The Galaxy 850W-1000W is the best option for now and the future and are modular. There a bit pricey for the 1000W Galaxy $309.99 but are the best. "The most important component you'll ever buy is the power supply".
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You don't need huge - but you do need a plan. Overclocking? Blu-Ray HD Drive? More upgrading? Using the eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite I went and plugged in some data for an OC'd Q6600 and a few upgrades like a 3rd HD, sound card, 1 PCI card and a few other items. Nothing outrageous. Used the recommended 20% capacitor aging, etc and ended up somewhere in the 650-685watt region.
Data used: Single Socket / High End Desktop / Core 2 Q6600 B3 (worst case scenario) / 85% TDP OC'd 3.2Ghz 1.40 Vcore / 4 sticks DDR2 RAM / 3 SATA HDs / 1x DVD-RW/DVD+RW / 1x DVD-ROM Drive / 1 Sound Card / 1 TV Tuner Card 1 PCI card / 1 PCI-Ex4 card / 2 USB devices / 1 Firewire device Front Bay Card Reader / 3 120mm case fans (2 LED types) / 90% System Load / 20% Capacitor Aging
I still like something in the 750watt range for a OD'd SLI system if you're keeping the system a few years and might load in a few extra goodies as time passes.
I had added a few extra things too, but not the O/C (particularly one that high). @OP, I'd suggest using the PSU calculator yourself and put in what you think you'll want. WR2 makes an excellent point about planning. As you can see, quite variable results are possible. I know my own system (very mildly oc'ed, 1x3850) would probably be on the lower end. If you go for a high OC and water cool, even the 750 may be a bit low.
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Its better to think ahead, this way you can reuse the PSU in the next few builds. To me $300+ dollars for a Galaxy 1000W is worth it in the long run, like my computer case (Silverstone TJ09) that I will use probibly for the next ten years if the ATX 2.0 standard is still here.
I had added a few extra things too, but not the O/C (particularly one that high). @OP, I'd suggest using the PSU calculator yourself and put in what you think you'll want. WR2 makes an excellent point about planning. As you can see, quite variable results are possible. I know my own system (very mildly oc'ed, 1x3850) would probably be on the lower end. If you go for a high OC and water cool, even the 750 may be a bit low.
Just curious, how much power does a watercooling solution need, in general? I'm guessing it's a lot, pumping all that liquid all the time...
Well, I went out to the PSU calculator to do a system with and without water cooling, but they're down for maintenance at the moment.
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