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I wonder if the recent Chinese crypto clampdown has meant more slack in supply in the last few weeks?
Lots of people here seem to be getting FEs, after months of pain.
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I wonder if the recent Chinese crypto clampdown has meant more slack in supply in the last few weeks?
Lots of people here seem to be getting FEs, after months of pain.
AMD is hiding behind Brexit rubbish so they don't have to sell at MSRP their cpus and gpus.. you know the white knights to save us all from Intel and Nvidia as many thought would happen on here ...
AMD have been the worst out of them all this generation of cpus and gpus.
I've got one of those. They're very highly rated and as you've said made by Seasonic.
The only thing is it's quite an old model now. I wonder if due to age and the big power spikes that the latest GPUs can produce could be an issue.
Best just to try it in various games. I'm (selfishly) interested in how you get on
As I've just mentioned it's quite an old PSU.
I think the one 3000 series card, AIB or FE, rule has helped.
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Oh right, like my 10 year old XFX 850w that had the best OEM at the time recently died.
And I think my EVGA must already be halfway through its 10 year warranty, nit that I would replace it until the warranty period ends but they cost a lot more now.
I've got one of those. They're very highly rated and as you've said made by Seasonic.
The only thing is it's quite an old model now. I wonder if due to age and the big power spikes that the latest GPUs can produce could be an issue.
Best just to try it in various games. I'm (selfishly) interested in how you get on
I'm running a 3950x as well... i'm sure it will be fine with a modest undervolt/overclock at 100% power
Where are people getting nice power cables from btw?
Ok so the PSU is a MWE GOLD 650 V2 full modular, apart from that I don't have a clue lol. It's got a cable with 2 connectors labelled PCI-E at the end in the box though.
Is the 3950x overclocked?
4250-4300 all core
What is the card you're switching from?
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No, not 'a cable with two connectors at the end'.
TWO cables with ONE connector at each end (PCI-E).
If it doesn't have that DO NOT plug a singular cable with two connectors at the end into an RTX 3000 seties card. You need a new PSU if you dont have two separate individual cables for PCI-E.
Check if there already one such cable installed, and a second in the box?
Ok, any recommendations? Thanks
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I really don't know, PSUs are difficult, every brand puts out good ones and bad ones.
I only go for the best one with longest term warranty for my main build, I never skimp on PSU.
So my recommendation would be an EVGA Titanium series with 10 years warranty or equivalent from Corsair or Seasonic.
Other people are going to come in and whine that I'm overspecifying the PSU always. If you're paying for a high end GPU you also pay for a high end PSU imho.
Seasonic is generally regarded the best, but that doesn't mean their low end units, it means the equivalent top models.
High end unit with 750w should be plenty for 3070 Ti plus overclocking everything, but might not leave much headroom for anything higher later on.
My OCed 10900K and 1080 Ti build pulls 649w at maximum stress test load confirmed by a wattage meter. If 3070 Ti uses more power than a 1080 Ti then I wouldn't say 650w is enough of you also want to overclock.
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Quick Google and it doesn't use excessive power even when overclocked.
yeah I'm not going crazy at all. i think it's just spikes and if i keep the powerlimit down/undervolt it will be fine.
Looking at the specs of your PSU you should have enough cables. Make sure you connect TWO SEPARATE PCIe leads from the PSU into the Nvidia 12 Pin to 8 pin adapter.
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Looks like it is fine:
https://www.coolermaster.com/catalo...ies/mwe-gold-650-v2-full-modular/#image-Item5
It has FOUR CPU / PCI-E outputs, that's more than enough for two separate cables.
It specifies that it comes with 4 x PCI-E, so I'm assuming 2 cables with 2 outputs on the end.
You just need to have one output per cable plugged into the 12 pin converter.
