Need Help on Selecting a PSU

[blackd51th]

Hi Guys,

I am planning to build a new PC and the following link shows the components that I have picked currently.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XbWyGf

I need help on picking the right PSU for this configuration. I need to know what number of Watts will I be needing. Thanks in advance...

 

[jankerson]

I would recommend a Seasonic Focus 550W.

And a better CPU cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $143.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 08:34 EDT-0400

 

[blackd51th]

I would recommend a Seasonic Focus 550W.

And a better CPU cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ( @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ( @ SuperBiiz)
Total:
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 08:34 EDT-0400

Hi there,

Thanks for the quick reply. So you are saying that a 550W PSU would be enough to run this system. Do you think is there any benefit in going for a PSU with a better wattage(not sure if that's the right word )?

 

[jankerson]

I would recommend a Seasonic Focus 550W.

And a better CPU cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ( @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ( @ SuperBiiz)
Total:
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 08:34 EDT-0400

Hi there,

Thanks for the quick reply. So you are saying that a 550W PSU would be enough to run this system. Do you think is there any benefit in going for a PSU with a better wattage(not sure if that's the right word )?

A 550W is fine, but a 650W would give more headroom for upgrades like a graphics card in the future, something like a GTX 1080 etc.

Don't forget the CPU cooler change, I added that also.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $152.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 08:43 EDT-0400

 

[blackd51th]

I would recommend a Seasonic Focus 550W.

And a better CPU cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ( @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ( @ SuperBiiz)
Total:
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 08:34 EDT-0400

Hi there,

Thanks for the quick reply. So you are saying that a 550W PSU would be enough to run this system. Do you think is there any benefit in going for a PSU with a better wattage(not sure if that's the right word )?

A 550W is fine, but a 650W would give more headroom for upgrades like a graphics card in the future, something like a GTX 1080 etc.

Don't forget the CPU cooler change, I added that also.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ( @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ( @ SuperBiiz)
Total:
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 08:43 EDT-0400

Hi there,
A question outside the techy stuff. Do you think that there will be good Black Friday deals on the components that I have selected here?

 

[jankerson]

I would recommend a Seasonic Focus 550W.

And a better CPU cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ( @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ( @ SuperBiiz)
Total:
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 08:34 EDT-0400

Hi there,

Thanks for the quick reply. So you are saying that a 550W PSU would be enough to run this system. Do you think is there any benefit in going for a PSU with a better wattage(not sure if that's the right word )?

A 550W is fine, but a 650W would give more headroom for upgrades like a graphics card in the future, something like a GTX 1080 etc.

Don't forget the CPU cooler change, I added that also.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ( @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ( @ SuperBiiz)
Total:
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 08:43 EDT-0400

Hi there,
A question outside the techy stuff. Do you think that there will be good Black Friday deals on the components that I have selected here?

I really doubt it.

Normally black Fri deals are for things they want to get rid of.

Haven't seen anything GOOD in the past few years.

But you never know I suppose, there are sales all year long however on the good parts, just have to watch for them.

I built the system in my sig, EVERYTHING was on sale, I just waited for the parts I wanted to go on before I got the parts.

I think I saved like $120 total.

 

[blackd51th]

Well you bring up a good point there. I have a friend who will be in US during Black Friday so I'm planning to bring down the main components through him.

I'm planning to use this new rig for moderate level gaming and Graphics Designing (I'm a designer by profession). What will be the ideal rig in your opinion? My budget is USD 1,000 (+100 or 150 if needed).

Thanks in advance.

 

[jankerson]

Here is what I built about 6 months ago, current pricing, gaming machine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($318.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270-Gaming K3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($131.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($148.55 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW2 DT Gaming iCX Video Card ($545.89 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($121.92 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: HP - DVD1265I DVD/CD Writer ($55.68 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($134.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1834.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 09:02 EDT-0400

 

[blackd51th]

Here is what I built about 6 months ago, current pricing, gaming machine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ( @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ( @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270-Gaming K3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ( @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ( @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ( @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ( @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW2 DT Gaming iCX Video Card ( @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ( @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ( @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: HP - DVD1265I DVD/CD Writer ( @ Newegg Marketplace)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ( @ Amazon)
Total:
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 09:02 EDT-0400

Thanks man. I'll keep this mind...

 

[jankerson]

Well you bring up a good point there. I have a friend who will be in US during Black Friday so I'm planning to bring down the main components through him.

I'm planning to use this new rig for moderate level gaming and Graphics Designing (I'm a designer by profession). What will be the ideal rig in your opinion? My budget is USD 1,000 (+100 or 150 if needed).

Thanks in advance.

I think the current build is fine with the added 2 parts, PSU and CPU cooler.

 

[jankerson]

OK, here you go:

I adjusted it some to bring the pricing inline with what you wanted.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($389.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370XP SLI (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($148.55 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB FTW GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1079.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 09:16 EDT-0400

 

[4745454b]

Why the odd HDD? Raptors fell out of favor a long time ago. As a 10K spinning drive they are NOISY. If you want speed, an SSD is the way to go. If too costly for the size, get an SSHD. I can't imagine putting a Raptor in a PC today.

Jankerson's build is massively overpriced for your budget. Looking at your build you are already over budget, and have to get a PSU in there. While the 8700 is great, it might be too costly for you. Jankerson has the 7700K listed at $320, which saves you $70. By moving back you should be able to find a $100-120 board which saves you another ~$50. That's already saving you $100+ which should get the PSU in. A 550W will do fine, no need for a 650. The 1060 will do you fine.

 

[jankerson]

Why the odd HDD? Raptors fell out of favor a long time ago. As a 10K spinning drive they are NOISY. If you want speed, an SSD is the way to go. If too costly for the size, get an SSHD. I can't imagine putting a Raptor in a PC today.

Jankerson's build is massively overpriced for your budget. Looking at your build you are already over budget, and have to get a PSU in there. While the 8700 is great, it might be too costly for you. Jankerson has the 7700K listed at $320, which saves you $70. By moving back you should be able to find a $100-120 board which saves you another ~$50. That's already saving you $100+ which should get the PSU in. A 550W will do fine, no need for a 650. The 1060 will do you fine.

I adjusted his build.

 

[jankerson]

Or this one, even better I think.

Heck of a machine for the price.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($318.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($148.55 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB FTW GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1119.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 09:30 EDT-0400

 

[4745454b]

I see that now. When I posted that build wasn't up there. Way too much CPU power for so little GPU power. His design needs will be took care of, but his gaming needs are getting shorted. Again, the 7700K isn't a slouch of a CPU. And if it can save $100+, it's a move I would make. Will take that 1050TI to a 1060 easy.

 

[jankerson]

I see that now. When I posted that build wasn't up there. Way too much CPU power for so little GPU power. His design needs will be took care of, but his gaming needs are getting shorted. Again, the 7700K isn't a slouch of a CPU. And if it can save $100+, it's a move I would make. Will take that 1050TI to a 1060 easy.

I just did another one, added in a SSD, changed the HD, CPU etc.

He wants to stay around a grand or so.

He could take out the SSD and swap the GTX 1050Ti for a GTX 1060 and the price would be about the same.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($318.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($148.55 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB FTW2 GAMING iCX Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1121.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 09:46 EDT-0400


Or with the SSD and GTX 1050Ti.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($318.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($148.55 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB FTW GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1119.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 09:30 EDT-0400

 

[4745454b]

He can get a 3TB drive for less money.

https://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-7200RPM-Desktop-SATA-Drive/dp/B00SG4XD24

They can be even cheaper if you are willing to get a certified refurb. More risk, but amazon is great with returns. I would get the first build in the post above this one and put the larger 3TB drive in for more space. Swap in an SSD when the funds come in. He can get a cheaper board and cooler if he needs the cost to come down some.

 

[jankerson]

He can get a 3TB drive for less money.

https://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-7200RPM-Desktop-SATA-Drive/dp/B00SG4XD24

They can be even cheaper if you are willing to get a certified refurb. More risk, but amazon is great with returns. I would get the first build in the post above this one and put the larger 3TB drive in for more space. Swap in an SSD when the funds come in. He can get a cheaper board and cooler if he needs the cost to come down some.

The reason why I put those Seagate Constellation drives in is because they are Server grade drives that will basically last forever. And those are cheaper because they are slightly older models, the new ones are like $180 for a 1 TB drive. The newer models are the Enterprise etc. Rated for 24/7/365 constant use and they do last.

I run them myself and have been for a very long time, Seagate Cheetahs SCSI before them.

Great for storage combined with an SSD for the main drive and or stand alone. Larger storage space is available in the same models if needed.

That's my logic behind the drives for what that's worth.

 

[blackd51th]

Hey guys,

Thanks a heap for answering my question plus presenting me with some great options. Jankerson's last few builds are possible for me to do budget wise. So I might go with one of them and maybe tweak it here and there. Again guys thanks alot for all the support.

 

[4745454b]

If you hang out on PCpartpicker you can find all kinds of builds. Just make sure you double check with us to make sure it's a good one. Looking at Jankerson's suggestions I don't see you getting a 7700/8700K with a 1060 and an SSD. Not without cutting a lot of corners.

 

[blackd51th]

Hey guys, I'm back to ask some more silly questions. I see that some of the builds mentioned above have both SSD and HDD's in them. Is that a necessary thing for a good build these days? What use I will have to have both of them on my build? Thanks again guys...

 

[jankerson]

Hey guys, I'm back to ask some more silly questions. I see that some of the builds mentioned above have both SSD and HDD's in them. Is that a necessary thing for a good build these days? What use I will have to have both of them on my build? Thanks again guys...

I run both because I run the OS and major problems off the SSD and games/storage off the regular HD.

I run a 250GB M.2 SSD and 1 TB HD.

 

[blackd51th]

Hey guys, I'm back to ask some more silly questions. I see that some of the builds mentioned above have both SSD and HDD's in them. Is that a necessary thing for a good build these days? What use I will have to have both of them on my build? Thanks again guys...

I run both because I run the OS and major problems off the SSD and games/storage off the regular HD.

I run a 250GB M.2 SSD and 1 TB HD.

So the SSD is for the OS + Software whereas I can use the HDD as a storage device and maybe install games and all?

 

[jankerson]

Hey guys, I'm back to ask some more silly questions. I see that some of the builds mentioned above have both SSD and HDD's in them. Is that a necessary thing for a good build these days? What use I will have to have both of them on my build? Thanks again guys...

I run both because I run the OS and major problems off the SSD and games/storage off the regular HD.

I run a 250GB M.2 SSD and 1 TB HD.

So the SSD is for the OS + Software whereas I can use the HDD as a storage device and maybe install games and all?

Yep, that's what most of us do.

 

[blackd51th]

Hi it's me again . Still working on the build. Latest concern, will it be a good thing to use Gigabyte GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6GB Graphics card with an Asus Z270F Gaming Motherboard? My budget is kinda pushing me back on getting a Strix Graphics card so I'd like to know if there will be any issues with this setup.

Thanks in advance