Don't Know What Power Supply To Get

[Degu_]

Sooooooo I Dont Know Exactly What Size Power Supply I Am Needing, I Am Thinking a 1000Watt Power Supply, Note: I Will Be Running 2 960s

[DioOmicida]

At most for two 960's you'd need is a 600w.
But why are you getting two 960s?

[EunSoo]

3 minutes ago, Degu_ said:

Sooooooo I Dont Know Exactly What Size Power Supply I Am Needing, I Am Thinking a 1000Watt Power Supply, Note: I Will Be Running 2 960s

Make you pc in PCPartPicker.com. It will tell you exactly how much wattage all your components will need. I would say a 750W powe supply will be plenty though

[ChrisCross]

4 minutes ago, Degu_ said:

 

im sorry but that build is far from optimal whats your budget? 

[Degu_]

1 minute ago, ChrisCross said:

im sorry but that build is far from optimal whats your budget? 

probably the 3k range if you are refering to the 960s i will be upgrading them once the price of 980ti's drop

[Degu_]

2 minutes ago, SCGazelle said:

Make you pc in PCPartPicker.com. It will tell you exactly how much wattage all your components will need. I would say a 750W powe supply will be plenty though

i dont do pcpartpicker, i couldnt find all of the parts i had on newegg

 

[Degu_]

4 minutes ago, DioOmicida said:

At most for two 960's you'd need is a 600w.
But why are you getting two 960s?

 i will be upgrading them once the price of 980ti's drop since the 1080 will surely drop the price

 

[Superspeed07]

2 minutes ago, ChrisCross said:

im sorry but that build is far from optimal whats your budget? 

Where are you located? those prices seem very high

[ChrisCross]

2 minutes ago, Degu_ said:

probably the 3k range if you are refering to the 960s i will be upgrading them once the price of 980ti's drop

your mostly gaming or rendering too? 

if you need that kind of storage maybe look into a nas for redundancy. 

[Degu_]

Just now, Superspeed07 said:

Where are you located? those prices seem very high

Wonderful land of canadia

[Degu_]

Just now, ChrisCross said:

your mostly gaming or rendering too? 

if you need that kind of storage maybe look into a nas for redundancy. 

mostly gaming, i will probably only get one 4tb drive

[EunSoo]

1 minute ago, Degu_ said:

i dont do pcpartpicker, i couldnt find all of the parts i had on newegg

 

You should be able to find those parts on PCPartPicker, it uses more than newegg, I would just use it to find the minimum wattage and then add 50watts for clearence.

 

4 minutes ago, Degu_ said:

probably the 3k range if you are refering to the 960s i will be upgrading them once the price of 980ti's drop

If you are doing that, you could get 1 980ti now and then get the other when the prices drop. Unless you are going to be using the 2 960s after you get the 980tis. It seems like a waste of money

[Degu_]

1 minute ago, SCGazelle said:

You should be able to find those parts on PCPartPicker, it uses more than newegg, I would just use it to find the minimum wattage and then add 50watts for clearence.

 

If you are doing that, you could get 1 980ti now and then get the other when the prices drop. Unless you are going to be using the 2 960s after you get the 980tis. It seems like a waste of money

alright i will hope that getting a 980ti will be in my budget

[EunSoo]

1 minute ago, Degu_ said:

alright i will hope that getting a 980ti will be in my budget

Its a little more expensive than the 2 960s. I didn't see that you were in Canada when I wrote it. But I think it will be wirth it instead of buying 2 960s and 2 980tis.

[Superspeed07]

4 minutes ago, Degu_ said:

alright i will hope that getting a 980ti will be in my budget

you could save a ton of money buy getting a more reasonable motherboard, if you are just gaming there is no reason in getting 32gb of dominator ram, I would also suggest a ssd from a different company

[Degu_]

Just now, SCGazelle said:

Its a little more expensive than the 2 960s. I didn't see that you were in Canada when I wrote it. But I think it will be wirth it instead of buying 2 960s and 2 980tis.

okay, All this doesnt really help my original question though XD, i'd prefer not to use pcpartpicker the main reason being is i dont understand it

[Superspeed07]

1 minute ago, Degu_ said:

okay, All this doesnt really help my original question though XD, i'd prefer not to use pcpartpicker the main reason being is i dont understand it

you simply find the parts you have or something as close to it as you can, and at the top of the list it tells you the wattage, usually people go a little over that amount for headroom

[DioOmicida]

1 minute ago, Degu_ said:

okay, All this doesnt really help my original question though XD, i'd prefer not to use pcpartpicker the main reason being is i dont understand it

You find the parts you want and the site tells you if they are compatible and where you can buy them from.

[EunSoo]

1 minute ago, Degu_ said:

okay, All this doesnt really help my original question though XD, i'd prefer not to use pcpartpicker the main reason being is i dont understand it

Makes sense. But yeah, 750w power supply should be ample for 2 960s.

[StfnJT]

The way I think about it is:

Cheap- Corsair CX(wattage)m

Solid- EVGA 750W Gold (Has nice cables too)

Expensive- Corsair 760W

 

You probably want to aim for the EVGA level. (EVGA 750W Gold Certified Power Supply (Fully Modular) is what I have.)

[Degu_]

 

2 minutes ago, Superspeed07 said:

you could save a ton of money buy getting a more reasonable motherboard, if you are just gaming there is no reason in getting 32gb of dominator ram, I would also suggest a ssd from a different company

i am wanting to kinda go overboard with it all, so i mean i am wanting to get the skylake and everything going then upgrade my gpus, i mean eventually i am going to fully water loop and overclock

[Superspeed07]

4 minutes ago, Degu_ said:

 

i am wanting to kinda go overboard with it all, so i mean i am wanting to get the skylake and everything going then upgrade my gpus, i mean eventually i am going to fully water loop and overclock

There is still a difference in going kinda overboard vs putting the money where it should be, and done wisely. to answer your original question - which psu, if you are doing sli 960's then a good 550w will be plenty. if you are going to sli 980ti's then a good 800w would work.

 

Something I think you should consider would be, are you really going to do a full waterloop and oc? I went into my build thinking I would do a full waterloop but never did - it involves a ton of work and really is for people with a good understanding of computers etc. The AIO's do a decent enough job, or top end aircooling gets close to the full loop and will provide a good gaming experience with little maintenance down the road.

[ChrisCross]

22 minutes ago, Degu_ said:

mostly gaming, i will probably only get one 4tb drive

i went for a really reliable hdd since you storing a lot of stuff. rest of the money is for gpu(s). just and see if next is worth it. 

 

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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($439.15 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 240 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($163.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($83.36 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($138.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Western Digital Red Pro 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($235.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($156.00 @ shopRBC) 
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