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I am willing to buy a new gaming PC, my budget is about 1200 dollars and I am a bit worried about the PSU:
My build costs a bit too much and I'm trying to lower it down by a few dollars. I thought about using a cheaper PSU, but I am worried because I was planning on upgrading the components in the future and I don't know if 550 watt will be enough when I'll want to upgrade. Replacing the PSU in the future also seems like a lot of work and that's why I want to buy a 750 watt one now so I won't have to replace it.

I'll post my build down here and maybe you guys can tell me your thoughts, maybe not replacing the PSU and changing something else. It'll be a huge help, thanks!

MY BUILD

  • Case: CoolerMaster MasterBox Lite 5
    Power Supply (PSU): Corsair RM750i CP-9020082-NA 750W
    CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 13
    CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 Coffee Lake Tray
    Mother Board: MSI Z370M Mortar
    Memory: 2xCrucial 8GB DDR4 2400MHz (16GB)
    Graphic Card: MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OCV2
    SSD Drive: SSD Samsung 850 Evo 250GB (I wanted a 500GB one but it's really expensive, and I saw that 250 is usually enough, either way I can always get a bigger one in the future)
    HDD Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB

My build costs like 1500 dollars right now (including the operating system and all) I can't afford it, around 1200 dollars is what I need. Thanks.
 


Correct, there're Antec too but I don't really know them.
 


great then, it's price is okay

 
LOL, I got about the same price, at least I like this one's components better. I gotta go, I'll give you a list of the new computer if you want in the evening when I'm back, maybe I can reduce it's price a bit somehow, at least this shop has lots of more components to choose from.
 
Intel Core i5 8400 2.8Ghz 9MB Cache s1151v2 - Tray
Noctua NH-D9L CPU Cooler
Gigabyte Z370 HD3 LGA1151v2, Intel Z370, DDR4, 3xPCI-E, DVI, HDMI
G.Skill Ripjaws-V 2x8GB DDR4 3000Mhz CL15 Kit
MSI GTX 1060 6GB OC GDDR5 DVI HDMI DP PCI-E
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB Sata III WD10EZEX
Samsung 850 EVO Series MZ-75E250 250GB SSD SATA III
Corsair 750W Active PFC Modular 80+ Gold RM750x PSU

https://ksp.co.il/?uin=16014&select=.269..396..52.#complist

The build I copied briefly from the website, you can try see it on the website too, I don't know how I can reduce it's price more, maybe you guys have an idea. Thanks for everything anyway. (The website is in English)
 
I think I'll purchase it anyway, even though it costs almost the same as before, but it's really what I wanted so I don't care to pay more than I planned.
Thanks guys for advising and helping me out here, I'm really happy with this PC right now.