[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Titanium Man]

550 is more than enough
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300_10.html
a full system with an i5 2500k but no video card consumes only about 100w at 100% load.

at EXTREME PEAK, the 780 consumes 230 watts.
http://www.techpowerup.com/mobile/reviews/EVGA/GTX_780_SC_ACX_Cooler/24.html

100+230=330+ 20 extra = 350 loving watts. got any more arguments, throw them out.

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[Teneksi]

Thanks for the feedback. The path with fewer things to buy wins.

[Steve5452]

Yeah, no, he'll be fine with a 550 watt power supply.

I thought you were AdBot, I was so confused.

[Bisjac]

the difference in space between a 150w and and 1500w PSU is the same.

the difference in price between a 500w and a 800w is like... 0-50 bucks, depending on the brand.
you guys are putting wayyyyyyyy to much thought into the wat sizes here. it really doesn't matter if you have to much

[LeetZero]

I had no practical reason to.
Except leading whoever comes to my PC (and doesn't know how to use a keyboard without looking at it) into cynical depression.

[Treynolds416]

I'm late, but this is relevant to the current discussion:

Quick note about wattage: You really aren't going to need that much. To put things in perspective, the fastest single-gpu card there is (the 780 Ti) only draws 250W, as well as the titan and the r9 290x. A 12-core xeon (upwards of $3000) will only draw about 200W. The specifications on websites like newegg for "system requirements" are vastly overestimated, they don't want to be sued by some idiot who overdrew their psu somehow. The only reasons you would need more than 500 watts for a power supply are:
1) Efficiency - As a rule of thumb, 60-75% of the maximum power draw is where you want to be for peak efficiency from the wall
2) Crossfiring/SLI - 2x the graphics cards, 2x the power draw
3) Bragging - yep

As for specifics, I would say that 800 watts is really excessive. Like I said, the highest single-graphics configuration currently available is only physically able to draw 250W. If you're going to spend thousands on brand new triple SLI configurations, just get an 800W psu then. There's absolutely no need for a 4300 and GTX 650. @titanium, 650W is probably fine if that's what he wants to spend his money on and he's going to get a second gpu to crossfire. Just know that efficiency is going to go down if you have too many watts for your system

[Steve5452]

I had no practical reason to.
Except leading whoever comes to my PC (and doesn't know how to use a keyboard without looking at it) into cynical depression.

haha

[naturemon]

I would recommend a wd1003fzex wd black 1tb hard drive instead

Any reason why? It's $8 left and the HDD I picked is a Hybrid drive.

[Titanium Man]

Any reason why? It's $8 left and the HDD I picked is a Hybrid drive.

I just looked at the specs and it turns out both are great choices. the speed of the hybrid is faster than the black (not by a great deal but still respectable), but it has a higher fail rate. the wd, on the other hand, has longer warranty by 2 years, much lower fail rate, and just a better known brand

so really its speed vs longetivity

[Hiiro326]

Hey, perfect, was looking for this thread and it was right on top.

I'm building a PC, can you guys check out my build and tell me what's up?


http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28aPZ

Changed some stuff, checkitout m8s

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28bTL

[Nuclear Hazard]

Every time I get a new PC, for some reason I DESPISE it for a while. Probably because the resolution is 1366x768

[Nal]

Every time I get a new PC, for some reason I DESPISE it for a while. Probably because the resolution is 1366x768

what
just get a better monitor

[Titanium Man]

Changed some stuff, checkitout m8s

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28bTL

why are you getting last gen cpu
get the newest gen i5 4670k (has a different socket though)
750w for a single card is way too much. 500w should be good (unless you are planning on adding extra video cards)

[Nuclear Hazard]

what
just get a better monitor

Laptop.

[Nikolan]

Laptop.

then dont get laptops with stuff resolutions?