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Recommend me a PSU

Post by Refuel » Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:56 pm

So i'm building a new system asap. The items listed will the the only items attached and used. I'm contemplating a 650-750 watt but am not sure and want some villun help. Modular would be nice but please post a link to the part in newegg and I'd appreciate it. I'm ordering it in about a week or less. Different PSU calculators have told me anywhere from 500-570 watts but I figure asking all the knowledgable villuns out there would be best.

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EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-3662-KR GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

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ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

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Re: Recommend me a PSU

Post by MrBlah » Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:11 pm

I'd say a 750W Corsair. Most people here seem to really like the Corsair PSU's, and I am inclined to agree with them. PSUs from Thermaltake and Silverstone have brought good reviews as well.
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Re: Recommend me a PSU

Post by Clay Pigeon » Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:14 pm

750 is overkill with a stock Ivybridge cpu and a 660TI. I'm running a GTX570 and 2500k stock on a 650 and both use more juice than what he is buying.

Here it is. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817151088 4th highest rated PSU on newegg.
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Re: Recommend me a PSU

Post by El_Hefe » Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:41 pm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139010

That's the one i use, same price as the one Clay posted

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Re: Recommend me a PSU

Post by somedude » Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:25 pm

El_Hefe wrote:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139010

That's the one i use, same price as the one Clay posted

That's a nice one. Single rail is the way to go!
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Re: Recommend me a PSU

Post by Clay Pigeon » Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:31 pm

They are both single +12V rail, and one is 10 bucks cheaper than the other.

Refuel what case are you going to be using?
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Re: Recommend me a PSU

Post by El_Hefe » Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:53 pm

Clay Pigeon wrote:They are both single +12V rail, and one is 10 bucks cheaper than the other.
actually.. the one i posted is $5 cheaper because of the rebate.. :D

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Re: Recommend me a PSU

Post by frostdillicus » Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:31 pm

Seasonic is pretty much one of the most reliable power supplies you can buy. They are so good in fact that most Antec, Corsair, Cooler Master, PC Power and Cooling, SilverStone and Zalman power supplies are really just rebranded Seasonic power supplies.

Edit: In fact the one Clay linked to is the exact one I am using. It's so efficient that it rarely generates enough heat for the fan to turn on.
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Re: Recommend me a PSU

Post by Refuel » Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:25 pm

Clay Pigeon wrote:They are both single +12V rail, and one is 10 bucks cheaper than the other.

Refuel what case are you going to be using?
For the case i'm gonna go with

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811147060

I'm a bit poor so i figured this would be the best option. 60 bucks. No window to get scuffed up. I want to devote the bulk of my limited money to the key parts so my cases have always been on the budget side. If I spent more than 75 on a case I think i'd have a heart attack.

I've never built a system where the PSU installs on the bottom of the case before. Should be fun to build though.

My current system has a non modular 750w corsair which has been rock solid. Probably the only part of my whole system that has worked correctly. Only negative is the sheer amount of additional cables I had to stow away.

Both recommendations look good. Time to compare and contrast.

Also I just realized a rather off thing. I'm almost 35 and have played with apple IIe's (PR#6), IIgs, mac, played with 386s, 486s, pentium 1s/2/3s and everything under the sun. I've rocked everything from dos to win 3.11/9x/2k/me/etc... but for the first time in my life I am actually going to pay for an operating system legit with this build. That seems really odd to me

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Re: Recommend me a PSU

Post by frostdillicus » Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:24 pm

Well, at least you get a really cheap Windows 8 upgrade once it comes out.
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