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I am going to be buying new pieces for my setup (CPU, Case, Fan, MotherBoard, etc...)

 

These are going to be all my specs:

 

Case: be quiet! PURE BASE 600 WINDOW Black/Orange (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA68V5DA7428&ignorebbr=1)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X ( https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113430&ignorebbr=1 )

RAM: 16GB DDR4 3200 ( https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233859&ignorebbr=1 )

MotherBoard: ASUS prime X370-Pro AM4 AMD ( https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132964&ignorebbr=1 )

GPU: GTX 1080 SC GAMING ( https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487244 )

Hard Drives: 1TB + 128GB SSD

 

Now my question....

 

I have a power supply that is 650W ( http://www.bestbuy.com/site/thermaltake-smart-series-650w-bronze-power-supply-black/8733872.p?skuId=8733872&extStoreId=&ref=212&loc=1&ksid=eefdfcb4-a7f9-4b13-bc6a-4ca14ededf01&ksprof_id=8&ksaffcode=pg199200&ksdevice=c&lsft=ref:212,loc:2 )

 

And i would like to know if it is good enough to power my new setup. Thank you!

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2 minutes ago, Finup said:

I am going to be buying new pieces for my setup (CPU, Case, Fan, MotherBoard, etc...)

 

These are going to be all my specs:

 

Case: be quiet! PURE BASE 600 WINDOW Black/Orange (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA68V5DA7428&ignorebbr=1)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X ( https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113430&ignorebbr=1 )

RAM: 16GB DDR4 3200 ( https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233859&ignorebbr=1 )

MotherBoard: ASUS prime X370-Pro AM4 AMD ( https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132964&ignorebbr=1 )

GPU: GTX 1080 SC GAMING ( https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487244 )

Hard Drives: 1TB + 128GB SSD

 

Now my question....

 

I have a power supply that is 650W ( http://www.bestbuy.com/site/thermaltake-smart-series-650w-bronze-power-supply-black/8733872.p?skuId=8733872&extStoreId=&ref=212&loc=1&ksid=eefdfcb4-a7f9-4b13-bc6a-4ca14ededf01&ksprof_id=8&ksaffcode=pg199200&ksdevice=c&lsft=ref:212,loc:2 )

 

And i would like to know if it is good enough to power my new setup. Thank you!

The SMART series is pretty awful. You definitely want a higher quality unit to power a GTX 1080. 550W or higher would be plenty. The EVGA GS/GQ/G2/G3 should be fine.

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First, don't get 1800X, it's overpriced, get 1700. Get B350 mobo if you don't need the extra features on X370. Therefore, you can afford 1080TI and maybe a bigger SSD since 120GB is a bit small

The PSU is quite bad, check out @STRMfrmXMN's PSU tier list. Get at least tier 3, I suggest getting tier 1/2

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Get a different PSU. It's not that great.

 

Also, why an 1800x when you can just OC a 1700 for 2/3 the price?!?

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6 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

First, don't get 1800X, it's overpriced, get 1700. Get B350 mobo if you don't need the extra features on X370. Therefore, you can afford 1080TI and maybe a bigger SSD since 120GB is a bit small

The PSU is quite bad, check out @STRMfrmXMN's PSU tier list. Get at least tier 3, I suggest getting tier 1/2

I already bought the GTX 1080 

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