PSU spec and brand for new build?

[katie279]

Hi all,

Right geniuses, keep me right as lost track of all the PSU brands and what's good, bad and ugly!

Have thus far:
- 4090
- 7950x
- 96gb ram
- 4 x 2tb nvme
- Proart x670e MB

Now looking for PSU

Am thinking a 1200w should be plenty?!

Any tips on brands?

 

[katie279]

Re budget - that's the harder thing with PSUs - I don't mind paying more for something if I'm getting better quality/capability, but it's hard to judge with PSUs. So likewise don't want to just waste money on something!

I've had probably 20 PSUs over the years and I can't recall one ever failing, so difference between gold and platinum as you say appears to be a little dubious IMO!?

That vertex seems good - I must say the brands change quite a lot over the years also - ie go back 15 years and you still had Intel/AMD CPUs, Nvidia/AMD GPUs etc, but lots of newer PSU brands seem to appear and fade!

 

[katie279]

Does this one look decent?!

Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1200W Fully Modular Native PCIE 5 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

Order Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1200W Fully Modular Native PCIE 5 80 Plus Gold Power Supply now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

 

[katie279]

Ah useful - ok will have a dig and see if that's likely to be an issue!

 

[katie279]

Ah that's good to know - I could see myself plugging in loads of extras I haven't covered, so don't mind a bit of overkill for upgrades as you say.

Cool, been reading hwbusters - I feel ashamed to admit I was an hwbusters virgin until tonight! Good stuff on there!