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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 11:58:15 AM
Hello everyone. I'am gonna buy a gaming pc, and I don't know if I've picked good components for the price. Since I live in Norway, I can't buy from Amazon so I tried to find good components, with a good price. And the price of the components are so different from newegg - supersmart.no Example, a thing on the Norwegian site I'am using can cost 250 dollars, but on Newegg it is 140 dollars. Thats why I've used alot of time to find best comonents with best price as possible. So yeah, here is my components and I hope you can give me a feedback if you think I've choosen "alright" components. You can try to find better components for the same price on Supersmart.no¨
So anyway, here is my specs:
CM storm stryker
Antec 750w
Intel core i7 4770k
ASUS MK Z87-A (ATX, Z87, 1150) (Z87-A)
ARCTIC Freezer 13 CPU Cooler
Corsair Vengeance Red 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 2133 MHz
2x Gigabyte gtx 770
Kingston HyperX 240gb
SEAGATE barracuda 1tb
DVD writer: http://www.supersmart.no/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:2423900
And windows 8 pro 32/64 BIT
Yeah, thats it. I'am gonna edit, and multitask to. Remember that these prices are difference from newegg.com, so something looks pretty wierd. Anyway, please try to get a better build with 15500 max Norwegian krones at supersmart.no
I hope you can give me a feedback if you think it is a nice build, with great components and nothing need/have to change.
So anyway, here is my specs:
CM storm stryker
Antec 750w
Intel core i7 4770k
ASUS MK Z87-A (ATX, Z87, 1150) (Z87-A)
ARCTIC Freezer 13 CPU Cooler
Corsair Vengeance Red 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 2133 MHz
2x Gigabyte gtx 770
Kingston HyperX 240gb
SEAGATE barracuda 1tb
DVD writer: http://www.supersmart.no/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:2423900
And windows 8 pro 32/64 BIT
Yeah, thats it. I'am gonna edit, and multitask to. Remember that these prices are difference from newegg.com, so something looks pretty wierd. Anyway, please try to get a better build with 15500 max Norwegian krones at supersmart.no
I hope you can give me a feedback if you think it is a nice build, with great components and nothing need/have to change.
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I absolutely love this case, it really is awesome. And good build overall. Just a few issues :
1. You'll need 850W on the PSU (Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, XFX)
2. I'd rather get the SSD from Samsung. The 840 PRO series, or the 840 EVO (a little bit cheaper, a slight bit less performances) are the best right now.
1. You'll need 850W on the PSU (Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, XFX)
2. I'd rather get the SSD from Samsung. The 840 PRO series, or the 840 EVO (a little bit cheaper, a slight bit less performances) are the best right now.
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 12:12:13 PM
Seladon said:
I absolutely love this case, it really is awesome. And good build overall. Just a few issues :1. You'll need 850W on the PSU (Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, XFX)
2. I'd rather get the SSD from Samsung. The 840 PRO series, or the 840 EVO (a little bit cheaper, a slight bit less performances) are the best right now.
Well, I do not need a 850w psu. I know it's recommended, but it won't give me any more performance at all. The samsung 840 pro and Kingston HyperX got more like same performance. And I'am not gonna pay 50 dollars more for 16 more GB
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 12:13:22 PM
Seladon said:
I absolutely love this case, it really is awesome. And good build overall. Just a few issues :1. You'll need 850W on the PSU (Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, XFX)
2. I'd rather get the SSD from Samsung. The 840 PRO series, or the 840 EVO (a little bit cheaper, a slight bit less performances) are the best right now.
I'am sorry if it felt that that I don't want any feedback. Just that I'am on a budget, and can't go 10$ more.
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With overclocking and SLI 770's I'd go with a quality 850W supply. My latest favorite is Cooler Master's new V850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I'd recommend just 1600 ram since it will only increase performance 1% at most. Besides, overclocking the RAM will mean you cannot overclock the cores as much which is what will really give you more performance. Also go with just two 8GB ram sticks with no heat spreaders so you can fit any CPU cooler on better. Plus you will be able to bump up to 32GB if the need arises.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I'd recommend just 1600 ram since it will only increase performance 1% at most. Besides, overclocking the RAM will mean you cannot overclock the cores as much which is what will really give you more performance. Also go with just two 8GB ram sticks with no heat spreaders so you can fit any CPU cooler on better. Plus you will be able to bump up to 32GB if the need arises.
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Rafeed Iqbal
August 22, 2013 12:15:01 PM
Axzevos said:
Seladon said:
I absolutely love this case, it really is awesome. And good build overall. Just a few issues :1. You'll need 850W on the PSU (Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, XFX)
2. I'd rather get the SSD from Samsung. The 840 PRO series, or the 840 EVO (a little bit cheaper, a slight bit less performances) are the best right now.
Well, I do not need a 850w psu. I know it's recommended, but it won't give me any more performance at all. The samsung 840 pro and Kingston HyperX got the same performance. And I'am not gonna pay 50 dollars more for 16 more GB
It's not only recommended, it's actually that your system might not work at all if you don't have enough power for it.
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 12:16:50 PM
Rafeed Iqbal said:
also, 16gb ram is overkill and that cpu cooler is slightly awkward,slightly noisy and slightly inefficient. the xigmatek gaia or LOKI is better for low noise cooling and the cm hyper EVO is good too. i'd personally wait a little and get the new LOKI 2 or the excellent LOKI(original).Whoa, you didn't read my post did you? First of all, I'am gonna edit, and I'am buying from a Norwegian site that doesn't have Hyper 212 evo -.-. I already checked that, read my post before commenting.
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 12:18:48 PM
babernet_1 said:
With overclocking and SLI 770's I'd go with a quality 850W supply. My latest favorite is Cooler Master's new V850http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I'd recommend just 1600 ram since it will only increase performance 1% at most. Besides, overclocking the RAM will mean you cannot overclock the cores as much which is what will really give you more performance. Also go with just two 8GB ram sticks with no heat spreaders so you can fit any CPU cooler on better. Plus you will be able to bump up to 32GB if the need arises.
I know, the 1600mhz ram, and the 2133mhz ram costs the same. Thats why I said the prices in Norway are wierd. Anyway, I already checked that I can use all 4 ram kits. And I'am not gonna have this computer for 10 years. I think that 16gb ram is enough for 4 years.
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Seladon said:
Axzevos said:
Well, I do not need a 850w psu. I know it's recommended, but it won't give me any more performance at all. The samsung 840 pro and Kingston HyperX got the same performance. And I'am not gonna pay 50 dollars more for 16 more GB
It's not only recommended, it's actually that your system might not work at all if you don't have enough power for it.
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Frankly, you'd be insane not to get the 850W supply. A marginal supply will cause you a host of weird problems and could end up destroying your components when it blows. Do not skimp on the power supply. It needs to be of high quality and plenty of power, especially when overclocking.
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 12:20:36 PM
Seladon said:
Axzevos said:
Seladon said:
I absolutely love this case, it really is awesome. And good build overall. Just a few issues :1. You'll need 850W on the PSU (Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, XFX)
2. I'd rather get the SSD from Samsung. The 840 PRO series, or the 840 EVO (a little bit cheaper, a slight bit less performances) are the best right now.
Well, I do not need a 850w psu. I know it's recommended, but it won't give me any more performance at all. The samsung 840 pro and Kingston HyperX got the same performance. And I'am not gonna pay 50 dollars more for 16 more GB
It's not only recommended, it's actually that your system might not work at all if you don't have enough power for it.
I know, it's a risk. I will try to get my budget abit higher and go for 850w. Anyway, help me to find the cheapest PSU 850w that will work. MAX 950! http://www.supersmart.no/SearchResult.aspx?q=kw:850w
I know the corsair TX 850w is fine, but that will go some dollars over my budget.
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Rafeed Iqbal
August 22, 2013 12:22:14 PM
Axzevos
August 22, 2013 12:23:04 PM
babernet_1 said:
Seladon said:
Axzevos said:
Well, I do not need a 850w psu. I know it's recommended, but it won't give me any more performance at all. The samsung 840 pro and Kingston HyperX got the same performance. And I'am not gonna pay 50 dollars more for 16 more GB
It's not only recommended, it's actually that your system might not work at all if you don't have enough power for it.
+1
Frankly, you'd be insane not to get the 850W supply. A marginal supply will cause you a host of weird problems and could end up destroying your components when it blows. Do not skimp on the power supply. It needs to be of high quality and plenty of power, especially when overclocking.
Well, my budget is tiny. I think I can stick a 850w there for max 950 norwegian krones and then. I can't go a single Norwegian krone over that. Max 950 http://www.supersmart.no/SearchResult.aspx?q=kw:850w
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 12:24:07 PM
Rafeed Iqbal said:
the 750w is a little more than enough as a quick google will show you. a 800w psu is recommended though. the V850 posted above is really good aswell.on another note, a 4770k is is useless on a gaming build. a 4670k is more than enough for sli 770s.
You didn't read my post, did you? I said I will multitask, and overclock so I will need hyperthreading.
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 12:27:24 PM
How is this one? http://www.supersmart.no/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:5674248
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that's about a 700W system under full load. i don't think the 750W antec will quite make the cut; i think it's a bronze rated psu which means it will give you 80% or so of the rated power at one time, over an extended period. That means its good for about 600W. It will probably run your system, but when you get under heavy loads it will likely lead to crashes and instability.
You need a 850W bronze rated or a 800W gold/platnum rated psu. If you go with an 800W make sure it's not modular, you lose some power in a modular psu. Get something like a SeaSonic M12II 850W
You need a 850W bronze rated or a 800W gold/platnum rated psu. If you go with an 800W make sure it's not modular, you lose some power in a modular psu. Get something like a SeaSonic M12II 850W
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 12:33:02 PM
ingtar33 said:
that's about a 700W system under full load. i don't think the 750W antec will quite make the cut; i think it's a bronze rated psu which means it will give you 80% or so of the rated power at one time, over an extended period. That means its good for about 600W. It will probably run your system, but when you get under heavy loads it will likely lead to crashes and instability. You need a 850W bronze rated or a 800W gold/platnum rated psu. If you go with an 800W make sure it's not modular, you lose some power in a modular psu. something like a SeaSonic M12II 850W
How is this one http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Gaming-Series-800-Watt-GS....
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Rafeed Iqbal
August 22, 2013 12:37:30 PM
Axzevos
August 22, 2013 12:42:12 PM
Rafeed Iqbal said:
multitasking sees little to no benefit from HT.HT does not affect overclocking positively.
what will you be editing? will you be editing often? is it worth $100 or whatever kronor difference?
the GS800 is perfect. nice choice.
The funny thing is that the GS 800w was even cheaper. I like that it had blue leds on it, since I will fill my CM storm stryker with blue led sticks afterwards
. Anyway, I was be editing alot. Heres one of my "over edits". It's a pretty wierd game, but I can't play anything better so I will go over to BF4 when it comes. Anyway, heres a video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1a7mX_8HQU
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 12:43:33 PM
ingtar33 said:
ah... i'm not sure an 800W bronze psu will be enough. furthermore while many antec, corsair and xfx psus are made by seasonic, not all are. and that isn't one of the seasonic psus. Its solid but not great. Well, why isnt 800w enough? People say that it's fine with 750w, why isnt 800w? Anyway, can you help me to find one? supersmart.no max 950 NOK
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Rafeed Iqbal
August 22, 2013 12:50:01 PM
Axzevos said:
ingtar33 said:
ah... i'm not sure an 800W bronze psu will be enough. furthermore while many antec, corsair and xfx psus are made by seasonic, not all are. and that isn't one of the seasonic psus. Its solid but not great. Well, why isnt 800w enough? People say that it's fine with 750w, why isnt 800w? Anyway, can you help me to find one? supersmart.no max 950 NOK
i think he's worried about it being a bronze unit. that just means it will produce more heat and draw more power than a platinum unit. that extra heat and wasted electricity is not much and that psu is fine.
if it's wattage he is worried about many 770 sli reviewers have claimed 800w is the recommended wattage for your psu and many psu experts on this forum said 760w is the sweet spot.
i am all for the gs800.
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 12:52:47 PM
Rafeed Iqbal said:
Axzevos said:
ingtar33 said:
ah... i'm not sure an 800W bronze psu will be enough. furthermore while many antec, corsair and xfx psus are made by seasonic, not all are. and that isn't one of the seasonic psus. Its solid but not great. Well, why isnt 800w enough? People say that it's fine with 750w, why isnt 800w? Anyway, can you help me to find one? supersmart.no max 950 NOK
i think he's worried about it being a bronze unit. that just means it will produce more heat and draw more power than a platinum unit. that extra heat and wasted electricity is not much and that psu is fine.
if it's wattage he is worried about many 770 sli reviewers have claimed 800w is the recommended wattage for your psu and many psu experts on this forum said 760w is the sweet spot.
i am all for the gs800.
I think I will listen you you. It's cheaper, and got blue led which is awesome. I think my case got good cooling and a lot of space so my computer won't get so warm
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Axzevos said:
ingtar33 said:
ah... i'm not sure an 800W bronze psu will be enough. furthermore while many antec, corsair and xfx psus are made by seasonic, not all are. and that isn't one of the seasonic psus. Its solid but not great. Well, why isnt 800w enough? People say that it's fine with 750w, why isnt 800w? Anyway, can you help me to find one? supersmart.no max 950 NOK
as i said... your system is basically a 700W system under full load (that's a rough guesstimate but not far off), the 800W psu is a bronze certified modular psu. Which means it will be able to supply consistently under worst case scenario about 640W. now 60W is definately within the margin of error of my guestimate on your system at full load; 2 770s in SLi will pull around 450-550W by themselves. and the Haswell when overclocked under load will pull another 200-250W as well (even stock it should pull close to 200). That means your system will pull under load something like 650W (min) or as much as 800W (max)... i don't think it will scrape close to 800W, it will likely be much closer to 700W under an overclock.
That's why i'd like you to get a gold rated or better 800W psu, and at the bare minimum a bronze rated 850W psu.
In reality you probably would be best off with a 900W psu min... but i understand cash is tight, so those would be the smallest psus i'd go for.
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 12:55:59 PM
ingtar33 said:
ah... i'm not sure an 800W bronze psu will be enough. right up against the wall. but if it fits into your budget give it a shot. gtx 770 - 180 watts max
gtx 770 - 180 watts max
i7 4770k - 80w and 164w when it's overclocked to 4,7ghz. And I will overclock to 4,2
Seidon pump - 2 watts max
Seidon included fans - 7 watts max
HDD - 10 watts max
SSD - 3 watts max
case fans - less than 11 watts max(assuming .3A or less current)
total ~470 watts max.
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Axzevos said:
ingtar33 said:
ah... i'm not sure an 800W bronze psu will be enough. right up against the wall. but if it fits into your budget give it a shot. gtx 770 - 180 watts max
gtx 770 - 180 watts max
Seidon pump - 2 watts max
Seidon included fans - 7 watts max
HDD - 10 watts max
SSD - 3 watts max
case fans - less than 11 watts max(assuming .3A or less current)
total ~470 watts max.
you forgot the haswell. that's another 200-250W under load. and the TDP of the 770s isn't their power draw. don't mix that up. a 770, overclocked can draw as much as 250W of power (probably not that much, but somewhere from 200-250 is about right)
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_77... (770 power consumption, no overclock shown at 200W when gaming)
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-770-gk1... (770 power consumption no overclock shown at 225W when bitmining AND at 250W max consumption)
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 1:01:21 PM
ingtar33 said:
Axzevos said:
ingtar33 said:
ah... i'm not sure an 800W bronze psu will be enough. right up against the wall. but if it fits into your budget give it a shot. gtx 770 - 180 watts max
gtx 770 - 180 watts max
Seidon pump - 2 watts max
Seidon included fans - 7 watts max
HDD - 10 watts max
SSD - 3 watts max
case fans - less than 11 watts max(assuming .3A or less current)
total ~470 watts max.
you forgot the haswell. that's another 200-250W under load. and the TDP of the 770s isn't their power draw. don't mix that up. a 770, overclocked can draw as much as 250W of power (probably not that much, but somewhere from 200-250 is about right)
at 100% load a i7 4770k use 164w. And the gtx 770's will use 402w I think...
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Rafeed Iqbal
August 22, 2013 1:06:45 PM
ingtar33 said:
that's about a 700W system under full load. i don't think the 750W antec will quite make the cut; i think it's a bronze rated psu which means it will give you 80% or so of the rated power at one time, over an extended period. That means its good for about 600W. It will probably run your system, but when you get under heavy loads it will likely lead to crashes and instability. You need a 850W bronze rated or a 800W gold/platnum rated psu. If you go with an 800W make sure it's not modular, you lose some power in a modular psu. Get something like a SeaSonic M12II 850W
ingtar33 said:
Axzevos said:
ingtar33 said:
ah... i'm not sure an 800W bronze psu will be enough. right up against the wall. but if it fits into your budget give it a shot. gtx 770 - 180 watts max
gtx 770 - 180 watts max
Seidon pump - 2 watts max
Seidon included fans - 7 watts max
HDD - 10 watts max
SSD - 3 watts max
case fans - less than 11 watts max(assuming .3A or less current)
total ~470 watts max.
you forgot the haswell. that's another 200-250W under load. and the TDP of the 770s isn't their power draw. don't mix that up. a 770, overclocked can draw as much as 250W of power (probably not that much, but somewhere from 200-250 is about right)
okay if i add 250(cpu)+140w(extra wattage you mentioned for the gpus) =340w (these are very high wattages for the gpu and cpu)
+450 for the rest of the build(this is derived from ops calculations) = 790w (this is anoverly enthusiastic number i might add)
so yes, the gs800 will work
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Axzevos said:
at 100% load a i7 4770k use 164w. And the gtx 770's will use 402w I think...a non overclocked haswell will use 175W, you're right. but bump that clock up to 4.3ghz and the power consumption jumps over 225W.
When suggesting a psu it's best not to look at the best case and look instead at the worst case. I linked articles that show 2 770s in SLi, will worst case draw 250W a peice or 500W total. we know Haswell can draw over 200W when overclocked so i suggested a system draw of around 700W. you need to chose his PSU with those numbers in mind.
Thats why i'm suggesting at least a gold 800W psu (720 real wattage) or a 850W bronze (680 real wattage), and further-qualified the suggestion by saying you probably should be looking at a 900W psu.
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 1:11:08 PM
ingtar33 said:
Axzevos said:
at 100% load a i7 4770k use 164w. And the gtx 770's will use 402w I think...a non overclocked haswell will use 175W, you're right. but bump that clock up to 4.3ghz and the power consumption jumps over 225W.
When suggesting a psu it's best not to look at the best case and look instead at the worst case. I linked articles that show 2 770s in SLi, will worst case draw 250W a peice or 500W total. we know Haswell can draw over 200W when overclocked so i suggested a system draw of around 700W. He needs to chose his PSU with that number in mind.
Thats why i'm suggesting at least a gold 800W psu (720 real wattage) or a 850W bronze (680 real wattage), and further-qualified the suggestion by saying you probably should be looking at a 900W psu.
Look here http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-47...
and here
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_770_sl...
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Axzevos said:
Look here http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-47...and here
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_770_sl...
yep. i've seen them. but as i said. i like to go with worst case scenarios. I've found other numbers that show higher. Its not about product loyalty or bashing the energy efficiency of a part. I like to envision the hardest use you could possibly have for the part and base the PSU recommendation off of that. Other reviewers have recorded 200+ W from their haswell under overclocks... and others have got 250W into their 770s... Using those as the baseline worst case scenario you're probably rolling with a machine that needs a psu for a 700W build. Something 850-900W should do. Will you ever need that much power? probably not, but i don't know how you're going to use and abuse your machine. so i can't really say for certain.
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Axzevos
August 22, 2013 1:23:47 PM
ingtar33 said:
Axzevos said:
Look here http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-47...and here
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_770_sl...
yep. i've seen them. but as i said. i like to go with worst case scenarios. I've found other numbers that show higher. Its not about product loyalty or bashing the energy efficiency of a part. I like to envision the hardest use you could possibly have for the part and base the PSU recommendation off of that. Other reviewers have recorded 200+ W from their haswell under overclocks... and others have got 250W into their 770s... Using those as the baseline worst case scenario you're probably rolling with a machine that needs a psu for a 700W build. Something 850-900W should do. Will you ever need that much power? probably not, but i don't know how you're going to use and abuse your machine. so i can't really say for certain.
I'am gonna OC my cpu too 4,2mhz. Thats why I dont need a super high PSU. And I wont probqbly OC my graphic card before I need it...
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ingtar33 said:
that's about a 700W system under full load. i don't think the 750W antec will quite make the cut; i think it's a bronze rated psu which means it will give you 80% or so of the rated power at one time, over an extended period. That means its good for about 600W. It will probably run your system, but when you get under heavy loads it will likely lead to crashes and instability. You need a 850W bronze rated or a 800W gold/platnum rated psu. If you go with an 800W make sure it's not modular, you lose some power in a modular psu. Get something like a SeaSonic M12II 850W
Ingtar you Dark Friend!
You are wrong about the efficiency rating. The formula is like this:
Total Power X %Efficiency = Output Power
So an 800W bronze = 1000W total power X 80% efficiency = 800W output power.
Assuming the power supply is a quality one, it's efficiency doesn't have anything to do with the output power, just the input power.
An 800W platinum = 899W total power X 89% efficiency = 800W output power.
So the Bronze throws out 200W of heat, while the Platinum throws out 99W of heat.
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Rafeed Iqbal
August 22, 2013 10:40:32 PM
ingtar33 said:
Axzevos said:
at 100% load a i7 4770k use 164w. And the gtx 770's will use 402w I think...a non overclocked haswell will use 175W, you're right. but bump that clock up to 4.3ghz and the power consumption jumps over 225W.
When suggesting a psu it's best not to look at the best case and look instead at the worst case. I linked articles that show 2 770s in SLi, will worst case draw 250W a peice or 500W total. we know Haswell can draw over 200W when overclocked so i suggested a system draw of around 700W. you need to chose his PSU with those numbers in mind.
Thats why i'm suggesting at least a gold 800W psu (720 real wattage) or a 850W bronze (680 real wattage), and further-qualified the suggestion by saying you probably should be looking at a 900W psu.
babernet_1 said:
ingtar33 said:
that's about a 700W system under full load. i don't think the 750W antec will quite make the cut; i think it's a bronze rated psu which means it will give you 80% or so of the rated power at one time, over an extended period. That means its good for about 600W. It will probably run your system, but when you get under heavy loads it will likely lead to crashes and instability. You need a 850W bronze rated or a 800W gold/platnum rated psu. If you go with an 800W make sure it's not modular, you lose some power in a modular psu. Get something like a SeaSonic M12II 850W
Ingtar you Dark Friend!
You are wrong about the efficiency rating. The formula is like this:
Total Power X %Efficiency = Output Power
So an 800W bronze = 1000W total power X 80% efficiency = 800W output power.
Assuming the power supply is a quality one, it's efficiency doesn't have anything to do with the output power, just the input power.
An 800W platinum = 899W total power X 89% efficiency = 800W output power.
So the Bronze throws out 200W of heat, while the Platinum throws out 99W of heat.
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i did mention this above but with out the maths.
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Axzevos
August 23, 2013 5:14:08 AM
Rafeed Iqbal said:
ingtar33 said:
Axzevos said:
at 100% load a i7 4770k use 164w. And the gtx 770's will use 402w I think...a non overclocked haswell will use 175W, you're right. but bump that clock up to 4.3ghz and the power consumption jumps over 225W.
When suggesting a psu it's best not to look at the best case and look instead at the worst case. I linked articles that show 2 770s in SLi, will worst case draw 250W a peice or 500W total. we know Haswell can draw over 200W when overclocked so i suggested a system draw of around 700W. you need to chose his PSU with those numbers in mind.
Thats why i'm suggesting at least a gold 800W psu (720 real wattage) or a 850W bronze (680 real wattage), and further-qualified the suggestion by saying you probably should be looking at a 900W psu.
babernet_1 said:
ingtar33 said:
that's about a 700W system under full load. i don't think the 750W antec will quite make the cut; i think it's a bronze rated psu which means it will give you 80% or so of the rated power at one time, over an extended period. That means its good for about 600W. It will probably run your system, but when you get under heavy loads it will likely lead to crashes and instability. You need a 850W bronze rated or a 800W gold/platnum rated psu. If you go with an 800W make sure it's not modular, you lose some power in a modular psu. Get something like a SeaSonic M12II 850W
Ingtar you Dark Friend!
You are wrong about the efficiency rating. The formula is like this:
Total Power X %Efficiency = Output Power
So an 800W bronze = 1000W total power X 80% efficiency = 800W output power.
Assuming the power supply is a quality one, it's efficiency doesn't have anything to do with the output power, just the input power.
An 800W platinum = 899W total power X 89% efficiency = 800W output power.
So the Bronze throws out 200W of heat, while the Platinum throws out 99W of heat.
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i did mention this above but with out the maths.
So a 800w bronze is 100% safe?
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Rafeed Iqbal
August 23, 2013 6:24:33 AM
Axzevos
August 23, 2013 6:27:59 AM
Rafeed Iqbal said:
yepThanks for the help. But is this 32bit or 64 bit? http://www.supersmart.no/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:5303122
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Rafeed Iqbal
August 23, 2013 6:40:11 AM
Axzevos
August 23, 2013 11:19:24 AM
ingtar33 said:
hm... well that's egg on my face. not sure where i got the impression psu power ratings worked like that. oh well. must have been one heck of a brain fart. =D I guess 800W is enough. have fun!
Anyway, thanks for helping me. You're probably helping a lot of people, and I appreciate what you are doing. A lot of people need help with stuff like these, but people like you are actually willing to help people for free.
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Axzevos said:
Anyway, thanks for helping me. You're probably helping a lot of people, and I appreciate what you are doing. A lot of people need help with stuff like these, but people like you are actually willing to help people for free.
Free? What do you mean free? I just billed you through Tom's Hardware Hacker's credit site.
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Axzevos
August 23, 2013 11:56:21 AM
babernet_1 said:
Axzevos said:
Anyway, thanks for helping me. You're probably helping a lot of people, and I appreciate what you are doing. A lot of people need help with stuff like these, but people like you are actually willing to help people for free.
Free? What do you mean free? I just billed you through Tom's Hardware Hacker's credit site.
There is pretty many "geeks" here so it would prob be possible
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