2nd serious build : what do you think?

[Samuel Charlebois]

Hi!

I'm done building my 2nd PC and I would like some comments about it. One of my main questions about it is : Is my power supply able to handle this rig? If yes, is there enough power for a graphical upgrade? (SLI 970 or single 980 or single 980ti)

The specs in details :

Case : Corsair Obsidian 650D

PSU : Seasonic Platinum SS-660XP2 660W

MOBO : Asus z97-a

CPU : Intel i5 4690K OC'd @ 4.5Ghz at 1.260V (Cache @ 4.3Ghz at 1.250V) - Stable after 24h of Prime95 small ffts and stays under 70-75C

CPU Cooler : Noctua NH-D14

RAM : 8Gb Kingston DDR3 HyperX Fury 1600Mhz

GPU : Asus Strix GTX 970 OC'd @ 1465Mhz at stock voltage - 120% Power target - Memory clock @ 7600Mhz at stock voltage

SSD : Samsung 850 Evo 250Gb

HDD : Western Digital Green 1TB

Sound card : Asus Xonar ST

Case fans : Noctua 2x140mm top fans + 1x120mm back fan and Corsair 200mm front fan

DVD burner

Bluray burner

Wireless PCI-E Adapter

Monitor : Asus VG248QE 24" 1080p 144Hz 1ms



Thanks!

Sam

 

[giantbucket]

your twothd build? for your thirth build, you should learn your numbers 😛

yeah, that psuth shouldth beth goodth enoughth forth thatth buildth. slith noth alloweth.

 

[Archgaull]

your twothd build? for your thirth build, you should learn your numbers 😛

yeah, that psuth shouldth beth goodth enoughth forth thatth buildth. slith noth alloweth.

I really had to restrain myself, but I'm glad someone else said it.

 

[Samuel Charlebois]

your twothd build? for your thirth build, you should learn your numbers 😛

yeah, that psuth shouldth beth goodth enoughth forth thatth buildth. slith noth alloweth.

Thy wisdom maketh me discerneth the truth. Much thanks

 

[giantbucket]

between a platinum 660W and a gold 850W for example, i'd go for the 850W. power trumps efficiency as long as neither bloweth upeth thine butt. especially if you are already thinking of SLIthering.

 

[Samuel Charlebois]

between a platinum 660W and a gold 850W for example, i'd go for the 850W. power trumps efficiency as long as neither bloweth upeth thine butt. especially if you are already thinking of SLIthering.

What about switching the 970 for a single 980 or 980ti ?

 

[giantbucket]

there's always a better faster and anti-cheaper card out there! where do you draw the line?

linus tech tips has videos on youtube and they always OC their graphics cards, so poke through there and see if an OC'd 970 is much slower than an OC'd 980, given your resolution/refresh. i'm still rockin' a gtx760 into a 1080p @ 60Hz.