Getting confused with PSU and ATX 3.0

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Where do I start? I'm slowly upgrading my PC and looking at new PSU and case, over last few days was just catching up with tech regards to that, ATX3.0 PSU some have the newish conntector some still don't, I am a fan of corsair not going to lie but it was purchase long time ago 10+ years, most if not all the RM series or HX series still using 8pins plugs, like to have had room for future so 850w plus is ideal.

Currently 7800x3d and 3070 rtx soon to get 4080 super, I'm not one to wait for the latest greates as the technology moves to quick for me to keep up finicially so I have 2x8 pins cables going to it and 8 years old another corsair power supply which ideally want to upgrade. Will never own any xx90 series cards as is to much unless I win lotto :)

I have settled on 4000d case but looking at few builds could do with side mounted cable like the shift psu have but then I'm missing out on the new connector on PSU and less cable but looks like the standards are changing again regards that, just can't catch up :(

So after rumbling for a while what would you do?
Pick up RM850shift and have bit easier build or get sligtly cheaper MSI MPG 850w that has the newer connector but no side mounted, what I don't want to do is get a power supply that will require another cable adaptor to run to the 4080 super ect. I don't buy PSU often so don't mind spending a bit if will last like my others have.
 
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Corsair used to produce very good PSU but not sure if things has change, for a component to last well pass 10 years and been in multiple builds I say is value for money, not sure if RM version is actually decent? 10 year Warranty is great but I'm sure if psu takes other components corsair won't pay out for that or would they? in life you get what you pay for sort of thing and looking in to HX version is well but no side mounted cable, not a deal braker but if PSU is to long in 4000d might have problem with HDD cage, and I'm still using 2xHDD just can't shift that amount of storage to anything else unfortunately.
 
I think I'm slowly understanding and catching up with the standards

16pin you referring to the 12VHPWR which is been updated and called 12V-2x6.

Obviously there are problems with the 12VHPWR connector and having the upgraded cable is beneficial but looking online upgrade are done on gpu ends is well regards pins ect. So maybe having psu with dedicated 12VHPWR is not ideal as you will be stuck with it and no way of sort of upgrading that connection apart from just cable, where PSUs that using 2x8 pins to 16pin is just matter of cable.

Anyone know if the 4080super had the revised pins? Or will this be only available on 50 series cards?

Reagrds Corsair PSU looks like the newer HXI and RMx shift only ships with the revised version cable, you can buy
12V-2x6 type 4 for the other corsairs PSUs but there isn't much point me getting older style PSU then getting cable separately unless I can find the RM850x under £100
 
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