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veeg · Jul 31, 2023

Hello

If your budget allows i would go with a gold standard psu with at least a 5 year warranty.

@Pyro

phillpower2 · Jul 31, 2023

Ayden_J said:
POWERSUPPLY: MSI MAG A650BN 650W 80+ Bronze Gaming Power Supply [+13]

As above, any gaming rig 100% needs a minimum of a Golf efficiency rated PSU from one of the following, Corsair RM range, EVGA, Seasonic or Super Flower, go cheap and your PC goes broke.

xrobwx71 · Jul 31, 2023

I second and third the comments on the PSU. We see it all the time so take heed.

Also, I have purchased 15+ PC's from cyberpower over the last 10 years. (home and work) They've all been top notch builds with one dead on arrival in which they promptly sent me a new PC at their expense.

Bruce · Jul 31, 2023

g'day and welcome to the forums

personally, I would consider upgrading the motherboard.
being a new PC, you're going to have it for a while hopefully, so I'd get one with a USB type C port.
they are becoming more standard now, they have much faster transfer rates if you want to plug an external drives (like for backups), you can connect docking stations to expand the motherboard ports, charging of compatible devices - more things are converting to USB type C.
of course the current USB will be around for ages as well.

the other slight improvement is your sound, and depends on budget and how much doof-doof you want.
the current mobo supports 2.0 speakers via the green jack. if you were chasing 5.1 or 7.1, you'd have to use all the back panel ports (green, pink, blue) and the front panel audio port, so cabling may get messy.
but there is always soundbars, and USB speaker systems, so no biggie - just wanted it on the consideration list before you commit to something.

also +1 on the recommendations regarding the power supply.
I'd be going slightly more than 650W as well. while maybe fine for now, down the track you'll probably be adding more drives, maybe Blu-ray, definitely be upgrading the GPU within the PC's lifetime. so maybe start at 750W.
any power supply unit certified 80+ Gold (or better) and offering at least a 7 year warranty (preferably 10), and you can’t go wrong.
for example, ThermalTake ToughPower GF1 or GF3 ranges, Cooler Master, Antec, Corsair RM series.
PSU Lemon list at www.johnnylucky.org
list of PSU’s grouped into Tiers; https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

Pyro · Aug 1, 2023

I'm with the others, looks like a decent build at a decent price- but that GPU should have a 700W 80+ GOLD PSU,

I know people who have bought Cyberpower PCs, they are happy with them, but expect the usual in terms of bloatware.

phillpower2 · Aug 2, 2023

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