Need help to choose power supply for new pc and graphics card.

[Tania_04]

Hello,
I want to buy a new pc. But i am not sure about the power supply. Some sites offer nice power programs that indicate the amount of watts needed for a system, but when i read blogs like this one it seems that most people are using way less?? The specs is as follow. Motherboard: Asrock Z77 pro3 motherboard. Processor : Ivy brigde i5 3470 3.2ghz. 4 gb corsair vengance memory. elite 430 case with 5 fans. Coolermaster X6 , RR-X6NN-19PR-R1 - CPU Cooler. At this stage i will use the integrated graphics until i can buy a proper graphics card. So for this system what graphics card do you suggest and the ammount of power i will need. Thanks

 

[photonboy]

A quality 650W or 750W PSU is plenty for your system with up to a single GTX680. You could even get by with a 550Watt but it's best to get a 650W/750W.

Which card?

That totally depends on your budget.

I tend to lean towards NVidia GTX670/680 for high-end gaming machines. I have the Asus GTX680 TOP card which is about $540 and three slots. There are also other good 670/680 cards from Gigabyte and others. Always get one with a nice non-reference cooler and possibly read a review on the card.

The following is on sale in the US and reasonably priced (or use as examples):
PSU: http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=42532&vpn=CMPSU-650HX%20%2F%20CP-9020030-NA&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1295

Graphics Card: http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=71107&vpn=GV-N670OC-2GD&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1295

Asus has some nice cards, Sapphire has nice AMD cards (HD7000 series), and Antec and others have good Power Supplies.

I don't want to get bogged down with AMD/NVidia etc so if you have any specific questions just ask.

 

[photonboy]

FYI, the following card is on back order, but it's an awesome card. I'm still not sure on your budget though.

This card performs about the same as a stock GTX680:
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=71741&vpn=GTX670-DC2T-2GD5&manufacture=ASUS

In the following review, take note of:
a) performance relative to other cards, and
b) NOISE level in both idle and load

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/55270-asus-gtx-670-directcu-ii-top-review.html

*Definitely read the conclusion.

 

[Tania_04]

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[Tania_04]

Thank you for reading my post and the great replies. Thank you again.