Power supply query

avrc · 27 May 2014 at 17:52

Looking at the SuperFlower range of PSU's can anyone tell me which one I'd need for this spec?

AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 9590 Black Edition
Corsair Hydro H110 280mm
Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Asus Radeon R9 280X
Corsair Force GS 240GB SSD
Samsung DVD±RW

RJC · 27 May 2014 at 17:53

For single GPU:

YOUR BASKET
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £55.99
Total : £65.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Edit: why the 9590?

avrc · 27 May 2014 at 19:59

The 9590 because I want an AMD cpu that'll last me a good number of years. I'm not much good at overclocking so to have one ready done is appealing.

I assume from your question that there's a better choice?

RJC · 27 May 2014 at 20:04

The 4770k, faster than the AMD in most tasks yet only running at 3.5ghz.
Can be easily overclocked faster (even if its only a few hundred mhz) and will pull less power.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4770K-vs-AMD-FX-9590

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £55.99
Total : £415.57 (includes shipping : £8.00).

lee32uk · 27 May 2014 at 20:06

avrc said:
The 9590 because I want an AMD cpu that'll last me a good number of years. I'm not much good at overclocking so to have one ready done is appealing.

I assume from your question that there's a better choice?

Yes the i7 4770K is a better choice.

avrc · 27 May 2014 at 20:11

Thank you, I'll scrub the AMD off my list then.

setter · 27 May 2014 at 20:15

Also if you hang on a bit longer, intel are releasing the new devils canyon chips on socket 1150. Reputed to run a bit cooler than current haswell chips, and a stock turbo boost of 4.4ghz. Supposed to be out in june.

avrc · 27 May 2014 at 20:25

RJC said:
The 4770k, faster than the AMD in most tasks yet only running at 3.5ghz.
Can be easily overclocked faster (even if its only a few hundred mhz) and will pull less power.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4770K-vs-AMD-FX-9590

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £55.99
Total : £415.57 (includes shipping : £8.00).

What memory would you suggest with that cpu and motherboard combination? I was thinking 2x 8GB of something, I'm not sure 2x 4GB is enough anymore but I may be wrong?

avrc · 27 May 2014 at 20:26

setter said:
Also if you hang on a bit longer, intel are releasing the new devils canyon chips on socket 1150. Reputed to run a bit cooler than current haswell chips, and a stock turbo boost of 4.4ghz. Supposed to be out in june.

Cheers, by the time I have money set aside for this that should be out.

RJC · 27 May 2014 at 20:29

8GB is fine for gaming, as time goes on you can add another 8 if needed.

As Setter mentioned wait for the 4790k, I use the 4770k as a place holder.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.98
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £55.99
Total : £835.52 (includes shipping : £8.00).

avrc · 27 May 2014 at 20:31

Thank you, that's a great help. I should have just asked outright instead of fumbling blindly around the store pages. I'm completely out of touch with tech these days.

RJC · 27 May 2014 at 20:34

No probs, depending when your looking to order ask back and we can spec with current prices and if any offers that may pop up

avrc · 27 May 2014 at 20:37

I better ask about the cpu cooling.

Case wise I like the Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) and I would like to give water cooling a try, I read some good reviews on the Corsair Hydro H110 280mm but I don't know if that's overkill? I don't want to spend more money than I need to if there's no benefit from it.

RJC · 27 May 2014 at 20:44

A decent Water cooler like the Corsair should keep the temps lower and your system should run quieter when stressed.

High end air coolers are in the £50 price range and you would be limited on the memory being used and possibly the cooler covering memory slots.

As your running a higher end cpu and if your budget allows then go for it, I am at some point going to put my custom water cooling back on

setter · 27 May 2014 at 20:45

The corsair hydro units are decent enough coolers, though expensive. Their cooling ability can be matched by high end air coolers for much less. However theese coolers are quite large. And they can dictate the height of ram that you can use.

Case wise, the 540 is a great choice, very good for cooling due to it's unobstructed front air intake. Can also help to make a really neat looking system due to its dual chamber design, (aka shove all the cables in the back).