Sanity Check

[Geoboh]

I have been using my same PC for over 7 years and it has kicked some ass.   It is a I7 4470k slight overclock good air cooling 16gb gtx 760 some expensive old ASUS motherboard DVD burner SSD and 2 HDD dynamat and silicon seamed case.  So started getting some power supply warnings and the fan starts and stops, thing is toast.  So I am going to refresh the system by adding a new graphics card and power supply.   Was thinking a factory overclocked GTX 1060 or something similar.  I HATE RGB!!!!!!!!! I want my system to be as unseen and unheard as possible.  I do not mind paying for quality but do not like overpaying. 

 

Is a EVGA SuperNOVA 850 proper choice last time I went with a Roswell 1000w that is now failing.  Thoughts other options. 

[BOBWARPATH]

Evga will treat you well. Recommended gold or higher, and a 1060 is the right balance for your 4470. I used to run a gtx 1060 6gb with a 3820 and 16gb ram

[seon123]

What models?

[seon123]

1 minute ago, BOBWARPATH said:

Evga will treat you well. Recommended gold or higher, and a 1060 is the right balance for your 4470. I used to run a gtx 1060 6gb with a 3820 and 16gb ram

EVGA has a whole lot of crappy PSUs, including 80+ Gold rated ones. 

4470 isn't a thing, likely a 4770K and a typo. 

[PopsicleHustler]

Why do you need such overkill PSU? EVGA G3/G2 550W will be enough.

[PopsicleHustler]

Just now, seon123 said:

EVGA has a whole lot of crappy PSUs, including 80+ Gold rated ones. 

 

That is a dangerous thing to say in this neighborhood.

[seon123]

Just now, PopsicleHustler said:

That is a dangerous thing to say in this neighborhood.

Nah, this isn't Tomshardware, Jay's YouTube comments, Gamersnexus' YouTube comments or PCPP. Facts work more often than not here. 

[BOBWARPATH]

man im lucky then. My Alienware aroura r4s power supply failed in 2012, 1 year after bought, replaced with evga 1000 watt gold, had for 6 years, still holding strong

[Geoboh]

The PSU calculator said I needed 672 watts and it is overclocked.

 

[BOBWARPATH]

58 minutes ago, Geoboh said:

The PSU calculator said I needed 672 watts and it is overclocked.

 

I had 2 gtx 580s in sli, so 1000 was near my case

[Jtalk4456]

1 minute ago, Geoboh said:

The PSU calculator said I needed 672 watts and it is overclocked.

 

i'd personally go anywhere between 850-1000, but i tend to be more conservative than some. All in all, please check out the tier list below

 

[Geoboh]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438018

I dont want to mess with SLI may step of the card instead

 

 

[seon123]

5 minutes ago, BOBWARPATH said:

man im lucky then. My Alienware aroura r4s power supply failed in 2012, 1 year after bought, replaced with evga 1000 watt gold, had for 6 years, still holding strong

You do realise that 

11 minutes ago, seon123 said:

EVGA has a whole lot of crappy PSUs, including 80+ Gold rated ones. 

Is not equivalent to saying that all of EVGA's PSUs are crap?

5 minutes ago, Geoboh said:

The PSU calculator said I needed 672 watts and it is overclocked.

 

Ignore it. You'll use less than a third of that with a 1060. 

[Lurick]

4 minutes ago, Geoboh said:

The PSU calculator said I needed 672 watts and it is overclocked.

 

What PSU calculator? Unless you're running an 295x2 or something, that's way off for your system.

[rares495]

850w? I'm guessing you're looking to power two 1060 based systems simultaneously? Or maybe three? Actually, I bet that thing could power four, no problem.

 

Just go with a quality 500-550w unit my dude. Seasonic Focus/Prime or EVGA G3(made by Super Flower).

[Geoboh]

I used the New Egg one it may be because of the burner and 3 storage devices may be a max if all is used

 

[Lurick]

For reference a 760 SLI setup with a 3960X didn't pull more than 500 watts under full load

https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-760-2GB-Review-GK104-250/Power-Consumption

[Geoboh]

Lurick that is a pretty PC you have.  Learning about PSU in deph is rabbit hole.  Right put it into a Killawat says it is pulling 327 no real load on it.  I am going to go for the overkill live forever PSU with a 10 year warranty.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[LukeSavenije]

8 minutes ago, Geoboh said:

I used the New Egg one it may be because of the burner and 3 storage devices may be a max if all is used

 

yeah, those things always overcalculate by way too much. you can go with 450 and still be fine. what is your budget and location for it?

 

btw, you might want to quote people so they get a notification

[Geoboh]

Luke no real budget it is in full tower bit phonix that I heavily modified.  Cut out everything that is not necessary soundproofed sealed seams. PSU is in the bottom of the back.  God I have not gone into a computer parts rabbit hole in a long time.  

[Geoboh]

So what harm dose it do if you just go with a bigger powersupply than you need.  Besides price. 

[aezakmi]

47 minutes ago, Geoboh said:

So what harm dose it do if you just go with a bigger powersupply than you need.  Besides price. 

none, you'd be just paying more for something your pc won't use

 

a 550 G2 would be enough

[LukeSavenije]

49 minutes ago, Geoboh said:

So what harm dose it do if you just go with a bigger powersupply than you need.  Besides price. 

price, effecienty, build quality because you can get a higher quality one for that price. btw, are we talking supernova g3? g2? g1+? g1? t2? p2?

 

and please quote me this time, it's hard to reply if you don't know when to expect a new message

[Spotty]

5 hours ago, Geoboh said:

It is a I7 4470k slight overclock good air cooling 16gb gtx 760 some expensive old ASUS motherboard DVD burner SSD and 2 HDD dynamat and silicon seamed case.

 

5 hours ago, Geoboh said:

Right put it into a Killawat says it is pulling 327 no real load on it. 

What? There's no way that a 4770k and GTX 760 is drawing 327W at idle.

 

5 hours ago, Geoboh said:

So I am going to refresh the system by adding a new graphics card and power supply.   Was thinking a factory overclocked GTX 1060 or something similar.  I HATE RGB!!!!!!!!! I want my system to be as unseen and unheard as possible. 

Do not buy the EVGA G3 if you want it to be quiet. The G3 is very loud.

 

Grab a good quality, quiet PSU instead:

• Corsair RM550x
• Be Quiet Straight Power 11 550W
• Bitfenix Whisper M 450W/550W

The RM550x comes with a 10 year warranty, so since you mentioned you wanted something with a 10 year warranty then that would fit your requirements, however the Straight Power (5 year warranty) and Whisper (7 year warranty) are also good quality units that are very quiet and worth considering.

[Geoboh]

WTF to much to learn about power supplies...  I know how to overkill and buy a big one, this time I was trying to get the proper power supply.  You all are to kind.  Today I put some time in and learned about PSU how to use this chat etc.