Budget build - need help with PSU & Cooler

SimonRigga

SimonRigga

SimonRigga

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Hi All,

Trying to put together a budget build for my sons student girlfriend.

Got some bits from MM,

Asus tuf X570 gaming plus wifi.
Ryzen 7 5800x.
32GB Kingston FURY Renegade 3600 CL16 ram

from here and

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 OC Edition 8 GB

from here

I already have some storage to stick in there, and i'm going to let the girl in question choose her case.

So I need a cheap PSU, and cooler.

been looking at this as a cheap air cooler, https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ther...-refined-se-cpu-air-cooler-coo-tlr-03270.html anything any better? for a bit more money maybe??

Don't know a lot about the cheaper end of the PSU scale.. I take it from reading various bits that Aerocool and Kolink are a no no.. so where do I go??

Looks like hardly any PSU's in stock at OC, other than the aforementioned no no's..

There's this Seasonic.. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seasonic-g12-gc-650-650w-80-gold-power-supply-pow-ssc-03155.html are they any good? and is 650W enough?

There's this BeQuiet.. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-q...-3.0-80-plus-gold-power-supply-ca-14s-bq.html which is getting close to the £100 barrier..

Any and all advise appreciated.
S.
 
Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE CPU Air Cooler
COO-TLR-03270
£16 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
Seasonic G12-GC-650 650W 80 Gold Power Supply
POW-SSC-03155
£79 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
CA-14S-BQ
£100 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
That looks to be a decent cooler you have linked and for a budget build I would be going for the Seasonic G series also.

Either that or the Corsair CX range at a push.

Bear in mind 650w is the recommended minimum for that card so not much headroom.
 
budget CPU cooler - get the assassin king 120SE rather than the assassin X
budget PSU - corsair CX or CV range, both pretty decent
 
SimonRigga said:
Looks like hardly any PSU's in stock at OC, other than the aforementioned no no's..

There's this Seasonic.. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seasonic-g12-gc-650-650w-80-gold-power-supply-pow-ssc-03155.html are they any good? and is 650W enough?

There's this BeQuiet.. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-q...-3.0-80-plus-gold-power-supply-ca-14s-bq.html which is getting close to the £100 barrier..
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The Seasonic is built by Helly and it isn't bad (has modern features), but it is built to a price and only has a 5 year warranty. The 12M is a class above the G12 and has a 10 year warranty. I'd look at the Phanteks AMP GH 850 for just over £100.
 
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