PC build help/suggestions on components.

[EGS]

Originally Posted by albee1952

Which version? The TX-700 looks good, but the smaller ones(for me) range from borderline(TX-600) to not enough

Yes, the PRIME-FANLESS-TX-700. Which specs are you looking at? Not sure what the specs mean.

[albee1952]

Specifications, like how many amps(especially for the +12V rail that will power the motherboard and CPU). If the components need more current(amps) than the PSU can deliver, performance and reliability will suffer. Better to err on the side of too much vs too little(so the PSU can deliver all the computer needs, without being stressed to the max). Does the graphics card have a power connection? That adds to the load. Do you have lots of hard drives(my rig has 6 internal drives)? That adds to the load.

[EGS]

Mine says 58Amps for the +12 volt rail. Am i good?

[albee1952]

Originally Posted by EGS

Mine says 58Amps for the +12 volt rail. Am i good?

My feeling is anything above 50A should be fine. Some split things up and give 2 or 3 rails of maybe 20 amps per rail and those are not so great for our needs Of course, I'm no expert, just experienced. If an expert counters my opinions, I'm okay with that

[EGS]

Originally Posted by albee1952

My feeling is anything above 50A should be fine. Some split things up and give 2 or 3 rails of maybe 20 amps per rail and those are not so great for our needs Of course, I'm no expert, just experienced. If an expert counters my opinions, I'm okay with that

Cool thnx!

[FL3GS]

Thanks for the reply and for the gracious welcome! Not sure where my last reply went, but thanks for the link to i7 build forum - I think I'll go ahead with something like:



CPU
Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor

CPU Cooler
Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler

Motherboard
MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard

Memory
Gigabyte AORUS RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory
Storage
Samsung 980 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive

Video Card
Asus GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR 8 GB DUAL MINI V2 Video Card

Case
be quiet! Pure Base 500DX ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply
Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply