Which PSU is good for my system?

Woooh

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I'm building a new gaming pc and having trouble choosing a suitable PSU for max $200
little help?
Heres the specs :-
MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming LGA 1150 Motherboard
Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz Processor
EVGA ACX Cooler GeForce GTX 780 Superclocked Graphics Card
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2x8GB) RAM
Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SATA III SSD
Western Digital WD Green 2 TB Hard Drive
Rosewill THRONE Gaming ATX Full Tower Casing
 

Woooh

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$2500 ...
and im am overclocking and gonna buy a water cooler...
 


$2,500 for that? You could get a lot more performance for less. Behold:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.40 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos Deluxe MX 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($679.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($679.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($94.25 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $2336.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-30 07:23 EDT-0400)
 

Woooh

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with the current build, i have around less than $500 left... so there is plenty of room for improving motherboard,cooling,storage
 
For around 200$ ( that means 500$ save for a custom water cooling system and other stuffs ), I'd go for this setup with a stronger mobo ( still have the Killer LAN controller for gaming ), better VGA, high-speed RAM bars with matching colors, a big enough PSU to house 2 GTX780 and a case that's certified as the best for a custom water cooling setup:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER Max ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($267.13 @ TigerDirect)
Memory: Avexir MPOWER Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($171.58 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($679.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Switch 810 (Gun Metal) ATX Full Tower Case ($152.94 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($175.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2007.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-30 08:20 EDT-0400)

If you're interested in getting 2 GTX780 right now, we can drop things a bit here and there.
 


I can't speak for Madn3ss, but I prefer Gigabyte's coolers to EVGA's. EVGA isn't a bad choice, mind you, but I feel that Gigabyte is a better one.

There are four things in your build I would take issue with, the first two of which you should disregard if you plan to edit videos or somesuch: 1, you don't need an i7 for gaming. An i5-45670k performs just as well in 99% of games. 2, you don't need 16 GB of RAM. 8GB is more than enough for current games, though if you're going to overinvest somewhere, RAM's not a bad place. 3, that SSD is quite slow compared both to the "standard" Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, and to the Mushkin Enhanced Chronos in my suggested build, while saving you very little money. 4, you're overspending on PSU. You could get a SeaSonic for that price, and the XFX I suggested (made by SeaSonic, it's worth noting) is an excellent-quality option for less money.
 

Woooh

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I'm building the system so that i would not have to upgrade until end of 2014 or longer.
 


The i7 won't extend your CPU's lifespan, with the exception of games that benefit from hyper-threading (which are few and far-between). The RAM could be justified for future-proofing reasons, however, particularly if RAM prices keep climbing. In the case of the SSD, you're literally just getting less quality for equal price, and in the case of the PSU, the XFX will definitely last that long and far beyond.