Edit: thanks all for your input, I've taken all the input and tried to find a better proces 850W PSU, but given the current discount on the 1000W be quiet! there is just nothing else beating that deal, so I've gone with that.
My current setup is an i5-12400F + RTX 3060 Ti, 2x8GB 2666 MHz, 2x 2TB 3,5" HDD, 1x 1TB NVMe, 3 case fans, 1 air cooler, 0 RGB.
All PSU calculators tell me 650W is just enough and 750W is a comfortable headroom.
Right now I have an aging Seasonic S12 II 620W PSU that causes no issues as far as powering the system goes, I've had absolutely no problems with it whatsoever in the 5 years I've had it (started on an older, much less power hungry configuration). Except one thing. I'm pushing it close to its limits and the fan is going, it's LOUD. I can't stand hearing it over the gameplay.
So I've decided to upgrade and get something that will be suitable for my inevitable cpu+gpu upgrade a few years down the road.
My choices come down to two PSUs:
- be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W 80 Plus Gold ATX 3.0
- Corsair RM850x 850W 80 Plus Gold
There's a sale right now and they are priced almost the same at around 135€. The sale does not apply to an 850W variant of the Pure Power 12 M, making it and the 1000W the same price at this moment.
At first glance it looks like I should go for the 1000W be quiet, more headroom for the same price, but idk, Corsair might be more.. reliable? Both have 10 year warranties. Both are overpowered for what my components require, and that's exactly the point. I want this shit to be silent even if I'm pushing it.
Is there a better choice I should consider? Also, if the price on sale isn't as attractive as you'd expect, we get crap deals all around in my country so that's that.
Oh, trust me, you don't know how loud some psu fans are. I replaced my perfectly good deepcool something something 650W because the fan sounded like an angle grinder (and also because it was whiny and non-modular but still)...