I am currently building a new system, as my gcard just died a few days ago. I wanted to wait another 3 months, but that's life.
In any case, I am building a new Core i7 and 5870 build. I want to have it setup to where I can Crossfire in a year or two. So I would like to have it ready for just plug and play. My question is, does anyone have a recommendation on a PSU? I am not great when it comes to hardware, and I really don't want to order something that won't hold up.
From research I have pretty much seen that I will need around 950 -1000 watts for full load on my system.
Here is the system I am building:
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8TU-6GBPI - Retail
ASUS EAH5870/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported ... - Retail
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long ... - Retail
As well as old parts:
3xSATA
TV Tuner
Sound Card
DVD+-RW
8 USB Devices
I do actually use a lot of these devices at full load often. I watch video on 1 monitor, while playing a game on the other and my tuner records TV... That pretty much puts everything but 4 of the USB devices into use... See why I want 950 -1000 watts? I also plan to OC my i7 to 3.2 - 3.5 in the future.
So, after that long post, if your still here... Do you have any suggestions on a PSU that would be good for me? I really don't want to go over $200, though if I need to, I will.
In any case, I am building a new Core i7 and 5870 build. I want to have it setup to where I can Crossfire in a year or two. So I would like to have it ready for just plug and play. My question is, does anyone have a recommendation on a PSU? I am not great when it comes to hardware, and I really don't want to order something that won't hold up.
From research I have pretty much seen that I will need around 950 -1000 watts for full load on my system.
Here is the system I am building:
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8TU-6GBPI - Retail
ASUS EAH5870/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported ... - Retail
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long ... - Retail
As well as old parts:
3xSATA
TV Tuner
Sound Card
DVD+-RW
8 USB Devices
I do actually use a lot of these devices at full load often. I watch video on 1 monitor, while playing a game on the other and my tuner records TV... That pretty much puts everything but 4 of the USB devices into use... See why I want 950 -1000 watts? I also plan to OC my i7 to 3.2 - 3.5 in the future.
So, after that long post, if your still here... Do you have any suggestions on a PSU that would be good for me? I really don't want to go over $200, though if I need to, I will.
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