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PSU Wattage Recommendation

l_zheng101
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Hey guys. I recently got my hands on a 3080 (Newegg shuffle finally came through). I've been itching for a power supply upgrade as well (mainly to a fully modular one). I am currently running a 750 watt unit from EVGA. Is 750 watts more than plenty to run a 3080 and an i7 8700K?

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If it's 750W bronze unit, It might not be able to power 3080 well enough.

If you have enough money, Get good 850W PSU, Such as Seasonic focus gold or something like this.

 

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17 minutes ago, Dr0idGh0sT said:

If it's 750W bronze unit, It might not be able to power 3080 well enough.

If you have enough money, Get good 850W PSU, Such as Seasonic focus gold or something like this.

 

I was looking at that exact model actually. Haha

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53 minutes ago, l_zheng101 said:

I am currently running a 750 watt unit from EVGA

What exact model? Some models have issues with RTX 3000.

4 minutes ago, l_zheng101 said:

I was looking at that exact model actually. Haha

If you want a good PSU, don't buy a Seasonic with RTX 3000. To much issues. Corsair RMx 2018/2021, Fractal Design ION+, Super Flower Leadex III and XPG Core Reactor for example, are flawless.

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41 minutes ago, --SID-- said:

What exact model? Some models have issues with RTX 3000.

If you want a good PSU, don't buy a Seasonic with RTX 3000. To much issues. Corsair RMx 2018/2021, Fractal Design ION+, Super Flower Leadex III and XPG Core Reactor for example, are flawless.

What issues from Seasonic? 

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19 minutes ago, --SID-- said:

Shut downs, sensitive sense, that kind of things.

I never heard of those 😅

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21 hours ago, --SID-- said:

Shut downs, sensitive sense, that kind of things.

I'm probably gonna go with the Corsair RM850x.

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23 hours ago, Dr0idGh0sT said:

If it's 750W bronze unit, It might not be able to power 3080 well enough.

The efficiency rating has nothing to do with how well the unit can power a system.

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