Straight Power 10 700w too much? i7 6700k, gtx 1070

[Otonel88]

Hi guys. Planning to replace my current PSU with a new be quite Straight Power 10 700w because I heard is quite silent, and need some advice on the wattage. My system is a i7 6700k one ssd a hard drive, 4 fans and planning to buy a gtx 1070 in the near future.

Maybe I will overclock the gpu and cpu by just a little. Do you guys think 700w is too much for this system?This is considering a PSU is most efficient when its load is at 50%

 

[STRMfrmXMN]

5 minutes ago, Otonel88 said:

Hi guys. Planning to replace my current PSU with a new be quite Straight Power 10 700w because I heard is quite silent, and need some advice on the wattage. My system is a i7 6700k one ssd a hard drive, 4 fans and planning to buy a gtx 1070 in the near future.

Maybe I will overclock the gpu and cpu by just a little. Do you guys think 700w is too much for this system?This is considering a PSU is most efficient when its load is at 50%

 

That PSU efficiency thing doesn't matter ever and 700W is way overkill. 1070s use very little power. Grab a lesser wattage version.

[paddy-stone]

I look at power supplies as an investment in a way... get a decent PSU from say EVGA/superflower/bequiet that have a decent wattage for if you want to change your PC in the future and then that 7/10 year warranty is great. For instance a PSU that is $140 and 10 year warranty, then works out at $14 a year you paid for it. Might even last longer.

[Syntaxvgm]

9 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

That PSU efficiency thing doesn't matter ever and 700W is way overkill. 1070s use very little power. Grab a lesser wattage version.

having an overkill PSU is nice, as if it doesn't turn on the fan under a certain load percent, if you have a low wattage PC, your PSU fan won't turn on...ever. I have 2 PCs that run like this, I mount the PSU upside down and..no dust. Ever. 

Aside from a bit of lost efficiency on SOME psus, it never hurts anything but budget. What I'm saying is he should only grab a lesser wattage is price is a concern and the gap is big

[Otonel88]

2 minutes ago, Syntaxvgm said:

having an overkill PSU is nice, as if it doesn't turn on the fan under a certain load percent, if you have a low wattage PC, your PSU fan won't turn on...ever. 

Aside from a bit of lost efficiency on SOME psus, it never hurts anything but budget. What I'm saying is he should only grab a lesser wattage is price is a concern and the gap is big

Still a 700w is too much, but can get it for a decent price, but maybe for efficiency a 600w is better.

[Syntaxvgm]

2 minutes ago, Otonel88 said:

Still a 700w is too much, but can get it for a decent price, but maybe for efficiency a 600w is better.

eh not my much really. If they were the same cost I personally would go for the 700 watt option. Why not. 

There's no such thing as too much wattage. And any good PSU is pretty efficient all around. 

[Otonel88]

4 minutes ago, Syntaxvgm said:

eh not my much really. If they were the same cost I personally would go for the 700 watt option. Why not. 

There's no such thing as too much wattage. And any good PSU is pretty efficient all around. 

http://www.overclockers.com/quiet-straight-power-700w-power-supply-review/

 

Well if this guys are right, is better to get a 700w one because it will be used around 20% to 45% in my system which means it will be quite, which is what I am looking for.