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Are my specs ok for my i7 PC?

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Guys are my specs ok?

Processor: Intel i7 920
Motherboard: ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
PSU: HEC Cougar 1000 1000w
Memory: 3x DDR3 2GB 1333Mhz Kingston
HDD: SATA 640Gig Western Digital
DVD Optical drive: DVD WRITER Samsung WHT/BLK 22X SATA
Video card: Power color HD5770 GDDR5 PCIE 1GTV256B 2DVI HDMI
Monitor: 22" Philips 220e1sb

Just need feedback or any violent reactions if you have :)

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I'm working on my first build, so don't invest any concerns in my comment, but why are you using a 1000W PSU? I've barely even heard of such a powerful PSU. Maybe your list is incomplete, or the 5770 really sucks up the juice, but this confuses me. I'm hoping to get away with almost as much on a 430W PSU....

Reply to quintusfabius

I don't see why you should be going with 1KW PSU, that's ridiculous. your 5770 and i7 would happily work with 450w PSu :) Take normal 550w psu if you will CF in near feature, probably the difference between those two PSU's will let you change your Kingston ramm from 1333mhz to 1600mhz ramm, that is better option ;)
Everything els looks good to me :)

Reply to linaaslt

well i am from the philippines and thats the only power supply my supplier has available...

I plan on crossfiring and adding hdds/ram in the future though...

Reply to ehcastro3

1KW PSU only makes sense un very high-end systems, the ones with 2-3 dual-GPU cards. On a "standard" high-end system with OC and even dual single-gpu cards can work on a 750-850W PSU. To be honest, I would really try to find another supplier if 1KW is the only thing he has ... he is either bad or trying to take advantage of people.

Reply to Zenthar

Zenthar, besides having to spend extra, will a 1000w PSU damage or will it be detrimental for my system?

Yeah I plan on getting 2xdual GPU cards...the mobo can support quad CF...

And my supplier can get the PSU i want...but I have to wait for another month...I have been already waiting for my PC (budget, cash, specs, etc) for 2 months now...

Reply to ehcastro3

Not, it won't be detrimental in any way. Beside money, the only other "side effect" of having a 1KW PSU could be efficiency; the efficiency of a PSU varies depending on the load and I think most PSU get their peek efficiency between 50-70% load. However, it won't affect either the life expectancy or even the stability of your rig.

Reply to Zenthar
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