Will This Work?

smocchi · Mar 2, 2016

I cant figure out what PSU I should get for my first time building rig, If anyone could help me Id be gratuful anyway If you have any suggestions or would change something please tell me.
Thanks

These are the specs:
Asus Z170 Pro Gaming
Intel Core i5-6500 (3200Mhz 6MBL3 Cache 14nm 65W LGA1151 Skylake) BOX
MSI PCIe NVIDIA GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 - GTX 970 GAMING 4G
Kingston HyperX FURY 2x4GB 2133MHz DDR4 CL14 DIMM 1.2V, Black Series
Seagate SATA3 500GB tvrdi disk 16MB Barracuda 7200 (ST500DM002)
Corsair CXM 600W Modular 80+ Bronze
Cooler Master RC-550-KKN1 Centurion Sileo 550

Also if I get another GTX 970 could the PSU handle that?

Petrossa · Mar 2, 2016

Have a look at this article and try picking up a Tier 1 or 2, 3 if you have to supply.
The Corsair one you are choosing is on Tier 4 which is not recommended.
Not sure about the Cooler Master unit though as that series is not mentioned.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
The list is in the 1st post.
If you are wanting to run 2 x 970s then consider a 750W supply or larger.

smocchi · Mar 2, 2016

Petrossa :

Nice! Thanks for the list! One more thing that confuses me is would there be a compatibility issues if I picked any 750W PSU from the top 3 tiers or could they all power my build? Like what connectors are important for me?

Petrossa · Mar 2, 2016

They would all do the job equally well and will have more than enough connectors for what you need.
Most important would be the number of PCIe connectors. For 2 x 970's you'll need 4 x 6-pin connectors.

jhall18 · Mar 2, 2016

get rid of that motherboard

it will work but isnt a smart idea purchasing an overclocking motherboard for a locked cpu

poor power supply as well would struggle with 2 970s

smocchi · Mar 2, 2016

Ok soo I changed few things around, if anyone finds something thats not compatible please do say

MSI H170M PRO-VDH, socket 1151, DDR4, USB3.1
Intel Core i5-6500 (3200Mhz 6MBL3 Cache 14nm 65W LGA1151 Skylake) BOX
MSI PCIe NVIDIA GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 - GTX 970 GAMING 4G
KINGSTON 4 GB DDR4, 2133 MHz, DIMM, CL15
Seagate SATA3 500GB tvrdi disk 16MB Barracuda 7200 (ST500DM002)
SEASONIC SS-620GM2 EVO, 620W
Cooler Master RC-550-KKN1 Centurion Sileo 550

jhall18 · Mar 2, 2016

looks good only thing i would suggest is getting 8gb of higher frequency ram above 2400 you should notice a difference in a open world games

r9 390 also outperforms a 970 for less, i would suggest a 390 unless you only purchase nvidia cards

smocchi · Mar 2, 2016

jhall18 :

Doesnt this i5 support up to 2133MHz, I read that this motherboard is the same just I read some reviews about that say its trash and its micro-ATX so Id rather get this one:
ASUS H170-PRO, socket 1151, DDR4

jhall18 · Mar 2, 2016

smocchi :

jhall18 :

Doesnt this i5 support up to 2133MHz, I read that this motherboard is the same just I read some reviews about that say its trash and its micro-ATX so Id rather get this one:
ASUS H170-PRO, socket 1151, DDR4

no it supports ram much faster than that

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