New Build With Bonus Power Supply Question

[Brackets]

This is primarily for gaming/home use and no real plans to overclock it right now nor use dual graphics cards.

 

As a new builder, I’ve tinkered and upgraded for years, just never really built one from scratch. The power supply is the most confusing aspect of the build IMO. Estimating wattage and future proofing (as far as DDR3 goes atleast), I’ve seen a lot of information that too much wattage is bad for the components, OR that it doesn’t affect anything if it is too high, there's alot of contradicting information out there, I just wanted some opinions on this build; keep in mind there has been a budget on it as living in the UK automatically doesn’t make me a filthy rich tea drinker.

 

Is the power supply for the rig below a good choice, or should I lean lower or higher?

 

MOBO: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1

CPU: I5 4690k (3.5GHz)

CPU COOLER: H100i (with SP120’s)

GPU: ASUS GTX760 2GB

RAM: 16GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 (1600) - Taken from my current build so they'll be a manky blue  :angry:

HDD: WD 1 TB Black

SSD: 840 EVO 500GB

POWER: Corsair RM750 (80+ gold fully modular)

CASE: C70 Black with 4 AF120’s

 

GPU will be upgraded this year hopefully, to a 970strix/whatever overpriced nonsense is released at the end of the year, but currently my system is outdated for even a 760, as my current mobo only has a PCI-E 2 slot still, which is why I’m upgrading everything else.

 

I avoided going for an X99 because the price of DDR4 ram made me die a little inside.

 

Any advice/comments on the build are appreciated.

 

[dragoon20005]

wait for the AMD R9 300 series before plonking money on a new GPU

 

you PSU is enough to power all your things including the monster 300 watt GPUs AMD is releasing soon

[Brackets]

Thanks for the reply

 

and yeah, I won't have the funds for a GPU for a good few months as I'm buying this part by part due to job changes ¬_¬

 

I was mainly worried about underestimating the future cards because forking out for a higher powersupply in a year or so would have been a punch to the trousers. haha

[wyattzx]

Thanks for the reply

 

and yeah, I won't have the funds for a GPU for a good few months as I'm buying this part by part due to job changes ¬_¬

 

I was mainly worried about underestimating the future cards because forking out for a higher powersupply in a year or so would have been a punch to the trousers. haha

Theoretically speaking, the Corsair RM750 could power the R9 295x2, with a TDP of 480W. 

[slightlyjaded]

The rig looks pretty solid, the obvious upgrade path probably starts with upgrading the mobo to something a bit more recent. Sticking with z97 The gigabyte extreme series has current gen PCIe on some of their boards and is compatible with m.2.

[Brackets]

I originally wanted to dual card which is why I chose the RM750, but went off that idea, which is also when the panic of the power supply question came about, haha.

 

Yeah, my upgrading my mobo was what sparked this, thought it was time I built my own from scratch. Was awhile ago I purchased the ASUS mark 1, at the time for price and the features on it as well as using ASUS in the past, it felt that it was the best option.

[brob]

@Brackets, the psu is larger than needed. (uk.pcpartpicker.com provides max power requirements and basic compatibility checking.) SeaSonic SS-620GM2, Antec HCG-620M, Super Flower SF-650F14MG, and SeaSonic SSR-650RM would be better psu choices.

 

The Sabertooth Z97 Mark 2 is essentially the Mark 1 without the armor (armour).

 

If the budget will take it, why not get a 1TB ssd and drop the hdd. System will run a little bit cooler and quieter, and a lot faster.

[Brackets]

@Brackets, the psu is larger than needed. (uk.pcpartpicker.com provides max power requirements and basic compatibility checking.) SeaSonic SS-620GM2, Antec HCG-620M, Super Flower SF-650F14MG, and SeaSonic SSR-650RM would be better psu choices.

 

The Sabertooth Z97 Mark 2 is essentially the Mark 1 without the armor (armour).

 

If the budget will take it, why not get a 1TB ssd and drop the hdd. System will run a little bit cooler and quieter, and a lot faster.

 

I went with a higher PSU as I'm unsure of what GPU I'll be grabbing in the future, plan is a 4GB card rather than SLI/Crossfire, just won't be a factor for a long time annoyingly. 

 

I wanted the Mark 1 so I could see for myself if the armour genuinely helps out with cooling/dust control, plus there was a military theme originally but that went out the window, haha. 

 

There's no reason for me to overkill on an SSD as I currently only fill around 400GB of my TB HDD, so a TB SSD wouldn't be worth the price imo, as currently I use an external for my media/images etc. So thats what the WD black is for to get rid of my ancient external at a decent price without losing too much speed overall.

[brob]

I went with a higher PSU as I'm unsure of what GPU I'll be grabbing in the future, plan is a 4GB card rather than SLI/Crossfire, just won't be a factor for a long time annoyingly. 

 

I wanted the Mark 1 so I could see for myself if the armour genuinely helps out with cooling/dust control, plus there was a military theme originally but that went out the window, haha. 

 

There's no reason for me to overkill on an SSD as I currently only fill around 400GB of my TB HDD, so a TB SSD wouldn't be worth the price imo, as currently I use an external for my media/images etc. So thats what the WD black is for to get rid of my ancient external at a decent price without losing too much speed overall.

 

If you want a larger psu, I would suggest the EVGA 220-G2-0750-XR. Much better quality and very well priced in most markets.

 

I guess we have different priorities  . I would rather a pure ssd build than the armour. In my experience the armour does not enhance cooling. But that was a model year or two back, so maybe Asus has improved things.