Confused with PSU

[Nabeel]

Hi guys,

 

I am building a PC for the 1st time ever and I am confused with what PSU I should go with. My components consist of Maximus Ranger Viii Motherboard, Intel i5 6400 2.7 Ghz, 2x 4GB DDR4 RAM (8GB kit), 1 TB Seagate Barracuda HDD, DVD Writer, MSi Gtx 950/960 (Still deciding) and case Antec GX500 or Bitfenix Neos (Still deciding). The thing is that each Graphics Card requires different watts and different cases have more than 1 fans. Please help me

 

Thank You,

Nabeel 

Edited February 28, 2016 by Nabeel
In case of 960, it would be from Asus as it is cheaper than MSi's 960 in my country

[Darth-Marius]

have you used pcpartpicker? see if the watt difference is really significant

[Nabeel]

2 minutes ago, Darth-Marius said:

have you used pcpartpicker? see if the watt difference is really significant

No I haven't, I'll do that now

[Castdeath97]

 

Check this guide for help. 

[rafazafar]

What are you future plans with gpu upgrade?
If u dont plan to use something overly powerful. a 500-550W bronze from a reputable brand is enough.
Having Gold/Platinum or modularity doesnt make it work any better, its just nice to have

[Mattyp92]

15 minutes ago, Nabeel said:

Hi guys,

 

I am building a PC for the 1st time ever and I am confused with what PSU I should go with. My components consist of Maximus Ranger Viii Motherboard, Intel i5 6400 2.7 Ghz, 2x 4GB DDR4 RAM (8GB kit), 1 TB Seagate Barracuda HDD, DVD Writer, MSi Gtx 950/960 (Still deciding) and case Antec GX500 or Bitfenix Neos (Still deciding). The thing is that each Graphics Card requires different watts and different cases have more than 1 fans. Please help me

 

Thank You,

Nabeel 

Like others have said really you only need around 500W regardless of the 950 or 960 but I'm a little confused on why you are going with a $200 motherboard with a locked CPU and not that much need for extra SATA and PCIe slots?  Honestly there are some much cheaper motherboards that are still good quality and have everything this build might need but would save you around  $100-120 that you could put towards the GPU or CPU. 

 

Edit:  Actually the Ranger doesn't even have the expandability of the regular Maximus either.  I have used ROG boards in the past but honestly unless you are trying to get the best overclock possible or need the expansion capabilities that this one doesn't even include, there are cheaper alternatives that would suit most people's needs just as well.

Edited February 28, 2016 by Mattyp92

[Nabeel]

9 minutes ago, rafazafar said:

What are you future plans with gpu upgrade?
If u dont plan to use something overly powerful. a 500-550W bronze from a reputable brand is enough.
Having Gold/Platinum or modularity doesnt make it work any better, its just nice to have

Well I dont wish to upgrade soon. That's why I want the GPU which will not be issue soon.

[Nabeel]

5 minutes ago, Mattyp92 said:

Like others have said really you only need around 500W regardless of the 950 or 960 but I'm a little confused on why you are going with a $200 motherboard with a locked CPU and not that much need for extra SATA and PCIe slots?  Honestly there are some much cheaper motherboards that are still good quality and have everything this build might need but would save you around  $100-120 that you could put towards the GPU or CPU.  

I saw this motherboard on sale for a limited time so i bought this one.

[rafazafar]

2 minutes ago, Nabeel said:

Well I dont wish to upgrade soon. That's why I want the GPU which will not be issue soon.

even with 500 plus  bronze. u will be fine up to a r9 390/980ti. but if you will be overclocking them or the cpu, then maybe get a 550 or better 600w.

 

From Guru3D:

[Nabeel]

Just now, rafazafar said:

even with 500 plus  bronze. u will be fine up to a r9 390. but if you will be overclocking, then maybe get a 550 or 600w.

Yeah, I dont think i will be overclocking.

[Nabeel]

21 minutes ago, Darth-Marius said:

have you used pcpartpicker? see if the watt difference is really significant

I just tried it and I'm getting maximum of 280 Watts with 30 watts difference if I choose 950 over 960.

[Nabeel]

12 minutes ago, Mattyp92 said:

Like others have said really you only need around 500W regardless of the 950 or 960 but I'm a little confused on why you are going with a $200 motherboard with a locked CPU and not that much need for extra SATA and PCIe slots?  Honestly there are some much cheaper motherboards that are still good quality and have everything this build might need but would save you around  $100-120 that you could put towards the GPU or CPU. 

 

Edit:  Actually the Ranger doesn't even have the expandability of the regular Maximus either.  I have used ROG boards in the past but honestly unless you are trying to get the best overclock possible or need the expansion capabilities that this one doesn't even include, there are cheaper alternatives that would suit most people's needs just as well.

I didn't think of overclocking and I don't really wish to as of yet but yeah I didn't do much research on motherboards as I saw this one on sale and bought it. Plus it's an ROG board and I thought this would be good.

[rafazafar]

29 minutes ago, Nabeel said:

I didn't think of overclocking and I don't really wish to as of yet but yeah I didn't do much research on motherboards as I saw this one on sale and bought it. Plus it's an ROG board and I thought this would be good.

If ur up for it. maybe u can sell and get a budget board instead. Works just the same really.
Use the cash somewhere else..gpu, psu ect2

 

[Nabeel]

11 minutes ago, rafazafar said:

If ur up for it. maybe u can sell and get a budget board instead. Works just the same really.
Use the cash somewhere else..gpu, psu ect2

 

I'll see if someone is willing to buy the motherboard

 

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 hour ago, Nabeel said:

Hi guys,

 

I am building a PC for the 1st time ever and I am confused with what PSU I should go with. My components consist of Maximus Ranger Viii Motherboard, Intel i5 6400 2.7 Ghz, 2x 4GB DDR4 RAM (8GB kit), 1 TB Seagate Barracuda HDD, DVD Writer, MSi Gtx 950/960 (Still deciding) and case Antec GX500 or Bitfenix Neos (Still deciding). The thing is that each Graphics Card requires different watts and different cases have more than 1 fans. Please help me

 

Thank You,

Nabeel 

For your idea of a system a Corsair CX430M is fine. A Seasonic S12 is a slightly better option of modularity isn't a huge deal.