Sufficient PSU for GTX 980

[ThatGuysProject]

So i have planning my build for a while and i just wanted a second opinion on my choice as well as some other PSU suggestions that may be cheaper. I am going to go with a Corsair AX1200I however it is a very pricey PSU but is an 80+ platinum efficiency PSU. This will be used to power 3 GTX 980s because of the Asus X99 Board limitations to SLI and another thing to bare in mind is that it will have to power a 5960X and 16GB Ram  

[C0LL0SS0S]

even 1000w will be overpowered ^^

[Misanthrope]

You can use pc part picker to calculate likely wattage, give me a minute

 

Edit:

 

According to this list you will be ok with a 1000 PSU

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($999.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($372.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($196.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($545.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($545.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($545.98 @ NCIX US)
Total: $3445.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 13:54 EDT-0400

 

Something like the EVGA Supernova should suffice:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438036

 

The only thing is that I'm not considering you'll be adding a lot more to the rig, like for example custom water cooling. Even then it should be enough but you might want to reconsider if you do that.

[lukky211111]

So i have planning my build for a while and i just wanted a second opinion on my choice as well as some other PSU suggestions that may be cheaper. I am going to go with a Corsair AX1200I however it is a very pricey PSU but is an 80+ platinum efficiency PSU. This will be used to power 3 GTX 980s because of the Asus X99 Board limitations to SLI and another thing to bare in mind is that it will have to power a 5960X and 16GB Ram  

do you really need a $1000 cpu? i mean go for it if you have the money and all but i guess with 3 980's itd be a bit of a benefit with its extra pcie lanes.

[WereCat]

850W will be WAY more than enough.

[ThatGuysProject]

do you really need a $1000 cpu? i mean go for it if you have the money and all but i guess with 3 980's itd be a bit of a benefit with its extra pcie lanes.

its a expensive psu which is why i wanted suggestions 

[AJR]

16GB Of ram with specs like these?

[lukky211111]

its a expensive psu which is why i wanted suggestions 

im talking about your cpu not psu but in the pcpartpicker builder there will be a wattage use and you can go from there i say grab up a 1000 watt or greater psu from maybe seasonic or one of the corsair ax series psu's. just cuz its expensive doesnt mean its better.

[Guest]

So i have planning my build for a while and i just wanted a second opinion on my choice as well as some other PSU suggestions that may be cheaper. I am going to go with a Corsair AX1200I however it is a very pricey PSU but is an 80+ platinum efficiency PSU. This will be used to power 3 GTX 980s because of the Asus X99 Board limitations to SLI and another thing to bare in mind is that it will have to power a 5960X and 16GB Ram  

What is this pc being used for ?

[MrSuperb]

any high quality PSU rated 850 Watt and above should be sufficient to power a triple SLI 980 + X99 setup.

[MrSuperb]

if you want to save 100$ you could get something like the EVGA SuperNOVA 1000.

9.7/10 from JonnyGURU.

[Aniallation]

So i have planning my build for a while and i just wanted a second opinion on my choice as well as some other PSU suggestions that may be cheaper. I am going to go with a Corsair AX1200I however it is a very pricey PSU but is an 80+ platinum efficiency PSU. This will be used to power 3 GTX 980s because of the Asus X99 Board limitations to SLI and another thing to bare in mind is that it will have to power a 5960X and 16GB Ram  

850W is all you need, take a look at the 850G2 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xror if you  really want that extra headroom then the 1000G2 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g21000xr