Choosing a new power supply

zharr

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Hello.
Recently I encountered bsod's (dxgmms1.sys) during games (BF4 to be precise). At first i ignored it (was thinking - battlefield 4 is still bugged so probably its the culprit). Today i had 3 bsod's like that. I decided to test my power supply with OCCT (why? because its my oldest part in my rig and im still stuck on my TakeMe 500w). My pc crashed after like 2 minutes on OCCT power supply test. Conclusion: not enough power (or am i wrong?).
My current rig:
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus
Phenom II 965 @ 3,4 (can OC to 4ghz safe - due to test i decided to go on default clocks)
16gb Geil Dragon cl9 @1600mhz
Gigabyte GA-970A-D3
Gigabyte HD7870 OC 2GB OC
WD Caviar Blue 1TB

My problem is that i'm not up to date on power supplies and i really don't know what to pick (what power, barnd etc). I was thinking that a 700W would be fine but correct me if i'm wrong:)
Any suggestions would be helpfull.
Zharr
 

zharr

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Seems a very good option. Also i have read OCZ power supplies. Some ppl say they are good, some they are bad. Dunno what to think. I'll have to gather some money fast and buy a new one...i can't play like this...:D
 

zharr

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Feb 19, 2013
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Okay. just looked up average prices for Xilence, OCZ, XFX. Cheapest is OCZ, middle price is XFX and highest price is Xielnce. I think ill stick to XFX (modular...so yeah, its awsome). Thank You guys for Your opinions and suggestions. To be honest...due to prices in Poland that XFX seems as the best choice compairing power,options/price. Tomorrow i'll check "my" price (i work as an IT guy so i buy cheaper my stuff) and see how will it calculate:)