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650 or 750w ?

Ehren8879

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My proposed build for January includes:

Overclocked i5-2500K
Gigabyte P67A-UD4
(1) AMD 6950
2x4GB DDR3 ~1.5v
(1) 1TB HD
(1) SSD of some size

There will probably be around 5 case fans in this build. I know Sandy Bridge power consumption levels are unknown, so I've used [H] review of the 6950 to assume possible power consumption.

Their 920 testbed oc'd to 3.6 with a 6950 pulled around 380 watts under load. I don't ever plan to go crossfire or add any extensive array of HDDs.

Do you think I can get away with a 650 watt Corsair PSU. I'm currently looking at this deal
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...9005&cm_re=corsair_psu-_-17-139-005-_-Product

Modular would be nice but not necessary. In the 750 realm I'm considering the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...9006&cm_re=corsair_psu-_-17-139-006-_-Product


650 plenty? I think it might be.
Any better bang for the buck, quality PSU solution I should be considering?

Edit: My other ~650 watt considerations

Seasonic S12II
Antec Earthwatts, True power or Neo
 
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