PSU Required

[TinTin123]

Hello,
I was wondering an adequate PSU for the following PC I plan to build I will also include the PSU I am currently looking at. I would also like to SLI the card in the future.

Intel Core i5 2500K - $215
Gigabyte GA-P67A Socket1155 - $218
Corsair Vengeance CMZ8 (RAM) - $115
Samsung 1TB 7200RPM 32M - $59
Gigabyte GTX560 OC TI - $239
Pioneer SATA DVD - $35
CoolerMaster 850W Silent Pro - $172
CoolerMaster RC-932 HAF Case - $159
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 - $24

 

[rvilkman]

Generally a 750W-850W should do.

Modular: ( and 80+ Gold rated )
Seasonix X750 $159.99
Corsair AX750 $149.99
Corsair AX850 $189.99

Semi modular: ( and 80+ Silver rated )
Corsair HX750 $129.99
Corsair HX850 $149.99

The Seasonic is probably the best and the corsair AX series is also manufactured by Seasonic. Corsairs come with a 7 year warranty which is great.
Seasonic is 5 years. I would say that with those 5 it's hard to go wrong. Seasonic also has a 850W version but it carries a hefty price tag of $209.

I personally own a X750 ( and a X650) and HX850 all wonderful PSU's with great reviews and no problems whatsoever.

 

[rvilkman]

One more comment about the CPU cooler:
This one: Cooler Master Hyper 212+ at $29.99 is better for 5 bucks more and free shipping.
However you will probably want to go with ram that has lower profile heatsinks as they might otherwise interfere with the cooler fan.

 

[TinTin123]

One more comment about the CPU cooler:
This one: Cooler Master Hyper 212+ at $29.99 is better for 5 bucks more and free shipping.
However you will probably want to go with ram that has lower profile heatsinks as they might otherwise interfere with the cooler fan.

An suggestions for the RAM?

 

[ko888]

A GeForce GTX 560 Ti has a graphics card power of 170 Watts. This means that the graphics card itself may draw up to 14.2 Amps from the +12 Volt rails.

For a single GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card system NVIDIA recommends a power supply with 500 Watts or greater with a +12 Volt continuous current rating of 30 Amps or greater and with at least two PCI Express supplementary power connectors.

For a system with two GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics cards in 2-way SLI mode NVIDIA recommends a power supply with 650 Watts or greater with a +12 Volt continuous current rating of 44 Amps or greater and with at least four PCI Express supplementary power connectors.

The +12 Volt continuous current rating specification is vastly more important than the power supply's wattage specification.

Because you have specified that you would like to option to SLI in the future, look for a power supply that has four PCI Express supplementary power connectors with the correct power distribution over its +12 Volt rails.

You can also look at XFX power supplies. Every XFX model is made by Seasonic.

 

[rvilkman]

GSkill RipjawsX 2x4GB CAS8 1600Mhz at $89.99 might do the trick, the heatsinks are quite a bit lower than the ones on the vengeances.

Generally Gskill, Mushkin, Kingston or Corsair that just has lower profile heatsinks.

 

[TinTin123]

GSkill RipjawsX 2x4GB CAS8 1600Mhz at $89.99 might do the trick, the heatsinks are quite a bit lower than the ones on the vengeances.

Generally Gskill, Mushkin, Kingston or Corsair that just has lower profile heatsinks.

Ok Cool, thank you.

 

[Cerealkiller45_86]

Here's a little tool to determine your psu requirement:
http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html

 

[obsidian86]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194084

semi modular
enough for sli
gold rated

 

[ko888]

Here's a little tool to determine your psu requirement:
http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html

The eXtreme Outervision Power Supply Calculator (used by Antec) and its counterparts are OK as a rough estimate, but they certainly aren't accurate. Newegg.com's version, on the other hand, is grossly inaccurate. It's clearly designed to sell you a more expensive power supply unit because it grossly overestimates your actual requirements.