New Gaming PC Build

[chubdeuce]

Going to get a new system next month and just wanted to make sure that the PSU I choose can handle the system comfortably. There will be mild to medium overclocking, nothing earth shattering as I value stability and longevity.

E8500
Asus P5K Deluxe
eVGA 8800 GTS 512
4 GB Corsair RAM
2 HDD
1 Optical Drive
7 Fans (Probably less but I'll be aggressive to be sure)
24" LCD

Will a Corsair TX750 power this all with room to spare? It looks like the 12A rail is okay but I'm no electrician.

 

[Doclife]

The Corsair TX750 is overkill for your system. Even a quality 430W PSU (Antec Earthwatts 430W for example) would do the job with ease.

 

[MarcVenice]

Hmm, corsair 450vx or 520hx will both be plenty of power. Oh, and you sure about the e8500 ? It costs a LOT of extra money compared to the e8400, which overclocks like hell, so you can quite easily make up the difference between both CPU's.

 

[M0R0NI]

If you have the money that will be a great PSU and will last for many upgrades!

 

[MarcVenice]

Even if it is a great PSU, I'd rather have something cheaper and modular, and equally great: http://www.buy.com/prod/corsai...loc/101/203270716.html Notice the 10$ discount you get as a google checkout customer. But if you insist, you can get the tx750 for 110$ AR http://www.buy.com/prod/corsai...loc/101/206178325.html . Here's another REALLY good PSU, 650w, but a lot cheaper and still WAY overkill for your rig: http://www.microcenter.com/sin...duct_id=0265147#rebate

 

[chubdeuce]

Thanks for the advise, my company pays for a portion of the purchase so that's why I wasn't particularly concerned with the price.

@Marc I was actually planning on the 8400 but i put down 8500 to be more aggressive on the power consumption.

Think I'll dial it down the the Corsair HX620, modular and tone down the overkill.

 

[MarcVenice]

More agressive on the power consumption ? What do you mean ? I'd rather step down to the e8400 and get a thermalright 120 ultra extreme with a s-flex fan, and overclock it to 4.0ghz, instead of the e8500 with just the stock cooler for example. I'd rather step up the 8800gt 512mb to a 8800gts 512mb instead of buying an e8400 over a e8500, which can both be overclocked to the same point, especially when you say it's only going to be a mild/medium overclock, knowing both will do 4.0ghz. You're throwing away performance for nothing, even when it's free.