Need to know how many watts I need for first gaming build

[ellman12]

Hello,

I am wrapping up my first build and I need to know how many watts my build is gonna need. Here is the link to my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/6zjfm8

And my case: http://www.honbontec.com/turbine700_product.html

Thanks for any info.

Kind regards,

Elliott

 

[Hlsgsz]

While a 450W PSu would do, it's good to have a little headroom, so get a 550W: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na

 

[ellman12]

While a 450W PSu would do, it's good to have a little headroom, so get a 550W: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na

All right what does all this mean: 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular

 

[Math Geek]

550w would be about right. here are 2 options with the corsair being the cheaper option but for $10 more you get top quality gold rated EVGA G2 550w

http://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/3hkwrH,9q4NnQ/

either one would work fine but i'd get the G2 for my own personal system

 

[Hlsgsz]

While a 450W PSu would do, it's good to have a little headroom, so get a 550W: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na

All right what does all this mean: 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular

80+ Bronze Certified means that it hase above 80 power efficiency, meaning it delivers more than 80 of the power it pulls from teh plug to the components: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80_Plus

Semi-Modular means that you have some cables fixed, the ones that you certainly need for any config(ATX, EPS etc.) and the rest are detachable so you only connect the ones you use.

 

[Math Geek]

bronze/silver gold refers to the effeciency of the psu. how much of the power from the wall actually gets used vs wasted as heat. lower rating = more wasted power though it is literally pennies per month overall for a normal system.

semi modular means only the main mobo power cables are attached to the psu, the rest you attached only what you need. keeps the clutter down from inside the case. fully modular means not even the main power is permanent. though you will use it anyway, it comes out of the psu as well.

 

[ellman12]

So I should get the EVGA one in this link?
http://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/3hkwrH,9q4NnQ/

 

[Hlsgsz]

So I should get the EVGA one in this link?
http://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/3hkwrH,9q4NnQ/

Yes, totally worth the extra $10.

 

[Math Geek]

yah for only $10 more it is a bargain

your going from average psu (but totally capable) to a top quality premium psu for only $10. hard to say no to that with the rest of the system being so good.

 

[ellman12]

So I should get the EVGA one in this link?
http://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/3hkwrH,9q4NnQ/

Yes, totally worth the extra $10.

Sounds great! Thanks for all of your speedy replies!

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Why are you getting a locked CPU with an expensive motherboard? And do you overclock?

 

[ellman12]

Why are you getting a locked CPU with an expensive motherboard? And do you overclock?

I don't know, reviews said it was good. And no I don't plan too because when it comes to me, you NEVER know what could happen...

 

[Math Geek]

hhhhmmmmm did not notice locked cpu. so yah the mobo is overkill as is that massive air cooler. it is awesome for sure but not really needed for a locked cpu. could save enough to move up to a custom 1070 instead of the founder's edition for the cost of that cooler. be a cooler quiter gpu that way.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Ya you should revise your build.

 

[Hlsgsz]

Why are you getting a locked CPU with an expensive motherboard? And do you overclock?

I don't know, reviews said it was good. And no I don't plan too because when it comes to me, you NEVER know what could happen...

In that case, and presuming you also don;t intend to do an SLI config in the future, this MB would do just fine: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/my4NnQ/gigabyte-motherboard-gab150mds3h

 

[ellman12]

I'll just keep my current motherboard. And what other versions of the 1070 would you recommend? Any specific brand to watch out for? And what is the difference between the founders and any other model of the 1070?

 

[Math Geek]

you can grab any of them really. the EVGA FTW cards are having some problems with getting hot but they are giving away free thermal pads for free to fix it. if you don't wish to "fix" a new card, then go for any other one. the SC cards from EVGA are good as are the many other ones out there.

the difference is cooling mostly for the other cards as well as noise levels. you'll get a small performance bump do to being cooler with the custom cards and they are generally cheaper than FE cards anyway. mostly a no brainer there.

since you appear to want to stick with amazon. this Gigabyte G1 card for $408 is a top quality choice that is highly respected http://pcpartpicker.com/product/YpH48d/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-g1-gaming-video-card-gv-n1070g1-gaming-8gd

plus it saves $70 or so over the FE card you chose. or if you drop the uneeded cooling and expensive mobo you can move to the 1080 G1 card and actually be cheaper than what you started with and you get a 1080 instead of a 1070!!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($313.38 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Gaming Pro Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.54 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($98.12 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($313.05 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($609.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit ($127.12 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($92.90 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.83 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.83 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($14.69 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($25.20 @ Amazon)
Total: $1695.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-05 14:13 EDT-0400

 

[Hlsgsz]

+1 for the 1080 G1
-1 for the MB above. Get one that has both 4 RAM slots and an M.2 slot, like the one i linked above.

 

[ellman12]

I'll just stick with my current build. But should I keep the founders 1070 or go to founders 1080?