Kingwin LZP-550, Seasonic X650 or Seasonic SS-760XP2 for a g
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 9:24 pm
Obviously, those are all different wattages, but they seem to be the lowest available in each product line. As I understand it, they’re also all hybrid models, which I think will be important for idle noise given the PSU position in the Solo II.
The machine will likely include:
Antec Solo II
Asus Z87 Pro
GTX 780
Core i7-4770K
2x 8GB RAM
1 WD Red 3TB
1 SSD
3 case fans
Initially I won’t be doing SLI, but it would be nice to have the headroom to add that later. I’m guessing dual GTX 780s would require more than 550W, but I’m not sure.
The Kingwin sounds pretty good, but it’s not fully modular, unfortunately, which isn’t great in the Solo II. Most of the bundled cables will be used, but not all, so they’ll need to be shoved into one of the 5.25" bays.
In the 6 or so machines I’ve built, I’ve always used Seasonic or Corsair PSUs, so I’d lean towards the Seasonic models, especially since they’re fully modular. I’m a bit put off by all the reports of coil whine, though some of them may be fixable with the right MB BIOS settings. Worse are the recent Newegg reviews about units that die fairly quickly, and sometimes take down other components with them. Obviously, pissed off customers are more likely to write reviews, but given how fanboy-ish Newegg reviews tend to be (“5 EGGS!!! THIS PRODUCT AND NEWEGG ARE AWESOME!!!11!”) it’s a bit surprising seeing so many recent negative reviews.
Anyway, recommendations on a PSU for this setup would be appreciated.
The machine will likely include:
Antec Solo II
Asus Z87 Pro
GTX 780
Core i7-4770K
2x 8GB RAM
1 WD Red 3TB
1 SSD
3 case fans
Initially I won’t be doing SLI, but it would be nice to have the headroom to add that later. I’m guessing dual GTX 780s would require more than 550W, but I’m not sure.
The Kingwin sounds pretty good, but it’s not fully modular, unfortunately, which isn’t great in the Solo II. Most of the bundled cables will be used, but not all, so they’ll need to be shoved into one of the 5.25" bays.
In the 6 or so machines I’ve built, I’ve always used Seasonic or Corsair PSUs, so I’d lean towards the Seasonic models, especially since they’re fully modular. I’m a bit put off by all the reports of coil whine, though some of them may be fixable with the right MB BIOS settings. Worse are the recent Newegg reviews about units that die fairly quickly, and sometimes take down other components with them. Obviously, pissed off customers are more likely to write reviews, but given how fanboy-ish Newegg reviews tend to be (“5 EGGS!!! THIS PRODUCT AND NEWEGG ARE AWESOME!!!11!”) it’s a bit surprising seeing so many recent negative reviews.
Anyway, recommendations on a PSU for this setup would be appreciated.