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I wondered how many watts I need for my next build.

I am going to get an i5 6600K (Going to overclock to 4.6GHz and 1.3V) with a NZXT Kraken X61 AIO Cooler

Also, I'm getting 2 HD 7970s, one Gigabyte Windforce, and one XFX Double Dissipation

 

I was thinking of getting an EVGA SuperNova 850 G2, but will it be enough?

(The 2 HD 7970s I'm getting for free from a friend)

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CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61

Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A

Memory: Crucial BallistiX Sport LT DDR4 2400MHz 16gb (2x8GB)

GPU 1: XFX HD 7970 3GB Double Dissipation

GPU 2: Gigabyte HD 7970 3GB Windforce

SSD: HyperX Fury 120GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM

Case: Fractal Design Define S

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2

 

 

Old Laptop

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CPU: Intel Core i3 3110M

IGPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000

Memory: No-Name DDR3 4GB (1x4GB)

HDD: 443GB

 

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That's more than enough. Unless you are heavily oc'ing, 750w would already be plenty.

2 minutes ago, MARK-dam said:

why dont u get 1 gtx 1080

They were free.

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3 minutes ago, MARK-dam said:

 

why dont u get 1 gtx 1080

 

That would use 5/6's of my budget

Windstriker 1.0

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CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61

Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A

Memory: Crucial BallistiX Sport LT DDR4 2400MHz 16gb (2x8GB)

GPU 1: XFX HD 7970 3GB Double Dissipation

GPU 2: Gigabyte HD 7970 3GB Windforce

SSD: HyperX Fury 120GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM

Case: Fractal Design Define S

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2

 

 

Old Laptop

Spoiler

CPU: Intel Core i3 3110M

IGPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000

Memory: No-Name DDR3 4GB (1x4GB)

HDD: 443GB

 

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750W would be the absolute minimum, considering each 7970 hasa tdp of 300W. 850W seems about right

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57 minutes ago, Windows10Home said:

I wondered how many watts I need for my next build.

I am going to get an i5 6600K (Going to overclock to 4.6GHz and 1.3V) with a NZXT Kraken X61 AIO Cooler

Also, I'm getting 2 HD 7970s, one Gigabyte Windforce, and one XFX Double Dissipation

 

I was thinking of getting an EVGA SuperNova 850 G2, but will it be enough?

(The 2 HD 7970s I'm getting for free from a friend)

The 850W G2 is probably a safe choice. If the 850W B2/GQ/GS are cheaper then feel free to grab either.

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