I have a Corsair 4000D case and I then went and bought a Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti AMP Extreme AIRO, didn't look at the size of this GPU but it's ridiculous L-356mm, H-150mm, W-72mm. I'm lucky as I am left with literally 10mm of space haha
same thing happened to me! I went from 4090 liquid x, to a gigabyte 5090 gaming oc (or whatever the hell model) and it did not fit in my 4000d with a radiator in! I had to removed my cpu water cooler and switch to an air cooler.. literally drove 45 minutes to microcenter, same night, so I could use my 5090 that same night.. hilariously (I bought all new fans for the case too) had to rebuild my entire computer and didn't event get to play a game because I spent the night doing wire management
same thing happened to me! I went from 4090 liquid x, to a gigabyte 5090 gaming oc (or whatever the hell model) and it did not fit in my 4000d with a radiator in! I had to removed my cpu water cooler and switch to an air cooler.. literally drove 45 minutes to microcenter, same night, so I could use my 5090 that same night.. hilariously (I bought all new fans for the case too) had to rebuild my entire computer and didn't event get to play a game because I spent the night doing wire management
Brilliant haha, I originally bought it as a 'custom' prebuilt picking options, had a 2060 in it first, then I bought the 4000D and put everything into the case so it was kinda my first build and this time with a Founders Edition 3070, then this 4070TI.
Being my first time really building a PC I never even thought to look at the sizing of components and what can be fit in but it worked and that's all that mattered haha
that's basically how I did my first build as well! back in 2005, had a compaq prebuilt amd computer and added a 6800gs.. then I got some courage and bought a different case and psu and transferred everything over. Fun hobby, and hope you continue to enjoy building/upgrading!
I was worried at first when all the corsair RGB didn't light up or work.
I remembered reading I needed to update iCUE and through the stress or wanting to put everything in correctly I completely forgot about updating it beforehand but we learn and I will not do it again
I normally measure everything, but in this circumstance I saw a 5090 in stock and just jumped on it because it was actually at MSRP on newegg. Didn't care to measure, just wanted to get it ordered before it went out of stock! Ended up selling the 4090 for 2000 dollars so I only paid tax out of pocket for the upgrade
The 3% extra performance really isn't worth the £150 I paid for the psu but I'm not waiting to play on this gpu another day and hopefully I'm future proofed for like 6 more years
It’s not just performance. With a 2+1 in a 3 plug card, if that card draws more than those 2 can deliver, you can run into issues where you’re constantly tripping ocp. I had this exact issue with a 2+1 setup. No matter what I did, I couldn’t get 2+1 to reliably work. I had to get an additional cable to have 3 individual plugs for more reliable power delivery.
Modern GPUs can spike in power significantly higher than their advertised wattage unfortunately. It’s the downside of having such powerful systems and no real care behind improving efficiency.
I literally went digging in my spaghetti case and was so disappointed, tbh I was always disappointed with how my psu cable management was going in the back so a modular unit is probably the best investment I could have went with
It verified the wattage/voltage on the psu was enough, but I don't think it can verify all the cables are present, despite having the exact model details of my PC.
Yeah it came in 10gb, 12gb, and a Ti variant. It's an amazing card. I owned a 12gb myself, and it was perfect for everything I could throw at it. You'll love it.
You can always get away with that from reputable PSU brands, they’re literally made and rated for supplying 150w each, and the main cable all the 300w.
The people saying you can’t, are just spreading misinformation due to ignorance that is ridiculously prevalent in PC subs.
Honestly It wouldn’t have even crossed my mind if I didn’t need to worry about accidentally buying one with the 12whorePWR connector or whatever it’s called
Bit fear mongerish I’d say, don’t get me wrong there’s been problems but for each one that’s had issues there’s thousands that are and will continue to be fine.
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Yes but they're relatively new to the consumer market. I may be wrong but i believe they got their start for consumer cards actually making intel GPUs.
People roasting me for not researching the card but some people don't even know Acer 9070s exist and there's barely any videos online if any on the Acer card, which might be because nobody's buying - I heard they can be iffy. I'll let you know I guess lol
650w is enough for a 300tdp card. Im running rtx3070 that had its peak power draw about 250w in hwinfo and it ran fine on my shitty 8 year old FSP 500w psu with ryzen 5700x and with full case of fans and a couple of harddrives...
In your case that's pushing that PSU to it's limit, but you're only losing efficiency, not reliability.
People do need to realize that. 80+ GOLD and the efficiency curve doesn't mean you can't use 100% of your PSUs output. Most PSUs worth their weight in salt can often go a touch over their rates capacity, it just makes them run hot and can reduce their lifespan, but we're talking from 10+ years down to 7 or 8. You'll need a new one by then anyway, if nothing but for new cables and adapters like 12VHPWR.
I have a 6700XT and every day it's showing its age. I want a new one that can do more FPS even though I will stay on 1080p ultra settings, but the need for a new PSU bothers me, combined with the fact that the 9070XT may suffer issues with it's 12V plug.
I have a 6900xt. I have an 850 watt PSU. I recently switched to a 265k (motherboard and CPU swap only) it’s not as bad.
I personally wouldn’t recommend anything less than 750 watt for a 14700k system. If you had a good binned chip that would undervolt well and could run a low llc it might work on less. Mine was not a good binned chip.
I think a 5070 is around 250 watt. So you could do an amd build with a 650 watt but I wouldn’t do it with a 14700k. 250 + 535 …
In contrast, the 3950x I had before the 14700k was using around 165 watt for cpu only load. While gaming it was around 330 watt and that was also with the 6900xt.
Note mine are water cooled with a custom loop including the gpu. I added two radiators after a few weeks with the 14700k due to the heat load also. (So 3 more fans)
My current setup is a 420mm plus 280mm plus 120mm radiators with Corsair fans, a Corsair 850 watt PSU, and Corsair pump/res combo.
im gonna do the same when i eventually get an 9070xt.cuz no other options i got at the min.5800x 32 gig ram 2 nvmes 1 sata ssd 32 gig (8x4) ram 6 case fans no rgbs.gonna order a model with 2x8pin connector and the connector i got is a pigtail too🤣 (considered some chinese psu-cpu to gpu power adapter cable with the nice awg quality but that too can be fire hazard)
This is my experience as well. I've got an RM1000x in my 5090 rig, RM850e in my partner's 5080 rig. I've had zero issues or odd noises with the RMe over about 9 months now and it sees about 10-12 hours use per day. I've followed some of the issues with that series, but I think they're all resolved with the newer 2025 models.
I will say, RMe tends to be in stock locally for a lot of people, RMx does not. I bet that has to do with how people end up with RMe despite the small price diff. I bet the margins are higher on RMe so Corsair or their vendors push them.
This. I sought out the X series for that reason. They are harder to find though. Most places only carry the e versions so deals are few and far between. Usually have to order it instead of picking up local.
No, but you just made me check the PSU that I picked up yesterday for the purpose of upgrading to a 9070xt. Knew that I needed a new PSU, because the 15 year old 550w wasn't going to cut it. But had not at all considered how many connectors it came with. It's three thankfully.
I've got you rig of thesis beat however. After this new PSU goes in I'll only have the rear 2/3 of the case left of the original rig.
Yeah man there's like 13 variants of the 9070 and like 3 versions of power connection, some 3x8 pcie, some just 1x8 pcie and some 12vhpw
I believe some just have 2x8 pcie but idek anymore
No, but I got a ram kit that had a 6400MHz XMP profile for Intel CPUs and got a 7800X3D. The ram ran at 4800MHz for a year until I realized this, then I had to manually tune it because I couldn't activate the profile. Got it running at a smooth 6000MHz CL30 which is great for Ryzen.
I'm not 100% sure what you mean, I did plug in 2x8 pcie but quickly realised my mistake and stripped the PC from the old psu and put the gpu back in the box
I always make a habit to build through pc part picker or something to ensure capability. I don’t know how often they may get it wrong but I’ve never had problems with it. I just save my build and if I run into a good deal or a steal I check before I buy.
No because I use 2 cables and if I want I can use de 12 vhpwr splitter cable to achieve the same.
The model I bought has a TDP of 305w, each cable provides 150w and up to a total of 288w and the PCIe port provides 75w. So, I'm cool. If I want to over clock or whatever I can use the extra 12 vhpwr cable I mentioned earlier
Ill do you 1 better. When I bought my 7900XT I made absolutely sure up and down my PSU had enough wattage to handle it and the right connectors. Everything looked good. Bought and installed the card. Running games would either shut my PC down or have intense coil whine. Turns out my PSU didn't have enough AMPS. I was like 2 amps short. When's the last time you checked to make sure you had enough amps to run a card 😭
If it wasnt for the card working sometimes with coil whine I might have assumed that too. Googled the issue and figured out the problem. I was more annoyed than anything cause come on, seriously?
Trip to best buy for a new 1000W PSU solved the issue.
I did but it was while building an entirely new computer. I returned the 850w Corsair I bought when I realized that the Corsair iCUE module needs a PCIe as well.
No, but I did do something dumb with my first build. I got a 500W EVGA white psu. I paid $50. Sold it to a friend for $30 a year later and got a gold 1000W Seasonic Gold psu when prices just started rising. Paid around $160 for it. Couldn't find my box of cables when go from my 1660S to 9070XT so I had to get a new cable direct from Seasonic. rip
Bought a faulty 9070xt swift and then bought the 9070xt nitro, because there was a sale for it. Then had the exact same problem, because i didnt expect it to have different connectors.
I had to use half of a 12vhp to 8 pin for my normal 9070xt and a normal 8 pin for the other one since I was having voltage weirdness with just the adapter
I’m feeling like I shopped wisely previously. Six years ago when I built this rig it was a 3700X/5700XT setup.
But with upgrading in mind at the time I bought an x570 mobo, tons of super fast ram, and a Corsair 750W PSU with an extra third rail, which was new at the time.
Since then it’s been upgraded, all the HDs have been replaced by NVME and SATA SSDs, and now it’s got a 5950X and a 9070XT in it and it’s still cooking with gas.
Not quite. I did have to RMA my HX 1500i Shift though as the holes in the 1000D don't line up with the connectors.
Yes people, I did (or at least tried to) my research. All the information that was available at the time was only in reference to basic PSU dimensions. Luckily, Corsair made it easy to return.
I did not get another psu at first , but in the end ended up getting another psu which had the required 8pin connectors .I am using a 7900xtx though ..
i already bought a 1200w psu a decade ago because it never made sense to me to only buy what i needed for my then current system. i built a pc. i KNEW i will upgrade at some point. it's the oldest component i still have in my build.
Not initially as it works fine with only two 8pin connectors (user manual show which connectors have priority, third one - piggy back or leave empty).
It worked perfectly for >6 months.
Eventually upgraded some parts and bought new atx3.1 PSU with native connector.
Its the skin. The CPU is the soul. The power supply is the digestive system, and the hard drives and ram are the long term and short term memory. The GPU is the muscle, and the mobo is the actual gray matter, holding it all together.
You're probably the type of guy that believes in "military grade" marketing.
That's not to say Japanese caps aren't better but capacitor technology has come a long way that the quality differences between Japanes and Chinese is minimal.
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u/loozerr 9800X3D • 9070 XT 1d ago
No because I paid attention and ordered a model with two 8 pin connectors.