looking for a good low cost PSU

Usman Anwar · Oct 29, 2014

can anyone suggest me a good PSU that is capable of overclocking ?
other components of the proposed build is as follows:
Intel core i5 4690K
Kingston 4gb RAM
MSI Z97 Gaming 5 mobo
cooler master Hyper 412 slim
Thermaltake Chaser a21 casing

PSU's from corsair & coolermaster are preferred.

Darkbreeze · Oct 29, 2014

What's the model of you graphics card you plan to use or are you using the integrated graphics? Do you plan to use an aftermarket GPU?

Darkbreeze · Oct 29, 2014

BTW, PSUs from Corsair and Cooler Master are NOT preferred, unless you want an inferior unit or plan to pay through the nose for one of their high end units. What you want is something made by or branded Seasonic, like an XFX unit. They will be budget friendly yet be high quality well made units that actually perform up to the listed specs. It really depends on what you go with for graphics though. Corsair does make some halfway decent Tier 3 PSUs in their CX and VS series PSUs but their not recommended for overclocking or gaming.

Cooler master has some decent higher end PSUs made for them by Seasonic, but you can get better units cheaper.

Darkbreeze · Oct 29, 2014

And if you're going to use the 412 Slim cooler, plan to keep the overclocks relatively low as it's nowhere near as good as the 212 EVO when it comes to performance under a high load.

Usman Anwar · Oct 29, 2014

Darkbreeze :

currently i have radeon HD 7750.
i am planning to buy Geforce GTX 970 but it will take a year for me to get the money.

Usman Anwar · Oct 29, 2014

also, are u saying that i should get 212 EVO instead of Hyper412 cooler ?

bartholomew · Oct 29, 2014

Usman Anwar :

The 412 is better than the 212 evo, but not by much.
If it is priced a lot higher than than 212 evo, then its not worth it.

Cm V550
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171092
Good quality psu & has more than enough power for your rig(gtx970) even overclocked(GPU & CPU).

Usman Anwar · Oct 29, 2014

bartholomew :

Usman Anwar :

The 412 is better than the 212 evo, but not by much.
If it is priced a lot higher than than 212 evo, then its not worth it.

Cm V550
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171092
Good quality psu & has more than enough power for your rig(gtx970) even overclocked(GPU & CPU).

what about the Corsair GS 700 ?

bartholomew · Oct 29, 2014

The GS series are decent, gs600 should suffice.

Usman Anwar · Oct 29, 2014

bartholomew :

what about the corsair CX series ?
are they any good ?
i am asking because, just in case, if the GS isn't available, u know...

bartholomew · Oct 29, 2014

Its fine, gs is a little bit better but both would do the job.

Usman Anwar · Oct 29, 2014

bartholomew :

hmm.
BTW, should i consider corsair H55 hydro liquid cooler or the 412 slim fan cooler ?

bartholomew · Oct 29, 2014

The H55 is expensive, but will perform better than the 412.

http://www.eteknix.com/corsair-hydro-series-h55-liquid-cpu-cooler-review/6/

Usman Anwar · Oct 29, 2014

bartholomew :

i've heard that the maintenance of liquid coolers is very difficult than the fan coolers, that's why i am hesitating to buy a liquid cooler..

bartholomew · Oct 29, 2014

The h55 is a plug & play closed loop liquid cooler, meaning fit it and forget it, no maintenance.

Darkbreeze · Oct 29, 2014

The EVO performs on par if not better than any closed loop cooler up to the H80. So get an EVO up to the H80, at that point get the H100.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1905098/corsair-h55-cooler-master-hyper-212-evo.html

If you're overclocking, go with the EVO , or preferably, plan for a higher end air cooler. The H55 lags behind high end air coolers on overclocked rigs as seen here:

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/12/03/new_corsair_h60_h55_cpu_liquid_coolers_review/4#.VFEe0Ol0xhE

Usman Anwar · Oct 30, 2014

bartholomew :

how much can it overclock the 4690k ?

bartholomew · Oct 30, 2014

Every chip is different, so its hard to tell.
4.2~4.5ghz would be a rough estimate.

Usman Anwar · Oct 30, 2014

bartholomew :

well good.
with these components in view, which of the following casings should i also consider ?
Thermaltake Commander GS-III
Corsair carbide 200-r
Coolermaster N-500

bartholomew · Oct 30, 2014

Out of those n500.

Usman Anwar · Oct 30, 2014

bartholomew :

hmm.
thanx for ur time.

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