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GinG

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Hi All,

Thinking of a potential upgrade to the following:

AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor
Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard
G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card

Would my Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply' be ok to carry over into my new build?

Thanks
 
Yes - It has enough power (480W on +12v rail).

No - Corsair themselves do not recommend for mid-range (or higher) gaming systems. Since it's rated for 600W @ 30C, it may not provide enough power in most gaming circumstances that make it hotter. And not really designed to be stressed for gaming.

No - How long before it's out of warranty and your expensive new purchases are not covered by possible damage caused by PSU?

Ideally, buy a new and better one. The newer CX grey label 550W is a bit better and would give you 5 years of warranty. Can be found for under £50. The EVGA B3 550W for around the same price. Unless you could spend more on even better.
 
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OK thanks guys.

Been a rock solid PSU since I purchased in around 4 years ago...budget is tight so may need to adjust a few things but maybe you are right with regards the PSU blowing.
 
People too much about what CPU they have and too little about PSU's

CPU means it might run slower, PSU means it wont run at all.

Your call but I would be tempted to go new PSU
 
Slightly over budget but gives me a new PSU would this be adequate?:

PU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Team - Night Hawk RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card
Case: Inwin - 101 Black ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Total: £993.33
 
I replaced my 7 year old Corsair PSU when I built my new system.

Nothing wrong with it, just didn't want to risk all my new stuff if it gave up the ghost. So I replaced it with an evga g2.

I can't overstate just how important a quality PSU is.
 
GinG said:
Slightly over budget but gives me a new PSU would this be adequate?:

PU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Team - Night Hawk RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card
Case: Inwin - 101 Black ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Total: £993.33
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My basket at Overclockers UK:


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@GinG
drop the Ryzen 5 1600X to Ryzen 5 1600 and boom!
can manually overclock is better then the X version does on the Auto~

you might be surprised at the stock cooler- personally havent used it but other say got 3.7ghz just nicely from it

nice PSU- built using that and 650w version - just cabling takes more planning for neatness
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orbitalwalsh said:
@GinG
drop the Ryzen 5 1600X to Ryzen 5 1600 and boom!
can manually overclock is better then the X version does on the Auto~

you might be surprised at the stock cooler- personally havent used it but other say got 3.7ghz just nicely from it

nice PSU- built using that and 650w version - just cabling takes more planning for neatness
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Thanks for the advise so far.

Basically I am able to buy this through work instead of taking a commission payment one month.

I am wanting to get the best bang for buck for a pc which will last me another 4 - 5 years at least this is why initially I was looking into the 1700 for longevity...a £1000 build for example, taking in the savings from income tax and selling my existing gear should actually only cost me around £250 - £300 from my own back pocket so wanting to squeeze as much out of this opportunity as I can. Can you see the 1600 still being fine in years to come?

I purchased my last build 4 years ago and only needed to add an SSD and change gfx card, however made the mistake of getting the 8350 which was a weak cpu even back then...just dont want to make the same mistake again!
 
ah yes, 1700 over the 1600X version for keeping its life- if not 1600 is your a cheap sod ;) hahaha

also- through word... this VAT Free???????

the 1600 should last a good while - games finally starting to see use of cores/threads- Project Cars 2 and Ashes of Singularity - but to be honest its Latest gen consoles that we have thanks for more games using more cores- still most recommend i5's or 4 solid cores for 1080p/60fps game play.

think with AM4 platform, if you did get 1600 or 1700 and then Zen+ and Zen2 comes out afterwards- maybe more cores or faster speeds... you can just drop that in :D
 
Just using PC part picker so for prices have just picked the PSU around the price I would want to pay, but knocking down to a 1600 and upping to a 1080 gives me the following:

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Team - Night Hawk RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card
Case: Inwin - 101 Black ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA - 600W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
Total: £1019.72
 
orbitalwalsh said:
ah yes, 1700 over the 1600X version for keeping its life- if not 1600 is your a cheap sod ;) hahaha

also- through word... this VAT Free???????

the 1600 should last a good while - games finally starting to see use of cores/threads- Project Cars 2 and Ashes of Singularity - but to be honest its Latest gen consoles that we have thanks for more games using more cores- still most recommend i5's or 4 solid cores for 1080p/60fps game play.

think with AM4 platform, if you did get 1600 or 1700 and then Zen+ and Zen2 comes out afterwards- maybe more cores or faster speeds... you can just drop that in :D
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I work from home and I am allowed to 'expense' anything required to do my job just like a high spec PC haha.

The company I work for is abroad so we can get around a few bits and pieces...so for example I make £2000 in commission one month, I buy a PC for £1000...I will just put this on expense and just claim £1000 in commission. In theory £2000 should net me around £1100 - £1200 commission after tax, £1000 around £500 - £600 which effectively makes the PC costing me £500 - £600 then take off £250 for existing parts gives a nice cheap upgrade.

Hopefully not too complicated!
 
ubersonic said:
I could be missing something here, but his new system is notably less power hungry than his existing one, why all the calls for new PSU?
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not exactly a power saving pc either, however the corsair cx600 is not a particularly strong quality unit, i purchased a used one other week then sold it days later for the evga in my sig, it worked, i had it because it was £20 and needed 6 pin, but my system is really old and the evga was brand new at half the cost in shops so was stupid not to buy, but those parts listed for OP's system are not cheap and are brand new so best to have a proper quality power supply to get your monies worth..

i know now that i have my supernova i could go out and buy a 7700k or 1700/1800 with a 1080/ti build for example and not have to worry about power supply being capable, its peace of mind.
 
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