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lilshaney
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Hi,

 

I'm in the middle of building a PC and I would like to know what wattage I will need to safely run the PC. I have an i7 5930k and 2x GTX 690 (Quad SLI) I will also be getting 64GB of DDR4 RAM. I have NZXT Hue+ case lighting so that is also a factor. If you need to know anymore let me know.

 

Many thanks,

 

Shane.

SPECS - MOTHERBOARD: ASUS X99-S, CPU: Intel i7 5960X OC @ 4.50GHZ @ 1.20V, CPU COOLER: NZXT Kraken X62 AIO, RAM: 64GB DDR4 Corsair Vengeance LPX XMP OC @ 3000MHZ CL15, GPU: 2x MSI Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti Armor OC Edition W/ Coldzero Backplate in SLI W/ MSI HB SILVER SLI BRIDGE, STORAGE: 250GB Samsung 960 EVO M.2 (Boot), 2TB Samsung 850 SSD (Game Storage) *2x 1TB Samsung 850 SSD (Raid 0)*, 8TB WD Blue (Secondary Application Storage) *2x 4TB WD Blue (Raid 0)*, 500GB WD Green (Web Development), 64GB Sandisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 (Drivers) *Internally Installed (NZXT Internal USB Hub)*, WIRELESS CARD: TP-LINK Archer T9E AC1900 Dual Band PCI, PSU: Corsair RM1000X 1000W, CASE: NZXT H440 White, LIGHTING: NZXT Hue+, KEYBOARD: Razer Blackwidow Chroma V2, MOUSE: Razer Naga Hex V2, MOUSE PAD: Razer Firefly Chroma Hard Surface.

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7 minutes ago, lilshaney said:

Hi,

 

I'm in the middle of building a PC and I would like to know what wattage I will need to safely run the PC. I have an i7 5930k and 2x GTX 690 (Quad SLI) I will also be getting 64GB of DDR4 RAM. I have NZXT Hue+ case lighting so that is also a factor. If you need to know anymore let me know.

 

Many thanks,

 

Shane.

Can ask as to why you are getting 2 gtx 690s?

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2 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

You're joking right? A 690 is super power hungry and they want 2 of them. 

I would reccomend a good 900+ watt unit. Corsair RMI or Anything from Seasonic will do well for you. 

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5 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

Can ask as to why you are getting 2 gtx 690s?

cos they're cool af

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Thanks guys, I will get a 1200w to be 100% safe.

SPECS - MOTHERBOARD: ASUS X99-S, CPU: Intel i7 5960X OC @ 4.50GHZ @ 1.20V, CPU COOLER: NZXT Kraken X62 AIO, RAM: 64GB DDR4 Corsair Vengeance LPX XMP OC @ 3000MHZ CL15, GPU: 2x MSI Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti Armor OC Edition W/ Coldzero Backplate in SLI W/ MSI HB SILVER SLI BRIDGE, STORAGE: 250GB Samsung 960 EVO M.2 (Boot), 2TB Samsung 850 SSD (Game Storage) *2x 1TB Samsung 850 SSD (Raid 0)*, 8TB WD Blue (Secondary Application Storage) *2x 4TB WD Blue (Raid 0)*, 500GB WD Green (Web Development), 64GB Sandisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 (Drivers) *Internally Installed (NZXT Internal USB Hub)*, WIRELESS CARD: TP-LINK Archer T9E AC1900 Dual Band PCI, PSU: Corsair RM1000X 1000W, CASE: NZXT H440 White, LIGHTING: NZXT Hue+, KEYBOARD: Razer Blackwidow Chroma V2, MOUSE: Razer Naga Hex V2, MOUSE PAD: Razer Firefly Chroma Hard Surface.

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3 hours ago, lilshaney said:

Thanks guys, I will get a 1200w to be 100% safe.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-690-review,8.html

 

Judging by this you're probably making a good decision.

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If you are ever wondering how much wattage your build requires, plug the info into this site and it will give you the total wattage of all your components together.  I take this number and add 1 - 200 extra and you should always be good.

 

System Builder List w/ Wattage Totals

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