Purring like a kitten.
I replaced the 700W with a 750W. I was going to replace that, make sure it fired up, then replace the 2070 with the 3070. Once I got the PC open I remembered I actually routed some power cables under the GPU so I pulled that out and put the new one in.
I love my case BTW. It has top, front and a rear fan, with dials up front that control the speed, it has the HD lights on top of the case and a port on top that lets you plug and play physical hard drives. It's also H U G E.
Rerouting the cable around the newer GPU was easier even though it's like a half inch thicker. I think that's a testament that the modular cables were slightly easier to reroute.
Wouldn't fire up at first, so I started disconnecting stuff little by little to see if I missed something. I did miss something. New PSU had an extra connection I just didn't make on the Mobo power lead. Connected that and it spun right up.
Played a few games to try it out. Everything is good. I don't really have a game that CAN push it right now though.
I mean I replaced a 2070...not like I was struggling with anything.
I'll have to try MS FLIGHT SIM. I hear that's pretty punishing.
I'll add pics from my phone here in a bit.
I'll be stopping the build here for now. I'll ask for a really high end monitor for my birthday and this still leaves me a great upgrade later.
For my favorite Game (Forza Horizons 4) I bought a last gen XBOX (4K capable) with 1 TB SSD, a racing setup with steering wheel, pedals, shifter, and separate racing seat, along with the nicest monitor I could find (1 year ago), an LG 77-inch OLED TV.
#MadRespect Doing all that for your favorite game.