Question What PSU to buy?

[MNR1776]

Hello!

I want to build a PC, and I'm looking for a PSU. Some cheap options, without going to shitty brands, are the EVGA 650W GD 80+ Gold, EVGA 650W GQ 80+ Gold and EVGA 750W GQ 80+ Gold. (GD is the cheapest and 750 GQ most expensive).

My components are, I think:

• ASRock X370 Killer SLI or a B450M
• Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 5 2600
• Stock Cooler (Wraith Stealth)
• ASRock RX 580 Phantom Gaming D or Sapphire Pulse RX Vega 56
• Corsair 2x8GB 3000MHz or 3200 MHz C15 RAM
• CoolerMaster MB500 TUF

Are the PSUs I listed above good? If so, which one should I get for that PC? The 650 and 750 GQ are almost the same price, so the choice is between the 650 GD and 750 GQ.

 

[jeremyj_83]

With those specs you only will need a 650W PSU. I would use the Seasonic Focus Plus Gold instead of those EVGA. The quality of both are very high, but the Focus Plus Gold is fully modular and has a semi-silent mode. The semi-silent mode will only turn on the fan above a certain load usage.

Go with the B450 or X470 and the 3600 with 3200MHz RAM. When looking at benchmarks of the 3700X the performance uptick from the 2700X is quite a lot and it uses less power.

 

[MNR1776]

With those specs you only will need a 650W PSU. I would use the Seasonic Focus Plus Gold instead of those EVGA. The quality of both are very high, but the Focus Plus Gold is fully modular and has a semi-silent mode. The semi-silent mode will only turn on the fan above a certain load usage.

Go with the B450 or X470 and the 3600 with 3200MHz RAM. When looking at benchmarks of the 3700X the performance uptick from the 2700X is quite a lot and it uses less power.

Yeah, I'm probably going for the 3200 MHz RAM (although, it's CL16 and not CL15). And yes, 3rd gen Ryzen seems to be a lot better than 2nd.
And about the PSU, I didn't realise it wasn't full modular. Getting that specific one might be difficult here in Argentina. I'll try to see what I can find, that is at least 650w, 80+ Gold and is ranked high on the tier list (I don't want to fry my computer by cheaping out on the PSU).

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

Are you buying the motherboards used?
Or perhaps you know someone with a 1st or 2nd gen Ryzen CPU?

 

[MNR1776]

Are you buying the motherboards used?
Or perhaps you know someone with a 1st or 2nd gen Ryzen CPU?

For the BIOS update? I think I'll have it updated at the store where I buy it.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

For the BIOS update? I think I'll have it updated at the store where I buy it.

If the stores where you live do such things then go for it.