New PSU with monitoring

[MiDaBu]

Hey LTT forum

 

I'm in need of a new power supply as my old one has given up.

I have posted all relevant hardware below, i useually run a 10% OC, on the CPU, but I like to tinker. and the GPU i was not able to

I recently upgraded my system to full loop watercooling and a 1080Ti

so i'm now running an I7-6700k on an asus Z170 sabertooth mrk1. with a 1080Ti

I currently only have 2 DDR4 memory modules installed but i'm planning to upgrade to 4 Sticks later on.

Storage is broken down as 1xnvme 2x SSD 1x SSHD & 1x HDD

the water cooling is taken care of by an EK-Fluid Gaming 360 loop. with a total of 6 fans in the case

I have some case light in my which is handled by a Corsair Node pro controller with 6x30cm strips attached

 

I'm quite intrigued by the power monitoring abilities of the RM750i from Corsair and the E850 from NZXT, but i am also aware that for less money it's possible to pickup an Fractal Design Ion+ Platinum 860W or 760W instead for a lower price.
There might also be other alternatives i should look and this is where i hope you guy can help,
I have been speculating whether a 660W unit could do the trick, but i'm also somewhat concerned about noise and i'm aware that the fan would turn on earlier in a 660W unit.
Lastly i have been considering an SF750 from corsair, not because i have a build that requires an SFX but i'm thinking of maybe goin ITX when MOBO+CPU needs upgrade.

Any and all advice are much appreciated.

[Mateyyy]

If you want digital monitoring get an RM650i, if you can find one.

Otherwise, RM550x/650x or Straight Power 11 550W/650W. Seasonic's Prime Platinum units are also very solid, but the fan Seasonic is using on them is not particularly great, and since noise is a concern for you I would not consider it.

[Fasauceome]

550 watts is reasonable, anything over 650 is pretty excessive

[MiDaBu]

my only concern has been when i used Outervisions PSU watt calculator, which seems pretty extensive, then it calculates load wattage at 633W.

i've linked configuration below.
https://outervision.com/b/0fmxYE
 

[Haro]

3 minutes ago, MiDaBu said:

watt calculator

Wattage calculators are incorrect most if not all the times.  A 550w is more then enough for any single GPU system. 

[MiDaBu]

19 hours ago, Mateyyy said:

If you want digital monitoring get an RM650i, if you can find one.

Otherwise, RM550x/650x or Straight Power 11 550W/650W. Seasonic's Prime Platinum units are also very solid, but the fan Seasonic is using on them is not particularly great, and since noise is a concern for you I would not consider it.

well the Seasonic units are nice but very expensive where i'm from prices are as follows.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WfaIi9LMbmxOE-8JOXpfE02XkSPuOv_BRudWR73kRn4/edit?usp=sharing

I forgot to mention i'm partaking in folding@home when i'm not using my desktop

 

 

[Xplo1t]

3 hours ago, TofuHaroto said:

Wattage calculators are incorrect most if not all the times.  A 550w is more then enough for any single GPU system. 

That's too general of statement and not always true.  I can easily use over 550w on my workstation with a single GPU.

[Guest]

6 hours ago, MiDaBu said:

well the Seasonic units are nice but very expensive where i'm from prices are as follows.

 

The RMi is a better PSU, with a better fan AND has monitoring.

 

If you want Platinum efficiency, jump up to the HXi.

 

[Mateyyy]

6 hours ago, Xplo1t said:

That's too general of statement and not always true.  I can easily use over 550w on my workstation with a single GPU.

He's most likely just referring particularly to gaming rigs. I agree that "any systems" isn't necessarily correct, but to be fair not a whole lot of people run overclocked 10900Ks paired with an overclocked Vega 56/64, where yes, you would actually need more than 550W - maybe not while gaming but at least in CPU+GPU heavy workloads.