Will Seasonic SS-400FL be sufficient? All sugestions welcome
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 10:15 am
Hi everyone.
I am building a silent mid-sized rig mostly for photo-video editing. I have started researches about two weeks ago to broaden my knowledge but I may need your opinions about PSU and CASE anyway.
Till now I've been decided to get:
CPU: Xeon E3-1231 V3
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002VKVZ1A
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GT640
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0089AGH9G
PSU: Seasonic S12G-450 450W 80+ Gold Certified PSU with 12cm Silent Fan
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GSJRDRK
CASE: SilverStone SST-FT03B
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004KZH9TQ
MOBO: Not sure yet as it will be somehow case dependant, I am thinking of Z97 chipset, possibly from Gigabyte
RAM: Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9B Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00569K7LM
but after reading several articles from this and others websites I may rethink CASE and PSU. I could confirm the Silverstone FT03 case looks poorly made, with lots of cheep plastic without solid frame - simply is not what I wanted.
Now I will be looking at Antec or Fractal Design cases - suggestions appreciated
As a PSU I am thinking about efficient possibly fanless solution but I am not sure about wattage I will need.
The power supplies calculator (http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp) showed 296W as minimum and 346W as recommended for this config. Will Seasonic SS-400FL be sufficient and worth ~$160?
Thanks in advance for quick responds.
I am building a silent mid-sized rig mostly for photo-video editing. I have started researches about two weeks ago to broaden my knowledge but I may need your opinions about PSU and CASE anyway.
Till now I've been decided to get:
CPU: Xeon E3-1231 V3
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002VKVZ1A
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GT640
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0089AGH9G
PSU: Seasonic S12G-450 450W 80+ Gold Certified PSU with 12cm Silent Fan
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GSJRDRK
CASE: SilverStone SST-FT03B
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004KZH9TQ
MOBO: Not sure yet as it will be somehow case dependant, I am thinking of Z97 chipset, possibly from Gigabyte
RAM: Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9B Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00569K7LM
but after reading several articles from this and others websites I may rethink CASE and PSU. I could confirm the Silverstone FT03 case looks poorly made, with lots of cheep plastic without solid frame - simply is not what I wanted.
Now I will be looking at Antec or Fractal Design cases - suggestions appreciated
As a PSU I am thinking about efficient possibly fanless solution but I am not sure about wattage I will need.
The power supplies calculator (http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp) showed 296W as minimum and 346W as recommended for this config. Will Seasonic SS-400FL be sufficient and worth ~$160?
Thanks in advance for quick responds.