Also what are the differences between the power supplys like bronze, modular, semi modular and all that stuff. Ive never understood what it means, I just know I have to have enough wattage.
All those labels tell you is their efficiency levels at 20%, 50%, and 100% load.
A bronze rated PSU will waste around 18% when at 100% load.
Meaning if you have a 600Watt bronze rated PSU running at 100% load, about 108 watts will turn to heat.
If you have a 1200W PSU running at 50%, a bronze PSU will waste 15%.
50% of 1200 = 600. + 15% = 90. That means the PSU will draw in 600W, and an additional 90W that'll turn into heat.
Fully Modular Power Supplies (or PSU's) Have NO cables plugged in permanently. They come with the required cables in the box, which means if there are any cables that you don't need, you don't have to have the wire taking up extra space and looking clumsy in your system.
Non-Modular PSU's have ALL of the cables permanently attached to the PSU. None can be added or removed, for all-intensive purposes. There is no real disadvantage other than the issue of having cables that are not in use.
Semi-Modular PSU's are just how they sound, some of the cables are fixed, some cables can be plugged in or out. The cables that are fixed are usually the obvious ones:
ATX (Motherboard) Connector
EPS (CPU) Connector
Occasionally a PCI-E, (For Graphics cards mostly) either a 6-Pin or a 6+2 Pin.
I actually had all my prices set to pc case gear but it changed once I posted it here. The problem with using different shops is the shipping prices bring the price up too much for me that why I just stick with one shop.
Here's a single merchant edition:
PCPartPicker part list /
Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($249.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($729.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($145.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Other: Led Case Lights ($22.00)
Total: $2025.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-14 15:51 AEST+1000
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