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9/13/12 at 1:11pm

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I'm looking at doing some cable sleeving in the future. This is something I'm new to, so I definitely want a fully modular PSU. Processor is i7-3770k, GPU is an NVidia GTX 670--it works out to 500w precisely using the calculator at extreme.outervision.com. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find a US supplier for my first-choice unit, the be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 550W, and Google has been remarkably unhelpful. Does someone know of a US supplier? Or alternatively, a different PSU?

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9/13/12 at 1:18pm

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I personally love my silverstone PSU that i have in my sig rig - fully modular, you can even buy replacement short cable kits [which I have, they are perfect!], works perfect in my mITX case

SILVERSTONE Strider Plus ST50F-P

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256065

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9/13/12 at 1:45pm

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Meergh, my build is rated right at 500W--I'd be a little nervous not having a few watts of leeway, and I'm not seeing a 600W version of that.

Provided, of course, I worked up my build right in the calculator...

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G.Skill Ripjaws	Western Digital Blue	Samsung 830 SSD	Samsung BEBE DVD Burner
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Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate	Linux Mint	Asus VH236H
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Corsair Vengeance K90	Seasonic M12II Bronze 620W	CM Storm Stryker	Razer Naga
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RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G.Skill Ripjaws	Western Digital Blue	Samsung 830 SSD	Samsung BEBE DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	OS	Monitor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate	Linux Mint	Asus VH236H
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Corsair Vengeance K90	Seasonic M12II Bronze 620W	CM Storm Stryker	Razer Naga
Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
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9/13/12 at 2:06pm

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3770K & a single 670 sum up to below 300W (counting the rest and some consistent overclocks you might approach 350W).... any solid 400W (or above) unit will suffice for that build (the Strider Plus 500W is rather poor though, you'd be far better off with their new SFX Gold unit).

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9/13/12 at 3:14pm

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Even with the video capture card and modest overclocking? Man, I borked the thing bad...

*checks into the Silverstone SFX Gold*

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G.Skill Ripjaws	Western Digital Blue	Samsung 830 SSD	Samsung BEBE DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	OS	Monitor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate	Linux Mint	Asus VH236H
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Corsair Vengeance K90	Seasonic M12II Bronze 620W	CM Storm Stryker	Razer Naga
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9/13/12 at 3:30pm

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Quote:

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Even with the video capture card and modest overclocking? Man, I borked the thing bad...
*checks into the Silverstone SFX Gold*

What specific video capture card?

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9/13/12 at 4:15pm

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This is the one that was recommended to me. It will probably be added to the build ca. December-January. The recording software is apparently not that great, but I have little interest in recording, just in livestreaming.

There are also two LED fans in the case (I may add more or switch these out for a different colour at a later date), and my mouse draws power over USB, so I accounted for that.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i3/i5/i7	Z77 Extreme3	Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G.Skill Ripjaws	Western Digital Blue	Samsung 830 SSD	Samsung BEBE DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	OS	Monitor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate	Linux Mint	Asus VH236H
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Corsair Vengeance K90	Seasonic M12II Bronze 620W	CM Storm Stryker	Razer Naga
Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
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Intel Core i3/i5/i7	Z77 Extreme3	Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G.Skill Ripjaws	Western Digital Blue	Samsung 830 SSD	Samsung BEBE DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	OS	Monitor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate	Linux Mint	Asus VH236H
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Corsair Vengeance K90	Seasonic M12II Bronze 620W	CM Storm Stryker	Razer Naga
Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
WoW Cataclysm CE bundled mousepad	Asus Xonar DG	Sony MDR-NC40 Headphones
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9/13/12 at 4:33pm

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Quote:

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This is the one that was recommended to me. It will probably be added to the build ca. December-January. The recording software is apparently not that great, but I have little interest in recording, just in livestreaming.
There are also two LED fans in the case (I may add more or switch these out for a different colour at a later date), and my mouse draws power over USB, so I accounted for that.

You accounted far too much for that if you end up at 500W

.... that card consumes literally nothing (worth adding to the total)... you'll be perfectly fine with a 400W unit (or above).

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9/13/12 at 5:21pm

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the capstones are modularish

450

550

and the seasonic 550

550 seasonic

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9/14/12 at 12:23pm

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Thanks, guys--ended up going with this SeaSonic 560W. It's fully modular and has lots of good reviews.

It's a real shame about the be quiet! ones not being available in the US anymore--I emailed them and they said they currently had no US distributors.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i3/i5/i7	Z77 Extreme3	Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G.Skill Ripjaws	Western Digital Blue	Samsung 830 SSD	Samsung BEBE DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	OS	Monitor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate	Linux Mint	Asus VH236H
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Corsair Vengeance K90	Seasonic M12II Bronze 620W	CM Storm Stryker	Razer Naga
Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
WoW Cataclysm CE bundled mousepad	Asus Xonar DG	Sony MDR-NC40 Headphones
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i3/i5/i7	Z77 Extreme3	Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G.Skill Ripjaws	Western Digital Blue	Samsung 830 SSD	Samsung BEBE DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	OS	Monitor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate	Linux Mint	Asus VH236H
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Corsair Vengeance K90	Seasonic M12II Bronze 620W	CM Storm Stryker	Razer Naga
Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
WoW Cataclysm CE bundled mousepad	Asus Xonar DG	Sony MDR-NC40 Headphones
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