PSU for a 7970+OC'd 3770K?

[Zed_Spooge]

I need the absolute BEST PSU that can power my 7970 And OC'd 3770k as well as my other hardware, with a little headroom, for 80$. I'm WILLING to go to 89.99 or some shat, but I'd really rather not. I was gonna by the corsair CX600 but I heard it wasn;t actually 600w, and 7970 Is a pretty beefy card. thanks!

Also if you say my CPU cooler earlier, I went with the V6, just because looks + price + performance. thanks

 

[ttcboy]

Go for this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

If you plan to Cross-fire this card in the future, you have to go for higher wattage PSU with more PCI-E connectors, which is more expensive.

 

[oondun]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139040

 

[ttcboy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139040

This PSU won't work because HD 7970 cards use 1x PCI-E 6pin + 1x PCI-E 8pin . This PSU only have PCI-E 6pins.

 

[Zed_Spooge]

Guys I said keep it at 80-89 MAX. XD

 

[Zed_Spooge]

also, these are the parts it needs to be able to support (CX600 is still included, but I'll change it once I decide what to buy): http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=16155589

 

[djangoringo]

Just grab a 550w, it will do.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151119

But if you want more juice :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182132

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104164

 

[Zed_Spooge]

will 550w do even if I OC the 3770k to 4.2-4.5 and maybe the 7970 as well?

 

[ttcboy]

also, these are the parts it needs to be able to support (CX600 is still included, but I'll change it once I decide what to buy): http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=16155589

The CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-650TX is 89.99 after the rebate.

There is nothing wrong with CX series but IMO, TX series seems to perform better then CX series. The price is not that far anyway.

 

[Zed_Spooge]

Eying that rosewill It comes with headphones, which I am desperately in need of. (Order date is January 15th-20th btw)

 

[Zed_Spooge]

The CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-650TX is 89.99 after the rebate.

There is nothing wrong with CX series but IMO, TX series seems to perform better then CX series. The price is not that far anyway.

I'd still like to look for a cheaper option first.. ANy ideas on how much extra power OCing would take?

 

[ttcboy]

Eying that rosewill It comes with headphones, which I am desperately in need of. (Order date is January 15th-20th btw)

From so many posts, rosewill PSU are like russian roulette, some are good and some are not.

550W won't be able to hold up in long run due to capacitor aging. It is always good to have some head room but not too much.

 

[ttcboy]

I'd still like to look for a cheaper option first.. ANy ideas on how much extra power OCing would take?

Depend on how aggressive is ur OC. Crunch the numbers here and don't forget to put in the capacitor aging as well http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp.

 

[Zed_Spooge]

Rosewill is 650w, modular, newegg reviewed it, and it comes with headphones and a 3 year warranty, for 79.99. not bad from my perspective

 

[Zed_Spooge]

On that site it wont let me click to enter in info for an OC on 3770k

 

[djangoringo]

You're safe within 550w(with quality psus like seasonic or xfx(seasonic oem)), the system will not draw more than ~450-500w maxload.
But you can go with 650w, the rosewill is good for it's price, it's not a crappy psu, it has quality and it's modular, but there's also the antec neo 620w which is better for a good price, also the fsp is the one that offers more amps and it has quality and a good review.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/FSP-Raider-650-W-Power-Supply-Review/1610/11

 

[Zed_Spooge]

I think I'll go with the rosewill 3 yr warranty sold me c:

 

[Zed_Spooge]

And, I got that site to work and it said even OC'd to 4/5 ghz on the cpu it'd only take 393 watts c:

 

[djangoringo]

The hive 650 is a good choice : http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-HIVE-650-W-Power-Supply-Review/1460/11

 

[Zed_Spooge]

thanks drives me 20$ over budget tho ;p oh well.

 

[photonboy]

How about THIS ONE? (Corsair 700GS; Gaming Series; $60 + FREE SHIPPING!, no stupid MIR).
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=59909&vpn=CMPSU-700G&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1285

 

[Zed_Spooge]

I would but I only order from newegg and amazon
(would prefer newegg)

 

[Zed_Spooge]

Ok, so, overall, how do you guys rate my setup? Just to be clear:
NZXT Lexa S Case
i7 3770k CPU
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GPU
500GB HDD
2X8GB Mushkin Enhanced (1600mhz, 10 cas, 1.5v)
20$ ASUS Optical drive
V6 CPU Cooler
Rosewill HIVE 650W PSU
24" Asus monitor
Standard keyboard, mouse, mouspad

 

[djangoringo]

It's all good, but i don't know if you have the ram, but if you didn't bought, i recommend this one(it's better and probably cheaper) : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148663

Also what's the mobo ?

 

[Zed_Spooge]

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Full ATX, don't feel like finding the link

I'm HOOKED on the look of that mushkin ram, unless do you think it wont clear my V6?