Sense-check of power supply requirement

[Steve_Kay]

Morning all.

I ordered a new gaming rig yesterday with the aim of mainly running MSFS 2020 on Ultra settings.

Nvidia recommended a minimum of a 750w power supply for the RTX 3080 although I’d read that running MSFS at high settings could potentially tip the power requirement over that. I went ahead and ordered an 850w PSU. The specs are below. PCS are saying that the max power drawer is 562w. Have I overdone it?

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX MB530P RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-10700K (3.8GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (LGA1200, USB 3.2, CrossFireX/SLI) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080
1st Storage Drive
256GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
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PCSpecialist Logo

Thanks

Steve

 

[AgentCooper]

Na, 850w is a good shout. Might be a little more than you need at the moment but it's a safe bet and will be ready to accept further GPUs in future

 

[Deleted member 17413]

Having the 850W and a decent PSU which the RMx's are is not a bad thing, it leaves you with headroom and 850W is a healthy size to fit any kind of future upgrade too.

The build is a little worrying though.

 

[Steve_Kay]

Na, 850w is a good shout. Might be a little more than you need at the moment but it's a safe bet and will be ready to accept further GPUs in future

Thanks mate. Much appreciated

 

[Steve_Kay]

Having the 850W and a decent PSU which the RMx's are is not a bad thing, it leaves you with headroom and 850W is a healthy size to fit any kind of future upgrade too.

The build is a little worrying though.

Thanks. Worrying in what sense?

 

[Deleted member 17413]

Thanks. Worrying in what sense?

The choice of Intel might be one you come to regret, and I would be concerned over the choice of cooler.
Intel are going to have more issues with heat, I would be looking at the best cooler I could get my hands on.

Im thinking the plan is the 256GB SSD is for the operating system? M.2 for MSFS?

 

[Steve_Kay]

Thanks Sibun. I take it you’d recommend something like a Corsair H80i? Yes you are correct that the plan is/was the 256GB for the OS and the M.2 for MSFS. PCS advised against putting the OS on the SSD though so I selected to have it on the M.2. Unless you recommend I change it? I’m still able to modify the order if needs be

 

[Deleted member 17413]

no, i wouldnt touch anything under the h100i plat, its one of the best on the market. The coolermaster ones are ok, but thats about it.
You want that chips to have the best heat dissipation you can get on it, intel have issues with heat, amongst other things, last thing you want is it throttling itself too.

 

[Deleted member 17413]

Regarding storage, It wouldnt really be helping you having the OS separate like that unless the OS is on the faster one.
I would suggest dropping the SSD and haveing the M.2 as OS including the game, if thats your main use here.

 

[Steve_Kay]

Thanks for the heads up. I’ll take a look at upgrading the cooling before the order hits production

 

[Deleted member 17413]

There have been a few threads recently about MSFS build, I would really recommend checking them out.
If I were in your shoes, I would cancel the build and go with AMD.

What monitor are you pairing with the 3080 GPU?

 

[Steve_Kay]

Regarding storage, It wouldnt really be helping you having the OS separate like that unless the OS is on the faster one.
I would suggest dropping the SSD and haveing the M.2 as OS including the game, if thats your main use here.

Yeah that’s the main aim really. My original thinking was that my current C: drive ends up getting clogged up with stuff (poor management on my part I know) so by having a drive for my OS, the M.2 for MSFS and the a HDD for other files it would keep things tidy.