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Cris.py
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500 watts is plenty. That rig would draw about  400 watts at very most

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-super-geforce-rtx-2070-super,6207-6.html

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-5-3600-review,6287-3.html

Under 250 watts for the GPU, less than 100 for the CPU, looks good.

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Hello all,

 

I know this kind of question has been asked a million times yet I can't find a good answer.

 

Ryzen 5 3600 + Gigabyte Widnforce 2070S OC 

 

Will BE QUIET! Pure Power 11 CM 500W (BN297) 80Plus Gold be enough with maybe some overclocking potential?

it's basically the only CPU from "the list" I can get here, yet I've heard people say 550w is min for this build.

 

Thank you.

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500 watts is plenty. That rig would draw about  400 watts at very most

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-super-geforce-rtx-2070-super,6207-6.html

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-5-3600-review,6287-3.html

Under 250 watts for the GPU, less than 100 for the CPU, looks good.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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I doubt your system will draw more than 320-330 W at full load 500 W is plenty enough.

MB: Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master | CPU: AMD Ryzen R9 3900X | CPU cooler: Corsair iCue H150i RGB PRO XT | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (4x16) DDR4-3600 CL18 LPX | GPU: Zotac RTX 3080 Trinity OC + Palit RTX 2080 Ti GamingPro OC | SSD: 2 x Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB NVMe + Kingston A400 480 GB + Samsung QVO860 1 TB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1000 W Gold | Case: be quiet! Silent Base 801 | Displays: BenQ PD3200U @ 3840x2160 + ASUS ROG Strix XG32VQ @ 2560x1440 | Keyboard: Corsair K68 RGB Cherry MX Red | Mouse: Logitech MX Master 2S

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