I need to upgrade my PSU. Which one should i choose?
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Stijn van Loo
October 10, 2014 2:26:16 PM
Hello, I recently upgraded my graphics card from a Asus GTX 650 1GB to a MSI Geforce Twin Frozr GTX 770 2Gb. Now i need a new PSU. How many watt does my new PSU need to have and which one should i choose? Will 650 watt do or do i need at least 750 watt? I want a corsair PSU because all my pc components are from corsair!
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Current PC specs:
24inch samsung syncmaster 1920x1080
Inter core i7 3820 @ 3.6GHz (8 CPU's)
16gb RAM
MSI Geforce GTX 770 2GB OC edition.
Windows 7 professional.
Sabertooth x79
Corsair CX500M
Thank you in advance and sorry for my terrible english.



Current PC specs:
24inch samsung syncmaster 1920x1080
Inter core i7 3820 @ 3.6GHz (8 CPU's)
16gb RAM
MSI Geforce GTX 770 2GB OC edition.
Windows 7 professional.
Sabertooth x79
Corsair CX500M
Thank you in advance and sorry for my terrible english.
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A decent 550W will be from. Get Tier 1 or 2 from this list:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-...
Avoid Corsair CX and CS, there not that great compared to other alternative really. The only good Corsairs' series are AX, HXi, HX, some AXi.
XFX 550W TS or XFX 550W pro will be fine.
650 would be the highest I would choose for a single gpu build.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-...
Avoid Corsair CX and CS, there not that great compared to other alternative really. The only good Corsairs' series are AX, HXi, HX, some AXi.
XFX 550W TS or XFX 550W pro will be fine.
650 would be the highest I would choose for a single gpu build.
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Stijn van Loo
October 10, 2014 3:11:46 PM
Suztera said:
A decent 550W will be from. Get Tier 1 or 2 from this list:http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-...
Avoid Corsair CX and CS, there not that great compared to other alternative really. The only good Corsairs' series are AX, HXi, HX, some AXi.
XFX 550W TS or XFX 550W pro will be fine.
650 would be the highest I would choose for a single gpu build.
Thank you for your reply. I was wondering if it is dangerous or risky to game with my current 500 watt PSU. Should i wait until ive installed a better PSU?
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You'd need at least 575W with one 6-pin and one 8-pin connectors.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 18:12 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 18:12 EDT-0400
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Stijn van Loo said:
Suztera said:
A decent 550W will be from. Get Tier 1 or 2 from this list:http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-...
Avoid Corsair CX and CS, there not that great compared to other alternative really. The only good Corsairs' series are AX, HXi, HX, some AXi.
XFX 550W TS or XFX 550W pro will be fine.
650 would be the highest I would choose for a single gpu build.
Thank you for your reply. I was wondering if it is dangerous or risky to game with my current 500 watt PSU. Should i wait until ive installed a better PSU?
It is be doable but I don't recommend Corsair CX series to be used due to their internal quality for gaming pcs.
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sammy sung said:
You'd need at least 575W with one 6-pin and one 8-pin connectors.PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 18:12 EDT-0400
In theory you need 575W when you are drawing the max TDP from the GTX 770, an overclocked cpu and other parts of the pc. But you most likely never reach 500W. or even 450W. A quality 550W or 650W is enough. 750W is overkill and is aimed more for SLI or people who want their psu's fans to turn off/slow down.
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Stijn van Loo
October 10, 2014 4:04:48 PM
Made by the best Super Flower.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 19:26 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 19:26 EDT-0400
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Mkelliny
October 10, 2014 4:29:45 PM
Link in SR-71's post is the one made by Super Flower. It's worth it.
I would personally get this for your build. EVGA has an ODM of Super Flower, and is based on their LeadEX platform. Super Flower makes amazingly reliable and well performing PSU's. It also is fully modular, with sleeved cables, and comes with a 10 year warrranty. (That is 6 or 7 years longer than a corsair warranty) EDIT: Also, has passive and active cooling.
EVGA Supernova series is also Tier 1 here.
I am very happy with my Supernova G2 850W.
I would personally get this for your build. EVGA has an ODM of Super Flower, and is based on their LeadEX platform. Super Flower makes amazingly reliable and well performing PSU's. It also is fully modular, with sleeved cables, and comes with a 10 year warrranty. (That is 6 or 7 years longer than a corsair warranty) EDIT: Also, has passive and active cooling.
EVGA Supernova series is also Tier 1 here.
I am very happy with my Supernova G2 850W.
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That EVGA isn't a good power supply , you want the B2 , G2 , P2 , T2 series which are made by Super Flower.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 19:41 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 19:41 EDT-0400
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Stijn van Loo
October 11, 2014 12:39:11 AM
Stijn van Loo
October 11, 2014 9:51:33 AM
Stijn van Loo
October 11, 2014 6:21:12 PM
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Wow,hard to react with those huge pics.
A few options,
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/349127/cooler-master-gm-... (a cheap and imo good one,i know that others will say no to this one)
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/360227/seasonic-m12ii-ev... (the newer model,fully modular) !
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/349132/cooler-master-v65... (i like this one) !
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/348558/corsair-rm650.htm...
for the ones bitching about this one,it's in the tier 2A from the Psu Tier list from this forum.It should be good.
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/361903/xfx-xtr-650w.html (a (very) good choice normally and should be according to TechPowerUp) !!
went for 650watts,that cpu can use a lot of power and with overclocking would that even be more.The 550watt versions (not that seasonic=520wat) would probably be good too,but are just a few euro's cheaper.
The ones with four or five starts are normally good shops,look at least above three stars to be sure I mainly use Afuture by now,but Azerty also has a good rep,4launch should be good too and is also under budget,not taking into account the postal costs.With Afuture are there no postal costs right now! This means that the corsair would be under that budget you gave.
Still,with that seasonic (or the cooler master gm) would you save quite a lot of money,enough for a nice cooler on that cpu if you don't already have that.
Well there's something to be said for each of those,read some reviews about them and make up your mind.
A few options,
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/349127/cooler-master-gm-... (a cheap and imo good one,i know that others will say no to this one)
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/360227/seasonic-m12ii-ev... (the newer model,fully modular) !
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/349132/cooler-master-v65... (i like this one) !
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/348558/corsair-rm650.htm...
for the ones bitching about this one,it's in the tier 2A from the Psu Tier list from this forum.It should be good.
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/361903/xfx-xtr-650w.html (a (very) good choice normally and should be according to TechPowerUp) !!
went for 650watts,that cpu can use a lot of power and with overclocking would that even be more.The 550watt versions (not that seasonic=520wat) would probably be good too,but are just a few euro's cheaper.
The ones with four or five starts are normally good shops,look at least above three stars to be sure I mainly use Afuture by now,but Azerty also has a good rep,4launch should be good too and is also under budget,not taking into account the postal costs.With Afuture are there no postal costs right now! This means that the corsair would be under that budget you gave.
Still,with that seasonic (or the cooler master gm) would you save quite a lot of money,enough for a nice cooler on that cpu if you don't already have that.
Well there's something to be said for each of those,read some reviews about them and make up your mind.
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http://www.alternate.nl/EVGA/SuperNOVA-750-G2-750-Watt-...
€ 117,90
EVGA G2
OR
http://www.alternate.nl/XFX/PRO750W-Core-Edition-750-Wa...
XFX PRO750W Core Edition, 750 Watt voeding
€ 98,90
OR
http://www.alternate.nl/Seasonic/M12II-750-EVO-750-Watt...
Seasonic M12II-750 EVO, 750 Watt
€ 99,90
€ 117,90
EVGA G2
OR
http://www.alternate.nl/XFX/PRO750W-Core-Edition-750-Wa...
XFX PRO750W Core Edition, 750 Watt voeding
€ 98,90
OR
http://www.alternate.nl/Seasonic/M12II-750-EVO-750-Watt...
Seasonic M12II-750 EVO, 750 Watt
€ 99,90
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Stijn van Loo
October 12, 2014 10:03:35 AM
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Stijn van Loo said:
Thank you! but is 750 watt not a bit to much? For sli would it be good,but for one card a bit much,even 650watt is already much,550watt should already be fine.But like i said are the 650watt units just a few euro's more expensive and like the moderator says,it doesn't hurt.
Which one you choose is up to you,but with that seasonic 620watt would you make a good choice for a good price.
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maxtex
October 12, 2014 12:55:09 PM
Stijn van Loo
October 12, 2014 1:00:13 PM
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