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Need help in picking between 3 power supplies

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October 16, 2013 11:27:52 AM

I live in Brazil, I bought from the US some components which my friend brought over, since these things are insanely expensive here.

I have:
HD 7970 graphics card
Intel i5 3570k cpu.
2 Corsair Vengeance 4gb 1600mhz

I'm having doubts in choosing the power supply and the motherboard.

As power supply options I have:

Corsair 600W CX Series CX600 V2 150 dollars
Aerocool 600W Strike-X Army Edition 180 dollars
Cooler Master 600W Real eXtreme Power Plus 160 dollars
Thermaltake 600W TR2 130 dollars
You can see all of my options here

I think the Corsair is the best option. I've been reading reviews and it's apparently decent enough.

For the motherboard I'm thinking about the Gigabyte GA-H77-D3H, for 250 dollars as the ASUS counterpart (ASUS P8Z77-v) is going for 450 dollars.

Do you think these components are decent enough?

Thanks for the help.

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October 16, 2013 11:35:29 AM

Corsair 600W CX Series CX600 V2 150 dollars < This is your best option

Your component choices look good.
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October 16, 2013 11:39:38 AM

SR-71 Blackbird said:
Corsair 600W CX Series CX600 V2 150 dollars < This is your best option

Your component choices look good.


Thanks Blackbird. I thought so too from reading online, I just wanted some confirmation from someone a little more knowledgeable than me.
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October 16, 2013 11:43:21 AM

Glad to help!
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October 16, 2013 11:52:49 AM

Actually, looking at that website the Corsair GS600 is your best choice. The GS line is better than the lower end CX line.

See here:

http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

GS is tier 2 and the CX is tier 3. The CX series uses cheap Chinese made capacitors.
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October 16, 2013 12:46:26 PM

If your choosing something not on your list you posted the GS600 is the better choice.

The CX is the best of the ones you listed.From the site LINK the GS600 is better.
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October 16, 2013 1:08:17 PM

The GS is on the website he linked to.
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