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Buying a new power supply

Van Gend
By Van Gend
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Hi everyone,

 

I recently bought a new Asus B550-f mother board along with a Ryzen 3600 but my current power supply is a bit sketchy and I was planning on buying a new PSU as I am a bit scared my old one might affect my new hardware but I am uncertain which power supply to buy as I want to buy a RTX 3070 GPU when they come out but there are rumors that they will have a 12 pin connector, will buying a fully modular 850w 80+ gold PSU with ample PCIe cable ports be sufficient? Do you reckon there will be adapters?

 

Thanks in regards     

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@Van Gend - don't worry about nVidia's 12-pin connector. Most if not all ARB's will use the standard 6 & 8-pin connectors; if not, I'm sure an adapter will be included with the card.

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also 850w is way overkill. 650w will be enough for anything nvidia throws at you.

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50 minutes ago, Van Gend said:

are rumors that they will have a 12 pin connector

They are rumors. And I doubt PSU manufacturers will actually go with nvidea and make a 12 pin. For the most part don't worry about. Worst case scenario. Nvidea does it but AIB card manufacturers don't. 

 

51 minutes ago, Van Gend said:

modular 850w 80+ gold

Efficiency and wattage aren't quality. 

 

51 minutes ago, Van Gend said:

Thanks in regards 

Budget? 550w should be more than fine for the most part. 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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