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Hiten Das
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some people say to buy a huge power supply if you use a gpu and overclock it.

some people say to buy that psu which is recommended by the gpu model.

which should i go for?

My config

cpu: i5 8500

GPU: msi gaming x gtx 1060 6G / gigabyte windforce gtx 1060 6G ( i will buy any 1 of these according to price)

mobo: gigabyte B360 gaming 3 wifi

Cpu cooler: cryorig h7

ram: 2*4GB ddr4 2666mhz ram

SSD: 1*256GB m.2

HDD: 4*2TB 7200rpm ( my uncle uses 3 hdd as backup of  CCTV footage of his shop. I use only 1)

Optical drive: 1 dvd

Casing fan: 5 120mm (3*tharmaltake riing 12 + 2 antec 120mm)

 

What is going to be the max power usage (peak) so that i can buy the best psu according to my need.

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CPU: less than 100w (more than what TDP says)

GPU: Nvidia cards --> TDP set by the card's vBIOS (search on Techpowerup's VGA BIOS collection for your target card)

AMD cards: Take their vBIOS values, add another 50w.

 

After all that, add another 150w for other stuff and redundancy

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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5 minutes ago, Hiten Das said:

msi gaming x gtx 1060 6G / gigabyte windforce gtx 1060 6G

so does your rig have two different 1060's or?

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11 minutes ago, Hiten Das said:

GPU: msi gaming x gtx 1060 6G / gigabyte windforce gtx 1060 6G

Are they in SLI?

If so they will take about 800W

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The system will draw about 200W during a gaming load, but the lowest wattage decent PSUs start at 400-450W, so get one of those. Vengeance 400W, CX450, Pure Power 10 400W, Formula 450W, Straight Power 11 450W, Whisper M 450W or Focus 450W. 

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1 minute ago, theblastman21 said:

Are they in SLI?

The 1060 doesn't support SLI. 

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10 minutes ago, emosun said:

so does your rig have two different 1060's or?

no. i will buy any 1 of these 2.

i will buy the cheapest one.

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6 minutes ago, theblastman21 said:

Are they in SLI?

If so they will take about 800W

no. i will buy any 1 of these.

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3 minutes ago, theblastman21 said:

Are they in SLI?

If so they will take about 800W

wuuut not even 2 6990s on crossfire needed 800W

 

and you can't SLI 1060s

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1 hour ago, Hiten Das said:

some people say to buy a huge power supply if you use a gpu and overclock it.

some people say to buy that psu which is recommended by the gpu model.

which should i go for?

My config

cpu: i5 8500

GPU: msi gaming x gtx 1060 6G / gigabyte windforce gtx 1060 6G ( i will buy any 1 of these according to price)

mobo: gigabyte B360 gaming 3 wifi

Cpu cooler: cryorig h7

ram: 2*4GB ddr4 2666mhz ram

SSD: 1*256GB m.2

HDD: 4*2TB 7200rpm ( my uncle uses 3 hdd as backup of  CCTV footage of his shop. I use only 1)

Optical drive: 1 dvd

Casing fan: 5 120mm (3*tharmaltake riing 12 + 2 antec 120mm)

 

What is going to be the max power usage (peak) so that i can buy the best psu according to my need.

400W, because there ain't no good 350W PSU.

As for Models: Bitfenix Formula is  a decent one.

 

 

As for the Rest:
Why not go with an 8GiB RX580?? They aren't more expensive and not one bit worse than the 1060 but have +2GiB Memory!

And Ryzen is also worth a thought as well...

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9 hours ago, Hiten Das said:

some people say to buy a huge power supply if you use a gpu and overclock it.

some people say to buy that psu which is recommended by the gpu model.

which should i go for?

My config

cpu: i5 8500

GPU: msi gaming x gtx 1060 6G / gigabyte windforce gtx 1060 6G ( i will buy any 1 of these according to price)

mobo: gigabyte B360 gaming 3 wifi

Cpu cooler: cryorig h7

ram: 2*4GB ddr4 2666mhz ram

SSD: 1*256GB m.2

HDD: 4*2TB 7200rpm ( my uncle uses 3 hdd as backup of  CCTV footage of his shop. I use only 1)

Optical drive: 1 dvd

Casing fan: 5 120mm (3*tharmaltake riing 12 + 2 antec 120mm)

 

What is going to be the max power usage (peak) so that i can buy the best psu according to my need.

An i5 8500 and 1060, under normal circumstances, would probably not even break 200W, but if you wanted to OC the 1060 then make allocations for about 225 or so watts.

 

A Corsair CX450M should be alright for that system. If you want a nicer unit then go for a Bitfenix Whisper 450W or Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 450W.

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