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7/30/12 at 11:24pm

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Looking to trade out my PSU for another, modular PSU. Saw this one and I'm tempted. psuCalc says my rig pulls ~425W, and I just wanted a second opinion. Is this PSU reliable?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5-2500k	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI Radeon 6950 2GB (Unlocked to 6970)	Samsung 8GB (2x4) DDR3 1600Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Samsung 830 256GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB	Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000.D 1TB	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium	HP 2311x	HP 2311xi	Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
SeaSonic M12II 520W	NZXT Phantom 410	Logitech G400	SteelSeries Qck
Audio
Asus Xonar DG
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i5-2500k	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI Radeon 6950 2GB (Unlocked to 6970)	Samsung 8GB (2x4) DDR3 1600Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Samsung 830 256GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB	Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000.D 1TB	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium	HP 2311x	HP 2311xi	Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
SeaSonic M12II 520W	NZXT Phantom 410	Logitech G400	SteelSeries Qck
Audio
Asus Xonar DG
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7/30/12 at 11:26pm

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This PSU is great. SeaSonic generally makes top of the line power supplies, you can't go wrong here.

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Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA II	Disconnected	Noctua NH-C14	Windows 7 x64
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Teac	SeaSonic S12II-620 80PLUS BRONZE	TMS Custom Built LIMITED EDITION	Microsoft
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Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB DDR3-1600 CL9	Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD	Corsair H100i	SeaSonic Platinum 860w
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Corsair 800D
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Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA II	Disconnected	Noctua NH-C14	Windows 7 x64
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Teac	SeaSonic S12II-620 80PLUS BRONZE	TMS Custom Built LIMITED EDITION	Microsoft
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Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB DDR3-1600 CL9	Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD	Corsair H100i	SeaSonic Platinum 860w
Case
Corsair 800D
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Intel Core i7 2630QM	Intel HM65	NVIDIA GTX 460M 1GB DDR5	8GB DDR3-1333
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7/30/12 at 11:30pm

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Yes, 520w will be more than enough with a solid unit.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo e6320 @ 1.86GHz, 1.35v	Gigabyte 965p-DS3 (broken)	MSI Nvidia GeForce 7300LE	2x1GB GSkill DDR2-800 @ 800, 5-5-5-15
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Blue 250GB	Pioneer DVDRW	Stock	Windows 7 Ultimate
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Compaq 17" 1366x768	Dell	Corsair VX550	Apevia X-Plorer
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Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Blue 250GB	Pioneer DVDRW	Stock	Windows 7 Ultimate
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7/30/12 at 11:31pm

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As far as wattage, you think I'll be alright? I don't think I'll ever crossfire/sli cards. Going forward with newer, single cards, will I run into a problem with 520W?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5-2500k	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI Radeon 6950 2GB (Unlocked to 6970)	Samsung 8GB (2x4) DDR3 1600Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Samsung 830 256GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB	Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000.D 1TB	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium	HP 2311x	HP 2311xi	Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
SeaSonic M12II 520W	NZXT Phantom 410	Logitech G400	SteelSeries Qck
Audio
Asus Xonar DG
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Samsung 830 256GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB	Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000.D 1TB	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium	HP 2311x	HP 2311xi	Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
SeaSonic M12II 520W	NZXT Phantom 410	Logitech G400	SteelSeries Qck
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Asus Xonar DG
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7/30/12 at 11:36pm

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You'll be fine with 520W

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz	Asus Maximus V Formula	EVGA GTX 680	G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Samsung Spinpoint F3	Crucial M4 SSD	Samsung CD/DVD Burner	Corsair H80
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Samsung Spinpoint F3	Crucial M4 SSD	Samsung CD/DVD Burner	Corsair H80
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7/30/12 at 11:39pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NV43

As far as wattage, you think I'll be alright? I don't think I'll ever crossfire/sli cards. Going forward with newer, single cards, will I run into a problem with 520W?

No, 520w will be just fine for ANY single GPU setup.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo e6320 @ 1.86GHz, 1.35v	Gigabyte 965p-DS3 (broken)	MSI Nvidia GeForce 7300LE	2x1GB GSkill DDR2-800 @ 800, 5-5-5-15
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Blue 250GB	Pioneer DVDRW	Stock	Windows 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Compaq 17" 1366x768	Dell	Corsair VX550	Apevia X-Plorer
Mouse
Logitech MX310
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo e6320 @ 1.86GHz, 1.35v	Gigabyte 965p-DS3 (broken)	MSI Nvidia GeForce 7300LE	2x1GB GSkill DDR2-800 @ 800, 5-5-5-15
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Blue 250GB	Pioneer DVDRW	Stock	Windows 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Compaq 17" 1366x768	Dell	Corsair VX550	Apevia X-Plorer
Mouse
Logitech MX310
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7/30/12 at 11:40pm

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Ninja'd on my post by pioneerisloud.

Thanks for your help guys. Think I might jump on this.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5-2500k	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI Radeon 6950 2GB (Unlocked to 6970)	Samsung 8GB (2x4) DDR3 1600Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Samsung 830 256GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB	Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000.D 1TB	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium	HP 2311x	HP 2311xi	Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
SeaSonic M12II 520W	NZXT Phantom 410	Logitech G400	SteelSeries Qck
Audio
Asus Xonar DG
View all

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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5-2500k	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI Radeon 6950 2GB (Unlocked to 6970)	Samsung 8GB (2x4) DDR3 1600Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Samsung 830 256GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB	Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000.D 1TB	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium	HP 2311x	HP 2311xi	Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
SeaSonic M12II 520W	NZXT Phantom 410	Logitech G400	SteelSeries Qck
Audio
Asus Xonar DG
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