January 4, 20233 yr I am looking at getting the following system: Corsair 4000X Mid Tower Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master Core i9 13900KF (5.8GHz Boost Clock) RTX 4090 64GB DDR5 SDRAM 5600MHz 2TB Samsung 980 PRO Gen 4 NVMe SSD Corsair H100i Elite 240mm Liquid Cooling The power supply options are either 1000W or 1500W. Which one do you guys think I should go with? Thanks. Gary M. | PPL ASEL | System Specs: W11 Pro, Corsair 4000X Mid Tower, Z790 Aorus Master Motherboard, i9-13900KF, 64 GB DDR5 SRAM, RTX 4090, Dell AW3821DW Monitor, Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, MFG Crosswind Pedals, TrackIR
January 4, 20233 yr When it comes to PSU's, more is usually better unless the more is a PSU of questionable quality. My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
January 4, 20233 yr Author stans, thanks. That's what I'm thinking, larger is better when it comes to PSUs. Just want to make sure I understand all the advantages/disadvantages of having a larger PSU before I order the system. Gary M. | PPL ASEL | System Specs: W11 Pro, Corsair 4000X Mid Tower, Z790 Aorus Master Motherboard, i9-13900KF, 64 GB DDR5 SRAM, RTX 4090, Dell AW3821DW Monitor, Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, MFG Crosswind Pedals, TrackIR
January 4, 20233 yr I'm building pretty much the identical system and I'm going with 1000W. The sweet spot in terms of efficiency is running your PSU at around 50%. I expect 'typical' draw of this system during MSFS simming would be around 500W. With a mild CPU and GPU OC, I'd expect a peak of around 850W. OTOH, 1500W would future-proof you as long as new connector types like the 16 pin PCie5 GPU connectors don't mess you up. If there were some good 1200W options available ATM, I'd probably go with that for a margin of safety. Edited January 4, 20233 yr by odourboy [email protected] - ROG Strix Z790-E - 2X16Gb G.Skill Trident DDR5 6400 CL32 - MSI RTX 4090 Suprim X - WD SN850X 2 TB M.2 - XPG S70 Blade 2 TB M.2 - MSI A1000G PCIE5 1000 W 80+ Gold PSU - Liam Li 011 Dynamic Razer case - 58" Panasonic TC-58AX800U 4K - Pico 4 VR HMD - WinWing HOTAS Orion2 MAX - ProFlight Pedals - TrackIR 5 - W11 Pro (Passmark:12574, CPU:63110-Single:4785, GPU:50688)
January 4, 20233 yr Author odourboy, thanks. Yea, I would prob go with a 1200W PSU if that was an option. But the only options that Jetline has right now are 1000W and 1500W. So, I will prob go with the 1500W PSU. Besides the extra cost, are there any other downsides to a 1500W PSU? Do they put out more heat or noise than a smaller PSU? Gary M. | PPL ASEL | System Specs: W11 Pro, Corsair 4000X Mid Tower, Z790 Aorus Master Motherboard, i9-13900KF, 64 GB DDR5 SRAM, RTX 4090, Dell AW3821DW Monitor, Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, MFG Crosswind Pedals, TrackIR
January 4, 20233 yr Not that I can think of. [email protected] - ROG Strix Z790-E - 2X16Gb G.Skill Trident DDR5 6400 CL32 - MSI RTX 4090 Suprim X - WD SN850X 2 TB M.2 - XPG S70 Blade 2 TB M.2 - MSI A1000G PCIE5 1000 W 80+ Gold PSU - Liam Li 011 Dynamic Razer case - 58" Panasonic TC-58AX800U 4K - Pico 4 VR HMD - WinWing HOTAS Orion2 MAX - ProFlight Pedals - TrackIR 5 - W11 Pro (Passmark:12574, CPU:63110-Single:4785, GPU:50688)
January 4, 20233 yr Are they both the same efficiency, ie GOLD rated? 1000 is probably plenty for your setup, but if the larger PSU is more efficient go with that one. More efficient means less heat and less energy waste. Building a full scale 737-800 Simulator running P3D v5.x 210 degree wrap around screen Jason Lohrenz (@lohrenz737) • Instagram photos and videos Lohrenz 737 Simulator Project (lohrenzsimulator.com)
January 4, 20233 yr Author Hey jlohrenz, good point. The 1000W PSU is "Gold" rated, and the 1500W PSU is "Platinum" rated. I did some reading on it and you're right, the Platinum rating means less energy use and less heat. So based on that I am definitely going with the1500W PSU. Appreciate all of your responses. Great info. Thanks. Gary M. | PPL ASEL | System Specs: W11 Pro, Corsair 4000X Mid Tower, Z790 Aorus Master Motherboard, i9-13900KF, 64 GB DDR5 SRAM, RTX 4090, Dell AW3821DW Monitor, Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, MFG Crosswind Pedals, TrackIR
January 5, 20233 yr 17 hours ago, TexasGary said: I am looking at getting the following system: Corsair 4000X Mid Tower Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master Core i9 13900KF (5.8GHz Boost Clock) RTX 4090 64GB DDR5 SDRAM 5600MHz 2TB Samsung 980 PRO Gen 4 NVMe SSD Corsair H100i Elite 240mm Liquid Cooling The power supply options are either 1000W or 1500W. Which one do you guys think I should go with? Thanks. 1000w is Plenty. | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
January 5, 20233 yr I run a very similar system, using a 1000w. No issues here. Rick i9-14900KS OC to 5.8 Ghz | 64 GIG- G.Skill 7200 RAM | Asus ROG Maximus z790 Hero Motherboard | Gigabyte RTX 5090 OC | 47" Samsung 4K Monitor I Pimax Crystal Super 50 HMD I Varjo Aero HMD I Windows 11
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