psu help first build noob

[Iain strachan]

here are the specs would be very grateful for help was looking at a 600w corsair
amd 8320
asus r9 270 oc
2x 4gb kingston hyper x blue
1 tb wd cavier blue
120 gb ssd kingston v300
cd/dvd burner

 

[Ahmadjon]

If you looked at CX600, don't get that PSU it uses cheap capacitors!
I would recommend you XFX 550W made by Seasonic PSU!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $59.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 16:53 EDT-0400)

Edit: Also whats your budget and other components?

 

[Dunlop0078]

I like the corsair tx 550 myself but i agree you defiantly want to avoid the cx series they use cheap Chinese capacitors.

 

[Iain strachan]

thanks! also i am interested in crossfire how much more headroom would be required ?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Crossfire , this is plenty.

Made by SEASONIC.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $64.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 17:01 EDT-0400)

 

[Iain strachan]

If you looked at CX600, don't get that PSU it uses cheap capacitors!
I would recommend you XFX 550W made by Seasonic PSU!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $59.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 16:53 EDT-0400)

Edit: Also whats your budget and other components?

m5a97 r2.0 motherboard but will run win7 not crappy 8

 

[Dunlop0078]

You will want 750 to 850 watts for crossfire to be safe. It really depends on the cards power consumption but 750 watts id plnty fot most sli or crossfire setups.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

M5A97 R2.0 < Will run 8.1

 

[Iain strachan]

Crossfire , this is plenty.

Made by SEASONIC.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $64.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 17:01 EDT-0400)

650 w will work even though there oc cards? first time builder you see not clued up on all requirments!
im gonna have to look around im uk and us get there parts cheaper 🙁

 

[Ahmadjon]

thanks! also i am interested in crossfire how much more headroom would be required ?

Quality good 650W would be enough to CrossFireX two 270's
Also M5A97 R2.0 is a good motherboard for your needs. Get 650W PSU from XFX to make CrossFireX or get 550W with GTX-760!

 

[Iain strachan]

M5A97 R2.0 < Will run 8.1

i have win8 at work and i hate the annoying thing !

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

You only need 650w to Crossfire 270's , 750 and 850 would be overkill.

 

[Iain strachan]

thanks! also i am interested in crossfire how much more headroom would be required ?

Quality good 650W would be enough to CrossFireX two 270's

alot of threads i have read say when oc u need headroom also a water cooling unit ?

 

[Iain strachan]

You only need 650w to Crossfire 270's , 750 and 850 would be overkill.

tnx starting to get some real info should of signed up on here a long time ago!!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

You will still have enough at 650.

 

[Ahmadjon]

thanks! also i am interested in crossfire how much more headroom would be required ?

Quality good 650W would be enough to CrossFireX two 270's

alot of threads i have read say when oc u need headroom also a water cooling unit ?

650W would be enough (650W would be also enough for 270X CrossFireX) even with OC.
And if you want water cooling take a look at Corsair H100i and NZXT Kraken X60! or Cooler master Seidon 240

 

[Iain strachan]

thanks! also i am interested in crossfire how much more headroom would be required ?

Quality good 650W would be enough to CrossFireX two 270's
Also M5A97 R2.0 is a good motherboard for your needs. Get 650W PSU from XFX to make CrossFireX or get 550W with GTX-760!

tnx i did my research as it has 9 series chipsets all the way! just hit a wall with psu's much appreciated !

 

[Iain strachan]

thanks! also i am interested in crossfire how much more headroom would be required ?

Quality good 650W would be enough to CrossFireX two 270's

alot of threads i have read say when oc u need headroom also a water cooling unit ?

650W would be enough (650W would be also enough for 270X CrossFireX) even with OC.
And if you want water cooling take a look at Corsair H100i and NZXT Kraken X60! or Cooler master Seidon 240

Fantastic help tnx!

 

[Ahmadjon]

thanks! also i am interested in crossfire how much more headroom would be required ?

Quality good 650W would be enough to CrossFireX two 270's

alot of threads i have read say when oc u need headroom also a water cooling unit ?

650W would be enough (650W would be also enough for 270X CrossFireX) even with OC.
And if you want water cooling take a look at Corsair H100i and NZXT Kraken X60! or Cooler master Seidon 240

Fantastic help tnx!

You're welcome

 

[Iain strachan]

You will still have enough at 650.

thanks for all the help!