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8tijmen8

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Hi, im building a new PC but i dont really know what PSU i should use,
I saw one with 600w (sharkoon WPM)
Is that enough for these specs:

MSI Z170a Gaming M3
I5-6600k
G.skill 16gb ddr4-2300MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 X 6gb

??

Thx, tijmen rijs
 
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I would say something is fundamentally off with this build.

MSI Z170a Gaming M3
I5-6600k
G.skill 16gb ddr4-2300MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 X 6gb

If you want Z170 and 6600k, why not getting a 1070? Then get a 650W power supply.

If you want 1060, H110A and 6500 CPU would be enough. Go with a 550W power supply for this.
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geofelt

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Your graphics card is efficient and will run on as little as 430W.
I have no problem overprovisioning a PSU a bit. Say 20%.
It will run cooler, quieter, and more efficiently in the middle third of it's range.
A PSU will only use the wattage demanded of it, regardless of it's max capability.
I might look at 550w or so to so you have power to upgrade the graphics card to something as good as a GTX1080.

DO NOT buy a cheap psu.
A cheap PSU will be made of substandard components. It will not have safety and overload protections.
If it fails under load, it can destroy anything it is connected to.
It will deliver advertised power only at room temperatures, not at higher temperatures found when installed in a case.
The wattage will be delivered on the 3 and 5v rails, not on the 12v rails where modern parts
like the CPU and Graphics cards need it. What power is delivered may fluctuate and cause instability
issues that are hard to diagnose.
The fan will need to spin up higher to cool it, making it noisy.
A cheap PSU can become very expensive. Do not buy one.

Seasonic will be a safe purchase.
Here is a quality list, there are others.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
 
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Sharkoon one is crap. The cooler master GM 650w is ok, not good. You can run your system with a good 450w. But more wattage will guarantee a future upgrade headroom. Good 550w is the sweetest spot right now if you want to go wattage bigger unit.

Look for
Seasonic S12II, M12II Evo
XFX TS, Core edition pro
Cooler Master V (full modular)
Corsair CXM (not CX)
EVGA B2
 
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OK, i have a question, does the game performence go down if i have 550 watt or 650watt? And isn't it good tot have a bit more watt then you guys said? Im from the Netherlands 550watt for 84,00 euro's and 650watt for 105,00 euro's



 
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I would say something is fundamentally off with this build.

MSI Z170a Gaming M3
I5-6600k
G.skill 16gb ddr4-2300MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 X 6gb

If you want Z170 and 6600k, why not getting a 1070? Then get a 650W power supply.

If you want 1060, H110A and 6500 CPU would be enough. Go with a 550W power supply for this.
 
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