Dear fellow PC builders,
As this is my first build in quite a long time I just want to check back with you, whether the PSU I intend to get for my build is sufficient, not sufficient or perhaps way too overkill.
Specs:
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CPU: AMD FX 8350 - intended overclock
GPU: Gigabyte Windforce R9 290X - also intended overclock
Cooling: Corsair H100i
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA 990FXA-UD3
RAM: 8GB - intended expansion in the future to 16 GB
SSD: 250GB
HDD: 2 TB
Also, there will be about 2x140mm and 2x120mm fans in my case, excluding the H100i, that is. Maybe I'll throw in some led lighting for good measure.
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Note that I plan on maybe expanding this build with possibly a second graphics card in the future.
Since a lot of parts in my build will be Corsair (cooling, ram, case, etc.) the ocd-ish side in me demands that the PSU be Corsair as well.
Also I would prefer it to be fully or at least semi modular.
I was thinking Corsair RM 750 or 850 to be on the safe side, since I wasn't really sure how overclocking and overvolting + the additional cooling that will be needed and all that would affect the power consumption.
TLDR;
650, 750 or 850 Watts for the setup above + overclocking? What PSU would I need if I included a second graphics card?
Thanks guys
edit: follow-up question: even from the Corsair website I don't quite see the difference between the RM series and the HX series, other than the HX is a bit cheaper and slightly taller.
They are supposedly both especially silent, 80 gold and fully modular.
As this is my first build in quite a long time I just want to check back with you, whether the PSU I intend to get for my build is sufficient, not sufficient or perhaps way too overkill.
Specs:
------------
CPU: AMD FX 8350 - intended overclock
GPU: Gigabyte Windforce R9 290X - also intended overclock
Cooling: Corsair H100i
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA 990FXA-UD3
RAM: 8GB - intended expansion in the future to 16 GB
SSD: 250GB
HDD: 2 TB
Also, there will be about 2x140mm and 2x120mm fans in my case, excluding the H100i, that is. Maybe I'll throw in some led lighting for good measure.
-----------
Note that I plan on maybe expanding this build with possibly a second graphics card in the future.
Since a lot of parts in my build will be Corsair (cooling, ram, case, etc.) the ocd-ish side in me demands that the PSU be Corsair as well.
Also I would prefer it to be fully or at least semi modular.
I was thinking Corsair RM 750 or 850 to be on the safe side, since I wasn't really sure how overclocking and overvolting + the additional cooling that will be needed and all that would affect the power consumption.
TLDR;
650, 750 or 850 Watts for the setup above + overclocking? What PSU would I need if I included a second graphics card?
Thanks guys
edit: follow-up question: even from the Corsair website I don't quite see the difference between the RM series and the HX series, other than the HX is a bit cheaper and slightly taller.
They are supposedly both especially silent, 80 gold and fully modular.
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