what power supply?

t103Ninja · 10 Jul 2013 at 18:11

hey guys, just wondering if i can get some tips on a power supply
im going to be running a core i7 3770k maybe with a light overclock, 16gb of ram, a couple of 2tb hard drives, a blue ray drive and an AMD 7970 with a possible crossfire setup in the future

i was thinking about getting the corsair AX 860 watt PSU will this be enough?

Fire_fly · 10 Jul 2013 at 18:14

Should be fine.

DaleTheWhale · 10 Jul 2013 at 18:16

That PSU will be more than enough. Be sure to get the non i version, as that one is better quality.

t103Ninja · 10 Jul 2013 at 18:37

ThaReaperGuy said:
That PSU will be more than enough. Be sure to get the non i version, as that one is better quality.

the non i version is better? really? i thought it was the other way around, thanks for the info guys was just a little worried about the psu didnt want a bottleneck or just flat out not enough power

DaleTheWhale · 11 Jul 2013 at 08:39

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913-5.html

Flextronics make the 860i & 760i internals, where as Seasonic make the standard 760w & 860w. Seasonic being the better brand.

t103Ninja · 12 Jul 2013 at 18:45

ThaReaperGuy said:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913-5.html

Flextronics make the 860i & 760i internals, where as Seasonic make the standard 760w & 860w. Seasonic being the better brand.

ah ok

thank you very much for the info just one more question im going to be mounting the PSU at the bottom of a corsair 500R case any idea of the cable lengths? dont wanna screw myself and have to get extender cables and stuff lol obviously going to be running all the cables through the back of the case to keep things tidy

Idleman · 12 Jul 2013 at 18:49

You might need the Cpu extension cable, especially if you are routing it up and over.

t103Ninja · 12 Jul 2013 at 19:07

Idleman said:
You might need the Cpu extension cable, especially if you are routing it up and over.

right ill get that along with the PSU then, thanks guys

Spook187 · 13 Jul 2013 at 04:30

ThaReaperGuy said:
That PSU will be more than enough. Be sure to get the non i version, as that one is better quality.

ThaReaperGuy said:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913-5.html

Flextronics make the 860i & 760i internals, where as Seasonic make the standard 760w & 860w. Seasonic being the better brand.

Where did you get that conclusion from, corsair choose flextronic because seasonic couldn't make the i series, the i series is of excellent quality i may add, top of the range psu, giving they gave it a 7 year warranty says it all.

Lancelonq · 13 Jul 2013 at 11:36

The PSU will be more enough i think this is the better decision just step out for that.