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Processor | Ryzen 7 7700X |
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Motherboard | Asus ROG Strix X670E-F Gaming WiFi |
Memory | F5-6000J3038F16GX2-FX5 |
Hello!
So, I'm building my PC gradually (only have a RAM for now), and although my first build won't be really hungry for power, I'm going to upgrade it in the future and I want to keep my PSU while upgrading my CPU and GPU.
What I learned so far is that all better (VRM-wise) motherboards have 2 power connectors for CPU - 8pin and 4pin, and PSUs start to have that additional 4pin connector only from 750W or even 850W (weird Corsair RMi).
I want my PSU to be able to handle a Ryzen 3950X (16/32) with PBO and a top GPU (nvidia will probably release a 3080ti at the time I upgrade a GPU, and AMD will finally release something to compete with it and it will be power hungry as usual). Not sure how much would it consume, but I doubt it would exceed 750W, and the more watts are in a PSU the more it consumes, so basically my questions are:
1) Ryzen 9 3950X, 16-core, I suppose it's power-hungry, and I want to activate PBO. Cooled with a top air cooler.
Does it need that additional 4pin connector? I don't want my PC to burn, you know. And no 650W PSU has that connector, and not many 750W PSUs have it either...
2) 16-core Ryzen with PBO and a factory-overclocked successor of the RTX 2080ti/its competitor from AMD.
How many watts do they need?
So, I'm building my PC gradually (only have a RAM for now), and although my first build won't be really hungry for power, I'm going to upgrade it in the future and I want to keep my PSU while upgrading my CPU and GPU.
What I learned so far is that all better (VRM-wise) motherboards have 2 power connectors for CPU - 8pin and 4pin, and PSUs start to have that additional 4pin connector only from 750W or even 850W (weird Corsair RMi).
I want my PSU to be able to handle a Ryzen 3950X (16/32) with PBO and a top GPU (nvidia will probably release a 3080ti at the time I upgrade a GPU, and AMD will finally release something to compete with it and it will be power hungry as usual). Not sure how much would it consume, but I doubt it would exceed 750W, and the more watts are in a PSU the more it consumes, so basically my questions are:
1) Ryzen 9 3950X, 16-core, I suppose it's power-hungry, and I want to activate PBO. Cooled with a top air cooler.
Does it need that additional 4pin connector? I don't want my PC to burn, you know. And no 650W PSU has that connector, and not many 750W PSUs have it either...
2) 16-core Ryzen with PBO and a factory-overclocked successor of the RTX 2080ti/its competitor from AMD.
How many watts do they need?