Choosing a PSU.....

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Beske

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Hello, i am building a new computer, or i wanna start doing it! :p
So here's the part's i have found, it's going to be a end-game..

Ram: Corsair Dominator DHX DDR3 1600MHz 12GB
http://www.komplett.dk/k/ki.aspx?sku=601465

Mother Board: Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3
http://www.komplett.dk/k/ki.aspx?sku=612714#extra

CPU: Intel Core™ i7 Hexa Processor i7-970
http://www.komplett.dk/k/ki.aspx?sku=604510

Tower: VisionComputer Unicorn Silent miditower
http://www.mm-vision.dk/produkter/visvare.asp?action=vis&menu=pc&varenr=61233

Graphic: Radeon HD6970 2GB DDR5 PCI-E
http://www.mm-vision.dk/produkter/visvare.asp?action=vis&menu=pc&varenr=60284

HDD: Momentus® XT Solid State Hybrid Hard Drive
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/internal-storage/momentus-xt-kit/

Sound Card: ASUS Xonar D1, 7.1 channel, SPDIF
http://www.komplett.dk/k/ki.aspx?sku=366684#extra

And then im missing the PSU, So any thought's on that ? :)
Or any comment's on the Part's untill now? if anything cant fit or so on, as im not good at that part..

Well hope you guys can help

//Beske
 
Or also if you have any change's to the part's listed above, then say it, its always worth considering :)
 
I would just wait about 2 weeks and LGA 1155 Sandy Bridge will be out. I would take a look at that selection of motherboards and CPUs before you went LGA 1366. The LGA 1366 is a powerful platform but it is a dead end. I really just don't see the logic in spending all that money when a whole new platform is being released soon.
 
Hmm, i have taken a look at benchmark's and so on, and in the end i dont think i will go for Sandy bridge, mostly because i think the price is too high, taken in consideration, how much better it is...

But could anyone give a link to a nice PSU, that would be able to power the Spec's above ?
 
700w should be plenty, you could go to those test sites since you already know the major parts you are using. but if you want expandability and/or overclocking options then i'd go for at least 850w or even 1000w. 1200w is just overkill and only for those serious gamers that use three graphics cards and run there hexa core at 5ghz. Oh and i would go for cooler master or antec, their PSU's are a bit more expensive but they are tested to compliance, so it's better to be genuine then take a chance at something that will ruin your hard work in collecting all those parts and ending up with a failing PSU :)
 
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Generally you only want the Silent Pro units from coolermaster. And usually there's a better deal from another company.
 
Do you plan to add a second 6970 for crossfire ever, or overclock? Overclocking uses additional voltage, so that should be factored into the total wattage needed in your power supply. Just keep that in mind and get something with a little bit more power than you think you'll need.
 
Okay, thanks for the answers..

Well, The reason id go with 12gb ram, is to make it a bit more future proff, so i can have it for some year's so yes, i do intend to overclock, and maybe go crossfire :) So with that it sounds like 850w Would be ok ?
 
850W would be plenty.

The best deal seems to consistently be the XFX Black Edition 850W, which is a Seasonic M12D-based unit.

If you want higher quality than that, the Corsair AX850/Seasonic X-850 are the same thing and a notch above the M12D units in performance. (Not that the M12D is a bad performer...it's among the best on the market. The X platform is just a bit better.)
 
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