Would this Power Supply power my PC efficiently?

Ajax539 · Oct 3, 2013

Specifications:
AMD Phenom II x4 965 @3.4GHz
AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz edition Factory OC'ed
Kingston 8GB 1333MHz RAM Single-Dimm.
500GB Hitachi + 200GB Maxtor 7200RPM Hard drives
Gigabyte 78LMT-S2P
Ezcool 650W Power Supply
I need to buy a new Power Supply for my PC since the power supply I have at the moment is terrible and inefficient. I have money to buy a new one now. I'm willing to spend £50 on a new Power Supply. Does anybody have any recommendations/suggestions?
I'm currently considering this Power Supply:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Builder-Series-Bronze-Supply/dp/B009RMP2VE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380834718&sr=8-1&keywords=Corsair+500w

clutchc · Oct 3, 2013

That is a good choice for the money. Corsair is one of the best.

paladin442 · Oct 3, 2013

Need to know, do you have a Newegg rebate card?

Onus · Oct 3, 2013

^He's in the UK, so Newegg is irrelevant.
The modular versions of the Corsair CX line (possibly except the CX-750M) were built using all-Japanese capacitors, but the non-modular ones were not. Those used inferior Samxon capacitors that don't like heat and are known for early failure. I would not use one in a gamer. The Delta-built Antec Earthwatts PSUs are also 80+ bronze, and cost only a little more than the Corsairs. Is one of them available to you? Even the 380W model is enough for your rig, and would support a graphics card upgrade to any card with a single PCIe power connector (which would make it 150W max).

clutchc · Oct 3, 2013

paladin442 :

Since the OP is shopping in the UK, I doubt he can buy from Newegg.

Ajax539 · Oct 3, 2013

Onus :

I have £110.
£40 (£5 already spent on pre-order) has been spent on Pokemon Y.
So really, I have £70. So I could push for an Antec. There's an Antec Earthwatt PSU 500W going for £60 on Ebay. I'm reluctant to buy components from Ebay though.

Onus · Oct 3, 2013

I'm not sure I'd buy computer parts on eBay unless I knew the seller. I've bought some things from HardwareSecrets that way though, including my Seasonic X560.

Ajax539 · Oct 3, 2013

Onus :

Alright, I'll look up that seller.
In the meantime, what about this Power Supply? http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-P1-550S-XXB9-PRO550W-Edition-Supply/dp/B004RJ8EKI/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1380837574&sr=1-1&keywords=XFX+550w

Onus · Oct 3, 2013

XFX PSUs are built by Seasonic and are an excellent choice.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 3, 2013

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £48.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-04 04:03 BST+0100)

StayFrosty · Oct 4, 2013

You can always check Power Requirements from here - http://images10.newegg.com/BizIntell/tool/psucalc/index.html?name=Power-Supply-Wattage-Calculator

Your Build up will consume 401w but take 500w or 550w for any future Upgrades

Onus · Oct 4, 2013

Four hundred watts? Not hardly. I went to http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine and get 324W-374W, after adding some fans and allowing for capacitor aging.

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