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Milo26
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Hi guys, need help finding an appropriate power supply because I'm pretty sure the local computer shop is trying to rip me off and con me in to buying a ridiculous 1500W.

 

My specs are:

Processor: Intel i7 4790k

Motherboard: MSI Z97 XPower AC ATX

Memory: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum at 1866MHz

GPU: 2 x Sapphire Raedon R9 290X Tri X OC

SSD: Intel 530 120GB
HDD: 2x WD Black 2TB

and a few notcua 120mm fans 

 

Cheers guys and thanks in advance

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Hi guys, need help finding an appropriate power supply because I'm pretty sure the local computer shop is trying to rip me off and con me in to buying a ridiculous 1500W.

My specs are:

Processor: Intel i7 4790k

Motherboard: MSI Z97 XPower AC ATX

Memory: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum at 1866MHz

GPU: 2 x Sapphire Raedon R9 290X Tri X OC

SSD: Intel 530 120GB

HDD: 2x WD Black 2TB

and a few notcua 120mm fans

Cheers guys and thanks in advance

Around a 600w psu from a good manufacturer
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About 850 watts or greater.

 

290x's are so power hungry, a single one can pull 300 watts.

System specs
  • Graphics card: Asus GTX 980 Ti (Temp target: 60c, fan speed: slow as hell)
  • CPU: Intel 6700k @ 4.2Ghz
  • CPU Heatsink: ThermalRight Silver Arrow Extreme
  • Motherboard: Asus Maximus Viii Gene
  • Ram: 8GB of DDR4 @ 3000Mhz
  • Headphone source: O2 + Odac 
  • Mic input: Creative X-Fi Titanium HD
  • Case: Fractal Design Arc midi R2
  • Boot Drive: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB 
  • Storage: Seagate SSHD 2TB
  • PSU: Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 550w

Peripherals

  • Monitor: Asus ROG Swift PG278Q
  • Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma (16.5 inch/360)
  • Mouse surface: Mionix Sargas 900
  • Tablet: Wacom Intuos Pen
  • Keyboard: Filco Majestouch Ninja, MX Brown, Ten Keyless 
  • Headphones: AKG K7xx
  • IEMs: BrainWavs S1
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Hi guys, need help finding an appropriate power supply because I'm pretty sure the local computer shop is trying to rip me off and con me in to buying a ridiculous 1500W.

 

My specs are:

Processor: Intel i7 4790k

Motherboard: MSI Z97 XPower AC ATX

Memory: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum at 1866MHz

GPU: 2 x Sapphire Raedon R9 290X Tri X OC

SSD: Intel 530 120GB

HDD: 2x WD Black 2TB

and a few notcua 120mm fans 

 

Cheers guys and thanks in advance

I recommend any 600W PSU from Seasonic. Other manufacturers I trust and also well regarded by others are XFX, Corsair and EVGA.

Echelon Mk 2.11 

Spoiler
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-6500
  • Cooler: Cryorig H7 (With a 120 mm Thermaltake Riing RGB)
  • Motherboard: MSI B150M Bazooka Plus
  • Memory: 16 (2x8) GB DDR4 Kingston HyperX Fury (Black)
  • Video Card: Sapphire NITRO R9 390 (Stock)
  • Storage:  1 TB Western Digital Blue
  • Power Supply: 520 W Seasonic M12II Evo (with custom extensions and cable combs)
  • Casing: NZXT S340 Elite (Matte Black)
  • Fans: 2x 120 mm & 3x 140 mm Thermaltake Riing RGB
  • Display: 22 " LG Flatron L227WTG-PF LCD (OCed to 76 Hz)
  • Keyboard: Logitech K120
  • Mouse: Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury
  • Mousepad: SteelSeries QcK
  • Operating System: Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)

 

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I wold say the new Corsair RM1000i or the EVGA 1000W G2 

Current Rig:   CPU: AMD 1950X @4Ghz. Cooler: Enermax Liqtech TR4 360. Motherboard:Asus Zenith Extreme. RAM: 8GB Crucial DDR4 3666. GPU: Reference GTX 970  SSD: 250GB Samsung 970 EVO.  HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB. Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro. PSU: Corsair RM1000X. OS: Windows 10 Pro UEFI mode  (installed on SSD)

Peripherals:  Display: Acer XB272 1080p 240Hz G Sync Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Brown Mouse: Logitech G502 RGB Headhet: Roccat XTD 5.1 analogue

Daily Devices:Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact and 128GB iPad Pro

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