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You don't need an 860 watt unit for that build, even if you're overclocking. 650 watts will suffice just fine and then some.

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Hi,

 

I'm at the point of finalising my Home theatre build and just wondering if anyone could give me a second opinion about Wattage of the Power Supply I've picked. My Current choice is " Corsair AX860 Platinum Power Supply " Will it be enough watts for these components?

 

Parts:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k

 

CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100i

 

Motherboard: MSI z97 Gaming 5

 

Memory: Kingston Hyper XFury HX318C10FRK2/16 (2X8GB)

 

GPU: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 980ti G1 Gaming

 

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

 

Hard drive: Western Digital Black 4TB 7200RPM

 

Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 16X BD-R Blu-ray Writer OEM

 

Cheers.

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You don't need an 860 watt unit for that build, even if you're overclocking. 650 watts will suffice just fine and then some.

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You don't need an 860 watt unit for that build, even if you're overclocking. 650 watts will suffice just fine and then some.

Ok thanks for that feed back, I was just a little concerned about my GPU's 600watts Cooling system.

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Ok thanks for that feed back, I was just a little concerned about my GPU's 600watts Cooling system.

That's heat dissipation capability and has nothing to do with power draw. Wattage is a unit used to measure energy.

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That's heat dissipation capability and has nothing to do with power draw. Wattage is a unit used to measure energy.

Ok thanks for the help mate, just was a little confused.

 

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Hi,

 

I'm at the point of finalising my Home theatre build and just wondering if anyone could give me a second opinion about Wattage of the Power Supply I've picked. My Current choice is " Corsair AX860 Platinum Power Supply " Will it be enough watts for these components?

 

Parts:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k

 

CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100i

 

Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VII Hero Motherboard

 

Memory: Kingston Hyper XFury HX318C10FRK2/16 (2X8GB)

 

GPU: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 980ti G1 Gaming

 

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

 

Hard drive: Western Digital Black 4TB 7200RPM

 

Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 16X BD-R Blu-ray Writer OEM

 

Cheers.

Nope. What I've heard is that almost all single cardd setups won't need more than 600w

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Just to let everyone know I've to decided to go with EVGA G2 750w PSU thanks for all the feedback

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If this is just a HTPC why do you need an i7 and a GTX 980 ti ?

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If this is just a HTPC why do you need an i7 and a GTX 980 ti ?

Because he's rich, he likes to spend money on high tech stuffs. It like paying money for some girl to do slut things.  

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Yeah, that's way more then enough :P Look at dis vid and see what a 860W psu can handle! A CPU twice as powerfull as yours, and a Titan X :o I think your in the green! :D

 

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A 750w should be the optimal point for this build in my opinion. 860w would be somewhat overkill. But u should be okay though.

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