Minimum Platinum PSU Needed.

[TreeTerra]

What is the minimum PSU (Platinum) I need to run this
ADM FX-8350,
7 Case fans (2 x 140mm, 5 x 120mm all corsair AF120 / 140),
Corsair 760t,
Corsair h100i,
ASUS M5A78L-M,
1tb HDD,
Sapphire R9 270x Toxic.

 

[numanator]

Why do you want a platinum PSU? The bronze, gold, plat ratings only have to do with the efficiency between the power drawn from the wall and the PSU so it would save you a bit on the electric bill but it may not be worth the premium price you would pay for it.

As for that systems power needs, a good 550w power supply would be enough. If you plan to upgrade the GPU sometime then I would go with a 600-650w. Stick to Seasonic, XFX, Antec, Corsair (AX/HX/TX only).

Here is a good gold rated psu, a bit more power than you need but it is on sale for less than the 650w version:

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)

If you really want a platinum rated PSU then they usually run for about $130+ (the good quality ones anyways)

Also, if you plan to crossfire your gpu in the future you would need a 750w+ psu.

 

[HiTechObsessed]

Well first you need a new motherboard. That motherboard will choke the 8350 to death, and overheat in the process.

The cost difference between an 80+ bronze and 80+ platinum at this kind of power draw will be around $0.15/month, meaning you would need to use the power supply for 266 months (over 22 years) to make up the cost between the below two power supplies:

80+ Bronze:

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Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $49.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-21 14:43 EDT-0400)


80+ Platinum:

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Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 550W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $89.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-21 14:44 EDT-0400)

 

[TreeTerra]

Well first you need a new motherboard. That motherboard will choke the 8350 to death, and overheat in the process.

The cost difference between an 80+ bronze and 80+ platinum at this kind of power draw will be around $0.15/month, meaning you would need to use the power supply for 266 months (over 22 years) to make up the cost between the below two power supplies:

80+ Bronze:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $49.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-21 14:43 EDT-0400)


80+ Platinum:

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Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 550W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $89.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-21 14:44 EDT-0400)

I actually listed the wrong processor I was going to go for a AMD FX-6300

 

[TreeTerra]

Why do you want a platinum PSU? The bronze, gold, plat ratings only have to do with the efficiency between the power drawn from the wall and the PSU so it would save you a bit on the electric bill but it may not be worth the premium price you would pay for it.

As for that systems power needs, a good 550w power supply would be enough. If you plan to upgrade the GPU sometime then I would go with a 600-650w. Stick to Seasonic, XFX, Antec, Corsair (AX/HX/TX only).

Here is a good gold rated psu, a bit more power than you need but it is on sale for less than the 650w version:

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)

If you really want a platinum rated PSU then they usually run for about $130+ (the good quality ones anyways)

Also, if you plan to crossfire your gpu in the future you would need a 750w+ psu.

Ive decided to go for the XFX 750 you linked, thanks you

 

[HiTechObsessed]

Same still applies, that board has awful power delivery (and since you're buying a top of the line CPU cooler I assume you're wanting to overclock a bit) and will throttle the 6300 at stock speeds, let alone overclocking. That's a bad idea waiting to happen. If you're willing to spend a huge premium on a power supply, spend some of that on a better motherboard.

 

[TreeTerra]

Same still applies, that board has awful power delivery (and since you're buying a top of the line CPU cooler I assume you're wanting to overclock a bit) and will throttle the 6300 at stock speeds, let alone overclocking. That's a bad idea waiting to happen. If you're willing to spend a huge premium on a power supply, spend some of that on a better motherboard.

hmmm, I wasnt really planning on overclocking so I thnk im going to go with this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0068OI7T8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
though I may get a bterr board I just didnt want to have to seen as most of this is modifications (the motherboard Hdd optical drive, case, case fans, are all from a previous build from 18 month ago)
Though if you could recomend a motherboard what would you reccomend (this is my first ever build with my own hands my last was from a website where I selected the parts)

 

[HiTechObsessed]

Plenty of power delivery and better quality:

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.39 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £63.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-21 21:20 BST+0100)

 

[TreeTerra]

Plenty of power delivery and better quality:

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.39 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £63.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-21 21:20 BST+0100)

That looks nice, I found this one that ive been looking at http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-990fxextreme3

 

[numanator]

The 990fx Asrock Extreme 3 is a pretty good mobo, that should work well for you. Out of curiosity, what parts in the original build you posted are upgrades and which are existing?

Edit: I should add that the gigabyte mobo HiTech posted has a 8+2 phase VRM power design while the extreme 3 has a 4+1 so the gigabyte would be better for the higher power usage cpus (like the fx 8320 or 6300) and for overclocking. The 990fx chipset on the extreme 3 would have more PCIe slots for crossfire.

Here is a good one for power delivery from Asrock (though i trust the Gigabyte brand a hair more than Asrock)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£70.05 @ Amazon UK)

 

[sora]

OP... What is the need for a Platinum PSU? Gold or Bronze certified will do fine.

 

[HiTechObsessed]

The 990fx Asrock Extreme 3 is a pretty good mobo, that should work well for you. Out of curiosity, what parts in the original build you posted are upgrades and which are existing?

Edit: I should add that the gigabyte mobo HiTech posted has a 8+2 phase VRM power design while the extreme 3 has a 4+1 so the gigabyte would be better for the higher power usage cpus (like the fx 8320 or 6300) and for overclocking. The 990fx chipset on the extreme 3 would have more PCIe slots for crossfire.

Here is a good one for power delivery from Asrock (though i trust the Gigabyte brand a hair more than Asrock)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£70.05 @ Amazon UK)

That's still a 4+1 delivery, though. Which, if cheaper, would be just fine, but I wouldn't pay more for that board. At stock speeds, there wouldn't be any real difference, but the 4+1 would definitely show its weakness when overclocking.

 

[numanator]

The 990fx Asrock Extreme 3 is a pretty good mobo, that should work well for you. Out of curiosity, what parts in the original build you posted are upgrades and which are existing?

Edit: I should add that the gigabyte mobo HiTech posted has a 8+2 phase VRM power design while the extreme 3 has a 4+1 so the gigabyte would be better for the higher power usage cpus (like the fx 8320 or 6300) and for overclocking. The 990fx chipset on the extreme 3 would have more PCIe slots for crossfire.

Here is a good one for power delivery from Asrock (though i trust the Gigabyte brand a hair more than Asrock)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£70.05 @ Amazon UK)

That's still a 4+1 delivery, though. Which, if cheaper, would be just fine, but I wouldn't pay more for that board. At stock speeds, there wouldn't be any real difference, but the 4+1 would definitely show its weakness when overclocking.

Could have sworn I read the extreme 4 was a 8 phase VRM but I guess I was wrong. Thanks for catching that.

 

[HiTechObsessed]

The 990FX Extreme4 does, but not the 970. This would be so much easier if they didn't name everything the exact same lol

 

[TreeTerra]

The 990fx Asrock Extreme 3 is a pretty good mobo, that should work well for you. Out of curiosity, what parts in the original build you posted are upgrades and which are existing?

Edit: I should add that the gigabyte mobo HiTech posted has a 8+2 phase VRM power design while the extreme 3 has a 4+1 so the gigabyte would be better for the higher power usage cpus (like the fx 8320 or 6300) and for overclocking. The 990fx chipset on the extreme 3 would have more PCIe slots for crossfire.

Here is a good one for power delivery from Asrock (though i trust the Gigabyte brand a hair more than Asrock)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£70.05 @ Amazon UK)

If you still want to know its the RAM, HDD, Optical Drive and thats it I was going to keep the Mobo but not now