help picking a PSU

[Californication]

Hey,  Im going to buy a new pc and im having a hard time deciding between 650 to 750W

 

 I'm buying it in a bundle that comes with Define R4 + FSP Raider 80+ 

 

 The specs are : 

 i7 4770K

 Noctua NH-D14

 Asus Maximus VI Gene

 R9 290 TRI-X

 4x2 Crucial Balistix Sport DDR3 CL9 1600Mhz

 120GB SDD 

 1TB HDD

 

 will the 650W be enough or should i take the 750W?

[shouldervalley]

650 will be enough but 750 wouldn't hurt

[Hashiyan]

Are you planning to Crossfire in the future?

[Rashy]

650W is enough

[Californication]

Are you planning to Crossfire in the future?

no crossfire, but maybe adding a sound card later

[Rashy]

no crossfire, but maybe adding a sound card later

Sound cards are a waste of buck..

[Californication]

Sound cards are a waste of buck..

why do you say that? 

 theres a large diffrence between on board audio to a soundcard like  asus xonar phoebus.

 

 and also, will my specs fit in a 350D? or should i just keep it with define R4

[Rashy]

why do you say that? 

 theres a large diffrence between on board audio to a soundcard like  asus xonar phoebus.

 

 and also, will my specs fit in a 350D? or should i just keep it with define R4

Im not really a fan of sounds in-game or movie. Its fine with just the on-board audio and you'll save some.

[Californication]

Im not really a fan of sounds in-game or movie. Its fine with just the on-board audio and you'll save some.

and what do you say about the case? 

 will it fit in a 350D or should i stick with the R4?

[KamiKatze]

why do you say that? 

 theres a large diffrence between on board audio to a soundcard like  asus xonar phoebus.

 

 and also, will my specs fit in a 350D? or should i just keep it with define R4

 

Just see how you like the onboard sound of your Gene. It will all fit into the 350D and 500W would be enough to power this system.

 

Edit: i can recommend the Seasonic G-series 550W. But The corsair RM series looks pretty good aswell. There are tons of options.

[Rashy]

and what do you say about the case? 

 will it fit in a 350D or should i stick with the R4?

It'll perfectly fit into 350D but i dont know about the R4, you can try.

[JAKEBAB]

why do you say that? 

 theres a large diffrence between on board audio to a soundcard like  asus xonar phoebus.

 

 and also, will my specs fit in a 350D? or should i just keep it with define R4

no there really isnt sound cards are a gimmick!!

 

[Californication]

Just see how you like the onboard sound of your Gene. It will all fit into the 350D and 500W would be enough to power this system.

 

Edit: i can recommend the Seasonic G-series 550W. But The corsair RM series looks pretty good aswell. There are tons of options.

are you sure that 500W will be enough? 

 

and the CPU cooler is pretty large you sure it will fit in a 350D?

[PassionFruit]

Im not really a fan of sounds in-game or movie. Its fine with just the on-board audio and you'll save some.

So you say that soundcards are a waste because you don't like sounds?

[KamiKatze]

are you sure that 500W will be enough? 

 

and the CPU cooler is pretty large you sure it will fit in a 350D?

 

Yes. 500W is enough, but more isn't bad. Just get a good quality one, like seasonic or corsair PSUs.

 

Hm right the cooler. If it will fit, it will fit very snug. The supportet CPU cooler height in the 350D is 160 mm. The height of the D14 is 160 mm. idk tbh

[Californication]

Yes. 500W is enough, but more isn't bad. Just get a good quality one, like seasonic or corsair PSUs.

 

Hm right the cooler. If it will fit, it will fit very snug. The supportet CPU cooler height in the 350D is 160 mm. The height of the D14 is 160 mm. idk tbh

The Corsair RM550 is 160$ where i live (israel) and the FSP raider 750 is cheaper.and the 550 G series is 120$

[Rashy]

The Corsair RM550 is 160$ where i live (israel) and the FSP raider 750 is cheaper.and the 550 G series is 120$

I dont really trust FSP..

[Californication]

Yes. 500W is enough, but more isn't bad. Just get a good quality one, like seasonic or corsair PSUs.

 

Hm right the cooler. If it will fit, it will fit very snug. The supportet CPU cooler height in the 350D is 160 mm. The height of the D14 is 160 mm. idk tbh

 

 

I dont really trust FSP..

 

How is Corsair TX or Seasonic S12G? 

 The S12G is very cheap and i can get a 650W of it

[KamiKatze]

How is Corsair TX or Seasonic S12G? 

 The S12G is very cheap and i can get a 650W of it

 

Both would be good options.

[TheDigitalRealm]

why do you say that? 

 theres a large diffrence between on board audio to a soundcard like  asus xonar phoebus.

 

 and also, will my specs fit in a 350D? or should i just keep it with define R4

All a Sound Card is good for is eliminating some of the interference issues that MIGHT occur with an On Board solution. Most On Board solutions Nowadays are usually fine, meaning there's probably no noticeable interference when listening to music or playing games. If you have a set of high impedance headphones it may be worth getting a cheaper sound card that supports higher impedance headphones. Picking up a Xonar DX for example would be a nice cheap solution. Dolby Headphone software is also really nice for positional audio.

[spwath]

You could go with one of these two psu's, they are both really cheap and highi quality.

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-NEX750G-Certified-120-PG-0750-GR/dp/B009YC3EAI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394882766&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+nex750

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-NEX750B-Certified-120-PB-0750-KR/dp/B009YC3DBS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1394882766&sr=8-2&keywords=evga+nex750

[PingPangbv]

You could get away with a 500W really. Have a look at this guys, OC3D ran tests with a 4670k and a GTX 780ti and just managed to pull 432W from the wall. http://overclock3d.net/articles/power_supply/how_many_watts_do_you_actually_need/1

However if you do decide to go for a 500W PSU make sure you don't get one with a noisy fan as a lower wattage PSU will be more stressed under gaming/benchmarking. Also always get a quality brand PSU like seasonic, corsair, silverpower or enermax for example.