- Aug 6, 2013
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Hey Tom’s Hardware Community, I’m an absolute beginner and am building my first rig pretty soon. I believe I have practically chosen everything but the PSU.
I tried to use an online calculator and it worked out that I would need around 650w, so thought that 750w would be ample should I choose to overclock, run all my games at ultra settings or add extra fans. Was I right in thinking so? Is it enough? What would be the best 750w PSU I can get for under around $110?
I have searched numerous forums and read loads of reviews of different PSUs and was not sure which one to choose. I have found the following three options which both unfortunately have VERY mixed reviews on newegg and other sites.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171053
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6146836&SID=1wfaxix0rr050
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
Here is the rig I have chosen-
CPU - AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor (4.0/4.2ghz)
GPU - MSI N760 TF 2GD5/OC Twin Frozr (2 way SLI)
Mobo - Sabertooth 990FX GEN3 R2.0
RAM - Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9W DDR3 8gb (2 sticks)
SSD - Samsung 120GB 840 SSD SATA
HDD - Seagate 2TB 7.2RPM 3.5 6G/B SATA 64MB Barracuda XT
Optical Drive - LG GH24NS90
CPU Cooler - Enermax ETS-T40-VD Vegas Duo
Case – Either Coolermaster HAF XM mid tower case or Antec 1100 mid tower case (I thought these seemed best as they are very spacious and well ventilated. Any suggestions on which one, or which other mid tower cases (costing similarly), are better?)
PSU - ???
THANKS A LOT IN ADVANCE TO ANYBODY WHO CAN HELP ME
!!!!!!!
(PS: Is the rig above a good (gaming-wise) rig or not? I have never done anything like this and so would be extremely grateful for any advice I can get!!)
I tried to use an online calculator and it worked out that I would need around 650w, so thought that 750w would be ample should I choose to overclock, run all my games at ultra settings or add extra fans. Was I right in thinking so? Is it enough? What would be the best 750w PSU I can get for under around $110?
I have searched numerous forums and read loads of reviews of different PSUs and was not sure which one to choose. I have found the following three options which both unfortunately have VERY mixed reviews on newegg and other sites.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171053
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6146836&SID=1wfaxix0rr050
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
Here is the rig I have chosen-
CPU - AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor (4.0/4.2ghz)
GPU - MSI N760 TF 2GD5/OC Twin Frozr (2 way SLI)
Mobo - Sabertooth 990FX GEN3 R2.0
RAM - Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9W DDR3 8gb (2 sticks)
SSD - Samsung 120GB 840 SSD SATA
HDD - Seagate 2TB 7.2RPM 3.5 6G/B SATA 64MB Barracuda XT
Optical Drive - LG GH24NS90
CPU Cooler - Enermax ETS-T40-VD Vegas Duo
Case – Either Coolermaster HAF XM mid tower case or Antec 1100 mid tower case (I thought these seemed best as they are very spacious and well ventilated. Any suggestions on which one, or which other mid tower cases (costing similarly), are better?)
PSU - ???
THANKS A LOT IN ADVANCE TO ANYBODY WHO CAN HELP ME
!!!!!!!(PS: Is the rig above a good (gaming-wise) rig or not? I have never done anything like this and so would be extremely grateful for any advice I can get!!)
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