Posted October 23, 2017 Is the psu calculator linus recommended accurate? It told me my recommended wattage was 468 W yet it recommended a 850 w PSU. How does it work? https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator Any help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 23, 2017 Because PSU calculators are garbage, that's why. What are the specs of your planned build? 'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum. Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply. Spoiler CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 23, 2017 Author Just now, HKZeroFive said: Because PSU calculators are garbage, that's why. What are the specs of your planned build? Im not sure yet but something like: GTX 1080 i5 8600k some random z370 MOBO 32GB ram noctua NH-d14 some random gaming equipment some random 144hz 1440p monitor Dont even know how good it would be and if there would be any bottlenecks. Have never built a pc before and never owned one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, TopHatSloth said: Im not sure yet but something like: GTX 1080 i5 8600k some random z370 MOBO 32GB ram noctua NH-d14 some random gaming equipment some random 144hz 1440p monitor Dont even know how good it would be and if there would be any bottlenecks. Have never built a pc before and never owned one. A decent 450W unit would be more than enough... 550W if you want "headroom". If you want some recommendations, I highly suggest the BitFenix Whisper M or the Corsair RM550x. 'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum. Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply. Spoiler CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 23, 2017 10 minutes ago, TopHatSloth said: Im not sure yet but something like: GTX 1080 i5 8600k some random z370 MOBO 32GB ram noctua NH-d14 some random gaming equipment some random 144hz 1440p monitor Dont even know how good it would be and if there would be any bottlenecks. Have never built a pc before and never owned one. I would stick with 550, 650 if you might upgrade to a 250w+ gpu in the future. Make sure to quote me or tag me when responding to me, or I might not know you replied! Examples: Do this: Quote And make sure you do it by hitting the quote button at the bottom left of my post, and not the one inside the editor! Or this: @DocSwag Buy whatever product is best for you, not what product is "best" for the market. Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me! I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that. Compooters: Spoiler Desktop: Spoiler CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync) Home Server: Spoiler CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter? Laptop (I use it for school): Spoiler Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050 And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 23, 2017 Author 13 minutes ago, DocSwag said: I would stick with 550, 650 if you might upgrade to a 250w+ gpu in the future. Thank you! I was thinking about a 600 or a 750. Again, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 23, 2017 1 hour ago, TopHatSloth said: Is the psu calculator linus recommended accurate? It told me my recommended wattage was 468 W yet it recommended a 850 w PSU. How does it work? https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator Any help is appreciated. Don't use any PSU calculators. None of them to date are any good. Get a 550W EVGA G3/Corsair RMx. I think the RMx has a nice rebate to bring it down to 79.99 if you're in the USA. |PSU Tier List /80 Plus Efficiency| PSU stuff if you need it. My system: PCPartPicker || For Corsair support tag @Corsair Josephor @Corsair Nick || My 5MT Legacy GT Wagon || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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