If you wait... you'll always be waiting for the next greatest thing. This is laughable to think there is some gatekeeper that you should follow on when to build a rig. If you have the wants and needs to build ... then build..
Unless you have an ego, that won't allow you to be lower on the...
A good quality 500W should be plenty still.. even with the overclocked CPU/GPU
https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator
Picked some random other items -
376W load... i bumped the CPU up some, and overvolted.. and bumped the GTX 970 up ... added 5 fans.. an M2 SATA and a platter 7.2k RPM...
To add... "elite gaming rig...." that if you are someone that doesn't always have the "hardware / upgrade itch".. then you could potentially use this beast of the AM4 system to ride out the entire AM5 platform's life. (or at least wait till the end of AM5 and build your next beast rig off AM5...
Zen 3 may be "dead" but if you upgraded now.. doesn't mean its a worthless platform. Most of us upgrade to cure the "upgrade itch" anyway.. is there really a "need" to go Ryzen AM5 platform, if you are running a 5600x, 5700x, or more?
Wasn't it the first interactive media player also... so they had some odd games with FMV .. but this never took off.. in addition to the consoles pricing..
I ended up grabbing a 5800x. Very pleased...I like to upgrade, so no harm lol. The ID-COOLING SE-226-XT seems to be working well.. mid 30's idle... gaming puts it up in the mid-60's..or depending on the game, in the lower 70's, which from my research shows me, this is excellent for air...
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