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rm white (2015) and RM grey refer to the labels they physically have

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So my setup will be an AMD 6800 XT Red Devil and a Ryzen 9 3900X CPU, and I am going to need an upgrade to my PSU which is a XFX ProSeries Core Edition 750W.

 

And my journey led me to this page, and more specifically the big PSU Tier List (https://linustechtips.com/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/) but I am not sure how to read it.

 

For example, looking into available PSUs here in Norway, I can get a Corsair RM750 (2019) (https://www.proshop.no/Stroemforsyning-PSU/Corsair-RM750-2019-Stroemforsyning-PSU-750-Watt-135-mm-80-Plus-Gold-sertifisert/2777068), but looking at the psu list it says 

 

Corsair | AX Gold / Platinum / Titanium - RMx 2015 (White) / 2018 (White) - RM Gray - SF Gold / Platinum [2] - TX-M 2017 (Gold)

 

So does that mean the PSU is the one in the list or not? :)

 

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Yes it's on the list... RM Gray is the current model.

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rm white (2015) and RM grey refer to the labels they physically have

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2 minutes ago, Thomas.L said:

For example, looking into available PSUs here in Norway, I can get a Corsair RM750 (2019), but looking at the psu list it says 

Corsair | AX Gold / Platinum / Titanium - RMx 2015 (White) / 2018 (White) - RM Gray - SF Gold / Platinum [2] - TX-M 2017 (Gold)

So does that mean the PSU is the one in the list or not? :)

Yes, the RM PSU you linked is the RM PSU in the tier list.

The reason the PSU is listed as "RM Gray" is because the name "RM" is re-used, as it was used for a previous series too, now known as "RM Yellow":

CP-9020054-NA-RM650_01.png

 

Furthermore, the RM gray is a good PSU, but I haven't been paying much attention to 6800XT reviews, so I can't say for 100% sure if it's the correct wattage for the system.

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