need psu for a first build

[Reflex HD]

hey guys Im building my new pc and was going to get a gs600 watt for my psu but they wer out of stock so now looking at a 700 watt for $120 but I saw a cougar psu at 1000 watts called the cmx1000 for $167 plus postage was wondering what you guys think.

 

[ruecklm14]

whats your build?

 

[Reflex HD]

whats your build?

CPU- AMD AM3+ FX-6300 Six Core 3.5GHz 6MB Cache 95W Black Edition CPU $133

PSU- Don't know yet

MOBO- MSI AM3+ ATX 970A-G46 Motherboard $99

CASE- Sharkoon T28 ATX Midi Tower Green USB3.0 a $69

GPU- NVIDIA GTX660 2gb $237

RAM- DDR3 8GB (2x4G) G.Skill 1600MHz PC12800 Ripjaws X RAM Kit PN F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL $99

HARD DRIVE- 1TB Seagate 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s HDD PN ST1000DM003 $65

DVD DRIVE- Asus DRW-24D3ST OEM SATA 24X DVD-RW Black $20

OS- Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit OEM $112

 

[ruecklm14]

whats your build?

CPU- AMD AM3+ FX-6300 Six Core 3.5GHz 6MB Cache 95W Black Edition CPU $133

PSU- Don't know yet

MOBO- MSI AM3+ ATX 970A-G46 Motherboard $99

CASE- Sharkoon T28 ATX Midi Tower Green USB3.0 a $69

GPU- NVIDIA GTX660 2gb $237

RAM- DDR3 8GB (2x4G) G.Skill 1600MHz PC12800 Ripjaws X RAM Kit PN F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL $99

HARD DRIVE- 1TB Seagate 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s HDD PN ST1000DM003 $65

DVD DRIVE- Asus DRW-24D3ST OEM SATA 24X DVD-RW Black $20

OS- Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit OEM $112

you could go with as little as a 500w psu. The 1000w psu is overkill by almost 500w but it can never hurt and you could go 3 maybe even 4 way sli with the 660 before upgrading your psu. If you are willing to spend that much money then I guess go for it. Just know that its WAYYYYY overkill.

 

[Reflex HD]

whats your build?

CPU- AMD AM3+ FX-6300 Six Core 3.5GHz 6MB Cache 95W Black Edition CPU $133

PSU- Don't know yet

MOBO- MSI AM3+ ATX 970A-G46 Motherboard $99

CASE- Sharkoon T28 ATX Midi Tower Green USB3.0 a $69

GPU- NVIDIA GTX660 2gb $237

RAM- DDR3 8GB (2x4G) G.Skill 1600MHz PC12800 Ripjaws X RAM Kit PN F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL $99

HARD DRIVE- 1TB Seagate 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s HDD PN ST1000DM003 $65

DVD DRIVE- Asus DRW-24D3ST OEM SATA 24X DVD-RW Black $20

OS- Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit OEM $112

you could go with as little as a 500w psu. The 1000w psu is overkill by almost 500w but it can never hurt and you could go 3 maybe even 4 way sli with the 660 before upgrading your psu. If you are willing to spend that much money then I guess go for it. Just know that its WAYYYYY overkill.

I looked at a few more psu's and found the 850 Watt Cougar CMX850 80+ Modular Bronze Power Supply for $129 and want to know if cougar is any good also what is 3 and 4 way sli because I am new to the whole pc thing.

 

[delzun]

Buy anything greater than 600 watt and you will be fine even with overclocking, thanks to your processor