Hi everyone,
I was planning on buying a whole new system to replace the 6-year old ailing P4 tragedy that sits in my room currently. Unfortunately (fortunately?) a shorted power supply has pushed up my timetable a little bit. I'm not looking to buy everything now, as I don't have the funds, but I figured I would just replace the PSU with whatever I'm going to use in my final build, which will look something like below:
Budget: $1300ish
Core i7 7xx/9xx
Some LGA 1156/1366 board
1 SSD
1 SATA 1 TB
2 other SATA drives (probably 2 500's I have lying around)
1 GeForce 460 (upgrading to SLI when the funds come in)
CDRW
DVDRW
Looking at my system, I was thinking that I would need a 750W PSU (please correct me if I am wrong), especially with an eye @ going to SLI very soon.
I was looking at the XFX Black 750w.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I did some reading, and it seems that although there are a few better PSU's out there @ 750, none of them come close to $100 right now. PLEASE INFORM ME IF I AM WRONG HERE! I don't particularly want to overspend on my PSU, but if there's one place not to cut corners, I think it's here.
I noticed, however, that there is a combo deal with the Lian Li Lancool case. All included, I basically get the Lancool case for $50. I have heard that there are issues with the quality and especially with reaching Lancool or Lian Li. I also understand that this case is plastic/steel. I've heard it has pretty good airflow. Can anybody attest to that/what's your setup if you have this case? Lastly, if I install an aftermarket CPU cooler, will I have enough clearance?
I was inclined to go on the cheaper side for the case, since it's just going to sit in my room, but it seems like this Lian Li case is a steal @ $50, and beats out most other comparably-priced cases. Should I bite on this deal? Please note that I am not building my system on any sort of tight schedule, so I can wait for deals and such.
SUMMARY QUESTIONS:
1. Is the XFX 750x a steal @ $100? I would get this even without the case deal unless there is a better alternative.
2. Is the Lian Li Lancool a steal @ $50? Anything else I should be looking at there?
3. Is there a way to disconnect all the blue LED's on the Lancool? I would like to sleep at night...(EDIT I think the LED's are all attached to the corresponding fans, although I'm not sure)
4. Will 750W be sufficient for this build? The XFX 650 is offered @ $80 with the Lancool bundled in for $50 more as well.
THANK YOU EVERYONE!