700k OC to 4.8 on all cores

-corsair h115i pro aio

-1080ti

-2 1tb ssd's

-1 tb hdd

-z390 mobo (msi pro carbon)

-some led's

-4 140mm case fans.

 

 I bought a evga xc gaming 2080ti that is coming in the mail soon. Do you think I am alright staying with my 850w psu or should i upgrade?

 

Thanks for your thoughts

[Dedayog]

Just now, Connorg27 said:

Hello guys, 

 

      I'm sure this has been covered at some point in one way or another, but I'd like to know what you think for my specific build.

 

Currently, i have an evga g2 850w psu powering:

-8700k OC to 4.8 on all cores

-corsair h115i pro aio

-1080ti

-2 1tb ssd's

-1 tb hdd

-z390 mobo (msi pro carbon)

-some led's

-4 140mm case fans.

 

 I bought a evga xc gaming 2080ti that is coming in the mail soon. Do you think I am alright staying with my 850w psu or should i upgrade?

 

Thanks for your thoughts

650w would be more than enough, so 850w is overkill.  Keep the PSU.

[Spotty]

4 minutes ago, Connorg27 said:

 I bought a evga xc gaming 2080ti that is coming in the mail soon. Do you think I am alright staying with my 850w psu or should i upgrade?

You could power two 2080Tis with an 850W PSU. No need to change PSUs.
Also the 2080Ti uses pretty much the same power as the 1080Ti.

[Connorg27]

1 minute ago, jstudrawa said:

650w would be more than enough, so 850w is overkill.  Keep the PSU.

Thanks for the reply. Thats great to know. Love your build too!  So with that much headroom do you think I can OC the 2080ti as well? Although I probably wont considering the temps people are getting at stock lol

[GoldenLag]

5 minutes ago, Connorg27 said:

Do you think I am alright staying with my 850w psu or should i upgrade?

you can run that combo with a good 500-550 watt PSU. 

[Princess Luna]

6 minutes ago, Connorg27 said:

my 850w psu or should i upgrade?

Can you specify what PSU is it?

 

Wattage is fine but there's so much more than just wattage on a PSU.

[Connorg27]

Just now, Spotty said:

You could power two 2080Tis with an 850W PSU. No need to change PSUs.
Also the 2080Ti uses pretty much the same power as the 1080Ti.

Yeah your right and thats definitely great to hear considering how much a pain in the ass getting my power supply out was at first haha. Thank you for the reply

[Connorg27]

Just now, Princess Cadence said:

Can you specify what PSU is it?

 

Wattage is fine but there's so much more than just wattage on a PSU.

Thanks for the reply. It is an EVGA g2 850w 80+ gold

[Spotty]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Can you specify what PSU is it?

They did...

7 minutes ago, Connorg27 said:

Currently, i have an evga g2 850w psu powering: 

 

[Princess Luna]

Just now, Connorg27 said:

Thanks for the reply. It is an EVGA g2 850w 80+ gold

You're perfectly fine to keep using it

[Connorg27]

Just now, Spotty said:

They did...

 

Yeah haha but no worries. Im seriously humbled by all the replies. Ltt is the best. Everyone else people just rip on me for not knowing things

[Connorg27]

9 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

650w would be more than enough, so 850w is overkill.  Keep the PSU.

Forgot to mention the 32gb 3200mhz ram but im sure 850w is still fine right?

[Dedayog]

4 minutes ago, Connorg27 said:

Yeah haha but no worries. Im seriously humbled by all the replies. Ltt is the best. Everyone else people just rip on me for not knowing things

To answer your OC question, you have hundreds of watts of headroom.  You literally cannot use 850w with your setup even at max OC for every component (short of LN2 maybe, I have no experience with that).

 

I OC my rig and I pull 450w from the wall.

 

Btw, thank you.  She runs well

 

EDIT:  Get your 8700K to 5.0GHz too, feed that 2080Ti.

[Spotty]

1 minute ago, Connorg27 said:

Forgot to mention the 32gb 3200mhz ram but im sure 850w is still fine right?

Hmm... Is it RGB RAM? If it's RGB then that might be a problem.

Just kidding. RAM uses barely any power... Like 2W. You'll be fine.

[Connorg27]

Just now, jstudrawa said:

To answer your OC question, you have hundreds of watts of headroom.  You literally cannot use 850w with your setup even at max OC for every component (short of LN2 maybe).

 

I OC my rig and I pull 450w from the wall.

 

Btw, thank you.  She runs well

Sweet thats what i figured. I think i saw Linus build 2 2080ti's sli on 1000w so i shouldve known better lol. I actually have the auros 1080ti now and im a little sad to retire that beast of a card but its bittersweet of course! Take care and thanks again!!

[Connorg27]

Just now, Spotty said:

Hmm... Is it RGB RAM? If it's RGB then that might be a problem.

Just kidding. RAM uses barely any power... Like 2W. You'll be fine.

Lmaoo oh no, it is though, trident z. Better get a 1200w just to be safe

[Dedayog]

Just now, Connorg27 said:

Sweet thats what i figured. I think i saw Linus build 2 2080ti's sli on 1000w so i shouldve known better lol. I actually have the auros 1080ti now and im a little sad to retire that beast of a card but its bittersweet of course! Take care and thanks again!!

It's been a great card so far.  To ask... what are you upgrading for?    What's prompting the outlay of $1300 that a 1080Ti can't do?

[Connorg27]

1 minute ago, jstudrawa said:

It's been a great card so far.  To ask... what are you upgrading for?    What's prompting the outlay of $1300 that a 1080Ti can't do?

My brother actually gave me his alienware 34inch ultrawide 1440p monitor and although I can always drop settings to high or lower shadows etc, i really wanted to take advantage of the monitor's 120hz without sacrificing quality (coming from a 1080p ultrawide before so the drop was pretty huge). I know its stupid and certainly not worth it at first, but i did find a buyer for my 1080ti for 550$, so i was halfway there. My thinking was to be covered for another few years and will hopefully be worth it soon enough. What are your thoughts?

[Dedayog]

Just now, Connorg27 said:

My brother actually gave me his alienware 34inch ultrawide 1440p monitor and although I can always drop settings to high or lower shadows etc, i really wanted to take advantage of the monitor's 120hz without sacrificing quality (coming from a 1080p ultrawide before so the drop was pretty huge). I know its stupid and certainly not worth it at first, but i did find a buyer for my 1080ti for 550$, so i was halfway there. My thinking was to be covered for another few years and will hopefully be worth it soon enough. What are your thoughts?

Well, you better be covered for 5 years with that setup and cash outlay Realistically, that system should be good for that long.

 

I can't fault the decision, especially since I see what an 8700K + 1080Ti does with a 1440p UW.  Yeah, enjoy it.  

 

Send me a PM when you get it all working:

 

1.  If you can get your 8700K to 5.0GHz

2.  Games and FPS on the 2080Ti on that UW.

3.  Send me your $50 admin fee to join the #UWMR

 

[Connorg27]

1 minute ago, jstudrawa said:

Well, you better be covered for 5 years with that setup and cash outlay Realistically, that system should be good for that long.

 

I can't fault the decision, especially since I see what an 8700K + 1080Ti does with a 1440p UW.  Yeah, enjoy it.  

 

Send me a PM when you get it all working:

 

1.  If you can get your 8700K to 5.0GHz

2.  Games and FPS on the 2080Ti on that UW.

3.  Send me your $50 admin fee to join the #UWMR

 

You'll be the first to know, this weekend! I'll pm you my results. Til then, take care

[Mick Naughty]

Depends on how loud it gets. I’d prolly upgrade but I’ve never really have units that size.