Is a 700w PCU enough for my build?

OneSquareGaming · May 28, 2013

Hi, Im creating a $1700 gaming pc. i was wondering if a 700w is good enough for my specs.

MSI Z77 Gaming
I7-3770K Ivy
Coolermaster seiden water cooler
16gb of corsair vengeance
EVGA Superclocked 660 ti 2GB
60Gb SSD
WD Green 1TB HHD
Peripherals

I think its enough but i dont want to buy them and then be screwed over.

spawnkiller · May 28, 2013

700w is more than enough as long it's a good branded PSU

Novuake · May 28, 2013

Drop the 3770K to 3570K.
Drop to 8GB of RAM instead.
Use the saved cash on a larger SSD, 60GB is gonna frustrate the hell out of you. At least 120/128GB is necessary for windows.
A good 550W PSU is enough for you build, even if you want to overclock A LOT!
You can also save cash by getting a Noctua NH-D14 that performs equally well to the Seidon.

All of these suggestions will not reduce your gaming performance at all.

Azn Cracker · May 28, 2013

yep that^

What brand or specific model do you plan on getting for the psu?

DSzymborski · May 29, 2013

Is this a rig that iBP or someone is building for you? $1700 gaming build with a 660 is kind of weak - if those are your options, you need to cut back some of the things that are nice but unnecessary when and get a higher-end GPU.

OneSquareGaming · May 29, 2013

DSzymborski :

Its a coolernaster V700 psu and what do you think i should change because the k in the cpu is overclockable and that was the cheapest OC one. A 660 ti is decent for me but if u would suggest anything else please do.

DSzymborski · May 29, 2013

OneSquareGaming :

Haven't come across a review of the new Cooler Master V-series yet, but given that they're SeaSonic manufactured, they should be a sizable improvement over their previous PSUs.

Simply put, whether I built or myself or purchased it, I'd expect a high-end card when we're talking $1700. If I built it myself, I'd have to have a GTX780 at that price and even purchased, I'd need a 7970 in there.

When you're on a budget that's not enabling you to get higher than a 660, a "gaming" labeled motherboard, a 3770k instead of a 3570k (or the Haswell equivalent), 16 GB RAM, and a water cooler instead of a good inexpensive air cooler (like the CM Hyper 212 Evo or a Xigmatek Gaia or something) are simply luxuries, none of which will help your gaming performance like a better GPU would.

I ask whether you're building or buying because that *drastically* can change our recommendations. You can build a beast for $1700 but while you can *buy* a solid rig for $1700, we'd have to downgrade most of our recommendations due to the large price differentials.

Dark Lord of Tech · May 29, 2013

You can build better specs for that money.

OneSquareGaming · May 29, 2013

I know that i can do better. Im pretty new to building computers, and yes i am building it for myself. I was loking at the 780 and it looks amazing but do i need a better cpu for that.

Dark Lord of Tech · May 29, 2013

Coolermaster V Series is made by Seasonic that will be a good fit.

Novuake · May 30, 2013

OneSquareGaming :

No, you do not, the 3570K(i5) is the best gaming CPU for the money, anything above it gives you almost no increase gaming performance, especially if you overclock.

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