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Rodion15

Rodion15

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I'm looking for a proper PSU. My PC has two hard disks and a 2GB graphics card.

Motherboard: ASROCK Z68 PRO3-M
Processor: Intel core i5 3450 3.1Ghz
RAM: 2 modules of 4GB DDR3 /1600 KINGSTOM HYPERX KHX1600C9D381/4G
Two hard disks: 1TB and 2TB SATA 3
Graphics Card PNY GeForce GTX 660 XLR8 2 GB GDDR5
PSU I've got now: "700W" 3GO Energy PS700SX passive PFC
Box: thermaltake V4 black
 
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Dark Lord of Tech
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Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $64.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-02 12:27 EDT-0400)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151119

SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

$79.99 ^ I recommend this unit.
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winkay

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700W is plenty man, wouldn't really worry to much about it. If you actually wanted a proper one I suggest

500-550W

XFX
Seasonic
Corsair
Antec
Rosewill
 
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toyftw

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Hi - As you know, you have more than enough power. I suspect you want
to upgrade to a better quality unit with active PFC. Your system will run fine
on any quality PSU >400w.

If you are located in the US, heres some to consider:

http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/newegg/rosewill-power-supply-capstone450 prob the best 450 out there
as many +12v amps as most 500w units
http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/newegg/rosewill-power-supply-capstone450m modular $10 more

550's for more headroom & future flexibility:
http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/newegg/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9 XFX 550 @ $56

http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/ncixus/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb9 XFX 650 @ $65

I didn't recommend any budget/opening price point units as I suspect
you are upgrading for quality & not wattage.

If you aren't in the US let me know.


 
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Dark Lord of Tech

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $64.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-02 12:27 EDT-0400)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151119

SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

$79.99 ^ I recommend this unit.
 
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Rodion15

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Thanks for your answers. But I'm suspecting my PSU because some video-games crash. I already posted this question and some got advice to change the PSU. It's strange, some mighty videogames such as "Metro Last Light" don't crash at all while others like Far Cry 3 and Crysis 3 do crash. I'll see what I do.
 
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