is 1600 watt good for my build or am i way over my head?

[oldmanjenkins42]

i am new to pc builds and the main concern i have is the power and cooling. iv figured out the rest i think. can u guys give me any advise on the watts i need? ive already tried one of those calculators but am still not quite sure what i need.

heres the specs :

Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930k

ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

2 X ASUS GTX660 TI-DC2O-2GD5 GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

at least 1 X TOSHIBA PH3300U-1I72 3TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Retail Kit

starting with 1 might go for 8 later = CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10

ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS

at least 1 X Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive)(for windows 7 pro)

and a Xigmatek Elysium Black CCC-HSA0DS-U01 All Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Super Tower Computer Case

as u can tell (being 17 and working at a diner) this will be vary valuable to me and i need to know for sure what watts i need. thanks for the comments.

 

[LoganG]

I'm pretty sure a 1600 watt PSU is overkill, more likely you will need ~750w - 850w and even that should be more than enough. Of course I am no expert so if you want to hang around and check back for bobnova or someone else...

 

[trekky]

750w should be good for two 680
and you have two 660
also i would get 1 680 over two 660

also 2011 board you should do quad channel ram over single or dual

and go for a 3770k much cheaper

 

[MunkyTOS]

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp or something similar is useful to use and i see them often suggested. Also I imagine 750-850 is more than enough for your configuration but surely sub 1k watt.

 

[oldmanjenkins42]

im thinking a 1000 watts but wasnt sure

 

[oldmanjenkins42]

750w should be good for two 680
and you have two 660
also i would get 1 680 over two 660

also 2011 board you should do quad channel ram over single or dual

and go for a 3770k much cheaper

im wanting a build that will last me years(with upgrades) is the 3770k plenty fast?

 

[oldmanjenkins42]

oh and im using the pc for music production (with fl studio 10 signature bundle) and extreme gaming

 

[trekky]

oh and im using the pc for music production (with fl studio 10 signature bundle) and extreme gaming

extreme gaming?
unsure what you mean by this

but a i7 3770k is a very good CPU
i think it is better clock for clock (and price)

its better to build a cheaper system and buy a new one ever few year than to get a $2000 computer and keep it for 2-5 years

also get a 7970 or a 680

and for PSU no more than 750w are need unless you are planning on getting quad titans

 

[LoganG]

He'll be gaming while skydiving is my guess.

 

[oldmanjenkins42]

so that money ill save on the processor will let me upgrade the asus gtx 660 ti to an evga gtx 680 and still save a little in the bank

 

[oldmanjenkins42]

now does water cooling suck up watts?

 

[oldmanjenkins42]

dont worry that should be my last question.. hopefully

 

[LoganG]

adding a water cooling system will increase your power requirement but how much depends on the system, I am guessing.

 

[wingman99]

With the i7 3770k you will need a 1155 board ASRock extreme 6 is a good board. If you are going to SLI or Crossfire the 750w will be plenty for that and the liquid cooling pump.

 

[oldmanjenkins42]

so now its a

COOLER MASTER HAF 922

TOSHIBA PH3300U-1I72 3TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Retail Kit

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RS800-80GAD3-US 800W ATX 12V v2.3

2 X CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10

ASRock Z77 Extreme6 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS

Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive)

EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K

all of that for $1674.40

 

[oldmanjenkins42]

instead of $2200(guess)... saved a little bit

 

[wingman99]

Looks good you should be vary happy gaming and music production with that Rig.

 

[oldmanjenkins42]

make that $1795.87 with Arctic Silver 7g Premium Silver Thermal Adhesive Set ASTA-7G (2-PC-SET) - OEM and CORSAIR Hydro series H50 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

 

[wingman99]

make that $1795.87 with Arctic Silver 7g Premium Silver Thermal Adhesive Set ASTA-7G (2-PC-SET) - OEM and CORSAIR Hydro series H50 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

I would get a H80 if you are going to overclock.

 

[oldmanjenkins42]

sounds good