Corsair VS 450W ATX

Kirilenko · Jun 21, 2014

First time builder.Is PSU Corsair VS 450W ATX legit?Will it deliver enough power for my gaming PC?Only found one review: http://hardwareinsights.com/wp/corsair-vs450-review/4/
My build
Hard drive ST1000DM003 Seagate Barracuda 3.5'' 1TB SATA3 7200RPM 64MB
CPU BX80646I34150 i3-4150
RAM PSD34G133381H DDR3 Patriot 4GB 1333MHz CL9, Radiator
Motherboard H81M ASRock H81M, H81, DualDDR3-1600, SATA3, HDMI, DVI, D-Sub mATX
GPU R7265-DC2-2GD5 ASUS Radeon R7 265, 2GB GDDR5 (256 Bit), HDMI, 2xDVI, DP
Case ZM-Z1 ZALMAN Z1 Midi Tower ATX USB3.0
PSU CP-9020049-EU PSU Corsair VS 450W ATX, 120mm ventiliator

i7Baby · Jun 21, 2014

The VS series are not certified. I would stay away from them.

Try a Seasonic 520, XFX 550 or Antec HCG 520M instead.

jaraldo · Jun 21, 2014

Going by the parts you picked, I guess you are on a cheap budget

The ones i7Baby has listed would be preferred as they are amazing quality, but I know since the VS is not in north america, you may not have some of them available to you.

The Antec VP450 or 550w is a decent choice for your setup and the only one I can think of off hand that I could recommend. It would depend what country you are in/site you are using to.

Edit: Here's a power supply tier list to check out how PSUs will rank in quality
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

I would suggest you get at least a tier 2 Class B PSU

Kirilenko · Jun 21, 2014

Only PSU Seasonic M12II-EVO520 520W 80 Plus Bronze retail this badboy is available in my local site.It's 2,3 twice expensive, sight.I'm on a budget.

lfkfkfkffs · Jun 21, 2014

For something as simple as that just get an evga power supply, you don't need the best of the best from the lower watts just to have a good power supply.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

500w is more than enough for your build. My work pc has an fx 8350 and a 280x and the 550w runs it just fine. Just get what ever is the cheapest where you live.

i7Baby · Jun 21, 2014

What website you want to buy from?

Kirilenko · Jun 21, 2014

www.skytech.lt (in Lithuanian)
My 11 old PC is still running like a champ despite not being taken care of and being plugged from wall power many times.I guess that sums up why PSU is very important, right?

lfkfkfkffs · Jun 21, 2014

in your country the VS series is quite a common recommendation. You probably could get away with something like the cx430watt. It isn't the best just because it just is so basic. Nothing about it is really fancy or that. but jonnyguru gave it all 9's which is pretty good http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story4&reid=214 If you lived in america I wouldn't really recommend it but for just a little more most likely than the vs it isn't all that bad.

i7Baby · Jun 21, 2014

http://www.skytech.lt/ss500et-psu-seasonic-ss500et-500w-plus-bronze-bulk-p-88300.html

or

http://www.skytech.lt/s12ii520-psu-seasonic-s12ii520-520w-plus-bronze-retail-p-71698.html

Kirilenko · Jun 21, 2014

i7baby both are out of stock, unfortunately

lfkfkfkffs, as others have mentioned i don't want to try uncertified unit, and isn't 430watt a bit too weak?

lfkfkfkffs · Jun 21, 2014

Well unless you want to bump up your budget you will be stuck with something like the cx430 watt. and 430 watts is more than enough for that card. I've seen people use the cx430 watt power supplies with even larger video cards that only have one six pin power connector. So unless you plan on going up more in your budget the cx 430w is really the only choice.

i7Baby · Jun 21, 2014

We've had a lot of problems with all the CX psu's on this forum - bad voltages (bad capacitors) and bad fitting 24 pin connectors.

lfkfkfkffs · Jun 21, 2014

There can be problems with any power supply, the cx isn't that bad of a choice if they can't afford anything else. 90% of the time if a power supply is doa it most likely happened from the workers tossing the packages in the air. If someone like jonny who doesn't get paid for doing reviews, gives it all 9's I would trust his opinion better than yours.

wowfifa123 · Jun 21, 2014

check all cables inside the case,they is loose.

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Kirilenko · Jun 21, 2014

Yeah one dude already urged me to stay away from CX PSUs on this forums, saying the same thing

lfkfkfkffs · Jun 21, 2014

If you don't want a cx power supply then you are going to need to save up more money for something better.

lfkfkfkffs · Jun 21, 2014

You also will want to think again about that i3. that asrock board isn't currently being shipped by asrock with the update applied to work with that i3. so you will need to either get a different board, or you will need to get the non refresh i3

Kirilenko · Jun 21, 2014

Seriously?Are you taking about your country or world wide?

lfkfkfkffs · Jun 21, 2014

Everywhere, america normally gets the latest rev first, it is kind of funny because some motherboard manufactures have their HQ located in places like china etc... But asrock currently isn't shipping that board anywhere that has the update so it can be out of the box compatible. So I would say the performance gain would be very very minimal. You might just want to go for an fx 6300 and a amd board. You could just get the 4130 I believe it is called that isn't the refresh. If you play a game like mmorpg's or even something like skyrim, the i3 will be the best. But for shooters and that the 6300 would work better.

Kirilenko · Jun 21, 2014

lfkfkfkffs would http://www.skytech.lt/bx80646i34130-intel-core-i34130-dual-core-340ghz-3mb-lga1150-22nm-54w-vga-box-p-161103.html work?thou it's a little bit expensive and slower...

lfkfkfkffs · Jun 21, 2014

it will work just fine with that board. But still unless you plan on upgrading later on to an i5 or something physical cores are always better than hyperthreaded cores for games that use more than 2 sorry.

lfkfkfkffs · Jun 21, 2014

You can see a big difference in games like crysis 3 which runs on 3 cores, the difference is about 20% and you pay the same price not including the fact the motherboard would be $30 usd cheaper than the asrock board. Games are using more cores, so the i3 lacks for most modern games.

lfkfkfkffs · Jun 21, 2014

That isn't really relevant to gaming. You need to look at the actual games, and not just cpu benchmarks. any fps that uses more than 2 cores will lag. The i3 is also locked.

Kirilenko · Jun 21, 2014

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H81M/?cat=CPU Says that i3-4150 works with that asrock board since 1,5 BIOS.Can I simply the seller if the BIOS is up to date with i3-4150?

lfkfkfkffs · Jun 21, 2014

The site that sells the motherboard won't update the bios, it is up to the manufacture asrock if they feel like updating the bios before shipping out the board. But what games are you playing that you want the i3 so bad?

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