i need advice about getting the best 850W power supply for my computer

maillet · Feb 9, 2018

Hi! i just asembled a gaming rig and went to the conclusion that i deffinitely need a fully modular power supply to make it right. was just wondering which ones are the best as a matter of 850W fully modular gold certified PSU's. Thanks for your time!

WildCard999 · Feb 9, 2018

What are your specs? 850W is quite a bit unless your running multiple GPU's...

As far as which one to get there's quite a few options, a good guide is the PSU Tier which you want a Tier 1/2 as far as quality.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

The EVGA G2/G3's are really good.

maillet · Feb 9, 2018

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 Skylake
MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3
RAM: 16Gb DDR4 2133MHz, Dual Channel, Kingston Hyper X Fury Black
GRAPHICS CARD: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming
SSD: Samsung SSD 850 EVO, 1TB
OPTICAL DRIVE: Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-219L
Wi-Fi ADAPTER: TP-LINK AC600 Archer T2U Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter
CASE: NZXT S340 Elite
POWER SUPPLY: XFX 650W, TS Series, Full Wired, 80 Plus Gold Certified
SPEAKERS: Logitech Z313 with Sub Woofer
KEYBOARD: Logitech K120
MOUSE: Diablo 3 by SteelSeries
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10 Pro, 100% Valid and authentic

I was planning on putting a second gtx 1080 in there in the future.
i just built a rig with the NXZT S340 Elite case but my old school power supply ended up me pushing a huge load of unused cables in the PSU area. I want to avoid such messes with a fully modular PSU thats strong enough for the future.

geofelt · Feb 9, 2018

sli GTX1080 needs 750w. 850w is not wrong, it will only use the wattage demanded of it.

I suggest the Seasonic focus plus.
Highly rated with a 10 year warranty:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817151188

bgunner · Feb 9, 2018

I went with this one for my build in 2013 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4CP1GG2167&cm_re=seasonic_x850-_-9SIA4CP1GG2167-_-Product but the price has increased since. Mine comes with a 7 year warranty and many extra. Seasonic is one of the best rated and doesn't use cheap components.

I would suggest looking at one of there newer options since they should be cheaper but this PSU will give you a good guide to go by when looking at PSU's. Seasonic also builts many of XFX's PSU's so the quality is still there, usually for a cheaper price.

jankerson · Feb 9, 2018

You really won't see the difference adding in the 2nd card in MOST games, also as time goes on there will be even less games that will take advantage of SLI/Crossfire setups.

Single card is the best solution.

A better way to spend your money would be to move to a newer platform like the Z370 and I7 8700K.

WildCard999 · Feb 9, 2018

maillet :

Stick with the single GPU, SLI driver support is pretty poor nowadays and if you want to improve your build I'd get a 7700K as long as your motherboard BIOS is up to date.

maillet · Feb 9, 2018

quite budget friendly! Sounds good about upgrading my CPU. I just want a new fully modular PSU to avoid all the cable mess ive been through with my old school PSU. the Seasonic one is quite a good catch as a matter of budget. So, upgrading my CPU would be a good option? How much difference does it make?

maillet · Feb 9, 2018

and removing my actual cpu from the motherboard is something ive never tried before. any advices how to make it right?

jankerson · Feb 9, 2018

maillet :

There will be a quite a noticeable difference in the i5 6500 and i7 7700K, especially in gaming, and you can OC the i7 7700K.

Run 3d Mark Fire strike and post the result link for your current system.

I will post mine as you will have a comparable system to mine after upgrade.

WildCard999 · Feb 9, 2018

It's pretty easy, especially with the stock cooler.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz4vpkfYoII

If you do decide on the 7700K or something similar like the non K version or 6700(K) you'll want a aftermarket cooler as the stock cooler just doesn't cool good enough.

maillet · Feb 9, 2018

thank you guys! i had my answers. Have a good one and thanks for your time!

geofelt · Feb 9, 2018

If you will upgrade your I5-6500 to a 7th gen processor, you probably need a bios update to support it.
Do that first.
Your motherboard will support a processor as good as a I7-7700K.

To remove a processor, first run your pc a bit to let the cpu get warm. That will soften the thermal paste, making it easy to remove the cooler.
Next, clean off the old paste using alcohol(92% is very good) and a lint free paper coffee filter.

When you drop in the new processor, be very careful. Do not smoosh it around to settle it or you will bend the cpu socket pins.

Likely, you will need a better than stock cooler.
You have 160mm height available for a cooler.
$33 buys you a scythe kotetsu:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13C-0004-00005
If you buy a i5-7600K or I7-7700K maximum cooling for overclocking can come from a Noctua NH-D15s, about $80
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608072

maillet · Feb 9, 2018

iff i do upgrade the cpu i will stick with the non-K version. overclocking isnt my cup of tea. so you think i will be fine with the stock cooler iff i upgrade with the non - k version?

jankerson · Feb 9, 2018

maillet :

The non K vers runs quite a bit slower than the K vers even at stock clocks and uses less power so yes.

However as far as OCing goes it's basically one click in the BIOS CPU upgrade option, you can set the CPU to 4.6 or 4.8 GHz, the I7 7700K should handle that easy if you do decide to get the K vers. Turbo Boost on the K vers is 4.5 GHz out of the box.

You would need a CPU cooler however like as stated above.

WildCard999 · Feb 9, 2018

I'm pretty sure with either 7700 or 7700K your going to want something better then the stock, at the very least the Cryorig H7.

jankerson · Feb 9, 2018

WildCard999 :

Ideally yeah, for sure.

maillet · Feb 9, 2018

hey about the 3d Mark test. i scored 14572 with G-Sinc disabled.

maillet · Feb 9, 2018

do you think that Cryorig H7 Tower Cooler will come with pre applied thermal paste like the stock cooler does?

jankerson · Feb 9, 2018

maillet :

Here is mine.

https://www.3dmark.com/fs/14817629

CPU at 4.8 GHz, GPU stock speed.

WildCard999 · Feb 9, 2018

maillet :

It does but it wouldn't hurt to have a small tube of MX4 just in case the first time mounting it doesn't exactly go as planned.

geofelt · Feb 9, 2018

maillet :

Every oem cooler including the H7 will come with a tube of paste.
Only intel comes with pre-applied so far as I know.

Even if you will not overclock, the 7700K will run faster at stock.
Overclocking is a bit of a misnomer.
It is as simple as changing a bios setting from the default of, say 35 to 40 leaving all else on auto.

maillet · Feb 9, 2018

damn homie that 3d mark thing is pretty conclusive. i didnt imagine a change of cpu could do as much difference due to the fact that i own a i5 skylake.

maillet · Feb 9, 2018

one last question. how much of that paste are you supposed to apply on the cpu before you mount that cooler?

jankerson · Feb 9, 2018

maillet :

Difference in i5 to I7 and large CPU clock difference along with I have faster Ram DDR4 3000.

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