Good 650/750w power supply

[callumt2904]

i5-6600k, evga gtx 1060 sc gpu, gaming 5 mother board. Thinking about overclocking it shortly after I get it. I think the watts required is coming upto about 500 already so I want to make sure I have more than enough so I need a cheapish silver or gold PSU

 

[greens]

where are you getting 700?
the correct number should be around 500. With a 600 giving you plenty of headroom.

 

[Dunlop0078]

If your not overclocking the cpu you could run that system on a 400watt psu. With an 850watt psu you likely would never even reach half its rated wattage. I would go with a good 550watt psu.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

More than enough power.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£82.84 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £82.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-15 21:19 GMT+0000

or

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £83.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-15 21:21 GMT+0000

 

[Isokolon]

a 550W QUALITY PSU like the Corsair RMx, the EVGA Supernova G3, G2 or GS would do nicely there.

even when overclocking heavily your computer won't draw more than 400W if ever.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

That's way way big for a 1060. An 850 will handle two 1080s

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/geforce-gtx-1060

Thermal and Power Specs:
Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) = 94
Graphics Card Power (W) = 120 watts
Recommended System Power = 400 watts
Supplementary Power Connectors = (1) 6-pin

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_1060_gaming_x_review,8.html

Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:

GeForce GTX 1060 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 350~400 Watts power supply unit.

If you are going to overclock your GPU or processor, then we do recommend you purchase something with some more stamina.

Unless you are willing to pay a premium for "fanless", you will find that everything "decent from 400 - 650 watts costs roughly the same thing. Our "go to units here are the Seasonic S12 and M12 520 and 620 watt models (all bronze tho) usually run about $50-$60. The G2 is a good option but at $90, you will never recover the cost in electric savings.

The card can draw 130 watts peak gaming ...a dd 20% if overclocked.

Silver / Gold has no impact or relevance to the quality of a PSU ... it only affects how much you pay for electricity. Going from Bronze to Silver or Silver to Gold will have a price premium, and the payback period to offset that premium often runs close to 20 years.

Couple of notes on the build:

1. The 1060 SC has a deficient cooling design and production of the original design has been terminated, a new design is shipping but many units are still in the channel and retailers won't tell you which is which as they anxious to clear stock. I would recommend that you choose an alternate card at least until all the existing cards get sold and only the newer design are available.

If you get a deficient one, there is a thermal pad program where EVGA will send you the missing components. Get that sent to you, and spend about an hour disassembling the card, installing the pads and TIM and re-assembling the card and you are good to go.

2. The MSI Gaming N5 has experienced a high number of RMAs. At 5.17% it is slightly higher than the Asus Hero (5.00%). With 154 reviews from board owners posted, 48% gave it 5 eggs ... I like to see 50%.... and with 18% at 1 egg that's not exactly "worse than average". But at it's current pricing of $159.99 on newegg, I'd spring for the Gigabyte Gaming 7 ... It's also at $159.99 but has an MSRP of $229.99 so it's an extremely good price. It's very popular on newegg, with 388 reviews from board owners, 55% giving it 5 eggs and 15% 1 egg.

 

[callumt2904]

where are you getting 700?
the correct number should be around 500. With a 600 giving you plenty of headroom.

Yeah sorry that was a typo should have proof read it but i need to go do something

 

[callumt2904]

That's way way big for a 1060. An 850 will handle two 1080s

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/geforce-gtx-1060

Thermal and Power Specs:
Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) = 94
Graphics Card Power (W) = 120 watts
Recommended System Power = 400 watts
Supplementary Power Connectors = (1) 6-pin

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_1060_gaming_x_review,8.html

Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:

GeForce GTX 1060 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 350~400 Watts power supply unit.

If you are going to overclock your GPU or processor, then we do recommend you purchase something with some more stamina.

Unless you are willing to pay a premium for "fanless", you will find that everything "decent from 400 - 650 watts costs roughly the same thing. Our "go to units here are the Seasonic S12 and M12 520 and 620 watt models (all bronze tho) usually run about $50-$60. The G2 is a good option but at $90, you will never recover the cost in electric savings.

The card can draw 130 watts peak gaming ...a dd 20% if overclocked.

Silver / Gold has no impact or relevance to the quality of a PSU ... it only affects how much you pay for electricity. Going from Bronze to Silver or Silver to Gold will have a price premium, and the payback period to offset that premium often runs close to 20 years.

Couple of notes on the build:

1. The 1060 SC has a deficient cooling design and production of the original design has been terminated, a new design is shipping but many units are still in the channel and retailers won't tell you which is which as they anxious to clear stock. I would recommend that you choose an alternate card at least until all the existing cards get sold and only the newer design are available.

If you get a deficient one, there is a thermal pad program where EVGA will send you the missing components. Get that sent to you, and spend about an hour disassembling the card, installing the pads and TIM and re-assembling the card and you are good to go.

2. The MSI Gaming N5 has experienced a high number of RMAs. At 5.17% it is slightly higher than the Asus Hero (5.00%). With 154 reviews from board owners posted, 48% gave it 5 eggs ... I like to see 50%.... and with 18% at 1 egg that's not exactly "worse than average". But at it's current pricing of $159.99 on newegg, I'd spring for the Gigabyte Gaming 7 ... It's also at $159.99 but has an MSRP of $229.99 so it's an extremely good price. It's very popular on newegg, with 388 reviews from board owners, 55% giving it 5 eggs and 15% 1 egg.

Im from the UK and for a bunch of reasons importing products is already shitty. When people say the 1060 evga sc card is going for $250 its about £250 over here.... The gaming 5 and 7 have a difference of about £40 which I really dont want to be spending this build is already clearing my bank out

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Understood, but unless you tell us that inn your post, we have no way of knowing that. If that was part of your post, woulda used UK pricing. The EVGA SC series however remains a difficult choice wherever you buy it. Are you getting 3 GB or 6GB ? I would doubt that the new "fixed" models are available yet.

EVGA 3GB SC is £205.95
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/pKX2FT/evga-geforce-gtx-1060-3gb-sc-gaming-video-card-03g-p4-6162

Superior MSI Gaming w/ none of those faults is £199.98 .. you save £6
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/W9cMnQ/msi-geforce-gtx-1060-3gb-gaming-x-3g-video-card-gtx-1060-gaming-x-3g

There's other choices, where you escape these concerns down to £194.98 ... you save up to £11

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#sort=a8&r=3072

As for the 6GB, there is an EVGA for £253.98 but it's a mini...the full card is listed at £299.49

Meanwhile ....

Giga has an offering at £238.98 ... MSI at £248.42 and ... Asus at £239.98
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#sort=a8&r=6144

As for the MoBos, the price difference likely has as much or more to do with rebates ($20) than regional price differences.

The M5 is going for £154.50
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/F9Gj4D/msi-motherboard-z170agamingm5

The following boards have return rates above 2% ....

MSI Z170A Gaming Pro
MSI Z170A Gaming M5
MSI Z170A Gaming M3

ASUS Z170-Deluxe
ASUS Z170-A
ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING

Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Not saying that in and of itself makes them bad choices, but it does suggest you might want to evaluate user reviews in detail to perhaps get an understanding of what types of problems were encountered.

Looking newegg user reviews, the Gigabyte Gaming 5 has 88 user reviews and tho the 38% 5 eggers is a bit lower than I'd like the 4 eggers are up at 28% (66% combined ain't bad at all) and the 1 eggers only 11%
Looking at UK pircing, not seeing much else impressive in your price range. On this side of the pond, the gaming 7 is a no brainer at $70 off MSRP... for you not so much as you don't get the rebates.

Still, given the RMA rate and user reviews on the MSI M5, while it's still a better choice then the equivalently featured but £201.57 Asus Hero, those RMA rates should give you pause. Again, not saying it makes it a bad choice... but worth looking at the list here to see if anything strikes ya fancy.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#c=110&X=12534,17514&sort=a8&page=1

 

[callumt2904]

Understood, but unless you tell us that inn your post, we have no way of knowing that. If that was part of your post, woulda used UK pricing. The EVGA SC series however remains a difficult choice wherever you buy it. Are you getting 3 GB or 6GB ? I would doubt that the new "fixed" models are available yet.

EVGA 3GB SC is £205.95
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/pKX2FT/evga-geforce-gtx-1060-3gb-sc-gaming-video-card-03g-p4-6162

Superior MSI Gaming w/ none of those faults is £199.98 .. you save £6
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/W9cMnQ/msi-geforce-gtx-1060-3gb-gaming-x-3g-video-card-gtx-1060-gaming-x-3g

There's other choices, where you escape these concerns down to £194.98 ... you save up to £11

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#sort=a8&r=3072

As for the 6GB, there is an EVGA for £253.98 but it's a mini...the full card is listed at £299.49

Meanwhile ....

Giga has an offering at £238.98 ... MSI at £248.42 and ... Asus at £239.98
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#sort=a8&r=6144

As for the MoBos, the price difference likely has as much or more to do with rebates ($20) than regional price differences.

The M5 is going for £154.50
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/F9Gj4D/msi-motherboard-z170agamingm5

The following boards have return rates above 2% ....

MSI Z170A Gaming Pro
MSI Z170A Gaming M5
MSI Z170A Gaming M3

ASUS Z170-Deluxe
ASUS Z170-A
ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING

Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Not saying that in and of itself makes them bad choices, but it does suggest you might want to evaluate user reviews in detail to perhaps get an understanding of what types of problems were encountered.

Looking newegg user reviews, the Gigabyte Gaming 5 has 88 user reviews and tho the 38% 5 eggers is a bit lower than I'd like the 4 eggers are up at 28% (66% combined ain't bad at all) and the 1 eggers only 11%
Looking at UK pircing, not seeing much else impressive in your price range. On this side of the pond, the gaming 7 is a no brainer at $70 off MSRP... for you not so much as you don't get the rebates.

Still, given the RMA rate and user reviews on the MSI M5, while it's still a better choice then the equivalently featured but £201.57 Asus Hero, those RMA rates should give you pause. Again, not saying it makes it a bad choice... but worth looking at the list here to see if anything strikes ya fancy.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#c=110&X=12534,17514&sort=a8&page=1

Im just kind of running out of money at this point, would this do https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FxDwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020051ww it would open up more to maybe move from a evga 1060 to one of the others

 

[Isokolon]

nah please don't get this unit.

if you're on a tight budget a Corsair CXM650/550 will do (not the 600/500), or alternatively a XFX Pro / TS, a Super Flower Golden Green / Golden King, a Seasonic S12II or G
those are good, budget friendly PSUs.

as for the board, you might wanna take a look at the Gigabyte Z170 UD3. it's a pretty nice board for oc in it's price range and decently priced (usually)

 

[Isokolon]

Make sure it's the 750W with GREY LETTERS.
if it has green letters on it, stay away from it

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Get the CX650M it's a better power supply than the 750w.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Im just kind of running out of money at this point, would this do https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FxDwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020051ww it would open up more to maybe move from a evga 1060 to one of the others

The Corsair VS and CX lines should be avoided. The CXM is better and reviews say it's pretty good .... but if ya really read all the words ... it's "pretty good for this price range"

Even THG which hates to say a bad word about anything, quotes the CXM 350 as having the following shortcomings

Sleeve-bearing fan
Fan speed at light loads could be lower
3.3V rail performance in Advanced Transient Response tests
Inrush current with 115V input
Power Ok signal's hold-up time
Distance between peripheral connectors

Closing with

The CX650M is among the best bang for the buck PSUs available on the market today

PCPP doesn't list the 650CSM as available but the 550 is £68.82

Mean while the Seasonic 520 M12 is £70.40 and the S12 620 is £67.99
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/TgW9TW/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze