Help me find a PSU

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4s44

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Hey,

I am building a new computer around august and I was wondering what power supply would best fit the following build:

CPU: Intel i7 3770k
Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Gene
Memory: G-Skill RipJawX 1866MHz 16Gb
Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX Titan
SSD: Corsair Force GS 128GB
Hard Drive: Toshiba 1TB
Network card: Asus PCE-AC66
Case: Corsair Obsidian 550D
CPU cooling: Corsair H80i
Plus perhaps a couple extra fans, and an optical drive.

I will hopefully be using haswell parts, so the CPU and Motherboard will change, they are just personal place holders for the time being. And I will hopefully be doing some overclocking on the CPU and Graphics card. I don't really plan on adding much else to the build, so I don't need a massive breathing room. Also don't make it overly expensive, and have pointless extra features.
 
s3ns3 said:
A good 550W unit is enough. like Super-Flower golden green/king 550 . Seasonic G550
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Thanks for the quick response, heard from elsewhere that 550 would be enough. My initial research landed me on a Coolermaster Silent Pro Gold 600W, which sounds rather nice, I'll definitely consider the G550 though. I was just wondering whether paying the extra for 80+ Gold power supply is worth it, or if it is a small upgrade from a 80+ Bronze power supply?
 
ax860i, if you pay that much for a system you might as well get a good PSU as well. also it gives you good headroom for maybe a second titan.
 
600 watts if you plan on overclocking. Also you my want to drop down to a 780 and with the money saved drop the HDD and get a SSD. That HDD will bottleneck the whole system from it's true potential.
 
4s44 said:
I was just wondering whether paying the extra for 80+ Gold power supply is worth it, or if it is a small upgrade from a 80+ Bronze power supply?
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well they do have better electronic so they last longer.less heat,less power usage...is worth i think yeah.but neither a bronze seasonic is not bad at all.
 
sorry to hijack thread, but if not bought yet are you sure you want titan? and not 780 for 30% less money?
 
From a value standpoint you would be right because the 780's performance isnt that far off from the Titan for a whole lot less money. However, if you can afford the Titan, I say by all means get it. I dont think its ever a bad idea to buy as much CPU or GPU horsepower than you can afford. The more horsepower you buy in those 2 items, the longer it will be before you need to upgrade. And it does seem that games are FINALLY becoming more demanding and right now the Titan is the only single card that can play everything on the market at max settings at 2560x1600. Hopefully we'll see better and better graphics coming out in the future and that Titan will come in handy.

But like I said, if youre looking for a better value then the 780 is definitely the sweet spot.
 
If you are hell bent on the titan, and have the money for it I'd be going for something like a 760i/860i just so that the fan never spins up :)
 
garih said:
sorry to hijack thread, but if not bought yet are you sure you want titan? and not 780 for 30% less money?
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I have been given a set budget for this computer and I didn't see any reason to choose a lower GPU than the Titan. I have some space with many of the PSU options that people have mentioned, so why would I go for a lower GPU? Perhaps a larger SSD or something? I don't plan on getting a new computer for more than 4 years, so why not future proof my GPU a little? And I really don't see myself going into SLI 780's territory.
 
4s44 said:
I have been given a set budget for this computer and I didn't see any reason to choose a lower GPU than the Titan. I have some space with many of the PSU options that people have mentioned, so why would I go for a lower GPU? Perhaps a larger SSD or something? I don't plan on getting a new computer for more than 4 years, so why not future proof my GPU a little? And I really don't see myself going into SLI 780's territory.
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the performance is almost the same. no reason to get a titan for 1080p/1440p gaming.
get a 780 and spend the money on something that makes more sense
 
4s44 said:
I have been given a set budget for this computer and I didn't see any reason to choose a lower GPU than the Titan. I have some space with many of the PSU options that people have mentioned, so why would I go for a lower GPU? Perhaps a larger SSD or something? I don't plan on getting a new computer for more than 4 years, so why not future proof my GPU a little? And I really don't see myself going into SLI 780's territory.
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I agree with this strategy. I always preach spend as much as you can on the GPU and motherboard. GPU as thatll have the most direct effect on your gaming performance and motherboard because its the foundation of your entire rig and not something you can just swap out very easily. While the CPU is important, you can get away with a lower one if it means a better GPU. A Phenom II X4 and GTX670 will outperform a 3570K and 7870 for roughly the same money.

A Titan is 15+% faster than a 780 in a few games. If youre wanting to play Crysis 3 or Far Cry 3 at max settings at 2560x1440 or even move up to multiple monitors, that extra 15+% will come in handy.
 
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4s44 said:
I have been given a set budget for this computer and I didn't see any reason to choose a lower GPU than the Titan. I have some space with many of the PSU options that people have mentioned, so why would I go for a lower GPU? Perhaps a larger SSD or something? I don't plan on getting a new computer for more than 4 years, so why not future proof my GPU a little? And I really don't see myself going into SLI 780's territory.
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For the nearly non-existant performance differences between the Titan and the GTX780 save the £300 and use that to get a 256GB SSD instead of the 128GB one and throw in the corsair AX760(i) (I model might come under "too many unwanted features", if so, use the non- i version). Would work out cheaper too and you wouldn't lose any performance. This chance would probably leave you £100 or so under the current spend.
 
Considering OP wants to keep the rig for 4 years i suggest a 650-750watt psu(gold or platnium) and get a titan. Just put ssds into the equation as they WILL be the biggest bottleneck in the system and will hold back everything. Games in the future will be bigger in size and therefore needs to load bigger and more textures; which results in a ssd being needed to keep up with the constant reading speed at a moments notice. So imho for you is to go all ssd for the os and storage. May seem overkill now but in the future it will reward you.
 
NeverBackDown said:
Considering OP wants to keep the rig for 4 years i suggest a 650-750watt psu(gold or platnium) and get a titan. Just put ssds into the equation as they WILL be the biggest bottleneck in the system and will hold back everything. Games in the future will be bigger in size and therefore needs to load bigger and more textures; which results in a ssd being needed to keep up with the constant reading speed at a moments notice. So imho for you is to go all ssd for the os and storage. May seem overkill now but in the future it will reward you.
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That is what I am probably going to end up doing as well, thank you.
 
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