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Hey guys, I have finalized my build and at the current state of time I only need an PSU.

Now I have looked at the psu tier list and chosen the seasonic s12ii 620w, however my case is an s340 from nzxt so I wanted to know, would it be worth it to go for an m12ii 620w evo?
From what I know, its basically the same as the s12ii 620, only modular. Now I did my fair bit of research, and common myth states that modular psus dont output all of their power, so is it true? and would it be worth it to pay the extra 25$ for a modular one?

Also, would I be able to get away with the 520 watt version to power my system?

For reference, here are the parts

RX 480 Strix
i7 7700 non K
b250 pro
s340 case
1tb hdd
hyper 212x cooler
2x4 ddr4 2400 from gskill

Thanks <3
 
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it does not matter what version of RX 480 (or any other modern GPU) you are going to use.
the M12II 520 is more than capable.
He was talking about the "components degradation" (within the PSU) which happens to accelerate with higher temperature caused by higher load.
Anyway it take many years to kill good PSU, so you have nothing to worry about. especially since you mostly will be around 50% load on the PSU. Which is by the way the efficiency peak of the PSUs.

Seriously, I don't really mind the i7, even for gaming. But you will benefit from SSD much more than from i7 over i5 and from 8GB over 4 GB GPU.
Literally, there is no game (even latest and greatest) that utilizes even 4GB of vRAM on 1080p. And this card is intended for 1080p as...
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it's kinda weird to go for i7 with 8GB of RAM and no SSD. would call it unbalanced.
Also the RX 480 Strix is on the more expensive end of the mid range GPUs. You can have a decent RX 480 4GB model for 20-30% less money without sacrificing even single FPS. This card does not need over 4GB of vRAM.

As for your question, the only real difference is modularity - you can leave some cables out of the case. Just less mess in the case.
 
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If the connection to any particular circuit isn't opened the power will keep flowing through it. In that respect if a PSU doesn't need to deliver power to a component, it won't do so unless the component demands power or if you've made the connection said component(like a GPU or a SATA device). The power output from both would be the same.

Modular units are worth it when you want a cleaner cablemanagement job and ofc a lot less cables being stowed away. In fact if you noticed cables tahta aren't sued in a full wired unit tend to be chucked into a corner or covered up by a shroud and are left unattended and are subjected to dust and debris.

If your budget allows, get the modular unit otherwise the wired unit will not kill anything anyway ;)

You should drop down to the i5-7500/7600 unless you just want an i7 part in your specs list...

Your system will need at least 500W of power but you will need to account for system longevity(and how long you intend to hold onto the unit) so that 20W buffer doesn't inspire any confidence.
 
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I just rather the longevity of the i7's however to answer your question, yes indeed there is the 480 nitro 4 gig version for only 219 bucks, saving me 100 which I can buy an lpx ssd from corsair. However I still am interested to know, if I can get away with 520 watts on my current system (the 480 strix and 7700 non k)
 
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As I replied to the person earlier, I do rather the i7 for the longevity (no offense meant) So you suggest me to better get the 620 watt version as 500 is shacky?
 
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Alright, so im safe with the Seasonic M12II 520w Evo?
Even if I plan on using the strix 8gig version?

However Lutfij mentioned something about system longevity which I didnt catch immedietly...
 
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it does not matter what version of RX 480 (or any other modern GPU) you are going to use.
the M12II 520 is more than capable.
He was talking about the "components degradation" (within the PSU) which happens to accelerate with higher temperature caused by higher load.
Anyway it take many years to kill good PSU, so you have nothing to worry about. especially since you mostly will be around 50% load on the PSU. Which is by the way the efficiency peak of the PSUs.

Seriously, I don't really mind the i7, even for gaming. But you will benefit from SSD much more than from i7 over i5 and from 8GB over 4 GB GPU.
Literally, there is no game (even latest and greatest) that utilizes even 4GB of vRAM on 1080p. And this card is intended for 1080p as it will not be able to pull higher resolutions at high settings (lower settings, lower vRAM usage) with acceptable frame rates.

Also, I hope that the MB you listed is Asus one, since MSI has only 2 memory slots and you are going to use 2 on the start. You really want to have an option to upgrade your RAM soon.
 
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Alright yeah, its the Asus one, In the end I opted for the strix 480 because its on sale atm and is only 20$ more, this way I can still get an SSD. Thanks for the help man <3 Much appreciated and happy gaming
 
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