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Excepsi
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I am thinking of upgrading to a 7700x and a 4080. Will 850w gold+ be enough power?

 

PC SPECS:

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600x

GPU: RTX 2060 XC Ultra

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengance LPX DDR4 2400

MotherBoard: Gigabyte X470 Ultra Gaming

PSU; EVGA SuperNova 850W G2

COOLER: Noctua nh-u14s

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It should be fine assuming its a high quality unit.

PC Specifications: Intel i9-14900KF, 5.8GHz all core locked, 5GHz ring, 1.35v High LLC, E-cores and HT disabled | MSI RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio | Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 + Thermal Grizzly contact frame | 2x16 G.Skill Trident Z5 7400MHz 34-44-44-34 1T 1.45v (Tuned Subtimings, Hynix A-Die) | Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Elite AX | Windows 10/11 | EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 T2 | Phanteks P400A (Black non-rgb version, Phanteks T30 fans 3 intake (On AIO), 1 exhaust) | SK Hynix Platinum P41 2TB PCIE 4.0 (Boot drive), Samsung 870 EVO 2TB SATA

 

Displays: MSI MAG 271QPX 1440p 360Hz 27" QD-OLED | LG UltraGear 27GP950-B, 4K 144Hz (@120hz) 27" IPS

 

Desktop Audio: STAX SR-007 MK2 Electrostatic Headphones | STAX SRM-400S Amp | Schiit Bifrost 2/64 (NOS mode, USB in, XLR out)

 

Mobile Audio: Sennheiser IE 900 IEMs w/ 4.4mm cable | FiiO KA13 "Desktop mode" Disabled

 

Peripherals: Razer Huntsman V2 Full size wired with linear optical switch | Logitech G502 Hero

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Assuming its a good 850W unit, absolutely. The Gold rating isn't a measure of quality. 

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Just now, GuiltySpark_ said:

Assuming its a good 850W unit, absolutely. The Gold rating isn't a measure of quality. 

How would I know if it is good? Its a evga Supernova

PC SPECS:

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600x

GPU: RTX 2060 XC Ultra

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengance LPX DDR4 2400

MotherBoard: Gigabyte X470 Ultra Gaming

PSU; EVGA SuperNova 850W G2

COOLER: Noctua nh-u14s

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1 minute ago, Excepsi said:

How would I know if it is good? Its a evga Supernova

Which Supernova? They make a lot ranging from high end to kinda crap.

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12 minutes ago, GuiltySpark_ said:

Which Supernova? They make a lot ranging from high end to kinda crap.

SuperNova G2 850W

 

PC SPECS:

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600x

GPU: RTX 2060 XC Ultra

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengance LPX DDR4 2400

MotherBoard: Gigabyte X470 Ultra Gaming

PSU; EVGA SuperNova 850W G2

COOLER: Noctua nh-u14s

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2 minutes ago, TrigrH said:

yes thats a good PSU.

Only thing I am missing a CPU cable. I saw on Ebay I can buy one and apparently the P2,T2,G3,and G2 all fit together?

PC SPECS:

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600x

GPU: RTX 2060 XC Ultra

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengance LPX DDR4 2400

MotherBoard: Gigabyte X470 Ultra Gaming

PSU; EVGA SuperNova 850W G2

COOLER: Noctua nh-u14s

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Just now, TrigrH said:

you only need a single 8 pin not both

For AM5 it looks like most of them need 2 8pin cables.

PC SPECS:

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600x

GPU: RTX 2060 XC Ultra

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengance LPX DDR4 2400

MotherBoard: Gigabyte X470 Ultra Gaming

PSU; EVGA SuperNova 850W G2

COOLER: Noctua nh-u14s

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4 hours ago, Excepsi said:

For AM5 it looks like most of them need 2 8pin cables.

None of them need both. 

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