PSU suggestion for mini-ITX mobo, GTX 660, i5 4670

nishantbhatt · Dec 31, 2013

Hi,

I am building desktop for the first time and I am hoping to get suggestion of buying appropriate PSU for my config below:

CPU: Intel i5 4670 (not K)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB
Mother Board: Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI
Case: Bitfenix Prodigy mITX Mini-ITX Tower Case
RAM: 2x 4GB, Patriot Viper Xterme
Cooler: Corsair H60
Storage: HDD, WD Caviar Blue 1TB 6GBps 7200 RPM 64MB Cache

Thank you

pauls3743 · Dec 31, 2013

Something like a Corsair 500W should be more than plenty.

Rammy · Dec 31, 2013

If you are open to suggestions on your build, I'd say that (assuming it is for gaming) it's a little light on graphics relative to CPU spending, but there is nothing wrong with it at all.

As for PSU, it really depends where you live and how much you want to spend.
If it were me, I'd grab an XFX Core 550. It's not modular (all the cables are attached) but in the Prodigy this isn't a huge issue as there is quite a lot of space to tuck spare cables. It is available in a lot of countries, pretty reasonably priced, very well reviewed, and will cover you for the vast majority of modern graphics cards if you fancied an upgrade too.

Other good alternatives might be the Antec HCG (and HCG-M) range, Rosewill Capstone (and Capstone M), Seasonic S12II, M12II, G-series.

nishantbhatt · Dec 31, 2013

Rammy :

If you are open to suggestions on your build, I'd say that (assuming it is for gaming) it's a little light on graphics relative to CPU spending, but there is nothing wrong with it at all.

As for PSU, it really depends where you live and how much you want to spend.
If it were me, I'd grab an XFX Core 550. It's not modular (all the cables are attached) but in the Prodigy this isn't a huge issue as there is quite a lot of space to tuck spare cables. It is available in a lot of countries, pretty reasonably priced, very well reviewed, and will cover you for the vast majority of modern graphics cards if you fancied an upgrade too.

Other good alternatives might be the Antec HCG (and HCG-M) range, Rosewill Capstone (and Capstone M), Seasonic S12II, M12II, G-series.

Thank you. I will go with XFX 550.

nishantbhatt · Dec 31, 2013

@Rammy

As per sources, xfx 550 is not haswell ready.

I am considering cooler master i600 series or cx500

Rammy · Dec 31, 2013

The XFX Core 550 isn't Haswell certified no, but neither is the Corsair CX500 or i600, and it's better than both in terms of quality.

"Haswell certified" is necessary as Haswell has slightly unusual low power requirements for low power states. For general usage, it's not a statement of incompatibility, just that these low power states may not function correctly.

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