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Confusion with PSU for new system

xeus_dragon
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Hello Everyone,

 

I am new to this forum but is not new to building PC. I used to build PC but have been disconnected from doing so since 2011. I have finally decided to build a new PC for myself with the following config:

 

Processor: i7 4790K 

Motherboard: Gigabyte gaming 5 (ATX)

RAM: Ripjaw X 1866 16gb (2x8)

Graphics: Gigabyte gaming g1 gtx 970

Cooler: H105

Storage: 128gb A-DATA XPG SX900

               Seagate barracude 1tb

Case: NZXT Phantom 410

 

I plan on overclocking the processor and graphics card. I am confused whether I should get a 750W or 850W PSU. I plan on getting a bronze certified since I won't be keeping it on 24/7. Which wattage should I get?

 

Thanks in advance :)

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I think you'll be fine with even 600W.

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750 easily. If you were going SLI, 850 will provide more leg room.

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I think you'll be fine with even 600W.

 

 

750 easily. If you were going SLI, 850 will provide more leg room.

 

Thanks for your quick replies :) If 750W is going to work, it would be great since I can get 80 gold (CS series) at an affordable price. I don't plan on doing sli since I can't afford any monitor over 1080p. 1440p is just too expensive.

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750 watts will be perfect for a single card and overclocking :)

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This belongs in the Cases and Power Supplies section. I'm moving the thread.

Please post in the correct sub-forum in the future.

 

750 watts will be perfect for a single card and overclocking :)

750 easily. If you were going SLI, 850 will provide more leg room.

850w is overkill. 750w is already more than enough for sli and overkill for a single card.

A single 970 easily runs off of a decent 500w. 

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why not a 240/256gb ssd some are only about $100?

 

I plan on running ssd just as a boot drive and 1tb for rest of the stuffs. I initially planned on getting a 256gb ssd and no mass storage but didn't seem like a good plan so went with the 128gb + 1tb hybrid option.

 

750 watts will be perfect for a single card and overclocking :)

 

Awesome. Thanks :D

 

 

This belongs in the Cases and Power Supplies section. I'm moving the thread.

Please post in the correct sub-forum in the future.

 

850w is overkill. 750w is already more than enough for sli and overkill for a single card.

A single 970 easily runs off of a decent 500w. 

 

I am sorry for posting it in the wrong forum. :( I was not aware of that specific sub-forum.

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Thanks for your quick replies :) If 750W is going to work, it would be great since I can get 80 gold (CS series) at an affordable price. I don't plan on doing sli since I can't afford any monitor over 1080p. 1440p is just too expensive.

 

Where are you buying from? And what's your budget? There may be better options than the Corsair CSM you can get. Like the Rosewill Capstone 750-M or the EVGA Supernova 750w G2 for instance.

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Where are you buying from? And what's your budget? There may be better options than the Corsair CSM you can get. Like the Rosewill Capstone 750-M or the EVGA Supernova 750w G2 for instance.

 

I will be buying it from any Canadian retailer/online store. 

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I will be buying it from any Canadian retailer/online store. 

 

The CS750M is $129.99 CAD correct? http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cs750m

The EVGA G2 would be a better build PSU: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr

Or the EVGA B2: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

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CS750M is going to be $80 on sale for boxing day. I think I will find EVGA too. Do you think EVGAs are going to be better than CS?

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CS750M is going to be $80 on sale for boxing day. I think I will find EVGA too. Do you think EVGAs are going to be better than CS?

 

Both of the units I had listed are build better than the Corsair CS750M especially the G2. Since the EVGA Supernova 750w B2 is $84.99 right now with a $20 rebate to effectively make it a $64.99 PSU, I would go with that over the CS750M.

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Both of the units I had listed are build better than the Corsair CS750M especially the G2. Since the EVGA Supernova 750w B2 is $84.99 right now with a $20 rebate to effectively make it a $64.99 PSU, I would go with that over the CS750M.

 

Thank you very much for your suggestion. I will definitely look into it.

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