PSU Recommendations Please

Based on my below signature, which PSU would you recommend?

The PC is used for gaming and multimedia obviously.

I am the type of person who likes to stick with a single GPU as opposed to SLI. So, in the future, with the hope of getting a larger monitor and more advanced water cooling, as well as an NVIDIA Kepler GPU, what would be considered enough wattage for a this system?

Thanks all!

JDawggS316 said:

Based on my below signature, which PSU would you recommend?

The PC is used for gaming and multimedia obviously.

I am the type of person who likes to stick with a single GPU as opposed to SLI. So, in the future, with the hope of getting a larger monitor and more advanced water cooling, as well as an NVIDIA Kepler GPU, what would be considered enough wattage for a this system?

Thanks all!

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You won't need a big one. Budget? Modular?

Corsair 650VX (non modular), or Corsair 650HX (Modular) will be PLENTY for any single GPU setup. Truthfully 550W would be fine, but since it doesnt have a modular option, I jumped up a bit.

Yeah I'm looking for modular and as far as price, I'm open to any options.

So for future hardware upgrades, and sticking with a single GPU throughout the process, 650W would be more than enough, or barely enough?

"PLENTY" is exactly how I worded it.

JDawggS316 said:

Yeah I'm looking for modular and as far as price, I'm open to any options.

So for future hardware upgrades, and sticking with a single GPU throughout the process, 650W would be more than enough, or barely enough?

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JD,

You could run two GTX 470's with a quality 650w.

This link will give you a fair idea. The power consumtion is for the whole system:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-480,2585-15.html


Our sticky on recommended power supplies. These are the "best of the best" and it's recommended to buy from that list:

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=589708

Those listed 550 / 560 watt modulars will work just fine too. They don't get much better and they will run any single GPU made today easily. Your GTX470 is not a power hog.

Thanks guys!