[SOLVED] What power supply should I use? (Need help asap)

[XeroFX]

Hello everybody here on this forum! I need some help on what PSU I should choose for my new pc build. I'm planning on overclocking both the GPU and the CPU (the first time overclocking the CPU, btw). I will use the pc for gaming and gaming only. Is there anything that I could change to make it have better performance? The budget is around 3200 US dollars or 30 000 in Sweden's currency.

Specs:
Intel Core i7 12700K
ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 3080 Ti OC 12GB (Price of this is half of the budget)
Corsair 5000D Airflow
MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (Good enough for overclocking?)
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB (2x8)
Samsung 980 PRO Series 1TB M.2
Seagate Barracuda Compute 2TB
EK Water Blocks EK-AIO Basic 360 (Should I use the ASUS Rog Strix LC 360 Liquid CPU Cooler instead?)
Corsair iCUE QL120 RGB 120mm white x3 Incl. Lightning Node Core (Yes, I will buy more fans in the future)
PSU: ASUS ROG Strix 1000w (Will I be fine with 850w? (Maybe the Corsair RM850x V2?)) Is 850w enough, or should I use a 1000w power supply?

Any good CPU overclocking tutorials?

 

[logainofhades]

As spiky as RTX 3000 is, I would choose a 1000w unit. The 3080ti is not worth the added cost, vs the 3080 12gb. Overclocking really will not garner you much performance, but if you want to overclock that CPU, I would maybe go up to the Z690 tomahawk, or Asus Z690 tuf. PCPP is kinda limited, in some areas, but this how I would build it, with your budget, based on what I can find, on PCPP.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor (kr4390.00 @ Amazon Sweden)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (kr799.00 @ Amazon Sweden)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (kr2990.00 @ Amazon Sweden)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (kr1715.96 @ Amazon Sweden)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (kr1413.25 @ Amazon Sweden)
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3080 12GB LHR 12 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card (kr12790.00 @ Komplett)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case (kr899.00 @ Amazon Sweden)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (kr1890.00 @ Amazon Sweden)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fan (kr164.99 @ Amazon Sweden)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fan (kr164.99 @ Amazon Sweden)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fan (kr164.99 @ Amazon Sweden)
Total: kr27382.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-04 20:48 CEST+0200

 

[XeroFX]

Thank you very much for helping me with this. As a beginner with overclocking this really helped me!

 

[Why_Me]

Hello everybody here on this forum! I need some help on what PSU I should choose for my new pc build. I'm planning on overclocking both the GPU and the CPU (the first time overclocking the CPU, btw). I will use the pc for gaming and gaming only. Is there anything that I could change to make it have better performance? The budget is around 3200 US dollars or 30 000 in Sweden's currency.

Specs:
Intel Core i7 12700K
ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 3080 Ti OC 12GB (Price of this is half of the budget)
Corsair 5000D Airflow
MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (Good enough for overclocking?)
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB (2x8)
Samsung 980 PRO Series 1TB M.2
Seagate Barracuda Compute 2TB
EK Water Blocks EK-AIO Basic 360 (Should I use the ASUS Rog Strix LC 360 Liquid CPU Cooler instead?)
Corsair iCUE QL120 RGB 120mm white x3 Incl. Lightning Node Core (Yes, I will buy more fans in the future)
PSU: ASUS ROG Strix 1000w (Will I be fine with 850w? (Maybe the Corsair RM850x V2?)) Is 850w enough, or should I use a 1000w power supply?

Any good CPU overclocking tutorials?

If you don't want to mess with overclocking while saving money then this cpu down below nets you similar results as the 12700K yet uses less power and creates less heat. You can pair it up with a decent B660 board. 850w psu + RTX 3080 Ti and you're good to go.

I'll use these two boards for an example. Both of these boards have excellent VRM's.

https://www.arsadata.se/en-us/produ...ort-lga-1700-intel-b660-ddr4-pcie-4-0-2x-m-2/
MSI MAG B660M MORTAR DDR4 1 924 kr

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-B660M-MORTAR-DDR4

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MSI MAG B660 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 2 353 kr

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-B660-TOMAHAWK-WIFI-DDR4

https://www.inet.se/produkt/5304606/intel-core-i7-12700f-2-1-ghz-25mb
Intel Core i7 12700F 3 790 kr

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...2700f-processor-25m-cache-up-to-4-90-ghz.html

https://www.inet.se/produkt/5323667/deepcool-ak620
DeepCool AK620 CPU Cooler 749 kr

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-ak620-review

Review of that cpu with benchmarks.

https://www.techspot.com/review/2391-intel-core-i7-12700/

 

[XeroFX]

I have one more question, I want to overclock my GPU, and the Asus TUF OC isn't the best for that. So I feel like it's worth it to get the 3080 Ti refurbished for 1600 Dollars or 15 000kr. I cannot find any 3080 12GB that isn't the ASUS TUF OC that is well suited for overclocking. The ASUS ROG Strix 3080 Ti 12GB OC is perfect for overclocking. Correct me if I'm wrong here; overclocking a GPU like the Asus ROG Strix one with excellent overclocking capabilities will make a significant difference when gaming.

 

[XeroFX]

Thank you for the suggestion, but I would prefer to overclock my CPU. So what's the difference between a Z690 And a B660 motherboard?

 

[logainofhades]

GPU overclocking is not worth it, for the power and heat it will produce.
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/asus-geforce-rtx-3080-tuf-gaming-review,30.html

Thank you for the suggestion, but I would prefer to overclock my CPU. So what's the difference between a Z690 And a B660 motherboard?

Z690 is mandatory, to overclock the CPU. Honestly, I don't feel it is worth the added cost, heat, power usage, and potential instability. As you can see here, at 1080p, the differences between the 12700, and the 12700kf are minimal. Even the i9 12900k isn't much better. Running at a proper 1440p or 4k, with your new rig, the difference would be 0. If you want to overclock, just to play around with, that is fine, but you should be aware of price/performance hit you take, by doing so.

 

[Why_Me]

Thank you for the suggestion, but I would prefer to overclock my CPU. So what's the difference between a Z690 And a B660 motherboard?

Z690 allows for overclocking both the cpu and RAM and the B660 boards only allow for overclocking the RAM. With that said the B660 boards allow for running locked cpu's with the power limits off and that's good for an extra 3 - 5 fps on average.

 

[XeroFX]

Thank you for your fast response!

 

[XeroFX]

Okay, sticking with the 3080 and overclocking the cpu then!

Thank you again.