What PSU brand/wattage should I buy?

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I'm planning to build
i7 4770 LGA 1150
Gigabyte G1 sniper m5 LGA 1150
Corsair Hydro 100
R9 290x Tri-x

this build includes 1SSD,1HDD, and 4 RAM sticks

looking forward for some suggestions :)
 
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Just ran a PSU calculator, your minimum is about 483 watts. I'd look for a 600w PSU just to be safe. You plan on CFX in the future? I'd go 800w in that case.

Best brands are: Corsair, Seasonic, CoolMaster, Rosewill

Just my 2 cents...get a high efficiency unit (Silver or better)
 
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I tried 2 PSU calculator
I calculated the wattage needed the result was 650watts and the other one is 711watts
so I am thinking of buying AX 860 with or without i? or seasonic 800+ watts
 
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If you want a ton of extra power at a steal of a price.

This unit is made by SEASONIC.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: Cooler Master V1000 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $169.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-15 16:14 EST-0500)


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Kingwin Lazer Platinum
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but the required wattage of R9 290x is 750watts so do i need to go 750w or higher? i have budget for higher wattage so im just getting the best solution for this because i am confused at the moment
 
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I agree with Blackbird, you don't need so much power but if you want it that Cooler Master is a good psu. Since you are getting a 4770 (non k series) I assume you are not interested in overclocking, which means you won't need a ton of power. You can also use a Cooler Master Hyper Evo to cool your cpu instead, save you some cash over the h100i. Might even use the savings to jump into a 4770k.
 
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can you explain more? im still confused sir thanks :)
 
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yep not interested in OC yet. hmm you got a point there. but im interested in h100i because the temp. here in my location is 36 to 38 Celsius. i tried air cool but cheaper version of hyper evo.
 
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Here's a couple of links for the tri-x oc and it's power consumption under load. As you can see that card will draw max of ~350W under heavy load, add system load under extreme circumstances and you will still be well under 600W total.

http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/sapphire-r9-290-tri-x-oc-review-1600p-ultra-hd-4k/30/
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-290x,3728-4.html
 
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so probably i just need 650w to 750w PSU? or 750w would solve my confusion?
 
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+1^^... To answer your AMP question to the best of my abilities. An AMP is a measure of the "flow of electrical charge per second" a device can output at a given time, which in essence it allows you to know how much continuous power a psu can sustain under it's 12v rail. To calculate it you multiply the 12v rail by the amount of amps. In the case of what Blackbird said 12v*33amp = 396w of continues power. So a good quality psu with at least 33amps on its 12v rail will be able to handle that card with no issues.
 
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Hey bro, is it dangerous to have the corsair CX500 psu with my PC? Here's my list of components wiht a calculated wattage at the top: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2TNaY
I've been running it for a few weeks and temperatures are good so far and a friend of mine has the same PSU, but a better GPU and Mobo. He has had his for a few weeks longer. But the next question i'm trying to ask is that, my room smells of my pc if the makes sense? i think its my psu, but my friend does not experience the same smell he says. But my pc has been running fine, should i not worry about it? or should i be very worried? I can't really smell it if im siiting down, but when i walk in my room i can. It sits on my desk next to me. if i ever add anything in the future it would just be a few more case fans, that's all.

Sorry this is not related to Aerys question (sorry bro).
 
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