psu voltage /brand

arrowhead123 · Dec 15, 2013

I'm building a PC and i was wondering what watt psu would i need and what would be the best brand or model / reasonably priced psu
CPU :intel i5 4670k (haswell) LGA 1150
motherboard: MSI Z87 G45 lga 1150
memory:Corsair vengence cl (8GB)4GB x 2 1600mhz
GPU: msi gefore gtx 760 2048 mb
Optical drive:Samsung 24x SH-224DB DVD-RW SATA
monitor: asus Vs228d 22 inch

Someone Somewhere · Dec 15, 2013

See the second link in my sig for what I'd consider recommended/reliable PSUs. You want something 500W+.

Voltage depends on country, but all the PSUs in the higher tiers should support the full range of voltages worldwide.

juanjostorreshernndez · Dec 15, 2013

You can get any of this for sure:Seasonic, XFX, Corsair, Antec. 500~600W, and you should be fine

Someone Somewhere · Dec 15, 2013

I wouldn't buy a Corsair CX, but I tend to agree with the others.

juanjostorreshernndez · Dec 15, 2013

yea I agree, CX builder series is bottom line from Corsair, still reliable but I recommend somthing more like TX, HX, AX series

Someone Somewhere · Dec 15, 2013

Not that reliable. They went for crap caps, which will fail early. There's plenty of reports of them dying.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 15, 2013

Made by the best SEASONIC.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $59.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-15 09:44 EST-0500)

juanjostorreshernndez · Dec 15, 2013

yea, I was based on tier 3 list(Tier 3 Brands - Power supplies fully able to meet ATX specs, although closer to the edges of the limits than higher tier units. Still solid units) but as you just say, it seems like real world is showing other fact, maybe Eggxpert Tiered Power Supply List need an update on that specific model.

Corsair has shown good stable units, is a very reputable brand, so is a shame to hear that they are using crap caps, I just hope this issue does not become permanent.

Tier 3 Brands - Power supplies fully able to meet ATX specs, although closer to the edges of the limits than higher tier units. Still solid units.

Acbel Polycom
Akasa PaxPower
Akasa PowerPlus (>greater than 500 watt Models)
AMS Mercury
Antec Earthwatts >greater than 700 watt
Antec Basiq
Antec Phantom
Antec TruePower III
Antec TruePower II
Antec TrueControl II
Antec NeoPower 480 watt (Old Model)
Athena Power Space Shuttle Series
Be Quiet Dark Power Pro
BFG ES
BFG LS
Channel Well
Cooler Master Real Power Pro <less than 800 watt
Cooler Master iGreen
Cooler Master Silent (and gold) Pro
Corsair CX Series ___________________________________________________________________
Corsair RM750, RM850
Enermax Maximum Plus
Enermax Noistaker II
Enermax Noisetaker
Enermax Whisper II
Enermax CoolerGiant
Enhance ENS-G
Epower Xscale
EVGA SuperNova NEX B 500
EVGA SuperNova NEX G 750
EVGA SuperNova NEX 1500 Classified
Fortron (FSP) GLC
Fortron (FSP) THN
Fortron AX
Fortron HLN
Fortron PFN/PN/PA
Fractal Design Integra R2 750 W
Kingwin Lazer
Kingwin Mach 1 (the negative 12v rail may go slightly outside of spec in some loading conditions)
LEPA G900
NorthQ
OCZ ModXStream (rated for 40° C)
OCZ Z Series 1000W
Rosewill RP 2 (temperature sensitive)
Rosewill Xtreme/RX
Seasonic Super Versatile
Sigma SP
Silverstone F
Sparkle FSP
Spire Rocketeer V/VI
Sunbeam Nuuo
Thermaltake Litepower
Thermaltake Purepower RX
Thermaltake Toughpower <less than 600 watt
Topower 1000w Gold
XG Magnum
X-Spice Kira
Zalman ZM 1000 watt

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 15, 2013

The List is lacking many quality and low quality power supplies , it's not updated on a regular basis.

Someone Somewhere · Dec 15, 2013

The low quality part at least is explained by the fact that if it's not on the list, it's bad. What good ones are missing?

juanjostorreshernndez · Dec 15, 2013

I agree, and other thing that really worries me is the fact that this particular model (CX500W)is made by Channel Well, so they whent for crap caps ??. that is really rare.
I will be looking for some in depth reviews to update myself.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 15, 2013

The CX Series including the CXM the modular version are not good , cheaply built.

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