what king of psu should i buy for these specs?

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pooyaaw

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Hi, i'm the guy that asks the noobiest questions in this website. anyway:

i want to buy a psu but i don't know how powerful it should be.
what is the most reliable psu brand?
i want it to match with my upgrades in the future,should i buy 750 W for that?less?more?

my specs:i7 7700
msi gtx 1060-6gb
16gb ram(2x8)
2tb 7200rpm seagate hdd











 
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I disagree with the 650W PSU 100%. The previous ideas of 450-550W are a much better idea. I personally would get a 500-550W PSU unit. You aren't buying anything that needs lots of power, the 1060 is a midrange card that uses 120-150W. Add in a sub 100W CPU and the rest of the system and you won't even use 300W while gaming. If you buy a 650W PSU, you won't even load it to 50% of it's output. That's just a bad idea.
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a psu 550w would solve your problems, if you look into add another GPU in the future, get a stronger one.

for the brand, i particularly like corsair, but there are tons of other brands as good as corsair.
 
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A good 650 watt PSU will be plenty for what you have now. Even for future upgrades, PC components get better in efficiency and the power requirements go down. So a 650 watt PSU will be fine moving forward.

This is a really good PSU that will be very efficient and last a long time.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wbV9ZL
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wbV9ZL/by_merchant/

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $89.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-06 09:40 EDT-0400
 
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I disagree with the 650W PSU 100%. The previous ideas of 450-550W are a much better idea. I personally would get a 500-550W PSU unit. You aren't buying anything that needs lots of power, the 1060 is a midrange card that uses 120-150W. Add in a sub 100W CPU and the rest of the system and you won't even use 300W while gaming. If you buy a 650W PSU, you won't even load it to 50% of it's output. That's just a bad idea.
 
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Definitely go with a 550w psu. You can use www.pcpartspicker.com and add all your components together to see what your wattage is at. That's how you can decide how much of a psu you need. Though again 550w should be more then enough.

Cheers
 
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The reason why I suggested a 650 watt PSU is because OP wanted head room for any future upgrades. While the OP would not need more than a 450 watt PSU for his current system, if he upgrades to a high end GPU or decides to overclock (not sure if his chip is a "k" model) 450 watts may be cutting it a little close.

The 650 watt PSU I recommended should be able to handle any next gen GPU or overclocked CPU for the next 7-10 years.
 
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650W PSUs annoy me. They are too much in most cases, and not enough in others. They can handle CF/SLI setups, but only if the cards are sub 150W. If you have 200W+ cards (meaning 400W+ for the GPUs and another 100W+ for the CPU) you'll be too close to the 650W output limit. About the only time a 650W makes sense is if you buy high draw things such as 300W GPU and 200W+ CPU. In this case you'd need a 650W, if not a 750W. Basically a 650W is just an odd size model that really has few real world uses. People justify them by talking about capacitor aging or adding another video card, but as above, adding another card might put you over the limit of what it can handle.
 
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I get what you are saying. But there is a $1.20 difference in price from a quality 550 watt PSU and the same 650 watt PSU.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9GcLXL
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9GcLXL/by_merchant/

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $88.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-06 11:52 EDT-0400


PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wbV9ZL
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wbV9ZL/by_merchant/

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $89.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-06 11:53 EDT-0400
 
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You don't HAVE to get that brand though.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gYMFf7/seasonic-power-supply-s12g550

Here is a great 550W PSU for $52.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dDH48d/corsair-txm-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020133-na

Couldn't find a proper review for this one, and I know the OEMis Great wall, but here's another that's probably ok for $53.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DPCwrH/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm

Here is another Seasonic for $69.

The absolute lowest price 80+ Gold 650W unit pricepicker has is this one, the Corsair TX650M

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PVzZxr/corsair-txm-gold-650w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020132-na

And that's $70. Given the choice between getting a 550W Seasonic and saving ~$20 over buying a Great wall built Corsair, and I'd go with the Seasonic. There could be a sale on that drops the cost of a 650W down to 550W levels, so it makes sense to look around before you buy. But again, in general 650W are just odd ducks.
 
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A 1060 only requires a 400W PSU, but I would go with something like a 600 or a 550Watt. PSUs are most efficient when ran at 50% load and they also last much longer. Not sure how accurate these lists are but here is a tier list. Supposed best are tier 1:

http://techcity.tv/forum/discussion/137/psu-tier-list

According to this list I have a tier 4 Corsair GS 800Watt. It has been working since 2013 no problem but it does have spring coil noise when used with a 1080, 780ti, 980ti.
 
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To clarify, a SYSTEM with the 1060 is supposed to need a 400W PSU, not the 1060 itself. The 1060 uses up to ~150W depending on model. Do NOT take the GPU "requires" number as the amount of power the GPU needs all by itself. You could end up with an 800W PSU in your PC. ;)
 
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