650W or 750W ?

DEVIL W0LF · 27 Jan 2011 at 16:09

Hey guys got almost everything sorted for my build just wondered if i could ask about what PSU i would need ?, here is what it would be running

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge)
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
G.Skill RipJawX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM
EVGA GeForce GTX 570 SuperClocked 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics C
Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter
and mabe an ssd

I will overclock the CPU at some point, but i dont think i will SLI untill i would need to.

I like the corsair TX range PSU's as they have got some really great reviews
but i'm just wondering if 650W will be enough or should i get the 750W ?

Thanks guys

Clarkson · 27 Jan 2011 at 16:11

If no SLI, 650W.

If definately SLI in future, get more poweerrrr

DEVIL W0LF · 27 Jan 2011 at 16:14

Clarkson said:
If no SLI, 650W.

If definately SLI in future, get more poweerrrr

" He he " Thanks man

95thrifles · 27 Jan 2011 at 16:18

yep as above 650 for single card, look at 1000W for SLi though
And if youre not going to go SLi then save some money on the mobo and get the 45 instead of 65, I expect it will do all you need it to, you could also save some money on the HDD and just get an F3 or Seagate as the 6GB/s on a normal mechanical drive is just a gimmick really

DEVIL W0LF · 27 Jan 2011 at 16:33

95thrifles said:
yep as above 650 for single card, look at 1000W for SLi though
And if youre not going to go SLi then save some money on the mobo and get the 45 instead of 65, I expect it will do all you need it to, you could also save some money on the HDD and just get an F3 or Seagate as the 6GB/s on a normal mechanical drive is just a gimmick really

Cool thanks man, not sure if i'm going to get a ssd because this is my first build and i'm a bit unsure about using two storage drives (to set them up correctly)

Thats why i thought i'd get a fast all in one HDD like the WD black.

So 650W should be enough

umboma · 27 Jan 2011 at 16:39

tho you may not SLI now is it something that you would do in the near future? if so get the SLi mobo so then atleast you know you have further upgrade options.

DEVIL W0LF · 27 Jan 2011 at 16:43

umboma said:
tho you may not SLI now is it something that you would do in the near future? if so get the SLi mobo so then atleast you know you have further upgrade options.

Already have mobo , CPU ,case, RAM, cooler, HDD ,DVD drive

Getting the rest next week