Help picking a power supply
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DarienG
August 24, 2014 9:27:58 PM
so I just purchased the parts necessary for building a gaming pc. My only concern is I'm cutting it close with power. According to a power calculator, my system will use 370 watts. My psu is 430. Should I return it and get a 500w? what happens if I use the psu I'm getting? Here's the specs
CPU- Amd Fx 6300
Motherboard- Asus m5a78l mx plus
Gpu- msi Radeon r9 270
Ram- Crucial Ballistix 1x4gb
Hard drive- Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB
Optical Drive- Asus DRW 24x infernal DVD burner
Case- Rosewill challenger
PSU- Evga 430w
Any help I would appreciate!
CPU- Amd Fx 6300
Motherboard- Asus m5a78l mx plus
Gpu- msi Radeon r9 270
Ram- Crucial Ballistix 1x4gb
Hard drive- Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB
Optical Drive- Asus DRW 24x infernal DVD burner
Case- Rosewill challenger
PSU- Evga 430w
Any help I would appreciate!
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Yingda Wang
August 24, 2014 9:30:29 PM
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550s...
Cheap seasonic rebranded
Cheap seasonic rebranded
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Definitely get a PSU with 500W or more. Dont get any PSU from Antec, XFX, and Seasonic.. Antec and XFX do make some bad PSUs. Pick a PSU from this list in tier 2b, or 2a. List: https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware...
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Yingda Wang
August 24, 2014 9:40:30 PM
MasterDell said:
Definitely get a PSU with 500W or more. Dont get any PSU from Antec, XFX, and Seasonic.. Antec and XFX do make some bad PSUs. Pick a PSU from this list in tier 2b, or 2a. List: https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware...I find you real funny
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Yingda Wang said:
MasterDell said:
Definitely get a PSU with 500W or more. Dont get any PSU from Antec, XFX, and Seasonic.. Antec and XFX do make some bad PSUs. Pick a PSU from this list in tier 2b, or 2a. List: https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware...I find you real funny
Thank you. Tier 3 PSUs are not really suggested for gaming. If he can get a 2b then dont you think that would make sense? Or is this not a feasible concept to you.
Tier 3 PSUs from those 3 brands:
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)
Seasonic Super Versatile
That list is not updated with all XFX PSUs.
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You know that ONLY the Basiq series are still made out of ALL of those right? Those are all old units.
Also, I promise you that all XFX units are above tier 3. They all use the Seasonic G, S, and M series as OEM's.
If you go to PCpoartpicker and select Antec, there are ZERO bad units on there. Also many people argue the list is not even that accurate. They place the Corsair CX units in tier 3 with the Antec Basiq units. The Basiq units are MUCH better quality and use better parts.
Also, I promise you that all XFX units are above tier 3. They all use the Seasonic G, S, and M series as OEM's.
If you go to PCpoartpicker and select Antec, there are ZERO bad units on there. Also many people argue the list is not even that accurate. They place the Corsair CX units in tier 3 with the Antec Basiq units. The Basiq units are MUCH better quality and use better parts.
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Yingda Wang
August 24, 2014 10:04:39 PM
tiny voices said:
You know that ONLY the Basiq series are still made out of ALL of those right? Those are all old units. Also, I promise you that all XFX units are above tier 3. They all use the Seasonic G, S, and M series as OEM's.
If you go to PCpoartpicker and select Antec, there are ZERO bad units on there. Also many people argue the list is not even that accurate. They place the Corsair CX units in tier 3 with the Antec Basiq units. The Basiq units are MUCH better quality and use better parts.
Adding more to his point,
Basiq is only 20$ on sale, Dont think u can get anything better for that money.
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tiny voices said:
You know that ONLY the Basiq series are still made out of ALL of those right? Those are all old units. Also, I promise you that all XFX units are above tier 3. They all use the Seasonic G, S, and M series as OEM's.
If you go to PCpoartpicker and select Antec, there are ZERO bad units on there. Also many people argue the list is not even that accurate. They place the Corsair CX units in tier 3 with the Antec Basiq units. The Basiq units are MUCH better quality and use better parts.
Basiq may me old but they are still sold. I just wanted to make sure that OP didnt get one of those units.
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Yingda Wang said:
tiny voices said:
You know that ONLY the Basiq series are still made out of ALL of those right? Those are all old units. Also, I promise you that all XFX units are above tier 3. They all use the Seasonic G, S, and M series as OEM's.
If you go to PCpoartpicker and select Antec, there are ZERO bad units on there. Also many people argue the list is not even that accurate. They place the Corsair CX units in tier 3 with the Antec Basiq units. The Basiq units are MUCH better quality and use better parts.
Adding more to his point,
Basiq is only 20$ on sale, Dont think u can get anything better for that money.
EXACTLY. The Basiq units are not the best, but EASILY beat any Corsair CX or EVGA B unit you can get for the same price. That is the point. Of course a $35 430w Antec will be worse than a $85 450w Seasonic because you are not comparing level priced PSUs. Antec has some of the highest end PSUs on the market for the mid and upper tiers. They use Delta as an OEM which is highly regarded as the same or even better than the Greats (Seasonic and Super Flower).
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Yingda Wang
August 24, 2014 10:09:09 PM
DarienG
August 24, 2014 10:16:56 PM
DarienG
August 24, 2014 10:19:13 PM
Yingda Wang
August 24, 2014 10:22:49 PM
DarienG
August 24, 2014 10:23:07 PM
what about slight overclocking? what's your suggested headroom for the power supply? at least 50 watts? I wanna just make sure because I do have a option to return it and pay $5 more which I didn't realize to upgrade to a 500w, but returning it would be a hassle so I don't wanna unless I'm forced to
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Yingda Wang
August 24, 2014 10:25:04 PM
DarienG
August 24, 2014 10:26:56 PM
Yingda Wang
August 24, 2014 10:28:37 PM
DarienG
August 24, 2014 10:33:24 PM
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DarienG
August 24, 2014 10:39:57 PM
DarienG
August 24, 2014 10:43:36 PM
MasterDell said:
Definitely get a PSU with 500W or more. Dont get any PSU from Antec, XFX, and Seasonic.. Antec and XFX do make some bad PSUs. Pick a PSU from this list in tier 2b, or 2a. List: https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware...Right here you claim that Antec and XFX made "bad" PSUs this is simply not true.
We should forget this though as OP has proper info for selecting a unit and we are not helping.
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