- Sep 8, 2014
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Hi, this is my first build and I wanted to verify if this would work out ok. What I'm mainly concerned about is if the PSU would work well with this build and allow enough headroom for possible future upgrades, or if it's overkill. I would like this build to last for a long while and don't wanna stress the PSU too much (just as how I don't wanna stress the CPU with OC). PCPartPicker estimates the wattage at 423.
BUDGET: $1200, pre-shipping
PURPOSE: Mostly gaming, but also general purpose, e.g., web browsing, email, office software. Specific games are Minecraft with shader mod, Amnesia, Skyrim, and Fallout 3. The latter two without any graphical mods. Everything at 1080p and High-Ultra. Likely newer games as well on lower settings.
OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI: No
SPECS:
* CPU --- Intel i5-4690, 3.5 - 3.9 Ghz --- BX80646I54690 --- $224
* HSF --- Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo --- RR-212E-20PK-R2 --- $35
* MOBO --- Asus Z97-A --- $145
* GPU --- EVGA GTX 770 2GB --- 02G-P4-2774-KR --- $335
* RAM --- 8GB DDR3 1600, G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 2x4GB --- F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM --- $86
* HDD --- Western Digital Blue 1TB, 7200rpm --- WD10EZEX --- $58
* ODD --- Asus 24x DVD Burner --- DRW-24B1ST --- $20
* PSU --- Seasonic X650 Gold --- SS-650KM3 --- $130
* Case --- Cooler Master HAF 912 --- RC-912-KKN1 --- $60
* WiFi card --- Rosewill IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-e Adapter --- RNWD-N9003PCe --- $37
* Thermal paste --- ARCTIC MX-4 --- $10
Total: $1140
COMMENTS: I might or might not get a SSD in the future for this, but it doesn't feel like a high priority to me. My reason for getting the cpu cooler, despite no OCing, is cuz Minecraft tends to be a bit cpu intensive; I wanna keep cpu plenty cool (and hopefully keep lifespan long) since I play MC a lot with my girlfriend and my room doesn't have AC.
BUDGET: $1200, pre-shipping
PURPOSE: Mostly gaming, but also general purpose, e.g., web browsing, email, office software. Specific games are Minecraft with shader mod, Amnesia, Skyrim, and Fallout 3. The latter two without any graphical mods. Everything at 1080p and High-Ultra. Likely newer games as well on lower settings.
OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI: No
SPECS:
* CPU --- Intel i5-4690, 3.5 - 3.9 Ghz --- BX80646I54690 --- $224
* HSF --- Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo --- RR-212E-20PK-R2 --- $35
* MOBO --- Asus Z97-A --- $145
* GPU --- EVGA GTX 770 2GB --- 02G-P4-2774-KR --- $335
* RAM --- 8GB DDR3 1600, G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 2x4GB --- F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM --- $86
* HDD --- Western Digital Blue 1TB, 7200rpm --- WD10EZEX --- $58
* ODD --- Asus 24x DVD Burner --- DRW-24B1ST --- $20
* PSU --- Seasonic X650 Gold --- SS-650KM3 --- $130
* Case --- Cooler Master HAF 912 --- RC-912-KKN1 --- $60
* WiFi card --- Rosewill IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-e Adapter --- RNWD-N9003PCe --- $37
* Thermal paste --- ARCTIC MX-4 --- $10
Total: $1140
COMMENTS: I might or might not get a SSD in the future for this, but it doesn't feel like a high priority to me. My reason for getting the cpu cooler, despite no OCing, is cuz Minecraft tends to be a bit cpu intensive; I wanna keep cpu plenty cool (and hopefully keep lifespan long) since I play MC a lot with my girlfriend and my room doesn't have AC.
So it sounds like the PSU I have listed would work ok with rest of build.
Glad to know that both brands are ok
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