Choosing PSU for custom build

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Hello. I've put together a final build for my custom PC, but I'm a little stuck with the PSU.
This is it so far:
1) Raidmax Agusta Titanium;
2) Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB DDR3 1866 MHz CL10;
3) Intel Core I7-4790K 4.0GHz Socket 1150 Box;
4) Gigabyte Nvidia N760WF2OC-2GD, GTX760, PCI-E, 2048MB GDDR5, 256bit, 2xDVI, HDMI, DP, OC, Windforce2;
5) Gigabyte Z97M-D3H Socket 1150;

For the time being I'm going to keep my old HDD (Western Digital Caviar SE 16 - 640 GB, SATA 2, 7200 RPM). In the future I'm thinking of adding a 120 gb SSD, a aftermarket PCU cooler and maybe an extra 8 GB RAM.

So far, I've considered the following 3 PSUs; which one would you choose for the above configuration (if you have other suggestions, please feel free 😀). This is the vendor I'm buying from: http://www.cel.ro/surse/
1) Super Flower Atlas SF-680R14A 680W;
2) Super Flower SF-650P14XE 650W PSU Golden Green PRO;
3) Thermaltake Smart SE 630W;

I was leaning towards the Super Flower Atlas SF-680R14A 680W. What do you guys think?

Thanks,
Cheers
 
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I think that since both will perform well and do what you want, both are good choices. I'd find out which has the closer service center in the event something goes wrong with the unit, as does happen even with the best of hardware some times, so you don't have to pay out the teeth later to get it fixed or replaced if there does happen to be a failure. I'd also compare the warranties.
What country are you in? This makes a huge difference on what's available. Two of the three are not very good.

The Thermaltake Smart series is a Tier 4 unit, which is bad, but not the absolute worst.

The Atlas is old and not very good. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/354111-28-super-flower-atlas-design-680w

The Golden Green series of PSU's has good reviews on jonnyGURU but I can't find that specific PRO model so I can't verify that for certain.
 
Go with an antec. I have built many a comp with them (i have one in my comp right now and its stable to the max after 5 yrs).
Modular psu systems are better than non b/c if you dont need the cables yet than why jumble up the casing wit em.
Never heard of super flower. They grow on a farm?
 
More to consider:

http://www.pcfun.ro/surse/evga/supernova-750-g2/
Sursa EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2


OR

http://www.pcfun.ro/surse/evga/supernova-750-b2/
Sursa EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B2

OR

http://www.pcfun.ro/surse/antec/truepower-classic-650w/
Sursa Antec TruePower Classic 650

OR

http://www.pcfun.ro/surse/seasonic/s12g-650-650w/

Sursa Seasonic S12G-650 650W

OR

http://www.pcfun.ro/surse/cooler-master/v650s-650w/

Sursa Cooler Master VS-Series V650S 650W

or

http://www.pcfun.ro/surse/corsair/enthusiast-series-tx650-v2/
Sursa Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 V2

or

http://www.pcfun.ro/surse/seasonic/x-series-650w/
Sursa Seasonic X-series 650W
 
Thanks for the input guys :). Ok, I've looked over your suggestions, and narrowed down to either Seasonic X-series 750W (or 650W) and Super Flower SF-650P14XE 650W PSU Golden Green PRO. The Seasonic is more expensive than the Super Flower (about 80$, I figured), and I don't really know which brand offers better quality. What do you guys think?
 
I think that since both will perform well and do what you want, both are good choices. I'd find out which has the closer service center in the event something goes wrong with the unit, as does happen even with the best of hardware some times, so you don't have to pay out the teeth later to get it fixed or replaced if there does happen to be a failure. I'd also compare the warranties.
 
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