Resell And Rebuild?

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Dick_McSlick wrote:I'd up the power supply up to a 600, maybe a 650. I was sort of confused with psu's, so I got a 700 just to be safe and if I wanted to do any overclocking, I have the ability to do so. Just my 2 cents, but hey, that's a solid build :3
I used asus' little psu calculator on their site and got 438w with a i5, itx, hd 7950 and 2x4gb ram. That and my old computer are my only experience in choosing the correct W for a psu. I think you went a little bit overkill on yours xD. I heard that PSUs are most efficient at ~75% load, and will be less efficient at max/low loads.
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Typically people go an additional 100-200 watts over what they need when they buy, with the assurance that the PSU can support most upgrades you're likely to do (an extra GPU, overclocking, additional RAM, HDDs, or USB peripherals and such), or a more powerful build if they decide to do a new build at some point.

But with the build you're doing, It doesn't seem like you're that interested in upgrading it in the future, so you should be fine.
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Parts should be here Wednesday. Super excited, first official custom pc build for me :3.
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Make sure to use the motherboard standoffs correctly please.
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soulharvester wrote:Make sure to use the motherboard standoffs correctly please.
Also, don't drop a screwdriver on the mobo or use the wrong screw on the mobo. Both happened to me.
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Dick_McSlick wrote:
soulharvester wrote:Make sure to use the motherboard standoffs correctly please.
Also, don't drop a screwdriver on the mobo or use the wrong screw on the mobo. Both happened to me.
Very slick.
...no pun intended :3.

Stuff arrived today (shipped out yesterday, <3 newegg). Gonna try and build it all today. Not much hw, anyways :grin:
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goinundercover wrote:
Very slick.
...no pun intended :3.
More like Dick McStupid, but slick could work.
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