What Power Supply Do I Pick?

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ProfessorEliteGaming

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Hey, I am planning to build a high end gaming computer but I don't know which power supply I should get and I don't know is I should get more than one graphics card. Another thing is that I don't know which case I should get. Here is what I have so far:
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Pro

Graphics card: EVGA 04G-P4-2690-KR GeForce GTX 690 4GB 512-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
(1 or more)

SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3B/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive

Liquid Cooling system: Cooler Master Seidon 120V - Liquid CPU Water Cooling System with 120 mm Radiator and One Fan

RAM Sticks: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10
(and when I buy these will I get two 8gb ram sticks or one 16gb ram stick?)

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics

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I would suggest at least this if you are thinking of SLI.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

(and possibly an 850W).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Also, would you really need 16GB of RAM? 8GB is usually easily enough for gaming.
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I would suggest at least this if you are thinking of SLI.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

(and possibly an 850W).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Also, would you really need 16GB of RAM? 8GB is usually easily enough for gaming.
 
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The two suggestions from EonW are very good; I am running a Corsair AX850 and it has been very stable.
Here is another to consider; I have used Newegg, but if you live where they don't ship you can probably find it on AmazonUK or one of the other sites overseas:
XFX P1-850B-BEFX 850W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
$139.99
Save: $15.00 (10%)
$124.99 after $15.00 rebate card
$7.99 Shipping (restrictions apply)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207028

Made by Seasonic (the best), and a pretty good deal.
EDIT: Oh, forgot. It is true the 8GB is more then enough for current games, but the 16GB will be really nice if you start doing any video editing/encoding, graphics stuff, or photography work.
 
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That GTX690 is going to work for a good long time for gaming. Take a look at the hierarchy chart in this link:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html
It doesn't get any better then a 690 or 7990.
I am using the Cooler Master Sniper case, but it is no longer listed on Newegg (!!!!!!). Great case but no USB 3.0 front ports.
Lot of people have recommended these three:
White
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147158
Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147053

Corsair
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139007
This one is cool:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139015
Cooler Master
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160



 
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ProfessorEliteGaming

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So if i get the Rosewill THOR V2 will i be able to put everything in there 'cos i have heard of some case's that don't fit different things.
 
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That THOR should fit everything. BUT, SR71, when I was searching Newegg's site wouldn't actually show page 2 etc. when I tried to advance. It was messed up for awhile. THANKS for finding the Sniper! I couldn't believe they would discontinue it.
Professor, I would go with the Sniper if you don't care about front panel USB 3.0.
 
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