Final check up for my build

Cire353

Cire353

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I am not a big fan of Raidmax but the build looks solid. No interest in a i7 build or budget restraints?
 
Budget restraints. I just had someone tell me that the Memory standard for Mother boards is the minimum GHz supported, that's wrong right?
 
Okay, I am going to suggest this Power Supply. Cheaper then what others suggest and it's a great deal for over 600Watts of constant stream (650W PSU). It's not a maximum like yours, and it's stronger anyways. Plus, it's only 15 bucks more, you can't beat it!


SILVERSTONE ZEUS - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817163108


I've been doin' a lot of research and advise for my build, it's what I am using. You can tell how good a product is by its weight (for PSU only). Why is it exactly, I can say but neither of us will really understand what any of it means. Oh, just know it's loud in some cases. Hope you have great ventilation to keep it cool or the sound can drive you crazy. Really depends what you do.. But if you have more cash, like 100 bucks, I would go with what the previous guy suggested. It's all really about price, his is more quiet in stress.
 
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As far as PSUs go, Raidmax is a no-no. Silverstone is definitely better.

However, don't gripe at an expensive PSU--it's the main lifeline to all those nice parts--one of those things like plumbing--when it's good, you might not notice it, but when it is bad--you'll have wished you spent more money, and the damage will cost more than the money now, up front.

Wattage Calculator:
http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

You really shouldn't need as much as you think, and bigger isn't always better. Personally, I would go with one of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001 (Been around for a while, but it is a proven, high quality PSU).

Both of these are higher wattage, but I had to list them because they are really great deals.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009
 
Still a bit pricey, I guess skimping out on a PSU isn't a good idea. Hows Rosewill when it comes to PSU's though? They seem to have good prices and pretty good reviews. I used the PSU calculator and came up with 376 watts. I'm not sure if I used it right, That seems kind of low for two video cards.
 
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While that PSU is not bad, where are you getting the Corsair for $140? It's still $70 after the MIR, and will probably be that for a while.
 
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