Will a 600W PSU support this system?

Narizalah · Jul 2, 2013

Hello, thanks for reading my topic. Currently, my build consists of:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£172.53 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£70.24 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£86.51 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£82.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.46 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£60.57 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £726.22

So I'm tallying that up to be 1 standard mobo, 1 77w CPU, 1 GPU, 2 sticks of memory, an SSD and a HDD, an optical drive and a case with 5 fans installed. The current PSU is 600W for this setup.

I have put my build through this link below already and it's given me 550W minimum, but I would like to ensure I don't need a higher PSU, so all comments are perfectly welcome, both about the PSU and any other part I'm considering right now!
http://support.asus.com/PowerSupply.aspx?SLanguage=en

Ectorr · Jul 2, 2013

If u won't go SLI yep it will be okay. But better not to get a CX series psu.
Try to pick one from the higher tiers on this list:
http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

Narizalah · Jul 2, 2013

No plans as of now to get more than one GPU in there, I'm aiming for an entry level PC for BF4 and the 660 should hopefully meet the demands by itself. Thanks for the list! I'll browse around the higher tiers and see if there's something in my budget. The main point is, 600W will be enough to support the system I'm planning on building!

Ectorr · Jul 2, 2013

Narizalah :

For example the Corsair Gaming Series 600 is better.

scannall · Jul 2, 2013

PC Parts picker shows 330 watts is enough.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1cufk

So something like a Seasonic 80+ Gold might be a better choice. More reliable, less heat and noise. Cheaper to run, for about the same as the 600 watt Corsair.

Narizalah · Jul 2, 2013

Ectorr :

scannall :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Gaming-Series-Edition-Bronze/dp/B00AMLKARU/

This? it seems around same price and is also 600W. What I'm not liking about it however, is that it's not semi-modular (well it doesn't mention it anywhere so I'm assuming it's not modular) whereas my last one is

saint19 · Jul 2, 2013

The PSU is good, but I would prefer this one: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650xxxb9

It's a little more expensive but have better specs.

Narizalah · Jul 2, 2013

scannall :

I did note that and felt that was far too low, I'm pretty sure it wasnt accounting for some parts in that calculation. I've tried my build in the link at the bottom of the OP and got 550, seems more realistic, but wanted to be 100% sure

Ectorr · Jul 2, 2013

scannall :

True, idk why but iI thought thats a gtx 760 card

600W is far enough..Btw both Corsair & Seasonic are good. (Mine is a Seasonic S12 II 620 for an oc build).

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 2, 2013

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094

SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Will run your specs ^

Martin Vaughan · Jul 2, 2013

Narizalah :

Hello, thanks for reading my topic. Currently, my build consists of:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£172.53 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£70.24 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£86.51 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£82.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.46 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£60.57 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £726.22

So I'm tallying that up to be 1 standard mobo, 1 77w CPU, 1 GPU, 2 sticks of memory, an SSD and a HDD, an optical drive and a case with 5 fans installed. The current PSU is 600W for this setup.

I have put my build through this link below already and it's given me 550W minimum, but I would like to ensure I don't need a higher PSU, so all comments are perfectly welcome, both about the PSU and any other part I'm considering right now!
http://support.asus.com/PowerSupply.aspx?SLanguage=en

Martin Vaughan · Jul 2, 2013

Narizalah :

Hello, thanks for reading my topic. Currently, my build consists of:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£172.53 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£70.24 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£86.51 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£82.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.46 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£60.57 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £726.22

So I'm tallying that up to be 1 standard mobo, 1 77w CPU, 1 GPU, 2 sticks of memory, an SSD and a HDD, an optical drive and a case with 5 fans installed. The current PSU is 600W for this setup.

I have put my build through this link below already and it's given me 550W minimum, but I would like to ensure I don't need a higher PSU, so all comments are perfectly welcome, both about the PSU and any other part I'm considering right now!
http://support.asus.com/PowerSupply.aspx?SLanguage=en

Martin Vaughan · Jul 2, 2013

Narizalah :

Hello, thanks for reading my topic. Currently, my build consists of:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£172.53 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£70.24 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£86.51 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£82.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.46 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£60.57 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £726.22

So I'm tallying that up to be 1 standard mobo, 1 77w CPU, 1 GPU, 2 sticks of memory, an SSD and a HDD, an optical drive and a case with 5 fans installed. The current PSU is 600W for this setup.

I have put my build through this link below already and it's given me 550W minimum, but I would like to ensure I don't need a higher PSU, so all comments are perfectly welcome, both about the PSU and any other part I'm considering right now!
http://support.asus.com/PowerSupply.aspx?SLanguage=en

Martin Vaughan · Jul 2, 2013

Narizalah :

Hello, thanks for reading my topic. Currently, my build consists of:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£172.53 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£70.24 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£86.51 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£82.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.46 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£60.57 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £726.22

So I'm tallying that up to be 1 standard mobo, 1 77w CPU, 1 GPU, 2 sticks of memory, an SSD and a HDD, an optical drive and a case with 5 fans installed. The current PSU is 600W for this setup.

I have put my build through this link below already and it's given me 550W minimum, but I would like to ensure I don't need a higher PSU, so all comments are perfectly welcome, both about the PSU and any other part I'm considering right now!
http://support.asus.com/PowerSupply.aspx?SLanguage=en

Martin Vaughan · Jul 2, 2013

Narizalah :

Hello, thanks for reading my topic. Currently, my build consists of:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£172.53 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£70.24 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£86.51 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£82.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.46 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£60.57 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £726.22

So I'm tallying that up to be 1 standard mobo, 1 77w CPU, 1 GPU, 2 sticks of memory, an SSD and a HDD, an optical drive and a case with 5 fans installed. The current PSU is 600W for this setup.

I have put my build through this link below already and it's given me 550W minimum, but I would like to ensure I don't need a higher PSU, so all comments are perfectly welcome, both about the PSU and any other part I'm considering right now!
http://support.asus.com/PowerSupply.aspx?SLanguage=en

Martin Vaughan · Jul 2, 2013

600 watt should be fine, if your looking for a lower cost unit then you could try,
http://www.computaplace.com/components/power-supplies/ppsu-070
They're ok

Narizalah · Jul 3, 2013

Martin Vaughan :

Wow, that is a cheap modular PSU indeed!

I'm not sure on the branding though so I may not go for it, thanks for the reply though!

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 3, 2013

That PSU is not a good brand , don't trust it.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 3, 2013

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

XFX Core Edition PRO550W (P1-550S-XXB9) 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

+ $15 off w/ promo code EMCXPVM38, ends 7/4 $54.99 after instant coupon discount.

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