Is 750w Enough for my PC?

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Motherjeba

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Hey

I'm in the process of building a new PC, and I got stuck at PSU, not sure if 750W is enough.

Here is a link to the componets: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qLPfBm

NOTE: the PSU in the loink is 650W cuz there is no 750W, but I have a 750W PSU.

THX for help!
 
Not only is 750W enough, you will easily be able to add a second GTX 970 at some point in the future.
 
In my opinion, you have built a very nice system ;)
(*except maybe from the Razer keybord.
I had the Razer Blackwidow http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-blackwidow and i had hardware incompatibility issues when for some reason i had to unplug it and plug it back again. The system didn't recognize it and i had to put another keyboard first in order to recognise the Razer afterwards !! Very disappointed with Razer, because this was a very expensive gaming keyboard :( )
 
Nasgul said:
Enough power but why not go for Skylake instead?

And a CPU cooler that's not coming from Germany. And for en extra $10, go with an AIO/LC.
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what's skylake? :D and please suggest me a cooler, I'm having truble deciding which one to get :S
 
Motherjeba said:
what's skylake? :D and please suggest me a cooler, I'm having truble deciding which one to get :S
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Skylake is Intel's latest processor. That is, the 6xxx series. It is currently not available in the US. Rumors have the launch date to be 8/14, with limited availability, so you better be watching Amazon, Newegg, etc. if you want to get it on the launch date.

If you're not balls to the walls overclocking, a cheap $20-30 cooler would be more than sufficient. One of the default recommendations would bye the Coolermaster Hyper 212 series.

Motherjeba said:
oh ok great, cuz I tought I'd have to change PSU if I decide to buy another GTX 970 :D
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Two stock GTX 970s with overclocked mainstream Intel would be fine on 750 watts.
 
Motherjeba said:
what's skylake? :D and please suggest me a cooler, I'm having truble deciding which one to get :S
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My two choices for $50 & $75 (or often $65 w/MIR) would be the Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 Rev A and the Phanteks PH_TC14-PE respectively. The latter is pretty much on par with the top end Noctuas and Thermalrights but being able to get it in various different colors is kinda cool, and the stock fans are pretty good and quiet...

The TR is seriously underrated, far closer to those top end air coolers than say, something like the $30 CM Hyper 212 EVO... Even tho price wise it's closer to the latter than the former. TR has had the TRUE Spirit line around for years, dating back to when it was sold under Cogage, I've no clue why they aren't more popular.

At $75 or less you can get a better mix of performance/quiet from air than any CLC IMO. At near $100 it's more of a debate, tho those Swiftech AIO kits squash the CLCs, that's a different story tho. Might need to check RAM compatibility but the fans can be shifted up on the Phanteks and it's tall to begin with, plus you're only using 2 DIMMs.
 
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