PC for 2013 Help Please

750W should be OK for two 7970s, might want to go for 800W or 850W just to be on the safe side though.

I'd just get one 7970 for now and save your money. It's plenty powerful enough. Get the higher wattage PSU anyway just in case you decide in the future you want to get another one.
 
From my personal experience the Coolermaster 212 Evo is much more quiet than the stock Intel coolers. The fan is really silent even at 12v.
I've tested this against socket AM2+, AM3, 775, 1155 and 2011 stock coolers.
It's also much much better at handling overclocks.

  • i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz under 85C. ASRock Z75 Pro3 auto-overclocking. (HAF 912)
  • i7-3570k @ 4.3GHz under 63C. ASUS P8Z77-M auto-overclocking too. (Define R3 Mini)
  • i7-2600k @ 4.8GHz under 75C. Manually OC'd on my P8P67. (Define XL)
  • Phenom X2 555 BE @ 4.2GHz under 60C. Manual OC on M3A32-MVP Deluxe.
I really say go for the CM 212 Evo, it's a damn good cooler for the money.

[EDIT: Lol, totally missed the plural amount of pages - and forgetting I already posted the exact same things.]
 
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ok so i will ask my computer shop guy and will probably order the corsair 750 w thats only $99.99 Thanks guys
 
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or could i wing it with the 600w

btw here is the 750 w unit is this a good supply unit?
Corsair CX750 Builder Series ATX 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Power Supply - 88.99
 
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Yes, the CX 750 is a good unit. It's a brand new addition to the CX-series, so it's more efficient and such.
Also, you can run 2x GTX 680 on a 700W with a high end 1366 CPU, so a 750W can easily run 2x 7970s.
 
It's a good unit, but you may want to throw in an extra $40 and upgrade to a modular PSU, it'll really clean up the case and help with cable management. The HX750 is $140 on Newegg, and the 650 is $120.
 
well i bought the 750 and my guy is building my pc said he didn't mind that there would be more cables... Thanks for the help...

When I get the money i will probably get a second graphics card and some ssd later...
 
i have the cx 750 from corsair.
but if you want this 1 go for the cx 750m this is a modulair model.
and yes its enough for 7970 crossfire but a bigger psu should be better, also a psu what has les to do is better then 1 ho needs almost all his power on the 12v line.
 
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