Looking For an Upgrade-Proof Power Supply

Silibant · Jul 2, 2014

My current build is an AMD FX-4150, GIGABYTE 78LMT-USB3 motherboard, an ASUS HD 7770, 8 gigs of Patriot Viper Extreme RAM, and it's powered by a CX430W from Corsair.
I would like to upgrade my GPU to an EVGA GTX 770 ASAP, and potentially have an FX-8350 later down the line. My current power supply would (obviously) be unable to handle this. I've been looking at an HX750, but I was wondering if there was any inexpensive power supply that could carry over through many different upgrades. I don't much care about looks or modular cables, but if we can go modular, it'd be nice. My budget is around $110 USD, but I can go marginally (~$10-15) above that should it be required.
Thanks, and happy building.

ksham · Jul 2, 2014

Single Card:
Antec High Current Gamer 620W ($59.99 after MIR @ NCIX)

SLI / CrossFireX:
EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1000W ($149.99 + shipping after MIR @ Newegg)

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 2, 2014

Best deal on the Market at the 850w level.

850W FOR FUTURE PROOF MADE Seasonic at a great price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $69.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

TryHardVermin · Jul 2, 2014

Do you have a watt preference? I would recomend the Cosair GS600. I love Cosair PSUs and will probably use them in all my builds. Also it is only $90 on NewEgg.

jessterman21 · Jul 2, 2014

Cheapest option I'd go with: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096

Higher-end: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012

Silibant · Jul 2, 2014

Thanks, everyone! I'm looking at the XFX from Blackbird, and it seems it only achieves the $90 price tag with a rebate. If we could avoid those, it'd be nice, but it's within budget without the rebate. The SeaSonic from Jessterman21 looks quite nice, but I like the wattage of the XFX. They also reccomended the HX620, which looks nice, but might not be the best watt-to-price piece of equipment. Ksham, thanks for the reccomendation and nice profile pic, but 1K watts is reaching too high budget-wise. Thanks again everyone.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 2, 2014

Instant savings code gets you under the budget.
Savings Code 63239-1264. SAVE $19.26 off our regular price of $109.25 if you buy today! Special price ends 07/02/2014.

That puts this at $90.00 even without the rebate.

That code is an instant rebate the other mail in rebate brings it to $69.00

ksham · Jul 2, 2014

Silibant :

You asked for an upgrade-proof power supply. I don't know if you meant for a single card or for multiple cards. For some dual configurations, you do need 1000W.

Silibant · Jul 2, 2014

ksham :

Thanks for letting me know. I was unaware of this; thought max necessary would be ~850W. Sorry I didn't mention this earlier: I doubt I'll be going with SLI anytime soon, and if I can afford SLI then I will have more than a hundred bucks to spend on a PSU, so don't trouble yourselves with any 4-digit power supplies unless they're an absolute steal.

Silibant · Jul 2, 2014

Whoops. That'll probably be the one I will go with then, as it's pretty sweet. Thanks for helping out on my other PSU questions,by the way.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 2, 2014

Glad to help!!!!!!!!!

Silibant · Jul 2, 2014

Going with the XFX, as JonnyGuru recommends it and the consumer reviews are also quite favorable. Is NCIX a reliable retailer? I've only used Amazon, TigerDirect, and Newegg.

ksham · Jul 2, 2014

Yes. They know their hardware a lot better than Amazon, TigerDirect, and Newegg. Customer support for Amazon, TigerDirect, and Newegg rarely knows what they are talking about in terms of computer components and debugging.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 2, 2014

Yes , I just ordered some fans from NCIX , and I bought my Swiftech cooler from them , very reliable.

Silibant · Jul 2, 2014

ksham :

So true. I've had TD tell me my GPU drivers failed because my GPU "wasn't plugged in".

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 2, 2014

Tigerdirect , I don't use.

Silibant · Jul 2, 2014

May I ask why?

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