power supply choice problems.

mizusteel · August 24, 2015

i have decided to make a 3d animation desktop pc for my (soon to be hopefully) job. i wont be gaming to much on this computer it will mostly be for rendering and animating. i may do some light gaming but nothing too powerful.

here is my build http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/P8VtTW

right now i have one 980ti gpu installed in my computer but i may want to add a second for sli.

my problem that i am having is should i stick with a 750w powersupply which may be a bit overkill or should i go with a corsair hx100i 1000w in the hopes that i will upgrade way in the future.

Castdeath97 · August 24, 2015

What 750W power supply are you getting. And you don't need thermal paste it comes included with the H100i, and try to get a cheaper motherboard so you can afford a more spacey storage configuration.

79 Potatoes · August 24, 2015

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220p21000xr

Offers platinum efficiency too, more cables and 10 years of warranty

Laputacake · August 24, 2015

get this one instead. Bit cheaper

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-power-supply-rsa00afbag1us

kameshss · August 24, 2015

Get an EVGA PSU G2 or P2.

mizusteel · August 24, 2015

I hadnt really picked the 750w power supply yet.this will actually be my first computer build. I had thought of using those power supplies but i am still new to the desktop computer world so i dont know what good products are. I chose that motherboard for the blue highlights as i kind of wanted a "as blue as i could" build. I was thinking about getting light blue cablemod but they only come as single wires.

STRMfrmXMN · August 24, 2015

I hadnt really picked the 750w power supply yet.this will actually be my first computer build. I had thought of using those power supplies but i am still new to the desktop computer world so i dont know what good products are. I chose that motherboard for the blue highlights as i kind of wanted a "as blue as i could" build. I was thinking about getting light blue cablemod but they only come as single wires.

For that build 650W is a good amount of wattage with overclocking headroom. EVGAs G2 650W is a solid choice. If you plan to add another 980ti then up it to 850W.