- Jan 23, 2014
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I'm piecing together a new build and trying to find what I should go with for a PSU.
I will be using it for games and will likely be overclocking some.
My expected set-up:
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
CPU: AMD FX-8350 or 9370
GPU: GTX 770 or 780
Memory: 2x4gb G.Skill Ripsaw 1866
Storage: WD 500gb, Samsung 840 Pro 128gb
Additional: Corsair H700i, LG bluray drive.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3i870
I will likely eventually have 780 sli in the future but may start off with just a 770 for the first year or so. The same goes with CPU, depends how much money I can spare at the time but I will end up swapping it for a 9XXX at some point.
I have had my eye on a couple different PSU including the Corsair AX860i and seasonic platinum 860w. However I recently saw an OCZ 1250w on sale for 185 shipped. Now I realize 1250 would be way overkill but if I'm picking one up for such a low price is it worth it? If not what would you suggest, these horror stories of people frying all their parts with a PSU kinda has me worried for my first build :/
I will be using it for games and will likely be overclocking some.
My expected set-up:
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
CPU: AMD FX-8350 or 9370
GPU: GTX 770 or 780
Memory: 2x4gb G.Skill Ripsaw 1866
Storage: WD 500gb, Samsung 840 Pro 128gb
Additional: Corsair H700i, LG bluray drive.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3i870
I will likely eventually have 780 sli in the future but may start off with just a 770 for the first year or so. The same goes with CPU, depends how much money I can spare at the time but I will end up swapping it for a 9XXX at some point.
I have had my eye on a couple different PSU including the Corsair AX860i and seasonic platinum 860w. However I recently saw an OCZ 1250w on sale for 185 shipped. Now I realize 1250 would be way overkill but if I'm picking one up for such a low price is it worth it? If not what would you suggest, these horror stories of people frying all their parts with a PSU kinda has me worried for my first build :/
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