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sbowe19 · ‎08-18-2016

I was wondering if a 650W power supply would be okay for my build, this is my first build and I could use some tips.

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz
Core I5-6600K 3.50 GHz, 6 M Processor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan
MSI Pro Solution Intel Z170A LGA 1151 Motherboard
NVIDIA GTX 1070 Founders Edition 8GB
Western Digital 1 TB 3.5-Inch 7200 RPM SATA III 64 MB Cache

I also plan on getting a SSD at some point too for my PC.

MeanMachine · ‎08-19-2016

Hi sbowe19 🙂

Slightly higher Wattage sbowe19 to 750W-850W Gold certified unit for your setup would be best. Especially for any future expansion.
650w is a bare minimum and don't get Bronze certification. They are really for general purpose PCs and those on a budget.

Your PSU is the lifeblood of your system and not to be underestimated. 😄

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My System Specs:

MB:ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero/WiFi GPU:EVGA GTX 1080 sc PSU:Corsair AX-1200i
CPU:AMD R7 2700X Cooler: Corsair Hydro H115i Case: Corsair Carbide 780t
Memory:G.Skill TridentZ F4-3200C14D-16GTZR SSD:Samsung 500GB 960 EVO M.2

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sk2play · ‎08-19-2016

MeanMachine wrote:
Hi sbowe19 🙂

Slightly higher Wattage sbowe19 to 750W-850W Gold certified unit for your setup would be best. Especially for any future expansion.
650w is a bare minimum and don't get Bronze certification. They are really for general purpose PCs and those on a budget.

Your PSU is the lifeblood of your system and not to be underestimated. 😄

I concur/agree with MeanMachine
He cited a perfect power ratio of Gold/Platinum 750W-850W that are certified.
You want your PSU running around 50% as max for longevity.
My Corsair AX1200 was bought during a much higher demanding GTX 4xx period and is still running perfect on my latest build as seen in my specs.
If I was to buy today a gaming system like yours, it would be either a 750/850 Gold/Platinum because SLI has become obsolete to me.

Corsair 500R Case, H110 Hydro, 1200AX PSU, Asus Maximus Hero VI MB, Intel 4770K CPU, Gigabyte GPU GV-N98TWF3OC-6GD, G-Skill Trident 2400MHz 32GB, Crucial M500 960GB SSD, Seagate 6TB HDD x2, Creative SBZ to Denon AVR-4311ci - Infinity Primus 5.1 w/Klipsch Sub XW-300d, HP ZR30w 30" S-IPS LCD, W10 64bit

650W power supply good for this build