I've got the x299 Designare EX and the i9-7980xe, then I ran out of money for now. Maybe when my house sells I can finish it. debating on what power supply size is needed. 850 watt minimum, 1600 seems to be overkill unless I run a TEC or multiple GPUs.
850W is on the lower end of thing. The processor alone can easily reach 500W if you OC it.
1000W is on the comfortable side of things. I recommend the Seasonic Prime 1000W titanium, it's super quiet, you won't hear a thing with it.
Any 1000W and more Pau are super hard to find.
If you're after quiet, check this site
https://www.cybenetics.com/index.php?option=database
It has many PSU, you can search by efficiency or noise.
Also trying to decide on case. Likely Fractal Design Define C, S, or R6. I'd love to use the Lian-Li v1000 but it's a little big to be throwing around while traveling. I'd like a Define S with handles on the top. I'd really like the Define C for size but I've read it's not as quiet. I may be using this in a small RV traveling around the country. so it needs to be small. Someday I'd like like to try the wild idea of a 420 radiator on top with a 360 in front and a 230w TEC between them for chilled water cooling
I have both the define C and R6. If you know what graphic card you're going to put in there and you know they aren't longer than 28cm, then get the C. That's assuming you put a water cooler at the front (otherwise up to 32cm)
They are both as quiet
The R6 is too big for my taste. You'll have trouble fitting a 360mm cooler at the front, it's not a supported configuration; you'll have to remove the 3.5" slot at the top. 280mm Max. It's all on the fractal manuals available online.
They are. Much quieter case than the lianli one.
The R6 is made of higher quality material (steel VS plastic for the front and top). If you don't plan on having custom water cooling, the C is plenty. It's quiet, can be well ventilated.
So you bought a 2 grands CPU, but no power supply? What a waste of money...
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
