Good psu/build?

tomisgood · Jun 10, 2012

Is this a good psu for this build?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
The build is for gaming and it's
i5 3570k
Gigabyte z77 UD5H
G.Skill Ares 8GB 1866
Evga FTW 670
Samsung 830 128GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB HDD
CM Hyper 212 EVO
Artic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound
CM Storm Trooper

TheBigTroll · Jun 10, 2012

nice build. the power supply is one of the best units out there. here is a slightly cheaper option though. it a xfx power supply made by seasonic=awesome

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207016
here is the modular version

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207015
here is the non-modular version

GeForce6 · Jun 10, 2012

Asus/MSI cards are the best

Asrock Z77 mobos have more SATA ports usually for the same price

Corsair vengeance memory

PSU is great, a tx650 would be fine. DONT GET XFX LOL

A samsung SSD? Crucial, corsair?

TheBigTroll · Jun 10, 2012

GeForce6 :

you probably dont know that xfx stuff is made by seasonic which makes all of corsair's high end psu s (ax series). vengeance doesnt fit nicely with heatsinks and the low profile stuff is pretty expensive. just saying, samsung is just as good as crucial if not better. their stuff is VERY high quality

TheBigTroll · Jun 10, 2012

asrock is only reasonably cheap in the states. anywhere else it costs more than the ud5 if not the same

tomisgood · Jun 10, 2012

GeForce6 :

Samsung comes with a free game

tomisgood · Jun 10, 2012

TheBigTroll :

The modular one you suggested is only like $10 cheaper than the Corsair one, do you think the Corsair would hold up longer? Is the Storm Trooper a good case?

TheBigTroll · Jun 10, 2012

the 2 power supplies are about the same. im just giving out another option for you to chose from. if you like the warranty that corsair has, go for it. if you like the looks of the xfx one, get it.

personally i have never seen a storm trooper in person but have heard that it has awesome build quailty. i personally wont get it though since it is pretty big. the haf xm is another option

tomisgood · Jun 10, 2012

TheBigTroll :

All of my components would fit in a XM? With my mobo I can SLI right?

Deleted member 217926 · Jun 10, 2012

A system with a single GTX 670 needs a 500w power supply as recommended by Nvidia. That assumes a generic power supply.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

If you plan on adding a second GTX 670 in Sli then you would need a 750w power supply.

Corsair, Seasonic, PC Power and Cooling, XFX, Silverstone, Enermax, OCZ and Antec are all quality brands.

If you don't plan on adding a second graphics card then you could do worse than either of these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151098

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371055

If you want to keep the price lower then all these are great just not 80+ Gold or Platinum.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657%20600014021&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=58%7C17%2D703%2D036%5E17%2D703%2D036%2DTS%2C17%2D341%2D017%5E17%2D341%2D017%2DTS%2C17%2D207%2D013%5E17%2D207%2D013%2DTS%2C17%2D256%2D071%5E17%2D256%2D071%2DTS%2C17%2D151%2D094%5E17%2D151%2D094%2DTS

The 80+ certification is only a measure of efficiency not quality.

TheBigTroll · Jun 10, 2012

tomisgood :

it will it in a xm no problem. the mobo that you have is sli compatable

tomisgood · Jun 10, 2012

A system with a single GTX 670 needs a 500w power supply as recommended by Nvidia. That assumes a generic power supply.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

If you plan on adding a second GTX 670 in Sli then you would need a 750w power supply.

Corsair, Seasonic, PC Power and Cooling, XFX, Silverstone, Enermax, OCZ and Antec are all quality brands.

If you don't plan on adding a second graphics card then you could do worse than either of these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151098

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371055

If you want to keep the price lower then all these are great just not 80+ Gold or Platinum.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657%20600014021&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=58%7C17%2D703%2D036%5E17%2D703%2D036%2DTS%2C17%2D341%2D017%5E17%2D341%2D017%2DTS%2C17%2D207%2D013%5E17%2D207%2D013%2DTS%2C17%2D256%2D071%5E17%2D256%2D071%2DTS%2C17%2D151%2D094%5E17%2D151%2D094%2DTS

The 80+ certification is only a measure of efficiency not quality.

I don't plan to SLI for like 2/3 months buy why buy a power supply then have to buy another when I decided to do SLI

TheBigTroll · Jun 10, 2012

is the arctic mx-2 previously bought? if not, dont get it. i was told that the thermal paste that comes with the EVO is mx-4

tomisgood · Jun 10, 2012

TheBigTroll :

I didn't know the evo came with paste

TheBigTroll · Jun 10, 2012

lol

most coolers do

azeem40 · Jun 10, 2012

It does. I have it.

tomisgood · Jun 10, 2012

azeem40 :

So I don't need to order the MX-2?

azeem40 · Jun 10, 2012

No. MX-4 is better.

tomisgood · Jun 10, 2012

azeem40 :

The EVO comes with the MX-4 right?

azeem40 · Jun 10, 2012

tomisgood · Jun 10, 2012

TheBigTroll :

So I should order this PC? Everything is compatible?

TheBigTroll · Jun 10, 2012

post the list of the final components

tomisgood · Jun 10, 2012

TheBigTroll :

kulmnar · Jun 10, 2012

The HX750W is an excellent PSU. It is rated for 750W of continuous power at 50 degrees celcius. I would say even though the specs of the HX750W are similar to XFX psus, the HX750W will be slightly superior due to the fact that Corsair is willing to provide a 7 year warranty vs. the 5 year warranty of the XFX units. Both are good units however, and you can't go wrong with either one.

TheBigTroll · Jun 10, 2012

tomisgood :

you are good to go. for the case, just get the xm. there isnt much point of getting a full tower case when you dont use all the space inside. but then again if you want to do something extreme later on, you have space for 4 way SLI

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