What Kind of Power Supply Should I Get for This Build?

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rizumaru

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CPU: Intel i5-4760K (4x 3.40GHz/6MB L3 Cache)

Cooling: Corsair Hydro H60 Liquid CPU Cooling System (w/ ARC silent high performance fan)

RAM: 8GB(2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 ADATA XPG V2

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (2GB) (Single Card)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC Force

HDD: 2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s (No SSD)

Should I get a Corsair CX500 (80 Plus bronze), a Corsair CX750M (80 plus bronze), or the generic ibuypower.com 600 watt power supply?

(Also if you get more watts on the PSU, will it increase the chance of burning out my electrical socket? ((the thing you plug stuff into))



 
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You need at least 500W. Try to find a Corsair 600W, just to have some expansion room.
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-760/specifications

If the PSU is rated more watts, the PC will still consume the same amount. The number of watts on the PSU is the number of watts it can deliver without blowing up. Your computer will consume as much as the CPU/GPU/MB and so on require, regardless of what is written on the PSU. For example, it's quite likely that a Corsair CX500 (rated 500W max) will consume more power than a Corsair 650HX (rated 650W max), everything else being equal, just because the HX is a more efficient power supply.
 
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Unfortunately, ibuypower.com does not have the option of a Corsair CX600, thus I am either forced to buy the no brand 600 watt one, or upgrade to a corsair cx 750m. Thanks for your help though.
 
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You don't have to buy everything from ibuypower.com, do you? Here are some good PSUs available in the UK:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-xfx-xxx-p1-650x-xxb9-hybrid-modular-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-v
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/750w-xfx-p1-750s-nlb9-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx

For a single GTX 760, the 650W PSU is plenty (the minimum recommended is 500W). If you intend to add a second GTX 760 later, get the 750W version (the minimum recommended for GTX 760 SLI is 700W)
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm
 
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