What power supply would you buy for this...?

[ricleo2]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboB...=Combo.1874117

 

[lehtv]

I wouldn't buy that combo to begin with, but for a single GTX 980, all you need is a 550W unit, 650W with OC.

 

[Blain]

This one

 

[BonzaiDuck]

This one

That looks similar to the semi-modular 650W Seasonic I'm using right now -- OC'd Sandy Bridge and 2x 970 GTX in SLI OC'd at stock voltage.

As much as I'd seen various opinions favoring a bigger PSU, all the evidence I have so far is that a Seasonic 650W is more than sufficient for the configuration I explained.

Good PSUs are rated for their mean output, and there are indications that some Seasonics are actually capable of sustaining almost 200W more under overload tests. That is, they'll spec the PSU for 650/750/850 etc. but the spec for a mean output is conservative.

Someone in 2013 wrote a 20-page analysis of the PSU industry. In many cases, many "brands" are rebadging someone else's product. The only two companies who build all the units with their brand-name include Seasonic.

 

[Smoblikat]

A nice 650W - 850W, depending if I planned on SLI in the future.

 

[Valantar]

That's an oddly balanced configuration. What will you be using it for? If it's for gaming, then the cpu is overkill unless you're planning on upgrading to tri or quad sli, in which case you'd need a 1000w+ PSU. Otherwise, stick with socket 1150. You'll save heaps of money while getting equal (or better in single threaded) performance.

 

[TemjinGold]

As mentioned, if this is a gaming machine, you are paying a massive premium for zero benefit. Not little benefit, zero benefit. If you have money to burn, get more than one gfx card, a big SSD, and a large monitor instead of x99, that cpu, and the overpriced ram.