Do I need a bigger psu? 750watt for a i7 4970k?

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cstiles96

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Hello there! I am working on a new build and I wanted to know if a i7 4970k will need more power than 750 watt. Im also going to look into a couple ssd's and at least one 780ti or titan. Im also going to get 64gb 2400hz ram. So I was wondering if you could tell me if I need to spend more cash on a psu or if Im fine.

Also if you could recommend a full part list with a i7 4970k in it and a gtx 780ti that would be super!

I have a 128gb ssd, two 750gb hybrids in raid, and a 7200rpm 2tb. I have an i7 3770k with an intel extreme mobo. a 750 psu and 16 gb 1600hz ram. I also have two gtx 670's in sli.
 
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750 would be plenty. The graphics card is usually one of the largest drains on the power supply. Unless you are running SLI/Crossfire with lots of drives, 750 is good.

3D rendering is going to be your biggest drain. I have 16GB ram in my computer right now and even while live-rendering a video, it doesn't max it out. The only application I've run that can use 100% is Adobe After Effects.

Also, consider running a server on a different computer than the one you regularly use. If you run a program that crashes and its running your server too, that's additional down-time. It also would cause lag for clients running off of the server if they were run together, especially if you are going to be using taxing applications.
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Why would you need such ludicrous overkill if you are looking to game that much ram is not needed and could save you quite a bit.

Edit: Forgot to talk about the power supply. If you are willing to spend that much money make sure to get a nice psu from seasonic or corsair, perhaps the ax line for corsair, and any gold/platnium unit from seasonic
 
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@corroded You realise that a) it's an Ivy Bridge-E chip, and b) the whole Haswell thing was quite overblown?

For a single GPU, 650W is enough even with lots of overclocking.

What's it for? There's very few situations where 64GiB RAM is useful, and on most of those I'd be looking at server/workstation kit. Is there a budget?
 
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A simple answer would be everything? But seriously I dabble in just about everything that is computer driven. I want to produce and edit gameplay vids as well as host my own server. I also dabble in game creation so 3d modeling etc.
 
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Im looking to use it as a professional machine and be top of the line for at least 3 years to come.
 
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You may want to separate it into multiple boxes. Running a production server on a user machine is best described as a Bad Idea.

Incremental upgrades (e.g. buy 16GiB now and another pile in a year or two when the price has come down) is usually far cheaper. Moore's Law/exponential growth tends to trash future-proofing in the IT world.
 
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I will keep that in mind. I have a $1500 build right now. I have a 128gb ssd, two 750gb hybrids in raid, and a 7200rpm 2tb. I have an i7 3770k with an intel extreme mobo. a 750 psu and 16 gb 1600hz ram ( 4 channel). I also have two gtx 670's in sli. The server would be for like simple games for me and my mates. Other than that it would be mostly for video editing,gaming,recording,game development etc.
 
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750 would be plenty. The graphics card is usually one of the largest drains on the power supply. Unless you are running SLI/Crossfire with lots of drives, 750 is good.

3D rendering is going to be your biggest drain. I have 16GB ram in my computer right now and even while live-rendering a video, it doesn't max it out. The only application I've run that can use 100% is Adobe After Effects.

Also, consider running a server on a different computer than the one you regularly use. If you run a program that crashes and its running your server too, that's additional down-time. It also would cause lag for clients running off of the server if they were run together, especially if you are going to be using taxing applications.
 
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