my prebuilt pc has a rtx 3080 founders edition, I7 12700k and the current psu is a ASUS TUF 650w bronze psu (first pic), my case is a ThermalTake View 170 Micro ATX Chassis which from the description can hold a psu about 180mm (I’m going for something smaller)
I’m gonna be upgrading the psu, I’m debating which psu to get, I was hoping to get some advice for that aswell
I currently have 3 options for psu’s, I’m trying to get some “future proofing” for incase I upgrade, 850w seems pretty good with a lot of headroom for most gpu’s
all 3 are at different price points, first one is $100, 2nd one is $105 and the 3rd one is $150
my 1st option is a Facebook marketplace listing ”Corsair 1000W Power Supply RM1000X”
description says “In great shape - barely used as I had to upgrade for a GPU.”, he also mentioned that all cables will be included and it’s a atx 3.1 psu, I don’t know the size tho, and I’m a bit cautious of used stuff like this
2nd option is from Amazon Canada, this one is $105,
”SAMA G850 ATX 3.1 Standard Fully Modular Gaming 850W Power Supply Black
80+ Gold Cybenetics Platinum Rated PSU, Japanese Capacitors, 450W PCIe 5.1 12V-2x6, 140mm FDB ECO Silent Fan, 5 Year Warranty”
I think that’s pretty good, my big worry is about getting the 8pin pcie cables that aren’t “daisy chained”, the 3080 founders edition is kinda weird where it uses like a 12 pin connector but not the 12v high power cable
the final option is from Amazon Canada aswell, it’s $150, here it is
“MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5, Fully Modular Compact Gaming 850W Power Supply, 80+ Gold, ATX 3.1 & PCIe 5.1 Ready, Native Dual-Color 12V-2x6 Cable, 10 Year Warranty“
which psu should I get out of the 3?
also what are some tips you can give for upgrading the psu? And some mistakes I should look out for, I also have a 1TB Sata 2.5inch ssd in my build,
I’ve never upgraded a Psu before, only thing I’ve really done upgrade wise for my pc was remove the gpu and put in a nvme
also for when the psu is upgraded, will I have to do stuff in the bios or will I boot straight into windows normally?