Picking a solid PSU for future proofing

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My PSU is getting quite old and I want to buy something that will future proof me in terms of possible CPU/GPU overclocking, but I don't care about enough to run SLI or Crossfire because those are unattractive options to me.

That being said, my current system looks something like this:

CPU: i7 2600K
MOBO: Asus P8H67-M-LE
Ram: 16GB DDR3 1333Hz
GPU: GTX 1060 6GB
SSD(s): 240GB Kingston
512GB Cruicial
HDD: 500GB
Case: Antec NIne Hundred (120mm fan x3 / 200mm fan x1)

I'll be upgrading sometime in the next 6 months or so on CPU/MOBO/Ram and just want to find a decent PSU that will be good for future builds, and is good quality.

Any help is appreciated.
 
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There are several models out there that will do nicely for any non-SLI or non-Crossfire builds. For the most part they shall probably be found in the 450-550W range, maybe 650w. Isn't it nice to know you don't have to spend $200+ USD for a kilowatt+ PSU? Or for that matter. Most of what you want will probably be found in the $120 or less range (in fact, I can name some under $65 USD that will work quite well.

The SeaSonic SSR-550RM at $64.99 USD would probably be my go-to PSU though.
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There are several models out there that will do nicely for any non-SLI or non-Crossfire builds. For the most part they shall probably be found in the 450-550W range, maybe 650w. Isn't it nice to know you don't have to spend $200+ USD for a kilowatt+ PSU? Or for that matter. Most of what you want will probably be found in the $120 or less range (in fact, I can name some under $65 USD that will work quite well.

The SeaSonic SSR-550RM at $64.99 USD would probably be my go-to PSU though.
 
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Only issue I've heard of with the M12II units has been they're not Haswell Ready/Certified (other than a fanless high-power unit.) But if the EVO line is newer, it may have corrected that. Even if it didn't, one could turn off the power-saving modes in the BIOS. Since the G-550 can be found for like a couple of bucks more (USD) than the M12II, I just usually default to it.
 
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It's good to give few different PSUs to choose from, just in case the stock is empty at OP's location.

I've also heard that Seasonic's M12II EVO series and S12II series PSUs don't support Haswell/ Skylake C6 and C7 sleep states.

Since i have S12II-520 in my AMD build, took it out and wired it behind my Skylake build. Tested each sleep state of my i5-6600K separately (C5, C6, C7 and C8) by selecting corresponding sleep state from BIOS. After that, i booted to the Windows and set the PC to sleep to see if i get any errors/ crashes.

When PSU doesn't support sleep state, you'll either can't put PC to sleep at all (PC instantly wakes up) or when you bring PC out of sleep, you'll get BSoD with reboot following it.

Did my tests and everything was in order. No BSoDs, no crashes, no shutdowns. Go figure. My S12II-520 is 3 years old and still going strong.

At this point, i'm skeptical when someone says Seasonic S12II series doesn't support C6 and C7 sleep states.
Got M12II EVO series in my Haswell build but i haven't found time to test if it supports i5-4690's C6 and C7 sleep states.
 
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