Quick PSU Upgrade Help

Kryptos · January 10, 2021

Hey anyone and everyone, I'm looking to possibly upgrade from a 1080ti to get the the 3080ti when it comes out (famous last words I know). I currently have a 650watt PSU and I know that won't cut it but the one area in PC building I'm lacking is understanding PSUs. I have read through the tier list and was looking at this 850watt SeaSonic (Link). Thanks for reading and responding about my pick or suggestions a different one.

This is my Current Setup (except that I plan to get another 16GB of RAM

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	Purchased For $0.00
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X52 Rev 2 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	Purchased For $0.00
Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI CODE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	Purchased For $0.00
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$95.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB STRIX GAMING Video Card	Purchased For $0.00
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase H500M ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For $0.00
Power Supply	EVGA GS 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $0.00
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	Purchased For $10.00
Monitor	LG 27GL83A-B 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	Purchased For $0.00
Monitor	LG 27GL83A-B 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	Purchased For $0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$105.99
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-09 19:45 EST-0500

Quackers101 · January 10, 2021

if it's for games the 3080ti wouldn't be that great unless the do like the super cards or like with the 1080 vs 1080ti only with the 3080ti...

If it's for a certain workload? I guess it is what you want?

650W can still work and if not the 3080ti OC will take quite a bit more power, but if you want to be fully secure then the 850W should do you just fine.

While an 3090 can also work with 650W although not OC and all that, and could reduce the powerdraw for the 3090.

I guess we also got to see how the 3080ti is going to perform?

Kryptos · January 10, 2021

Just now, Quackers101 said:

if it's for games the 3080ti wouldn't be that great unless the do like the super cards or like with the 1080 vs 1080ti only with the 3080ti...

If it's for a certain workload? I guess it is what you want?

650W can still work and if not the 3080ti OC will take quite a bit more power, but if you want to be fully secure then the 850W should do you just fine.

Sometimes I have to do rendering and such. Just figured that having 850watts would give me good headroom so I don't bottleneck anything and my current PSU has already dealt with a good amount of time.