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Hey guys, I'm going to build a gaming rig for myself but I don't exactly know what kind wattage my PSU needs to have to power my rig. can you guys help me?

 

Specs:

Intel Core I7 6700K
MSI Z170A Gaming M5 

Corsair H100i GTX

MSI GeForce GTX 980 Gaming 4g (2x in SLI)

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD

WD Black 1TB HDD

16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 RAM

Corsair SP120 fan (5x)

Corsair AF140 fan (1x)

 

Can i have a Corsair AX 860i PSU for this or do I need a more powerfull one?

 

Thank you guys in advance!

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easily, a 550W would do fine. but 860W is good (if still a bit overkill) for a setup with 2 980s.

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Far more than enough power, your system will draw around 600w at load so your PSU will be running super efficiently and quiet.

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2 minutes ago, 17Roman1998 said:

Hey guys, I'm going to build a gaming rig for myself but I don't exactly know what kind wattage my PSU needs to have to power my rig. can you guys help me?

 

Specs:

Intel Core I7 6700K
MSI Z170A Gaming M5 

Corsair H100i GTX

MSI GeForce GTX 980 Gaming 4g (2x in SLI)

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD

WD Black 1TB HDD

16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 RAM

Corsair SP120 fan (5x)

Corsair AF140 fan (1x)

 

Can i have a Corsair AX 860i PSU for this or do I need a more powerfull one?

 

Thank you guys in advance!

yeah , you'll be able to power that no problem.

AMD Ryzen R7 1700 (3.8ghz) w/ NH-D14, EVGA RTX 2080 XC (stock), 4*4GB DDR4 3000MT/s RAM, Gigabyte AB350-Gaming-3 MB, CX750M PSU, 1.5TB SDD + 7TB HDD, Phanteks enthoo pro case

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Yeah, good choice. See my sig :)

EDIT: I would recommend going with a single 980TI over the 980 SLI setup though.

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Just now, 17Roman1998 said:

This means that I can overclock my CPU and GPU's safely right?

Yup, go crazy and like @Kryptyx said I'd recommend a single GTX 980ti. Whats your total budget?

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From a G3258 to dual Xeon E5-2670's

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Just now, 17Roman1998 said:

Nice rig!

Thanks! Not sure if you seen my edit though, I would recommend getting a single 980TI over 2 980s. The AX860i will let you OC everything fine.

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PSU: EVGA 1200w P2    COOLING: EK AIO Elite 360    CASE: Fractal Design Torrent    DISPLAY: LG CX48 4k OLED    AUDIO: HIFIMAN Arya SE

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1 minute ago, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

Yup, go crazy and like @Kryptyx said I'd recommend a single GTX 980ti. Whats your total budget?

My budget is around 3000 dollars. (no peripherales included) i have the money to get the system now with one 980. is it better to save up for a 980ti? or to save up to 2 980s?

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4 minutes ago, 17Roman1998 said:

My budget is around 3000 dollars. i have the money to get the system now with one 980. is it better to save up for a 980ti? or to save up to 2 980s?

Well how long would it take you to save up for a 980ti?

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15 minutes ago, 17Roman1998 said:

This means that I can overclock my CPU and GPU's safely right?

Yeah, 860W is honestly excessive for two 980s, especially when the 750W EVGA G2 is much cheaper.

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Just now, STRMfrmXMN said:

Yeah, 860W is honestly excessive for two 980s, especially when the 750W EVGA G2 is much cheaper.

naa, gonna stick with corsair 860. then i have more headroom in expandability in the future to.

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1 hour ago, 17Roman1998 said:

naa, gonna stick with corsair 860. then i have more headroom in expandability in the future to.

What do you plan on expanding to? You can power 4 non-overclocked GTX 980s on your AX860i so you're already spending way, way more than you need to. If you, for whatever reason, just have to have 850W then the EVGA 850W GS/GQ/G2 are much cheaper and just as good.

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10 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

What do you plan on expanding to? You can power 4 non-overclocked GTX 980s on your AX860i so you're already spending way, way more than you need to. If you, for whatever reason, just have to have 850W then the EVGA 850W GS/GQ/G2 are much cheaper and just as good.

so corsair is more expensive just because it's corsair?

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MORE THEN ENOUGH.

System

  • CPU
    i3 3220 3.3GHz
  • Motherboard
    H61H2-MV
  • RAM
    8GB no name
  • GPU
    Radeon HD 4870
  • Case
    Thermaltake Core V21
  • Storage
    1TB HDD, 700gb HDD, 320gb HDD and 256gb SSD
  • PSU
    Corsair CX600
  • Display(s)
    Flatron L1960TR , MAG MS776I , ViewSonic VA903m ( all of them are 1280x1024,dad found em) and a Fujicom FJ-32V TV
  • Cooling
    1 200M front fan, and unknowen CPU tower(low profile)
  • Keyboard
    HP QY776AT
  • Mouse
    LUOM G10
  • Sound
    Jamo E 4 CEN, Jamo E470 and Jamo E410 with a KENWOOD S505D
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro N
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