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8/25/12 at 8:10pm
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850W PSU is way too much for that system. A quality 550W is sufficient for any single GPU system. If you want a top-notch unit, try the Rosewill Capstone 550-M. If you'd like to save some money, then there are plenty of other options.
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8/25/12 at 8:17pm
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850W PSU is way too much for that system. A quality 550W is sufficient for any single GPU system. If you want a top-notch unit, try the Rosewill Capstone 550-M. If you'd like to save some money, then there are plenty of other options.

Well I plan on getting the Twin Frozr III 4 GB GTX 680 for $600. I thought it would eat away my PSU.

I'll also be OCing my i5 3570k to 4.6ghz. Not to mention 7 Corsair APF/Pressure fans. smile.gif Also I'll be having fan controllers!

The PSU looks high quality but almost no head room for anything extraneous I feel.

Thought this looks really good!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182263
Edited by HaunteR - 8/25/12 at 8:21pm
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8/25/12 at 8:22pm
You could run all of that and those overclocks on the 450W version. The 550W is plenty.
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8/25/12 at 8:22pm
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Well I plan on getting the Twin Frozr III 4 GB GTX 680 for $600. I thought it would eat away my PSU.
I'll also be OCing my i5 3570k to 4.6ghz. Not to mention 7 Corsair APF/Pressure fans. smile.gif Also I'll be having fan controllers!
The PSU looks high quality but almost no head room for anything extraneous I feel.

Use the PSU calculator that I linked above. Based on the system components you provided, the power requirement is only 425W. I suggested the 550W PSU just to give you a bit of breathing room if something changes down the road.
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I have an Antec HCG 750w, it cost me quite a bit, but it can output just under 1000W if i need it to, also has a 3 or 5 year warranty, can't remember though tongue.gif
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8/25/12 at 8:31pm
A i5 IB system overclocked to 4.6Ghz will draw around ~150w during synthetics without a GPU. That MSI 680 will peak <200w. Meaning you could power that system with a quality 450w PSU. Since you are getting a mobo that is capable of SLI, I'm assuming that you will want a larger PSU for it, right? Then you could get quality 650w and that would be able to power it as well.

I would recommend the Rosewill Capstone 750-M (the 650w variant didn't have a promo, thus the 750w variant is cheaper) for $87.99. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182264
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8/25/12 at 8:47pm
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Use the PSU calculator that I linked above. Based on the system components you provided, the power requirement is only 425W. I suggested the 550W PSU just to give you a bit of breathing room if something changes down the road.
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post #18 of 18
8/26/12 at 1:13am
Mike, kremtok and quan made excellent observations, a quality ~500W unit (like the one suggested) would be plenty. smile.gif
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