CORSAIR - RMx Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular Power Supply - Black

I used this power supply in my first build. Very easy to work with after learning what each cable was used for. Minimal cable usage as it is a modular PSU meaning you only plug in the cables you need making cable management much easier so long as you aren't maxing out your build. I was worried initially about my GPU as I was planning on getting a 3070, but couldn't pass up on the chance to snag a 3080 and Nvidia's recommended PSU was 750w. I specifically went with 650w over 550w for future upgrades and I am glad I did because my 3080 has had no problems on this PSU. And it is super quiet. I am not sure I have even heard the fan kick up which I am sure it has since putting in the 3080. My previous GPU that I was borrowing until I could get a 30 series card was far less capable and far louder, but the 3080 may be a tad bit louder than the PSU fan as I cannot hear it if it does kick on. When upgrading down the line, I will definitely be sticking with the RMx line (probably 850+). Given that I decided to build during the pandemic, prices all around were fluctuating wildly. However, I purchased my CPU for the near lowest price it had ever been, but got stuck paying a premium on this PSU. Most things were either out of stock or 2-3x the pre-pandemic (and likely higher tariffs) price. All-in-all I have been very happy with this PSU and would recommend it (or a higher wattage one) to anyone. Specs (for reference): Mobo - MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus Motherboard CPU - Ryzen 5 3600 Ram - 16 GB Team T-Force Vulcan Z 3200 Mhz CL 16 Ram (2x8) Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition GPU - 3080 FE (was using an XFX Radeon 6950 until acquiring the new GPU) Case - NZXT H510 Fans - 1x 120mm Noctua Redux NF-S12B PWM for rear exhaust; 1x 140mm Noctua Redux NF-P14S 1500 PWM for top exhaust Storage - 1x 500 GB NVME, 1x 120 SSD (boot drive), 1x 1TB SSD

Great starter power supply. You might want to future proof your machine though because in the grant scheme of things 650 isn’t a lot of power. I recommend 1000 or 1300

Great PSU. High quality, 80+ Gold, modular, and stays quiet when needed with Silent Mode enabled through BIOS.

So far so good. Paired it with a 3060 and its been working great. Modular makes it awesome

This was the right size for my old PC that the power supply went out on me.

First build I have ever done and of course I was very nervous as to if everything was going to work well together and I was worried that this might not be enough to power my build. Well it is quite good and it does more than enough for the current setup and I it is really nice. Not too loud and I can always depend on it to start up and keep my build running!