700w

Andythe Random · 20 May 2021 at 22:42

Will this:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 700W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £84.95

Total: £95.45 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Be enough for a 3080, or should I limit myself to the 3070?

Andythe Random · 21 May 2021 at 07:37

tamzzy said:
Will be enough for a 3080. As long as you're not using an Intel processor lol

Just take note that it is a dual rail PSU, so when you connect the pcie connectors to the GPU, you will need to use both cables and cannot daisy chain the power connectors.

Any Intel, or just a K series?
As I am running an i5-11400, the 3080 would usually be overkill, but I do want to drive a vr headset sometimes, which I believe would benefit from the 3080.

Andythe Random · 21 May 2021 at 11:32

Unfortunately too late, I already have the Be Quiet, though I did pay £15 less as I jumped on a deal. The Phanteks Amp would actually have been perfect, sigh.

Andythe Random · 29 May 2021 at 17:21

As it turns out 3080 fe was all I could get. Installed and running fine so far.

Andythe Random · 7 Jun 2021 at 21:33

nlel1975 said:
I’ve run your system through the EVGA power meter...

https://www.evga.com/power-meter/

Z590/Z490 Motherboard (doesn’t have B560-I)
I5-10400 (doesn’t have i5-11400)
1x 3080 GPU
1x SSD
0x HDD

It recommends a 750W PSU.

So did the one on be quiet's own site, which is why I asked in the first place, in case anyone had first hand knowledge.

Andythe Random · 8 Jun 2021 at 13:24

nlel1975 said:
So I take it you’re going to run a 3070 with it hence why you didn’t go 750W.

EDIT: My bad I see you’re already running a 3080 fe with it.

The original plan was a 3070, so I bought the 700w before getting a gpu, but as dumb luck would have it I tried several times and couldn't get one, but I got a 3080fe first try. So far so good, but I am being extra careful and vigilant just in case.

Andythe Random · 8 Jun 2021 at 13:26

Andythe Random · 11 Jun 2021 at 14:24

nlel1975 said:
The difference in price between a 650W and 750W is like a tenner. If you already own a 650W by all means try it but if buying new it wouldn’t be wise to recommend anything under 750W.

That's the view I took on it, I already had the 700w, so I went with it, carefully.