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New Build: SeaSonic 1050W Enough?

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kraze98nyc

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I'm doing a build and wondering if I should return the 1050w seasonic for the 1250w.
I have a GTX 480 now but considering getting the new GTX680 in SLI or buying my friends GTX 590 SLI setup.
I would also like the ability to run water cooling eventually.
Wondering what your guys thoughts are.

Build:

1 x Intel Core i7-2700K Processor
1 x Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
1 x ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155
1 x G.SKILL Ripjaws Z 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000)

1 x Nvidia GTX 480 (GTX590 SLI or GTX680 SLI potential)

1 x Corsair Special Edition White 600T Case
1 x SeaSonic X-SERIES X-1050 1050W Power Supply

1 x SAMSUNG 830 256GB SSD
2 x WD 1TB Black Drives
1 x Pioneer Black Internal BD/DVD/CD Writer SATA BDR-207DBKS
 
Its fine for a dual 590/690 but huge overkill for a single 480. If you are sure you are going to get a the SLI cards in the near future get the 1050 otherwise get a 850w.
 
590 SLI is 4 GPUs, thats not overkill.

If he means SLI 580 then yes still overkill 680s are supposed to sip 80 less watts than the 580 so even overkill for them. (we will see once they are in the real world though)
 
80 less? That's wild, 580s were only 244w TDP I think.
In any case even with SLI of, well, anything, that PSU is fine.
More than enough for SLI single GPU cards.
 
80 less? That's wild, 580s were only 244w TDP I think.
In any case even with SLI of, well, anything, that PSU is fine.
More than enough for SLI single GPU cards.

I guess im confusing gens LOL I thought it was 280 for 580 and 200 for 680.

Okay 44W less then for 88W lower power oh picker of nits :)
 
Cheap right now, powerful.
Waaaaay more GPU than you can usually get for $200.
 
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