Best 750/850w PSU for the price

[yamas85]

Hi Guys

Im about to build a new Gaming rig, and cant decide what PSU I wanna go for. I have no clue, and have tried to google a lot of different PSU's.
I have already bought all the components BUT the PSU. Here is my build so far:

CPU: i5-4690K
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR
Case: Fractal Design Define R5
Power Supply: ????

(PC part-picker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cVCFMp)

I have looked at the EVGA supernova 750w g2 and 850w g2, the Coolermaster v750s and the Corsair RM750/850.

My intention is to do some small overclocking and buy some PSU which is 'futureproof' - maybe for some crossfire later on (but i could imagine crossfire with r9 290s isnt that good/gets too hot(?)).

Any suggestions is much appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

 

[Bakhus Mps]

See if you can find this one - Super Flower Leadex Gold 750W
Johnny Guru has a good review here: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=370

 

[bignastyid]

The Evga g2 series are great psus built by superflower. For xfired 290s you are going to want atleast 850w.

 

[laviniuc]

there's nothing to can beat this evga at 60usd:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

 

[Bakhus Mps]

Yeah, but by the time its worth to xfire 290 for a normal gaming system, it will be obsolete and you'll be better off just buying a new gen card that will be better than xfire with lower temps and consumption. Unless you NEED the power NOW, I dont see the point for it.

 

[yamas85]

OK. Ill forget about the xfire, and go 750W.
Nice review of super flower 750W gold! Ty for the link.

So im down to the Super Flower 750w gold and Supernova 750w g2 - the supernova is a tiny bit cheaper in my country. About 8 dollars.

 

[Bakhus Mps]

They are both similar top quality PSUs, just go with the one with the bigger warranty, best price and availability and looks you like most.

 

[yamas85]

Thank you for your time! Ill decide between those two.
And finally, is 750w more than enough? Its in my budget to go the 850w versions too

(PcPartPicker calculates my max estimated wattage to 457w - .....so with OC'ing and such?)

 

[Bakhus Mps]

Power consumption AMD Radeon R9-290

System in IDLE = 128W
System Wattage with GPU in FULL Stress = 372W
Difference (GPU load) = 244W
Add average IDLE wattage ~10W
Subjective obtained GPU power consumption = ~ 254 Watts

Source: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_r9_290_review_benchmarks,10.html

You have your answer

 

[yamas85]

Got it! 750w it is