What would be appropraite PSU-wise?

MrAnthony · 8 Dec 2012 at 11:29

I'm pretty much set on my set up.

May rejig a couple of things in the new year when I actually commit to buy. But, in regards to a power supply, I have no idea what would be a suitable amount of watts.

My basket is as follows:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £159.95
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £149.99
1 x OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G.20) £94.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £94.99
1 x BitFenix Ghost Silent Tower Case - Black £74.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-4CM) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
1 x Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp - OEM £22.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £928.85 (includes shipping : FREE).

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A couple of things to note:

I do plan to overclock as far as possible.
I have no intentions to SLI.
I'm not fussed about modular/non-modular.
I'd preferably like to spend less than £80, but get the best I can - If that's possible?

Thanks for your help,

- Anthony.

ConnorJoshua · 8 Dec 2012 at 11:53

It would be best to go for something inbetween 500-600w.
YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
Total : £80.48 (includes shipping : £8.75).

This is within budget and supplies enough power, they're also made by seasonic so don't expect it to break down on you

MrAnthony · 8 Dec 2012 at 11:55

That is one I've been looking at. Originally, I'd planned to get the 850W version, but thought "what's the point?".

Thanks

RetrogamerX · 8 Dec 2012 at 12:02

XFX PSU's are very good.

foster grant · 8 Dec 2012 at 12:03

Nice graphics card there

....ive been waiting for that very card to be back in stock

think the Samsung 830/840 SSD would be a better choice

Lemin · 8 Dec 2012 at 12:50

Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020038-UK) [CP-9020038-UK]
£76.99 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-037-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

MrAnthony · 8 Dec 2012 at 12:53

The card is a nice card

Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

Greeny1994 · 8 Dec 2012 at 13:28

foster grant said:
think the Samsung 830/840 SSD would be a better choice

+1

MrAnthony · 28 Dec 2012 at 14:19

How would the 550W version of the XFX range handle that basket up top?

There's also an opportunity for me to get a 2nd hand Corsair HX620, I know it's a little old, but it's fully modular and has more wattage. Any thoughts on that one?

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
Total : £70.49 (includes shipping : £8.75).

ConnorJoshua · 28 Dec 2012 at 14:25

MrAnthony said:
How would the 550W version of the XFX range handle that basket up top?

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
Total : £70.49 (includes shipping : £8.75).

It should be able to power it, although if you overclock it would require more wattage. I'm not sure how much headroom you would get on the 550w.

MrAnthony · 28 Dec 2012 at 14:29

I do plan to overclock, so I may have to get more wattage.

Thanks.

GhostMjr · 28 Dec 2012 at 14:48

MrAnthony said:
That is one I've been looking at. Originally, I'd planned to get the 850W version, but thought "what's the point?".

Thanks

Depends how long it will be till your next upgrade. My corsair hx850 should touch wood last a couple of computer builds. 500-600 is going to bordering surely on the limit of the power supply with that kit, wouldn't it be better to go for a 850 to let it run more comfortably?

MrAnthony · 28 Dec 2012 at 14:51

Quite possibly. I'd rather have plenty of headroom just in case, I was just thinking budget-wise what my best option would be.

If I'm safer going with more wattage, I'll hold on a little longer and stretch my funds to cover it.

triggerthat · 28 Dec 2012 at 14:56

For a single GPU (eg. 660), 500W will be more than enough even with overclocking.

The XFX Pro 550W is non-modular so something to bear in mind. I'd consider this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
Total : £70.49 (includes shipping : £8.75).

GhostMjr · 28 Dec 2012 at 14:57

MrAnthony said:
Quite possibly. I'd rather have plenty of headroom just in case, I was just thinking budget-wise what my best option would be.

If I'm safer going with more wattage, I'll hold on a little longer and stretch my funds to cover it.

All I'm thinking is in the "old" days unbranded psu's (sometimes called molex) had no wattage on them and people pushed them far beyond their limits. I don't want your system becoming damaged, better to have the extra legroom than to be squashed in economy!

MrAnthony · 28 Dec 2012 at 15:00

triggerthat said:
For a single GPU (eg. 660), 500W will be more than enough even with overclocking.

Well that's good to know, thank you for the information & suggestion.