[SOLVED] I am looking to upgrade and unsure what powersupply

[tomoleary97]

I am looking to upgrade to a ryzen 5 3700 on a tomahawk mobo with adding a 3070 down the line but am unsure what power supply to pair it with the only requirement is that its either semi modular or fully modular.
Thanks in advance

 

[jay32267]

I'd with a 650 watt PSU at least....and I'd personally go with a 750 because I like lots of overhead.

As far as brands I stick with Seasonic or Corsair. I run two Corsair RMx series and I like them a lot.

Here is the latest PSU tier list. I would stick with Tier A.

Article - [psucultists] PSU tier list rev. 14.8 (Final Update Jul '21)

PSU Tier List 4.0 rev. 14.8 (outdated) Last Update: 12-07-2021 Legend : Gray - EoL/obsolete and/or otherwise not recommended for purchase. Green - small form-factor (gold and blue colors are disregarded due to scarcity of SFX PSUs) Gold - best units in the tier (includes requirements for blue...

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[tomoleary97]

I'd with a 650 watt PSU at least....and I'd personally go with a 750 because I like lots of overhead.

As far as brands I stick with Seasonic or Corsair. I run two Corsair RMx series and I like them a lot.

Here is the latest PSU tier list. I would stick with Tier A.

Article - [psucultists] PSU tier list rev. 14.8 (Final Update Jul '21)

PSU Tier List 4.0 rev. 14.8 (outdated) Last Update: 12-07-2021 Legend : Gray - EoL/obsolete and/or otherwise not recommended for purchase. Green - small form-factor (gold and blue colors are disregarded due to scarcity of SFX PSUs) Gold - best units in the tier (includes requirements for blue...

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On this tier list would i be looking for a single rail or a multi rail, PSU's are the thing when it comes to PC's I know nothing about.

 

[jay32267]

On this tier list would i be looking for a single rail or a multi rail, PSU's are the thing when it comes to PC's I know nothing about.

The number of rails isn't very important for the vast majority of systems....so I wouldn't focus on that. I would focus on two things.....enough wattage.....and quality.

 

[tomoleary97]

The number of rails isn't very important for the vast majority of systems....so I wouldn't focus on that. I would focus on two things.....enough wattage.....and quality.

would a Corsait TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold be good enough and have enough ports for everything i have?

 

[jay32267]

would a Corsait TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold be good enough and have enough ports for everything i have?

Yes. From what I've read it's a pretty decent supply.
Here is a review from Tom's although for the 750.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-tx750m-psu,5062.html