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How much power is reccomended for this build?

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March 24, 2014 10:16:58 AM

This is my build:p CPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fClo
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fClo/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fClo/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($152.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($505.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Blue ATX Full Tower Case ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1376.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 13:14 EDT-0400)

Which affordable PSU should I get? I was thinking about getting the XFX Pro 550W but I'm not sure if that'll be sufficient. Any advice? Thanks in advance!

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March 24, 2014 10:22:55 AM

This one should be good:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($505.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Blue ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($82.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $1476.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 13:22 EDT-0400)

It already goes over the 20% extra wattage recommended safety range.
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March 24, 2014 10:25:48 AM

Right from Saphire's site:

System Requirements

PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard.
1X75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express power connector is required.
4096MBMinimum of system memory.
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive.
DVD playback requires DVD drive.
Blu-ray™ / HD DVD playback requires Blu-ray / HD DVD drive.
750 Watt Power Supply is required.
1X150 Watt 8-pin PCI Express power connector is required.
64-bit operating system highly recommended
Windows Vista®, Windows® 7 or Windows® 8 operating system. 64-bit operating system highly recommended.
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March 24, 2014 10:29:09 AM

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-2...

Read that Tom's review on power consumption and you'll get a good idea how much power a r9 290 uses. Although I always recommend the xfx pro 550 since it's a great psu, I'd recommend stepping up to the 650w model just in case you want to overclock your entire system.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb...
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750snlb...

Either of these will be a safe bet
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March 24, 2014 10:30:20 AM

I answered for a similar system just a second ago...

Any good quality 500-550 watt supply will generally take care of single slot video cards these days. If you want to go bigger for comfort room or maybe future SLI configurations then you can feel free. Anand's bench shows the 290 in their test machine as peaking at 395 watts from the wall, which at 90% efficient would be actually supplying about 355 to the machine. Since you want to stay under 80% of your capacity you woudl want something that can supply at least 445 watts on the 12v lines. Most good quality 500's will do that . . .

Something like:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
or even
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Those all would do just fine, but you may want to step up to a 650 for single cards if you like having lots of room in case future stuff doesn't keep using less and less power.
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