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Putting together a new build this weekend and it looks like I'd better get a new PSU as well.

Hadn't planned to so I haven't researched much. Currently have the old one in the ancient specs in my signature.

Wondering what is ballpark for a water-cooled, 6700k, ddr4 3200 16x2, 1080/1080ti rig? Have my two ancient GPUs in the signature until I find something out about the 1080ti scene.

I like the idea of more efficient, though the top tier (titanium?) Seems priced too high. Maybe the platinum tier?
 
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the G2/T2/P2 units are based on the Leadex platform, the G3/P3/T3 will be the newest versions and based on the Leadex2 platform. you can't go wrong with either IMHO, the numbers in the review are interesting. older vs newer? the age old question.


 
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the height and width will be the same but the depth may be larger than a normal ATX, I would think the G3 is smaller than the unit you currently have as the updated platform has shrunken some components. it looks to be a standard ATX form factor.
 
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What kind of water cooling? If you are planning on full custom loop, then yeah, a 1000w psu might be preferable, if more expensive, otherwise for a 1080ti a plain Jane 650w Gold will be more than sufficient for an aio +OC +single gpu. Moving up in efficiency to platinum really doesn't pay off unless you are pushing for maximum OC, where the platinum units can have slightly better voltage control over gold, but with top line golds like the G2, G3 series, its a very slight increase. Considering average use of a pc, it'd take a few years of use to recoup the price difference in efficiency between Plat and Gold.
 
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650w is more than enough for even the highest overclocks on a 6700k+gtx1080ti setup. platinum or higher is nice but unless you are getting it on a deal it is mostly waisted. where titanium/platinum can make a difference is when paired with a top of the line motherboard and a full custom loop for stability use in very high overclocks. otherwise i would just get the best reviewed gold rated units you can get. the superflower made evga g2 650w is excellent and would be the unit i would compare any other option to as a baseline.
 
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I have a 1000w currently, so going down to 650 would be hard to imagine. That g3 looks pretty good. I did notice the supernova I linked was a few years old already. Is the g3 a widely used PSU? I really like the size shrink in my shallow case.
 
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Anyone have other suggestions? I feel a little lazy just taking the first suggestion I get, even if it ends up being the best answer. I looked at a seasonic, but reviews were sketchy. The fans were loud and there were lots of rma's.
 
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Just realized from the top view, the the PSU is the size of the fan. My current build has a rear extension to fit larger PSU's, so size is probably a wash. Love how new this PSU appears to be. Almost a platinum score. Can't go wrong with this one.
 
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Many ppl are stuck in the past,so don't feel bad about size issues. Your average pc nowadays uses @200w on average, the rest is entirely up to the gpu. Older gpus were power hungry beasts, so massive psus were needed. The latest gpus are much more streamlined barely requiring 2x 8pins, 300w. Most 1080 pc's are quite comfortable at a 550w psu.

So it boils down to what water cooling needs are. For an AIO, that's 0. For a full custom loop, that's going to be more.
 
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SuperBiiz is excellent. I had an order in at newegg, Amazon and SuperBiiz, all 3 placed within minutes. SuperBiiz took 3 days, newegg 5,amazon 9. My gpu from SuperBiiz was complete wrapped in bubble wrap, securely taped, and in a heavy duty box. Newegg saw a bit of bubble wrap, tape was mediocre, as was the box. Amazon was a joke. Little bit of brown paper crinkled up on 1 side in a box barely large enough to fit. Any hard bang would have trashed the psu inside. Suffice to say, with the shipping speed and way they treated a $300 gpu, I'm quite happy with SuperBiiz. Just saying.
 
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Glad to hear. I'll add superbiiz to my list then. Reviews seemed pretty bad for it, but I trust a grandmaster here more than reviews. Newegg is getting on my nerves. I'd read about their pay service, but it's bad. Anytime I go on to get help in chat now, they want me to wait in line for fort-five minutes. Screwed up my pre-order. I'm actively looking for alternatives. Used performance pcs this time and amazon and something warehouse and a few other places. Definitely seeing the advantages of pcpartpicker now.
 
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Most all the sites you'll find on pcpartpicker.com have a decent or better overall rating. When you consider the sheer volume of sales newegg or Amazon has on a daily basis, the % of complaints is honestly tiny. If they started getting massive amounts of complaints, you can pretty much count on pcpartpicker.com dropping them off the trusted list faster than 's hot potato.
 
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