Is this power supply overkill?

Chay Hawk

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I am building a Gaming PC (First time doing so) that will also be used for Video editing and Game Design, which uses a lot of ram, and the more the better. But anyways, I was wondering if this computers power source is too much.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qQFWgs

It needs 372W and the power supply is 550W

Thank you
 
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It's a good motherboard.It depends on the price wether it's what you want,well imo that is.The last time i looked at that list and the price was there was it imo way too expensive.
DID YOU BOUGHT ALREADY THE PARTS? IF NOT SEE THIS BUILT

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bx2Lzy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bx2Lzy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($352.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($193.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($323.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.78 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($53.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($84.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1475.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-18 05:56 EST-0500
 
This is my editation of the build if you want to run that budget range.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($314.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($103.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6/3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($175.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($46.39 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: HT Omega eClaro 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($16.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1855.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-18 07:38 EST-0500

This is my editation of the build if you want to run those kind of parts.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($74.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($304.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: HT Omega eClaro 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1474.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-18 07:45 EST-0500
 
For the price right now the best choice imo,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr
will even do sli.

I do agree with changing the 3tb drive to an ssd+hdd.

Couldn't resist doing one as well :),

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3P (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($195.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($319.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($53.89 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($84.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1814.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-18 09:30 EST-0500

Instead of the two 256gb ssd drives could you also use one 500gb one,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam
maybe you would like one of the smaller drives to commit to one proces entirely.

Skylake is also possible,
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xXGMLk
it uses less power.
 


I didnt, it's a Corsair one, they make good stuff.
 


That PSU is much better.

In terms of the audio card it all comes down to what your expectations are and how much you're willing to spend.
 
ok sweet, i've updated the list. As for the sound card, im going to be doing a lot of gaming so I want nice clean, sound. Not really sure what to expect from a sound card. The best quality one I can get for $200 basically.

Also I'm second guessing my Wireless card. I dont really know much about sound and wireless cards, and Motherboards either for that matter, but I think that motherboard I have is ok.
 


If that's your expectation of a sound card then the one you've chosen will definitely meet that.
 
Cool, what about my wireless card? I do a LOT of watching videos online, downloading stuff, games from steam especially and online gaming, so it has to be as fast as possible. I'd be willing to spend up to $300 for one.
 

Why not try the onboard first,see if it lives up to expectattions.This already could be enough.You could always add another one if it isn't good enough.
 


I wasnt aware that there was an onboard one, so i would assume the motherboard comes with one?