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Hello all! 

 

I'm currently looking to replace my OCZ 700W PSU since its starting to make weird noises and I would like to have a fully modular powersupply. 

 

I used the PSU calculator on the Stickie and my Wattage came out to be 792W but that was with a R9 290X since it didn't have an option for a R9 290. I am planning adding a full custom loop (whenever it gets here.........) so which PSU model/brand is best?

 

I hear Corsair, Seasonic, and XFX make good PSU's but I am completely clueless in the PSU market. I figured an 850W PSU is fine for gaming with this set up. Can someone recommend me a model/brand? 

 

My Rig:

FX-8350 OC'd @ 4.4Ghz

Corsair H60

Asus Crosshair V formula Z

XFX R9 290

1TB HDD WD Black 

256GB Samsung 840

60GB OCZ Agility 3 

8gb (2x4gb) Ram

3 Noctua NF-F12

2 Corsair AF140 (soon to be replaced by 2 Scythe Gentle Typhoons) 

 

Edit: I derped on the calculator and did something wrong. the Wattage use shouldn't be that high. I'm sorry. 

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792 watts seems too much for this setup DOH!

FX 6300 @ 4.2 Gigahurtz 1.325V ,  ASRock 970 Extreme 4 mobo  ,  Kingston Hyperx Blu 2X4GB @1600Mhz  , Asus GTX 960 DCU ii Black OC  , Hyper 212 Evo , Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB , WD 1 TB caviar Green , Xonar DG sound card , Seasonic M12ii Evo 620W PSU , Corsair 200R case ,4 random case fans.

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792 watts seems too much for this setup DOH!

Its what that calculator gave me :/ i have no knowledge of how to even estimate how much power wattage I use. 

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Corsair RM850 if you want one with that high a wattage.

Case: Corsair 460X RGB bby, CPU: I5 8600K, Motherboard: MSI B360M PRO-VDH, RAM: 8GB Hyper X 2400MHz , Graphics Card: GTX1060 6GB, PSU: Corsair RM750x,

Cooler: BEQuiet!  Pure Rock Slim SSD: Kingston 240GB, HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda

 

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Corsair RM 850, It is quiet and fully modular.

CPU: i7-4770k CPU Cooler: NH-D14 RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb GPU: EVGA Superclocked 780 ti MOBO: ASUS Maximus VI Gene PSU: Corsair RM 850 Case: Bitfenix Prodigy M

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Corsair RM 850, It is quiet and fully modular.

Bet you to it :)

Case: Corsair 460X RGB bby, CPU: I5 8600K, Motherboard: MSI B360M PRO-VDH, RAM: 8GB Hyper X 2400MHz , Graphics Card: GTX1060 6GB, PSU: Corsair RM750x,

Cooler: BEQuiet!  Pure Rock Slim SSD: Kingston 240GB, HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda

 

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Hello all! 

 

I'm currently looking to replace my OCZ 700W PSU since its starting to make weird noises and I would like to have a fully modular powersupply. 

 

I used the PSU calculator on the Stickie and my Wattage came out to be 792W but that was with a R9 290X since it didn't have an option for a R9 290. I am planning adding a full custom loop (whenever it gets here.........) so which PSU model/brand is best?

 

I hear Corsair, Seasonic, and XFX make good PSU's but I am completely clueless in the PSU market. I figured an 850W PSU is fine for gaming with this set up. Can someone recommend me a model/brand? 

 

My Rig:

FX-8350 OC'd @ 4.4Ghz

Corsair H60

Asus Crosshair V formula Z

XFX R9 290

1TB HDD WD Black 

256GB Samsung 840

60GB OCZ Agility 3 

8gb (2x4gb) Ram

3 Noctua NF-F12

2 Corsair AF140 (soon to be replaced by 2 Scythe Gentle Typhoons) 

Um You calculated wrong. I am only getting 550w recomended. Just go get a 7-850 watt modular psu. You would be fine with a 650watt.

Main Gaming PC - i9 10850k @ 5GHz - EVGA XC Ultra 2080ti with Heatkiller 4 - Asrock Z490 Taichi - Corsair H115i - 32GB GSkill Ripjaws V 3600 CL16 OC'd to 3733 - HX850i - Samsung NVME 256GB SSD - Samsung 3.2TB PCIe 8x Enterprise NVMe - Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM HD - Lian Li Air

 

Proxmox Server - i7 8700k @ 4.5Ghz - 32GB EVGA 3000 CL15 OC'd to 3200 - Asus Strix Z370-E Gaming - Oracle F80 800GB Enterprise SSD, LSI SAS running 3 4TB and 2 6TB (Both Raid Z0), Samsung 840Pro 120GB - Phanteks Enthoo Pro

 

Super Server - i9 7980Xe @ 4.5GHz - 64GB 3200MHz Cl16 - Asrock X299 Professional - Nvidia Telsa K20 -Sandisk 512GB Enterprise SATA SSD, 128GB Seagate SATA SSD, 1.5TB WD Green (Over 9 years of power on time) - Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2

 

Laptop - 2019 Macbook Pro 16" - i7 - 16GB - 512GB - 5500M 8GB - Thermal Pads and Graphite Tape modded

 

Smart Phones - iPhone X - 64GB, AT&T, iOS 13.3 iPhone 6 : 16gb, AT&T, iOS 12 iPhone 4 : 16gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 7.1.1 Jailbroken. iPhone 3G : 8gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 4.2.1 Jailbroken.

 

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Its what that calculator gave me :/ i have no knowledge of how to even estimate how much power wattage I use. 

Oh I see!

FX 6300 @ 4.2 Gigahurtz 1.325V ,  ASRock 970 Extreme 4 mobo  ,  Kingston Hyperx Blu 2X4GB @1600Mhz  , Asus GTX 960 DCU ii Black OC  , Hyper 212 Evo , Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB , WD 1 TB caviar Green , Xonar DG sound card , Seasonic M12ii Evo 620W PSU , Corsair 200R case ,4 random case fans.

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what about ax860i ?

FX 6300 @ 4.2 Gigahurtz 1.325V ,  ASRock 970 Extreme 4 mobo  ,  Kingston Hyperx Blu 2X4GB @1600Mhz  , Asus GTX 960 DCU ii Black OC  , Hyper 212 Evo , Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB , WD 1 TB caviar Green , Xonar DG sound card , Seasonic M12ii Evo 620W PSU , Corsair 200R case ,4 random case fans.

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Corsair RM 850, It is quiet and fully modular.

Corsair RM850 if you want one with that high a wattage.

 

Get the Corsair RM 85-

Never mind...

"If you do not take your failures seriously you will continue to fail"

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Its what that calculator gave me :/ i have no knowledge of how to even estimate how much power wattage I use. 

Psu calculators for the most part are highly inaccurate. 

what about ax860i ?

Overkill. A good 600-650w would be plenty.

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what about ax860i ?

He said his made weird noises so we got him a quiet one.

CPU: i7-4770k CPU Cooler: NH-D14 RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb GPU: EVGA Superclocked 780 ti MOBO: ASUS Maximus VI Gene PSU: Corsair RM 850 Case: Bitfenix Prodigy M

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 Overkill. A good 600-650w would be plenty.

I think that he would rather have overkill than just squeaking by. Especially if he wants to upgrade. Also, it will be quieter because the fan won't spin.

CPU: i7-4770k CPU Cooler: NH-D14 RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb GPU: EVGA Superclocked 780 ti MOBO: ASUS Maximus VI Gene PSU: Corsair RM 850 Case: Bitfenix Prodigy M

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Psu calculators for the most part are highly inaccurate. 

Overkill. A good 600-650w would be plenty.

I have always used PSU calculators as an reference ...

FX 6300 @ 4.2 Gigahurtz 1.325V ,  ASRock 970 Extreme 4 mobo  ,  Kingston Hyperx Blu 2X4GB @1600Mhz  , Asus GTX 960 DCU ii Black OC  , Hyper 212 Evo , Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB , WD 1 TB caviar Green , Xonar DG sound card , Seasonic M12ii Evo 620W PSU , Corsair 200R case ,4 random case fans.

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Um You calculated wrong. I am only getting 550w recomended. Just go get a 7-850 watt modular psu. You would be fine with a 650watt.

hmmmm....  how peculiar. I guess I should've double checked beforehand by doing it again.I have no clue what I could've inputted wrong. (didnt XF or SLI either) 

 

 

He said his made weird noises so we got him a quiet one.

Its like an unnatural coil sound or something and it gets really annoying while its under load. or even web browsing actually... its doing it now... 

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I think that he would rather have overkill than just squeaking by. Especially if he wants to upgrade. Also, it will be quieter because the fan won't spin.

600-650w is not squeaking by.

I have always used PSU calculators as an reference ...

Often highly inaccurate references..

 

Systems use less power than you might think: 

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Um You calculated wrong. I am only getting 550w recomended. Just go get a 7-850 watt modular psu. You would be fine with a 650watt.

I don't think the OP calculated incorrectly. I'd blame the calculator.

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I don't think the OP calculated incorrectly. I'd blame the calculator.

The extreme calc is usually the closest to the real numbers than most. I base it off of that and it usually over shoots it. Reason why he could go 650watt but i would go 750watt modular just because well modular and it would make crossfire a little easier in the future.

Main Gaming PC - i9 10850k @ 5GHz - EVGA XC Ultra 2080ti with Heatkiller 4 - Asrock Z490 Taichi - Corsair H115i - 32GB GSkill Ripjaws V 3600 CL16 OC'd to 3733 - HX850i - Samsung NVME 256GB SSD - Samsung 3.2TB PCIe 8x Enterprise NVMe - Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM HD - Lian Li Air

 

Proxmox Server - i7 8700k @ 4.5Ghz - 32GB EVGA 3000 CL15 OC'd to 3200 - Asus Strix Z370-E Gaming - Oracle F80 800GB Enterprise SSD, LSI SAS running 3 4TB and 2 6TB (Both Raid Z0), Samsung 840Pro 120GB - Phanteks Enthoo Pro

 

Super Server - i9 7980Xe @ 4.5GHz - 64GB 3200MHz Cl16 - Asrock X299 Professional - Nvidia Telsa K20 -Sandisk 512GB Enterprise SATA SSD, 128GB Seagate SATA SSD, 1.5TB WD Green (Over 9 years of power on time) - Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2

 

Laptop - 2019 Macbook Pro 16" - i7 - 16GB - 512GB - 5500M 8GB - Thermal Pads and Graphite Tape modded

 

Smart Phones - iPhone X - 64GB, AT&T, iOS 13.3 iPhone 6 : 16gb, AT&T, iOS 12 iPhone 4 : 16gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 7.1.1 Jailbroken. iPhone 3G : 8gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 4.2.1 Jailbroken.

 

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The extreme calc is usually the closest to the real numbers than most. I base it off of that and it usually over shoots it. Reason why he could go 650watt but i would go 750watt modular just because well modular and it would make crossfire a little easier in the future.

I wouldn't crossfire 290's off of a 750w unless I didn't mind the noise--which I would...a bit...depending on the psu.

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I wouldn't crossfire 290's off of a 750w unless I didn't mind the noise--which I would...a bit...depending on the psu.

Well i meant a gold psu and a 750 watt should be fine and be reasonably quite.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_r9_290_crossfire_review_benchmarks,4.html

Just look. The 6 core extrreme and those cards couldnt get by 650 watt. The 750 would be just fine.

Main Gaming PC - i9 10850k @ 5GHz - EVGA XC Ultra 2080ti with Heatkiller 4 - Asrock Z490 Taichi - Corsair H115i - 32GB GSkill Ripjaws V 3600 CL16 OC'd to 3733 - HX850i - Samsung NVME 256GB SSD - Samsung 3.2TB PCIe 8x Enterprise NVMe - Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM HD - Lian Li Air

 

Proxmox Server - i7 8700k @ 4.5Ghz - 32GB EVGA 3000 CL15 OC'd to 3200 - Asus Strix Z370-E Gaming - Oracle F80 800GB Enterprise SSD, LSI SAS running 3 4TB and 2 6TB (Both Raid Z0), Samsung 840Pro 120GB - Phanteks Enthoo Pro

 

Super Server - i9 7980Xe @ 4.5GHz - 64GB 3200MHz Cl16 - Asrock X299 Professional - Nvidia Telsa K20 -Sandisk 512GB Enterprise SATA SSD, 128GB Seagate SATA SSD, 1.5TB WD Green (Over 9 years of power on time) - Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2

 

Laptop - 2019 Macbook Pro 16" - i7 - 16GB - 512GB - 5500M 8GB - Thermal Pads and Graphite Tape modded

 

Smart Phones - iPhone X - 64GB, AT&T, iOS 13.3 iPhone 6 : 16gb, AT&T, iOS 12 iPhone 4 : 16gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 7.1.1 Jailbroken. iPhone 3G : 8gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 4.2.1 Jailbroken.

 

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Well i meant a gold psu and a 750 watt should be fine and be reasonably quite.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_r9_290_crossfire_review_benchmarks,4.html

Just look. The 6 core extrreme and those cards couldnt get by 650 watt. The 750 would be just fine.

Then don't get a 750w in case the OP cf's. Most people who plan to sli/cf, don't. Unless the OP is sure he will, he probably won't. 

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Then don't get a 750w in case the OP cf's. Most people who plan to sli/cf, don't. Unless the OP is sure he will, he probably won't. 

Again. That why you can choose. 600 watt or 750 watt. OP: Just dont get anything above 750 watt. It WILL be a waste of money.

Main Gaming PC - i9 10850k @ 5GHz - EVGA XC Ultra 2080ti with Heatkiller 4 - Asrock Z490 Taichi - Corsair H115i - 32GB GSkill Ripjaws V 3600 CL16 OC'd to 3733 - HX850i - Samsung NVME 256GB SSD - Samsung 3.2TB PCIe 8x Enterprise NVMe - Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM HD - Lian Li Air

 

Proxmox Server - i7 8700k @ 4.5Ghz - 32GB EVGA 3000 CL15 OC'd to 3200 - Asus Strix Z370-E Gaming - Oracle F80 800GB Enterprise SSD, LSI SAS running 3 4TB and 2 6TB (Both Raid Z0), Samsung 840Pro 120GB - Phanteks Enthoo Pro

 

Super Server - i9 7980Xe @ 4.5GHz - 64GB 3200MHz Cl16 - Asrock X299 Professional - Nvidia Telsa K20 -Sandisk 512GB Enterprise SATA SSD, 128GB Seagate SATA SSD, 1.5TB WD Green (Over 9 years of power on time) - Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2

 

Laptop - 2019 Macbook Pro 16" - i7 - 16GB - 512GB - 5500M 8GB - Thermal Pads and Graphite Tape modded

 

Smart Phones - iPhone X - 64GB, AT&T, iOS 13.3 iPhone 6 : 16gb, AT&T, iOS 12 iPhone 4 : 16gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 7.1.1 Jailbroken. iPhone 3G : 8gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 4.2.1 Jailbroken.

 

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Then don't get a 750w in case the OP cf's. Most people who plan to sli/cf, don't. Unless the OP is sure he will, he probably won't.

I probably will crossfire in the future whenever that is. (Or if I get a job :P

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I probably will crossfire in the future whenever that is. (Or if I get a job :P

Crossfire is when you add another gpu from the same family to get more performance. However most people who plan to don't because a newer single better card is almost always the better option and they get that instead. 

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