I am building a new PC, I'd like to know what psu shall I buy?

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RohitS

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The specs are given below:

1. GTX 970
2. Kingston Hyper X fury 8 GB Stick
3. AS Rock 1600 Mhz Motherboard [850m]
4. i5 4460 processor
5. 2.1 Creative Speaker
6. 1 black and white laser printer
7. 1 monitor 21 inches display
 
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750 W will be overkill (waste of money). For A SYSTEM WITH GTX 970, 500 W PSU is more than enough. You can get 520 or 550 W for future proof. Even when you upgrade to GTX 980 (just for instance), you need only a 520 W PSU. See: http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

To choose a PSU unit, check the quality here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

I will recommend Seasonic S12II PSU, http://www.flipkart.com/seasonic-s12ii-520-watts-psu/p/itmd5xz5hzvzt9cx?pid=PSUD5XZ4KFH65H9E&srno=b_1&ref=6955c0c7-4cf6-428c-b5e8-fc2f68a258de
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750 W will be overkill (waste of money). For A SYSTEM WITH GTX 970, 500 W PSU is more than enough. You can get 520 or 550 W for future proof. Even when you upgrade to GTX 980 (just for instance), you need only a 520 W PSU. See: http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

To choose a PSU unit, check the quality here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

I will recommend Seasonic S12II PSU, http://www.flipkart.com/seasonic-s12ii-520-watts-psu/p/itmd5xz5hzvzt9cx?pid=PSUD5XZ4KFH65H9E&srno=b_1&ref=6955c0c7-4cf6-428c-b5e8-fc2f68a258de
 
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if by upgrade you mean adding another GPU in SLI
then yes go for the 750W
otherwise all other things are going to get more and more power efficient in times to come( the maxwell architecture for example is way more power efficient then the previous series of cards)
other than that you dont need a 750W
even the upcoming broadwell CPUs are going to be more power efficient
 
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Would you be putting a second GPU as an upgrade or upgrading the same card? If you're putting a second, 750W would be plenty. If you're upgrading the existing card, not adding extra GPUs then the 500/550 will be fine.
 
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