Question TUF PSU for a TUF Motherboard

HillBillyHallenser

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Im building a new Pc from scratch. This ist the specs so far:
AMD Ryzen 9 7900x
XFX RX 6800XT MERC 319
ASUS TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI
Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360L
32 GB RAM and a 1 Tb nvme
now the question is what to get a Power Supply. I think i'll go with a 850w, because i wont be doing heavyduty overclocking(maybe even none at first).
Im a bit lost and cant pick the best fit between the following:
Corsair RM1000x 80 PLUS Gold
Corsair RM850x 80 PLUS Gold
MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5
ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold
EVGA Supernova 850 GT, 80 Plus Gold 850W


Is it better to stick with the TUF PSU if my Motherboard is TUF?
p.s: Im open to other Suggestions. Please feel free to share your thoaghts
 

Tech Junky

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PSU if my Motherboard is TUF?
Not necessarily.

First take all of this and put it into pcpartpicker.com and get your total max Ws for the build.

I've been using the EVGA option you listed on several builds and 850w is a decent amount of juice unless you're doing something aggressive. I've yet to have an issue with EVGA but my one attempt at Corsair was DOA.
 

In2Photos

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I have the RM850x in my Ryzen 7 7700 and RX6800XT build and have no complaints. I originally bought an FSP Hydro but the fan was too audible. The Corsair is silent. But any of those PSUs would be fine.
 
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From that list, I'd probably go with the Corsair RM850x. The RM series is generally well regarded as extremely solid power supplies.
 

manly

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Welcome to the forums.

There is a PSU "Tier List" that's worth consulting, and also some good reviewers out there if you want to get into the weeds.
The Corsair RMx is excellent, but the 2021 model isn't ATX 3.0 compliant. This probably doesn't matter but considering a quality PSU has a 7+ year warranty, planning ahead isn't such a bad thing.
The MSI MAG A-GL series isn't quite in the same league, nor is ASUS TUF Gold.
If I understand correctly, EVGA is in dire financial straits so I'd pass on it.

The amazing thing is there are so many PSU brands to choose from (and they're just re-badging from a relatively few manufacturers), so you don't lack for good options.

Other thoughts:
If your main focus is gaming, consider the Ryzen 7 7800X3D.
The ASRock 6800 XT is $440 right now, which should be an all time low.
Do you expect to have a huge gaming library? If so, you'll likely want more than 1TB of storage.