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15-07-15, 08:30 PM
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I understand you have £2k to blow on a gaming rig, just a couple of issues I can see with your choices..
1: Memory, you don't need 32GB of RAM, 8GB would be sufficient maybe 16GB if you wanted too... but 32 is way over kill.
2: PSU? Are you planing on going SLI? 1000W is far to big if your not.
Id swap out the Noctua Cooler for a AIO Liquid cooler possibly a Corsair or Fractal unit, lose 16GB of memory, Add a 1TB mechanical drive, switch the RM1000 for a 750W unit.
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15-07-15, 08:33 PM
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To add to what Wraith said, I'd swap the RM1000 for a higher quality unit like one from Seasonic. Then you could go for something between 650 and 750W.
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15-07-15, 08:41 PM
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Thanks guys, can the mobo/cpu/gpu combo be improved at all?
Also the choice of memory? Corsair, G-Skills, Kingston?
Thanks again.
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Originally Posted by Wraithguard
I understand you have £2k to blow on a gaming rig, just a couple of issues I can see with your choices..
1: Memory, you don't need 32GB of RAM, 8GB would be sufficient maybe 16GB if you wanted too... but 32 is way over kill.
2: PSU? Are you planing on going SLI? 1000W is far to big if your not.
Id swap out the Noctua Cooler for a AIO Liquid cooler possibly a Corsair or Fractal unit, lose 16GB of memory, Add a 1TB mechanical drive, switch the RM1000 for a 750W unit.
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I may go SLi in the furture, would the 750W still be sufficient if I did?
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15-07-15, 08:43 PM
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15-07-15, 08:46 PM
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Yeah...could of.
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15-07-15, 09:00 PM
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I may go SLi in the furture, would the 750W still be sufficient if I did?
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SLI'd you'd be looking at roughly 700W of power draw, so to be on the safe and quiet side you'd be looking at a 850W Unit.
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15-07-15, 09:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wraithguard
SLI'd you'd be looking at roughly 700W of power draw, so to be on the safe and quiet side you'd be looking at a 850W Unit.
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Thanks, I'm going for the:
Corsair Professional Series AX860 ATX Power Supply — 860 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum Certified Fully-Modular PSU
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15-07-15, 09:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Briggsy
Thanks, I'm going for the:
Corsair Professional Series AX860 ATX Power Supply — 860 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum Certified Fully-Modular PSU
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I'd consider going with the RM 850i instead. It's a newer unit and quieter than the AX series. It's still a very good PSU but for a much lower price.
Here's Tom's review:
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15-07-15, 09:29 PM
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The AX860 is a Seasonic and the RMi is a CWT, so the AX is considerably "better" in terms of quality and probably performance.
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