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jimthenagual
Get a PSU made by either Seasonic (for example XFX, some Antecs and some Corsairs) or Super Flower (some EVGA models and some Rosewill models).

Use this list to help you select a good PSU
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

As for the link and what it means, 80plus is a certification for PSUs denoting their efficiency in energy use. 80plus rating means it is 80% efficient, Gold means 90% efficient at 50% load. In other words at 50% load an 80plus certified PSU will waste 20% energy as heat whereas a gold only wastes 10%.

In order for a platinum PSU to be worth while purchasing, the general consensus is that you'd need to be running your system at a high usage for years before you'd save...
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CodenameHaswell

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SeaSonic, Corsair, XFX, Antec, are all great and reliable companies.

The 80 ratings mean how efficient the power supply is. The higher the efficiency, the less power wasted, the less heat generated and more stable voltages across the rails which all lead to a more stable system.
 
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jimthenagual

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Get a PSU made by either Seasonic (for example XFX, some Antecs and some Corsairs) or Super Flower (some EVGA models and some Rosewill models).

Use this list to help you select a good PSU
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

As for the link and what it means, 80plus is a certification for PSUs denoting their efficiency in energy use. 80plus rating means it is 80% efficient, Gold means 90% efficient at 50% load. In other words at 50% load an 80plus certified PSU will waste 20% energy as heat whereas a gold only wastes 10%.

In order for a platinum PSU to be worth while purchasing, the general consensus is that you'd need to be running your system at a high usage for years before you'd save enough money in your electricity bill to make it worth the investment. For the average home user, it's unnecessary. I wouldn't get a PSU that wasn't at least bronze though.

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hunter315

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You are accurate for the majority of your post, but the last bit is a total lie. Higher efficiency doesn't necessarily mean high quality components and good VReg, it just means a good design. Yes, it is harder to get 80+ gold if you use lower quality components, but if you use a platform that can do 80+ platinum and throw in some low quality components you will still do rather well. It also has no judge on VReg and ripple suppression as those are controlled by components that do not impact efficiency. There are some 80+ bronze units with phenomenal voltage regulation and there are some 80+ gold units with below average VReg.


OP, it really depends what units you are looking at, some companies have bad ones in the mix of pretty good units, some have good units in the mix of average units. EVGA has some really good PSUs out right now for great prices.
 
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Scampi

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That Seasonic X-series 750W is very nice indeed. If you wanted to save some money, the EVGA Supernova G2 750W is equally as good.

Or if you want your money to go further for the $139 your spending on the 750W Seasonic, you can get the EVGA Supernova G2 850W, for the same price ATM: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr

P.S
-Just curious as to why you didn't pick the i5-4670K with a z87 chipset motherboard, allowing the option to overclock if you wanted too in future. Or go with an i7 if the budget isn't an issue, as it seems hyper threading is gradually coming into play. H87/H97 motherboards are fine for no overclocking, or Z87/297 if you might.

-Maybe add a 3rd party CPU cooler as well for lower temps & useful for potential overclocking.

-Windows 8.1 to save time installing updates yourself.

Anyway, food for thought. All the best.
 
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