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edhusky
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Here is my specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7 6700.

CPU heatsink: Noctua NH-U12S.

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 16GB.

Mainboard: ASUS Z170-A. GPU:

MSI Radeon R9 390.

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD.

HDD: Seagate 3TB 7200rpm.

I can get:

EVGA SuperNOVA 750watt  G2

EVGA SuperNOVA 850 watt G2

price difference 10 dollars.

 

Cooler Master V 750W

All are 80+ Gold.

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Your build won't saturate a 650w PSU, so I would consider this: Gonna add another 390 later? Get 850w. No? 750w. I'd get the EVGA G2 for either.

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1 hour ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

If the 850W is only $10 more than the 750w, you may as well go with the 850W G2. 

I agree with this ^^

 

For just $10 more, it'll save your PSU fan having to spin up so much, you have more power headroom to upgrade in the future. I look at keeping a quality PSU as long as 5-10 years, so might even be good for another future build with that 850 watts.. plus it has a 10 year warranty anyway.

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go with the evga G2 850w

its only 10 dollars but allows for the ability to add extra things on in the future. you may not want to now run 2 gpus but you may one day, and the 10 dollars for peace of mind is usually worth it

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1 hour ago, edhusky said:

Here is my specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7 6700.

CPU heatsink: Noctua NH-U12S.

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 16GB.

Mainboard: ASUS Z170-A. GPU:

MSI Radeon R9 390.

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD.

HDD: Seagate 3TB 7200rpm.

I can get:

EVGA SuperNOVA 750watt  G2

EVGA SuperNOVA 850 watt G2

price difference 10 dollars.

 

Cooler Master V 750W

All are 80+ Gold.

You'd be fine with a 500W unit so maybe save a bit and get an EVGA GS/GQ/G2 of around 550W-650W?

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