Recommended Watts For my Gaming PC?

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loc chuong

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I was originally going to get a PSU with 850W but then i used a PSU calculator and saw that i only needed around 500W. How much Watts do you guys think i should get for my PSU?

Hdd: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136259

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128594

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899

Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231560

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146099

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130932

CPU Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608041&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

The Case is going to have 3 fans.
 
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650 is fine
but make sure you dont overpay for that psu
i have seen 650W psu on sale before

believe me, there are many ppl here having similar system with you, use XFX 550W
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Only 550W ehh? That sounds low to me but I mean its by 1st time so IDK XD
700 sounds high... 550 sounds low...
I think ill go with 650 watts. I mean its 250Ws higher than what i use on the pc so i think thats a safe choice.
If i do overclock. Will 250 extra watts be good? or maybe 200?
 
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I actually decided to buy this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088
Its SeaSonic X series so i have high expectations.
Heard many good things about it.
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I hope the sale doesn't end before i buy the parts :)
Oh and btw, reason why i wanted to get a weaker PSU and Mobo is cuz i didn't realize there was tax on it lol. Dam tax was near 100 dollars. Plus, now i can upgrade my Case to a stronger one :) Still in my budget so thats gud :p
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($74.74 @ Microcenter)
Total: $74.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-03 00:17 EDT-0400)


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $89.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-03 00:18 EDT-0400)


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $79.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-03 00:19 EDT-0400)
 
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But but but butubtubutubtuutubutubutu seasonic? :'(
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I need to take a look at the Rosewill, I'll prob go for that one. Looks better and is cheaper.
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Nevermind... Its not Fully Modular
ohh right.... My Case is good at wire management XD
Yea the rosewill looks better. Higher Efficiency. Better Comments.

Can someone tell me what hold up time for a PSU is?
I see it on some but idk what it means
 
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Well the one question I would have is do you have any plans down the road to do a SLI setup with a second GTX 760? If at some point you do it would be good to figure the power needs for it now.

As for Rosewill PSU's I have had really good luck with mine. While I do not have that PSU I did choose Rosewill Lightning 800's for all three of my Rigs(Pre-Haswell).

I know alot of people do not choose Rosewill but from what I found when I was selecting the parts for my FX-8120 Rig it seems the higher end Rosewill PSU's are really quite good. Like most anything when go with the really cheap you get really cheap however going for the more high end they are really good.

The only thing I can say bad would be not being Modular but if you are OK with that then it should do you just fine.
 
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I won't ever be using 2 video cards since it seems alittle overboard. Maybe in the far future when i get some money? But probably not soon.
 
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