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1000W Platinum Semi Mod VS. 750W Gold Full Mod

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I was looking through the PCPP price drops and noticed the Fractal Design R3 1000W 80+ PLATINUM PSU went from $200 to $140, the same price as my current selected PSU (EVGA G2 750W).

 

But, the R3 is only semi modular, which doesn't seem that bad to me but may cause some inconvenience in the future. It does have a much better efficiency rating though and I do plan on going with 2 290s so the extra wattage will give me lots of headroom for OCing and extra hardware for future upgrades.

 

So what should I get? 

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1000W? You going for triple GPUs? that is overkill even for two cards

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I would say that your current PSU is fine. However, it is worth considering semi-modular PSUs in the future as I personally find myself using most of the cables anyway, which pretty much defeats the benefit of a modular power supply. Might as well get a better PSU without the modular as it ends up being identical in set-up to its modular counter-part. Plus I do like that Platinum efficiency :) 

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Keep your current unit.

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Keep your current unit.

I'm not swapping it out and tossing the other one away, I'm still ordering parts :P Just modifying my part list 

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CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate RAM: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB SSD: OCZ 100 ARC 240GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Graphics Card: Powercolor PCS+ R9 390 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) Power Supply: EVGA G2 750W Monitor: LG 29UM67-P 29" 21:9 Freesync Sexiness Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force XP400

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I'm not swapping it out and tossing the other one away, I'm still ordering parts :P Just modifying my part list

Then get the 1000 if it's the same price

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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