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03-02-11, 05:07 PM | #1 |
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Help me to get a proper rated PSU
I'm going to buy a few components which I haven't changed since my last new build.
In the end the system will be Intel i7 2600 CPU NVidia GTX 560 Ti 6 Gb DDR3 RAM 1 Tb HDD 7200rpm 1 DVD-RW optical drive Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 motherboard 1 External HDD to power from time to time 1 Mic and headphone to power And I'm thinking to get a 850 Watt good PSU. Would that be good enough? Should I get an additional 2Gb DDR3 RAM?
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03-02-11, 05:17 PM | #2 |
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i believe 600w should be more than enough
http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/ check it out, its a psu calculator |
03-02-11, 05:27 PM | #3 |
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That ^. I got a 750W just because it was the same price than their 600W.
And 6 or 8 GB RAM depends on whether your mainboard supports dual or triple channel.
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03-02-11, 05:35 PM | #4 |
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Thanks My mobo supports dual channel. So does that mean I'm better off with even number of RAM stick?
As for the PSU I always aim a tad high because you need to put in the power factor of 0.8 and I'd like a stable power fed in. Higher power rating usually mean longer lasting PSU in general to my understanding. I had had a horrible experience where my GPU was fried because the PSU failed. I was advised then to buy a local PSU and though it was rated a 700+W PSU it failed after 2 weeks. The main culprit was the total war game I played. So I only buy proper well known PSU now and with higher rating than what I need.
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03-02-11, 06:21 PM | #5 | |
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So with dual channel you either have 4, 8 or 16 RAM RAM is cheap. Take 8 GB, therefore. I planned for 4 initially, but now I'm happy I did not make that a gospel. I took 8.
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03-02-11, 07:58 PM | #6 |
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Yeah I will add another stick to make it 8.
It seems I have been mistaken about the CPU. I will be getting either i7 880 or i7 875K. It's the socket. picked me a LGA1156 mobo and I didn't know better. I can live with either i7 875K or 880. I assume 880 price has come down to reasonable value. If not I'll settle with 875K.
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