[SOLVED] be Quiet! vs EVGA 1000W PSU for 3080 Ti

[Little_Gamer]

I'm thinking about buying an RTX 3080 TI and I'm looking to upgrade my EVGA 650W G3 to a 1000W PSU. I'm stuck between the 1000W G6 from EVGA and the Straight Power 11 1000W Platinum (Titanium is something like 40 $ more expensive and it's not worth it). Which would you choose and why? As for the GPU, I'm thinking about the Asus TUF, MSI Gaming X Trio, Aorus Master or AMP! Extreme Holo.

Also, what's with the weird connectors on the Straight Power? I've seen (on the official page) 12 pin connectors near the PCIe label.

PS: If I were to buy a 3090, would it be ok with 1000W?

 

[MeanMachine41]

1000W is a little more than you may need but that's OK.

I would go for EVGA as it has a 10 Year Warranty as opposed to 5 Years on the Straight Power 11 and I agree for the extra it's not worth it.

Asus TUF are a good MB however It really does depend on what you need be it Overclocking and other features.

 

[Little_Gamer]

What about a Corsair (found it on Newegg just now) RMx? I've it seen an RMi on tom's psu tier list. https://www.newegg.com/corsair-rmx-series-rm1000x-cp-9020201-na-1000w/p/N82E16817139273?Item=N82E16817139273

 

[MeanMachine41]

What about a Corsair (found it on Newegg just now) RMx? I've it seen an RMi on tom's psu tier list. https://www.newegg.com/corsair-rmx-series-rm1000x-cp-9020201-na-1000w/p/N82E16817139273?Item=N82E16817139273

The Corsair RMX 1000W gold series is an excellent fully modular unit and well priced at $169 however the platinum HX series is not worth the extra $70.

 

[Little_Gamer]

So both the EVGA (1000 G6 and 1000 P3 https://www.newegg.com/evga-supernova-p3-220-p3-1000-x1-1000w/p/N82E16817438228) and Corsair units are good. Is the only meaningful difference the price? Because if so, I'll take the Corsair. Thanks for your help.

 

[MeanMachine41]

So both the EVGA (1000 G6 and 1000 P3 https://www.newegg.com/evga-supernova-p3-220-p3-1000-x1-1000w/p/N82E16817438228) and Corsair units are good. Is the only meaningful difference the price? Because if so, I'll take the Corsair. Thanks for your help.

Yes, I would agree with that.

 

[Satan-IR]

The HX are more tightly regulated and more efficient but difference between gold and platinum in a single PSU for home use is not much I think.

Out of those two at those prices I'd get the Corsair too.

 

[Little_Gamer]

I'm not likely to buy it (209$ for not much efficiency gain) but I've heard the Seasonic Prime GX-1000 were having issues with 3080s/3090s, has that been fixed?

 

[MeanMachine41]

I'm not likely to buy it (209$ for not much efficiency gain) but I've heard the Seasonic Prime GX-1000 were having issues with 3080s/3090s, has that been fixed?

That was a couple of years ago where older revisions would trigger the overcurrent protection and shut down the system immediately due to the high transients the 3080s/3090 GPUs put out. The 2019 based Focus GX/GM/PX have fixed mentioned issues.

 

[GoboII]

I'm not likely to buy it (209$ for not much efficiency gain) but I've heard the Seasonic Prime GX-1000 were having issues with 3080s/3090s, has that been fixed?

It is confirmed to have been fixed on the focus-based units. The same cannot be said for the PRIME units. Regardless, don't pay extra for a GX-1000 over an RM1000x.