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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Good tip... I don't really have any idea about what a good or bad PSU is at this point, I'm just trying to determine what the capacity I need is to start with.
Yeah, it seems like part of the cost associated with the DDR5 ram is just finding a mobo that supports it, especially in a mini ITX build.
Again, thanks.
I'm revising below to fit into a smaller case (yes this is possibly dumb but I'm okay with being a bit dumb). I've taken your advice on the PSU and cooler. The cooler's way more expensive than the one I was looking at but also appears to be much shorter for a 280 so it should make for an easier fit in what will ultimately be quite a tight case.
Notes: the PSU is actually 154 on Amazon so I'll just price match that, so shave of 50 bucks, and as noted I already have the 980 pro that was 150 on prime day, so another 50 off there. The case has a front hot-swap 2.5" bay that I have a couple of old drives I can use to start until I find a really good one for the main non-NVME storage... I might wait a bit to buy the GPU to see if they drop more in a couple of weeks. So I might be able to do all of the above for about 2300 which seems to me quite reasonable. |
Ah I'm feeling you on the DDR5 now; yeah your selection might be a bit limited then.
Also note that unless you really really want that extra 1.5% efficiency, this Corsair model is $55 cheaper and just as good.
https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00120121
As long as it's got those Japanese Caps, you're golden.