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Is the CoolerMaster GX 550W CM Storm PSU a good one for a first gaming build to put with a i5-6500 and GTX 960?

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The EVGA Supernova G2 550W is very good. Rated 10 on JonnyGuru. Only if you can afford it where you live.

 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=440

 

 

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  • Intel Core i5 6500 3.2GHz CPU
  • Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H Motherboard
  • Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB 2400MHz, Gskill Ripjaws 8GB
  • Asus GTX 1060 Turbo
  • Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB SSD
  • Seagate 1TB NAS Grade HDD x2
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  • EVGA Supernova 750 G2 Power Supply
  • NZXT S340 Red/Black Case
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10 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Should be fine

 

9 minutes ago, Warning said:

The EVGA Supernova G2 550W is very good. Rated 10 on JonnyGuru. Only if you can afford it where you live.

 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=440

 

 

Thanks Guys

 

 

 Main Desktop

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CPU: Intel Core i7-14700KF

CPU Cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer III A-RGB

MB: ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-F Gaming Wifi II

RAM: 32GB(2x16GB) Team T-FORCE Delta RGB 6000MHz DDR5

GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 4070ti 12GB

STORAGE: 2.048TB Kingston KC3000, 2TB Crucial T500, 250GB Samsung 850 Evo, 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 240GB WD Green M.2 SATA SSD

CASE: Montech King 95 Pro

PSU: Be Quiet! Straight Power 12 1000W

OS: Windows 10 Home

Monitor: Samsung Oddessy G6 27" 1440p, Viewsonic VX2455 144Hz

Mouse: Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless Mouse

Keyboard: ASUS Flare II Animate

Headphones: HyperX Cloud Alpha S Black

Microphone: HyperX Quadcast S

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/johnno12/saved/4HDc4D

 
 
 
 
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Laptop:

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Dell Inspiron 15-5000

CPU: i5-8250U Quadcore with hypertheading

GPU: AMD Radeon 540 4GB Hybrid Graphics

Storage: Micron 1100 SATA 256GB SSD

OS: Windows 10 Home

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13 minutes ago, Warning said:

The EVGA Supernova G2 550W is very good. Rated 10 on JonnyGuru. Only if you can afford it where you live.

 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=440

 

 

I get that the G2 is great and all but can we actually help out the original poster by answering their question than immediately cramming as many recommendations for the G2 as we can in a single thread? It's  getting ridiculous, the GX will be fine for his system.

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4 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

I get that the G2 is great and all but can we actually help out the original poster by answering their question than immediately cramming as many recommendations for the G2 as we can in a single thread? It's  getting ridiculous, the GX will be fine for his system.

Definitely will be fine but when there can be better options to choose from, you may as well suggest them.

Main System Specs:

  • Intel Core i5 6500 3.2GHz CPU
  • Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H Motherboard
  • Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB 2400MHz, Gskill Ripjaws 8GB
  • Asus GTX 1060 Turbo
  • Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB SSD
  • Seagate 1TB NAS Grade HDD x2
  • Thermaltake NiC F3 Cooler
  • EVGA Supernova 750 G2 Power Supply
  • NZXT S340 Red/Black Case
  • Noctua NF-F12 Fan x2

Laptop Specs:

  • Intel Pentium N3700 CPU
  • 4GB Kingston RAM
  • Intel HD Graphics
  • Windows 10 Home

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  • Microsoft Wired 600 KB
  • Dell 2003 Mouse
  • HP Compaq LA2206x Monitor
  • Logitech X530 5.1 Speakers
  • Roland RH-5 Headphones
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I suggested the EVGA because the PSU you had in mind had some problems based on Newegg reviews.

Main System Specs:

  • Intel Core i5 6500 3.2GHz CPU
  • Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H Motherboard
  • Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB 2400MHz, Gskill Ripjaws 8GB
  • Asus GTX 1060 Turbo
  • Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB SSD
  • Seagate 1TB NAS Grade HDD x2
  • Thermaltake NiC F3 Cooler
  • EVGA Supernova 750 G2 Power Supply
  • NZXT S340 Red/Black Case
  • Noctua NF-F12 Fan x2

Laptop Specs:

  • Intel Pentium N3700 CPU
  • 4GB Kingston RAM
  • Intel HD Graphics
  • Windows 10 Home

Peripherals:

  • Microsoft Wired 600 KB
  • Dell 2003 Mouse
  • HP Compaq LA2206x Monitor
  • Logitech X530 5.1 Speakers
  • Roland RH-5 Headphones
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