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Hello everyone, thanks for reading post at first...

I'm Building PC right now specs will be:
Ryzen 7 5700 or 5700g
MSI b550 tomahawk
2*8 3600 cl 14 G.skill
RX 7900 XT
1* 1tb m.2 ssd


My question is:
Will 700w 80+ FSP good with this system 🙁(
I have really tight budget sadly (preferred I Know FSPs are good)

I can go for 800w 80+ white Zalman ( PSU cultist say C tier, Guess that's okay )

Or I can go with "god knows who model"
E2 gaming 1000w modular 😂


Heres the PC: (manual price are from my country https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Qspd8r if you have any suggestions please feel free, besides GPU already purchased)
 
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Stay away from Zalman power supplies. Period. It is not "ok" to use a tier C power supply in this kind of system. Those should be reserved, when absolutely necessary, for very basic internet browsing and office application type PCs that don't need to support the power requirements of a high end gaming card like yours will be.

As to the FSP unit, it COMPLETELY matters WHICH model it is. EXACT model please.

Also, if you have some locations online that you can purchase a PSU from in your country and a budget as to how much you can afford to spend on the PSU, we can see about finding you other options that might be better that are actually available to you because it sounds like most of what gets recommended for most regions probably won't be for yours.
 
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Darkbreeze said:
Stay away from Zalman power supplies. Period. It is not "ok" to use a tier C power supply in this kind of system. Those should be reserved, when absolutely necessary, for very basic internet browsing and office application type PCs that don't need to support the power requirements of a high end gaming card like yours will be.

As to the FSP unit, it COMPLETELY matters WHICH model it is. EXACT model please.

Also, if you have some locations online that you can purchase a PSU from in your country and a budget as to how much you can afford to spend on the PSU, we can see about finding you other options that might be better that are actually available to you because it sounds like most of what gets recommended for most regions probably won't be for yours.
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PSU calculator on max load woth full fans give: 468w of power for system
As I don't think you peak Georgian 🤣
I will give you the list ff PSU I can go with and you tell me witch one to take:

1. Deepcool PK800D 80 PLUS Bronze (new)
2. Deepcool 700W DA700N 80plus Bronze (If I'll get thia have to wait like month for Case fans)
3. Thermaltake TR2 S 700W 80 PLUS
4. 1STPLAYER STEAMPUNK PS-750AX (some say it's not bad PSU but not sure)
5. Be Quiet BN328 System Power 10, 650W, 80 Plus
6. Chieftec CSN-650C SFX, 650W, 80+Gold
7. Golden Field ATX-750W 80Plus Bronze
8. CORSAIR CX750M 750W 80 Plus Bronze

I know there are better options than FSP I picked but some of the are over my budget but if you are telling me it may suck.. Please pick couple for me..

All the listed are new... But there is one used! I Kno you don't have to consider buying used PSU but as this is absolute Beast of PSU:

1. Seasonic Focus Plus SSR-750FX 80 GOLD
 
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I'm going to be absolutely frank here: if you *really* cannot afford a better PSU than the junk tier while getting a 7900 XT, the problem isn't that you don't have the budget for the PSU, it's that you don't have the budget for the GPU.

For the money above, you can build a safe, responsible, excellent build, but it may not have a 7900 XT in it. The issue here is one of values, not budget; you're making a conscious decision to place a lower priority on the boring, responsible, safety equipment (the PSU) and a higher priority on the fun things (the GPU). A slightly less expensive GPU with a quality PSU is a superior build to one with a more expensive GPU with a lousy PSU.
 
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CHEFY said:
PSU calculator on max load woth full fans give: 468w of power for system
As I don't think you peak Georgian 🤣
I will give you the list ff PSU I can go with and you tell me witch one to take:

1. Deepcool PK800D 80 PLUS Bronze (new)
2. Deepcool 700W DA700N 80plus Bronze (If I'll get thia have to wait like month for Case fans)
3. Thermaltake TR2 S 700W 80 PLUS
4. 1STPLAYER STEAMPUNK PS-750AX (some say it's not bad PSU but not sure)
5. Be Quiet BN328 System Power 10, 650W, 80 Plus
6. Chieftec CSN-650C SFX, 650W, 80+Gold
7. Golden Field ATX-750W 80Plus Bronze
8. CORSAIR CX750M 750W 80 Plus Bronze

I know there are better options than FSP I picked but some of the are over my budget but if you are telling me it may suck.. Please pick couple for me..

All the listed are new... But there is one used! I Kno you don't have to consider buying used PSU but as this is absolute Beast of PSU:

1. Seasonic Focus Plus SSR-750FX 80 GOLD
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I don't like used PSUs, but the used one here is the only one I would even consider using with a 7900 XT full-time.

The problem here is budget allocation.
 
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I don't like used PSUs, but the used one here is the only one I would even consider using with a 7900 XT full-time.

The problem here is budget allocation.
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Man okay, i can go with junk case and 512gb ssd and can grab 1000w PSU from be quite or... Seasonic. dude 1200$ is a lot for me and I had not a lot of options to purchase. Don't go like that on me. I could get 4070 non ti for same price as 7900 xt... You have to be absolutely crazy to pay 720$ for 4070 instead pf 729$ for 7900 xt..

I just live in small country and expensive stuff in US is REALLY FREAKIMG EXPENSIVE here 🙁
You did not like any listed PSU up there ??? They are all New only used on is seasonic all the above is new.
 
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Man okay, i can go with junk case and 512gb ssd and can grab 1000w PSU from be quite or... Seasonic. dude 1200$ is a lot for me and I had not a lot of options to purchase. Don't go like that on me. I could get 4070 non ti for same price as 7900 xt... You have to be absolutely crazy to pay 720$ for 4070 instead pf 729$ for 7900 xt..

I just live in small country and expensive stuff in US is REALLY FREAKIMG EXPENSIVE here 🙁
You did not like any listed PSU up there ??? They are all New only used on is seasonic all the above is new.
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No, they're all entry-level, budget things. You're not buying an entry-level GPU.

I'm not saying pay $720 for a 4070. I'm saying get a $600 GPU. Yes, PSUs are more expensive there, but the physics of electricity don't change based on cost in the local economy.

The problem, again, isn't your budget. It's that you want fun things over responsible things. There's no such thing as not having enough budget to get a quality PSU when your budget has room for a $700 GPU.

A proper PSU is *the most important part of your system* not an afterthought like you're treating it. If you just want a bad build, you're obviously free to simply do that route and slap the cheapest junk PSU into a system with an expensive GPU. After all, it's your money and you'll take all the risk. But for ethical reasons, I'm certainly not going to advocate for that and you'll have hard time for many others around here to do that either.

We see lots of people make short-sighted decisions because they want fun over safety and, well, quite often they come back in three months with problems. And sometimes those problems result in some pretty expensive lessons being learned.
 
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No, they're all entry-level, budget things. You're not buying an entry-level GPU.

I'm not saying pay $720 for a 4070. I'm saying get a $600 GPU. Yes, PSUs are more expensive there, but the physics of electricity don't change based on cost in the local economy.

The problem, again, isn't your budget. It's that you want fun things over responsible things. There's no such thing as not having enough budget to get a quality PSU when your budget has room for a $700 GPU.

A proper PSU is *the most important part of your system* not an afterthought like you're treating it. If you just want a bad build, you're obviously free to simply do that route and slap the cheapest junk PSU into a system with an expensive GPU. After all, it's your money and you'll take all the risk. But for ethical reasons, I'm certainly not going to advocate for that and you'll have hard time for many others around here to do that either.

We see lots of people make short-sighted decisions because they want fun over safety and, well, quite often they come back in three months with problems. And sometimes those problems result in some pretty expensive lessons being learned.
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Thanks that makes sense now, so what I was trying to say.. I'm from Georgia it's really small country and we don't even have retailers. There are really short amount of new GPU you can find for MSRP here. For same reason 600$ GPU here will be 4060 or 4060 ti... Or used market... Aaand I don't want to buy something used...

I will go with cheaper PC case(not fully trash something like deepcool mattrax 55) and 512gb ssd(im okay with that I have 2-3 games and that's all)
And Ill grab something like: super flower 1kw golden ... Or 850w seasonic or be quite. Thx for advice.
Try to understand me man ) I understand tech, not as good as you do, but Im really limited on choices here.
 
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There is not one PSU on that list that I could even say "well, I guess that would be ok" much less "yeah that's a good choice", including the used Seasonic, for the same reason that you stated which is that I don't recommend buying used hardware unless you are simply scraping together a very basic system for as cheap as you possibly can. A system with a high end gaming card like the 7900 XT is not a very basic cheap system, clearly.

So, if you absolutely can't afford to get that graphics card AND a good quality power supply, then it's pointless to get the graphics card because it's like buying a sports car and then having to run it on gas that has been watered down because you can't afford normal fuel. Makes it kind of pointless.

So, I'd reevaluate the need for the 7900 XT like DSzymborski said or make some allowances elsewhere until you're able to get a good PSU. In fact, the PSU should be the FIRST thing you pick and honestly it should be the highest quality component in the build. Then choose the rest of your build based on what you can afford AFTER you've purchased a reliable, quality PSU.
 
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Thanks that makes sense now, so what I was trying to say.. I'm from Georgia it's really small country and we don't even have retailers. There are really short amount of new GPU you can find for MSRP here. For same reason 600$ GPU here will be 4060 or 4060 ti... Or used market... Aaand I don't want to buy something used...

I will go with cheaper PC case(not fully trash something like deepcool mattrax 55) and 512gb ssd(im okay with that I have 2-3 games and that's all)
And Ill grab something like: super flower 1kw golden ... Or 850w seasonic or be quite. Thx for advice.
Try to understand me man ) I understand tech, not as good as you do, but Im really limited on choices here.
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Might look at the RX 6800XT and a decent power supply.
 
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Might look at the RX 6800XT and a decent power supply.
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Thx but already ordered 7900 xr ) no coming back. And I was looking I picked this PSU: Be Quiet BN330 System Power 10, 850W, 80+ gold
I moved from 1tb ssd to 512 and change some fans configuration. I was ordering 7 fans from noctua for case... I changed to a case that doesn't need so much cooling and 4 fans instead.. so we're good now 😀 but thx
 
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There is not one PSU on that list that I could even say "well, I guess that would be ok" much less "yeah that's a good choice", including the used Seasonic, for the same reason that you stated which is that I don't recommend buying used hardware unless you are simply scraping together a very basic system for as cheap as you possibly can. A system with a high end gaming card like the 7900 XT is not a very basic cheap system, clearly.

So, if you absolutely can't afford to get that graphics card AND a good quality power supply, then it's pointless to get the graphics card because it's like buying a sports car and then having to run it on gas that has been watered down because you can't afford normal fuel. Makes it kind of pointless.

So, I'd reevaluate the need for the 7900 XT like DSzymborski said or make some allowances elsewhere until you're able to get a good PSU. In fact, the PSU should be the FIRST thing you pick and honestly it should be the highest quality component in the build. Then choose the rest of your build based on what you can afford AFTER you've purchased a reliable, quality PSU.
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Thx a lot, I mentioned on previous comment. I love Coolers in PC 😅 so I was going with 7 noctua ones.... so I changed to case that only need 4 and ya.... Can get this one:

Be Quiet BN330 System Power 10, 850W, 80 Plus Gold.​


Thx for advice.
 
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CHEFY said:
I'm buying in my country. Please feel free to advice me any known brands. Just keep in mind no "super flowers" and ROG psu here.
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Actually, there is, but they aren't cheap.


This might be a good option. Very decent unit. Several in fact.



Or anything on the PSU Cultists list that is on Tier A or B is probably a good choice if you can find one of them at a decent price.
 
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Actually, there is, but they aren't cheap.


This might be a good option. Very decent unit. Several in fact.



Or anything on the PSU Cultists list that is on Tier A or B is probably a good choice if you can find one of them at a decent price.
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Hmm dang... I first time see hobitec 🤣 not bad thx for advice....
I found this PSU: Super Flower LEADEX III Gold (SF-750F14HG)
I guess I will go with this one tomorrow Im starting the build so I hope everything is gonna run fine..
 
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Leadex III is a good unit. I would not hesitate to go with that one if the price is affordable enough for you.
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Yah man 😂 when I cut off 40$ on Case and 45$ on Fans I seems to have a lot of room for PSU...
Originally I was going with
Case: 1st player SP8 + 7 noctua 15$ redux coolers...

When I saw this people getting::: 🌚 "bruh" reactions...

I decided to go with:
Case deepcool mattrax 55. -40$ (solid metal + glass)
And it needs only 4 coolers now 😂 -45$
There my budget for superflower...
 
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