What's a good PSU?

WolfGeezyie

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I want a good fully modular PSU for my build, which one should I choose?

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TeIO) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TeIO/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TeIO/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74770k) | Purchased For $219.99
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14) | Purchased For $78.99
**Motherboard** | [Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-gryphonz87) | Purchased For $162.99
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit8g3d1609ds1s00) | $139.99 @ Microcenter
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | Purchased For $145.99
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | Purchased For $59.99
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx780tidc2oc3gd5) | $727.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Case** | [Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcaarcminir2blw) | Purchased For $99.99
**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfa14pwm) | $20.81 @ NCIX US
**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfa14pwm) | $20.81 @ NCIX US
**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfp12pwm) | $21.71 @ NCIX US
**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfp12pwm) | $21.71 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss660xp2) | $146.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $19.99 @ Microcenter
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1887.92
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-14 16:46 EST-0500 |
 

WolfGeezyie

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It's a little pricey. I had that one on there when the price was $100 and I didn't strike. So I'm looking for something comparable for less. I know Seasonic is a great brand but I didn't know too much about any others.

Edit: I have a micro center near me so I was going to go there tomorrow so I wanted to grab something there if I could but they don't carry Seasonic.
 

ganon11000

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Look at XFX PSUs. They are manufactured by SeaSonic then re-branded and sold really cheap.
 

WolfGeezyie

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Something like this one maybe?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2F2mn