need help choosing a psu for z490

[Alwaroo]

im planning on getting 10700kf and z490 tomahawk and i just realised  my current psu is a corsair txm 650w gold  and that only has a 8 pin connector for the cpu but the z490 tomahawk needs 8 + 4 pin so im looking through some uk sites to find one and im struggling posting this if anyone can help me ? only one that i think that can support the motherboard not sure tho but its the EVGA 650 Watt GQ Gold idk if that any good.

[GoodEnough]

yipes, that is definitely quite the predicament, have you considered looking into some kind of dongle for your 8 pin connector so you dont need to get a new psu?

[Alwaroo]

 

3 minutes ago, GoodEnough said:

yipes, that is definitely quite the predicament, have you considered looking into some kind of dongle for your 8 pin connector so you dont need to get a new psu?

no not really dont know were to look for that would support the txm 650

[GoodEnough]

Just now, Alwaroo said:

 

no not really dont know were to look for that would support the txm 650

is it just one 8 pin or is it two 4 pins that your psu has

[Alwaroo]

2 minutes ago, GoodEnough said:

is it just one 8 pin or is it two 4 pins that your psu has

4 + 4 i think

[GoodEnough]

Just now, Alwaroo said:

4 + 4 i think

if its a 4+4 pin then you only need one 4 to 8 pin adapter.

 

an example would be this adapter: https://www.amazon.com/TeamProfitcom-Motherboard-Converter-Adapter-Extension/dp/B0817T3L4C/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=4+pin+to+8+pin+cpu+power+adapter&qid=1590824800&sr=8-3

 

 

[Alwaroo]

2 minutes ago, GoodEnough said:

if its a 4+4 pin then you only need one 4 to 8 pin adapter.

 

an example would be this adapter: https://www.amazon.com/TeamProfitcom-Motherboard-Converter-Adapter-Extension/dp/B0817T3L4C/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=4+pin+to+8+pin+cpu+power+adapter&qid=1590824800&sr=8-3

 

 

can you provide me a link from  amazon uk ? and you sure these will connect with my psu 

[Alwaroo]

4 minutes ago, GoodEnough said:

if its a 4+4 pin then you only need one 4 to 8 pin adapter.

 

an example would be this adapter: https://www.amazon.com/TeamProfitcom-Motherboard-Converter-Adapter-Extension/dp/B0817T3L4C/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=4+pin+to+8+pin+cpu+power+adapter&qid=1590824800&sr=8-3

 

 

could you  also help me find a psu that has support for this mobo already cause im pretty much upgrading my cpu and mobo and i want to change my psu as well but i dont know much about cpus and cant find anytthing from uk either im blind or something idk 

[GoodEnough]

4 minutes ago, Alwaroo said:

could you  also help me find a psu that has support for this mobo already cause im pretty much upgrading my cpu and mobo and i want to change my psu as well but i dont know much about cpus and cant find anytthing from uk either im blind or something idk 

just found something that may help you look for a psu

 

"The extra +4 (or even +8 on ultra-high-end boards) is for extreme overclocking (aka LN2) and can be safely ignored."

[Alwaroo]

2 minutes ago, GoodEnough said:

just found something that may help you look for a psu

 

"The extra +4 (or even +8 on ultra-high-end boards) is for extreme overclocking (aka LN2) and can be safely ignored."

thats the  thing i plann on overclocking the cpu

 

[Alwaroo]

Just now, Alwaroo said:

thats the  thing i plann on overclocking the cpu

 

thats  why i wanna  get a entire nnew psu  that just has support for it without adapters you know

[GoodEnough]

Just now, Alwaroo said:

thats  why i wanna  get a entire nnew psu  that just has support for it without adapters you know

so your saying your going to do extreme over 1 GHz overclocks using liquid nitrogen? because thats what the extra connecter is for, its for extreme subzero overclocks lol

[Alwaroo]

1 minute ago, GoodEnough said:

so your saying your going to do extreme over 1 GHz overclocks using liquid nitrogen? because thats what the extra connecter is for, its for extreme subzero overclocks lol

ofc  not but maybe try gettinng a all core 5.0/5.1 ghz oc and im pretty sure just the 8 pin wont be enough 

[GoodEnough]

2 minutes ago, Alwaroo said:

ofc  not but maybe try gettinng a all core 5.0/5.1 ghz oc and im pretty sure just the 8 pin wont be enough 

*cough* i had no idea your cpu had a tdp of 125, if thats the case use this https://www.newegg.com/seasonic-focus-plus-750-gold-ssr-750fx-750w/p/N82E16817151187?Item=N82E16817151187&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=11552995&PID=2012219&SID=&cjevent=0f891ec1a24b11ea821402c70a240614

 

its out of stock there, but you can always look elsewhere for it.

[Alwaroo]

1 minute ago, GoodEnough said:

*cough* i had no idea your cpu had a tdp of 125, if thats the case use this https://www.newegg.com/seasonic-focus-plus-750-gold-ssr-750fx-750w/p/N82E16817151187?Item=N82E16817151187&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=11552995&PID=2012219&SID=&cjevent=0f891ec1a24b11ea821402c70a240614

 

its out of stock there, but you can always look elsewhere for it.

that  one in the uk isnt coming till 31st july

[GoodEnough]

Just now, Alwaroo said:

that  one in the uk isnt coming till 31st july

yeah thats the issue, thats why i sent you the adapter instead of the psu

[Alwaroo]

1 minute ago, GoodEnough said:

yeah thats the issue, thats why i sent you the adapter instead of the psu

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-evga-gq-series-80plus-gold-hybrid-modular-sli-crossfire-single-rail-54a-plus12v-1x135mm-fan-atx
this is the only onne  i could  find with 2 4 +4 cpu cables but i dont know if  this psu is any good any to  tier list is says its for dgpu i dont even know what that is

[GoodEnough]

1 minute ago, Alwaroo said:

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-evga-gq-series-80plus-gold-hybrid-modular-sli-crossfire-single-rail-54a-plus12v-1x135mm-fan-atx
this is the only onne  i could  find with 2 4 +4 cpu cables but i dont know if  this psu is any good any to  tier list is says its for dgpu i dont even know what that is

cant be any worse than my psu lmao, mines a 750w, but its only like 40 euro, which is kinda eh, im surprised it hasnt exploded yet.

[Ralf]

The 8-pin EPS can deliver 336 watts. Why would you think that overloading the cable with an adapter(which could melt or cause fire) is fine while using only the 8-pin(it's totally enough) isn't fine?

[MrBrightSyde]

You don't need the extra 4-pin CPU, even if you are trying to do 5.1GHz all core on the 10700k. I can get my 9900k, which is basically a 10700k, to 5.1GHz all core with just a single 8-pin in the motherboard (I need to update my signature, that's my old mobo)