Why 15% of the budget on a way OTT PSU? I know you mentioned futureproofing above, but futureproofing for what? You can't, for example, add another GPU later for SLI on that mobo, so for the entire life of that mobo (2-3 years?) you've just wasted money. Unlikely your next build will need that much PSU either. You could spend half that and put the difference towards things that will give you better performance to enjoy. PC hardware develops so fast, attempting to futureproof is pretty much a fool's game. The best futureproofing you can do is regular small upgrades.
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The only reason you would need nearly that much power is for SLI gtx 470 (think thats about right) so if this was the sort of upgrade you want to make in future then it would be worthwhile to change to ATX as Stulid has already stated. Otherwise a lower psu might be more appropriate. But go with what you want to build.
very touchy jakesnake
i hope you dont think that was having a go at him Jony
i was just trying to say that unless hes buying that rig
2morrow hes going to be removing and adding parts
basically at will, because hes gonna be seeing new
releases and better options by the time he makes the
purchase next year.
ive been sure ive picked my case 4 different times,
a few differnt motherboards and GPUs
and its only been a few weeks since i started
specing up a new rig. and ive still a few weeks
to go lol
@anuraj
Keep doing wot your doing. its a good way to do a build.
start with what you have selected and keep fine tuning
it until zerohour comes and u take the leap and buy
although i have to say it starts to put your head away
a bit and can send you mental because your trying to get
it spot on lol
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and what in 3 years time he changes to a motherboard that does sli, have you seen the power draw of sli GTX480's? what if the next gen of cards from Nvidia use even more power?
3 things potentially last the longest in a pc build,
case
monitor
psu
the rest of the gubbins can come and go.
@jakesnake
nono i knew it wasnt intended
nono i knew it wasnt intended
I still say why buy it now? I can see the salesman now - "Super deal! Pay now - use in three years!" LOL
When building to a budget, buy what you need now to maximise your performance. If you need that much PSU in a few years time when you replace the mobo, sell and upgrade then. Why spend so much now just to carry it along with you for a few years not using its capacity, eating into its life and more importantly warranty, and all the time experiencing less performance because you had to compromise other components? Some people have a funny way of justifying pointless purchases
.Oh well it's up to you at the end of the day OP - buy what you want.
One last tip - when it comes to buy time go through the whole spec and make sure you're maximising the 'this week only offers'. Be prepared to change brand of RAM, mobo, PSU, GPU etc etc just to take advantage of those offers. Can easily save £30-50 on a build if you do that.