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G'Day,

 

Here's the build: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/T2snJx

 

So basically I'm just asking if my 750w PSU is too much for what I'm using? I haven't got the rig yet, so feel free to throw ideas out there. 

I could always just get a better, lower watt power supply instead of my current one.

I don't plan on going XFire or SLI in the future. and I'll only overclock my i5 a little bit.

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Yes, it's overkill. A decent 550w would already be plenty: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr

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What about this?

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-power-supply-fdpsunt3b600w

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CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate RAM: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB SSD: OCZ 100 ARC 240GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Graphics Card: Powercolor PCS+ R9 390 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) Power Supply: EVGA G2 750W Monitor: LG 29UM67-P 29" 21:9 Freesync Sexiness Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force XP400

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You can very much change your mind about XFire or SLI down the road. A 550W will be fine, but I would still advice that you buy a good ~750W PSU. It will mean that you wont have to buy a new PSU for the next many years to come, no matter what other setup changes you go through.

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seems fine for some expansion room to me

Don't really plan on expansion, when the 290 becomes extinct I'll just get 1 better card. And the only CPU I plan on upgrading to in the future is the i7 4790k

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CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate RAM: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB SSD: OCZ 100 ARC 240GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Graphics Card: Powercolor PCS+ R9 390 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) Power Supply: EVGA G2 750W Monitor: LG 29UM67-P 29" 21:9 Freesync Sexiness Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force XP400

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You can very much change your mind about XFire or SLI down the road. A 550W will be fine, but I would still advice that you buy a good ~750W PSU. It will mean that you wont have to buy a new PSU for the next many years to come, no matter what other setup changes you go through.

That's an extremely valid point.

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CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate RAM: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB SSD: OCZ 100 ARC 240GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Graphics Card: Powercolor PCS+ R9 390 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) Power Supply: EVGA G2 750W Monitor: LG 29UM67-P 29" 21:9 Freesync Sexiness Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force XP400

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I'd go with a lower wattage, but still at least 80+ gold certified.

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It is totally okay! You should stick with it as long as you want expandability and overhead in anykind. If you dont want something like that you can stick with a 550 or 600 Watt PSU

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You can very much change your mind about XFire or SLI down the road. A 550W will be fine, but I would still advice that you buy a good ~750W PSU. It will mean that you wont have to buy a new PSU for the next many years to come, no matter what other setup changes you go through.

This. I'm glad that I got an 850W PSU when I build my current rig. Yes, it was absolute overkill for 1 card, but I recently upgraded to SLI, and I didn't even have to worry about buying a new PSU. If I hadn't had this PSU, I would've had to get rid of a perfectly fine PSU, and spend money on a new one. I'd say the little extra for the security of not having to upgrade is worth it.

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G'Day,

 

Here's the build: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/T2snJx

 

So basically I'm just asking if my 750w PSU is too much for what I'm using? I haven't got the rig yet, so feel free to throw ideas out there. 

I could always just get a better, lower watt power supply instead of my current one.

I don't plan on going XFire or SLI in the future. and I'll only overclock my i5 a little bit.

Yes deff get a 650W

CPU-i5 4690k 4.4ghz @ 1.190V, MOBO-MSI z97 gaming 3, Cooler-hyper 212 evo, GPU- r9 290x asus directcuII (-37Mv), Storage-120gb v300(switching soon), 1tb caviar blue, CASE-Red/black h440, PSU-Antec TPC 650.

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550W is fine for that. Get something quality from Seasonic, XFX, Antec, SuperFlower or similar. Some EVGA models but not all

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