Last piece to the build, the PSU.

Motox20

Motox20

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Alright, the last thing I need before I order the parts for my build is the PSU, I'm having a hell of a time deciding. Here's what I'm putting together.

AMD Phenom II x4 965 3.4GHz(Going to OC)
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
XFX 6850 1GB(will probably add another in the near future)
ASUS Sabertooth 990 FX MB
Lanboy Air Blue Case
G.Skill Ripjaws RAM 8 GB
1TB HDD
Win 7 Pro 64 bit

My issue is that down the road I will most likely add another Vid card and upgrade the CPU so I want to make sure the PSU will be ready for that. It's the only component I'm just not able to decide on. I've been out of the game for awhile, so things like how many +12v rails to have eludes me. BTW is a single +12v rail ok for crossfire or should I have 2?

I have read some of the Guide in this forum, but I trust the posters here more than my understanding after just reading up on it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
 
 
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StrangleHold said:
I like single rails better. But they do make multi rail that are pretty good too.

If you Just crossfire two 6850 a 750 would be fine. With some overhead.

Not modular.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207015
modular
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207016
Nice one. Modular
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087
modular
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256059
Nice one. Not modular
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703030
Good price
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371049
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+1. 750 would be a good wattage to aim for. That'll give you plenty of headroom for future upgrades. ;)
 
Awesome list, thanks so much. Modular is definitely a must, I'm a bit of a neat freak when it comes to my computer. I think it's going to be the XFX, thanks again.
 
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