darconi on 27 April 2008
| Sqrl said: Nothing jumps out as being bad, your PSU might be a little much unless you're planning on SLI down the road and given your mobo choice you're most likely not. The only suggestions I would have is spending a bit less on the PSU and get something in the 600W range it will still be more than enough. The 600W PSU in the exact same lineup is $40 less and will make literally no difference to the final computer's performance. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010 |
I'm unlikely to use SLI (esp on this mobo) in the near future. The main reason why I picked the 700W vs the 600W was for future upgrades. Vid cards have climbed pretty considerably in power requirements so if I upgrade in 2-3 yrs or so, I would like being able to keep the same PSU. After the mail in rebate (ugh) the price difference is only $24 which isn't too bad.
Is 600W enough for the next couple years of graphic cards? OCZ at least has minimum 80% efficiency which should help.
