I wanna buy a new PSU. Help

Nicklas Schelde · Oct 27, 2014

Hi

I wanna buy a new PSU, i upgraded GPU from ATI Redeon 5870 to a XFX R9 280X and suddenly my pc started rebooting and sometimes just shutting down in games like Diablo 3, and Theif 4.
Though not in World of Warcraft, or Hearthstone, even if maxed out in settings (all ultra).. Strange??? (Atleast the WoW bit) i'd like your thoughts on that guys.

But anyway. i'm pretty sure its a PSU problem, and have decided to buy a new one, BUT which one??

I'm looking for quality, expandability, and price. i'd love a rating from best to worst, from u guys

Thx, your help is very much appriciated!

Here are my options:
Kr=price

- XFX Core Edition PRO850W - 711 kr
- XFX ProSeries P1-850X-XXB9 - 814 kr
- Antec High Current Gamer HCG-850M - 955 kr
- eVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 - 1.005 kr
- Sea Sonic M12II-850Bronze - 1.010 kr
- Corsair RM850 -1.015 kr
- XFX ProSeries P1-850B-BEFX - 1.051 kr
- CoolerMaster Silent Pro M2 850W - 1.192 kr
- Cooler Master V Series V850 - 1.200 kr
- Corsair RM1000 - 1.236 kr

IRONBATMAN · Oct 27, 2014

I don't have any proof, but I don't think that it's a PSU issue. It might be a software issue. Furthermore, the R9 280x doesn't need a 800 watt PSU. A quality 600 watt PSU would suffice.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 27, 2014

eVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2

Summary

Buy one. Do I really need to say anything else at this point? Once again, EVGA has something awesome here the competition can't seem to touch price wise. Performance? There are better units, yes. Not very many, but they exist. The real story here is how EVGA keeps managing to offer this kind of performance and still be more affordable than nearly everything else out there, and they have pretty much found perhaps the only OEM on Earth capable of doing it for them. It's got to be real nice being EVGA right now.

The Good:

outstanding ripple suppression
excellent voltage regulation
fully modular
semi-fanless mode
nice blacked out cabling

The Bad:

nothing at all

The Mediocre:

reviewing awesome units is getting dull... where's that gutless wonder in my pile? Second in line? Well, at least I'm guaranteed something interesting in all the wrong ways in a couple weeks...

Jonnyguru.com

cirdecus · Oct 27, 2014

You could probably make due with a 650W PSU honestly. I like Seasonic and Corsair personally.

rolli59 · Oct 27, 2014

Look for XFX550watt it will handle your rig fine. By the way what is your current PSU?

Nicklas Schelde · Oct 27, 2014

rolli59 :

Current PSU is Energon EPS-750W Gaming, its some noname brand.. and i dont think anything less than 750 will power my needs, and i also want to be able to upgrade in the future.

Mainbord Asus P6T
Ram 12Gb 1300 mhz
CPU i7 920, (gonna overclock it)
CPU cooler: Coolermaster (a big mutafucka, cant remember name)
SSHD, 2tb seagate
and the XFX r9 280x

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 27, 2014

I posted one of the BEST 750W on the market above.

Nicklas Schelde · Oct 27, 2014

eVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2

Summary

Buy one. Do I really need to say anything else at this point? Once again, EVGA has something awesome here the competition can't seem to touch price wise. Performance? There are better units, yes. Not very many, but they exist. The real story here is how EVGA keeps managing to offer this kind of performance and still be more affordable than nearly everything else out there, and they have pretty much found perhaps the only OEM on Earth capable of doing it for them. It's got to be real nice being EVGA right now.

The Good:

outstanding ripple suppression
excellent voltage regulation
fully modular
semi-fanless mode
nice blacked out cabling

The Bad:

nothing at all

The Mediocre:

reviewing awesome units is getting dull... where's that gutless wonder in my pile? Second in line? Well, at least I'm guaranteed something interesting in all the wrong ways in a couple weeks...

Jonnyguru.com

THX alot mate!!

And i love you in depth description !

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 27, 2014

Your welcome.

rolli59 · Oct 27, 2014

Nicklas Schelde :

Quality 750watts and you can run 2 x 280X in crossfire! Here is total system load with a single less than 400watts http://www.anandtech.com/show/7400/the-radeon-r9-280x-review-feat-asus-xfx/20

Nicklas Schelde · Oct 27, 2014

rolli59 :

Nicklas Schelde :

Quality 750watts and you can run 2 x 280X in crossfire! Here is total system load with a single less than 400watts http://www.anandtech.com/show/7400/the-radeon-r9-280x-review-feat-asus-xfx/20

It must be because its a shitty PSU right?? When i put my 5870 GPU back in, all runs fine, and on the xfx r9 280x the pc reboots without warning or anything in specific games..

rolli59 · Oct 27, 2014

Agree it is not a good unit! Looking at the connectors included only 2 x PCIe is an indication it is though a +12V multirail PSU and theoretically has enough power if distributed correctly on the rails. http://www.inter-tech.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=614%3Aenergon-eps-750w&catid=125%3Aausland-atx-netzteile&Itemid=541&lang=en

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