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Question

Building a PC

May 10, 2015 2:41AM PDT

Hi everyone,

I am building my first pc. Finding all the parts was very hard but I managed to pick out these:
CPU:
Intel core i7 4790
GPU:
Nvidia Geforce Gtx 970
Motherboard:
Asus z97 A
RAM:
Corsair vengeance 16Gb (2xCool
Hard drive:
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM
PSU:
Corsair CXseries CX750w
Case:
Phanteks Enthoo Pro Series

I want a pc that could handle the latest games although Im not sure if this is too much or not enough. Im also not sure if Im creating any bottlenecks. Also will the PSU take a lot of electricity?
Thanks for any help in advance.
-Bartosz

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Re: PSU
May 10, 2015 3:53AM PDT

The PSU will take what your components need + some overhead for its own fans and some energy loss while transforming the power.

Kees

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Some reading
May 10, 2015 3:54AM PDT