Which PSU works best?

Dimitri926 · Dec 14, 2014

Im getting a EVGA gtx 970 and I need to upgrade my PSU this is my pc http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03531714&ac.admitted=1415419734812.876444892.492883150

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX600/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=pd_sim_e_10?ie=UTF8&refRID=1RYD1478J65MM8SQB2DY <- a friend told me this would be a good option but what do you think? If it's bad can you link me to a better one?

random stalker · Dec 14, 2014

well, while the CX series is a decent choice if your budget is tight, I'd probably choose something else - like Rosewill CAPSTONE-650 or Seasonic S12G for example...

btw... here some info about the corsair cx series - http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx

Dimitri926 · Dec 14, 2014

random stalker :

Does it have the right amount of pins

mickypheonix · Dec 14, 2014

Hi Dimitri926
Corsairs CX psu has low grade capacitors , better to buy quality than throw your money away on a psu that lets you down with low grade capacitors , Poor quality capacitors break down quickly over time resulting in spiky voltage being delivered to the motherboard. This results in motherboard breakdown or poor cpu performance.

A better psu would be any psu from seasonic or xfx or any psu from corsairs tx,hx or ax range of psu's,
they all have high grade japanese capacitors

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Wired-Bronze-Power-Supply/dp/B004RJ8EKI/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1418550299&sr=1-1&keywords=xfx&pebp=1418550309087
this at 550watts will give you enough power to drive your 970 with 45A on the single +12v rail

or for some headroom

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_n_feature_keywords_3?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A172282%2Cn%3A541966%2Cn%3A193870011%2Cn%3A1161760%2Ck%3Axfx%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6906985011&sort=price-asc-rank&keywords=xfx&ie=UTF8&qid=1418549857&rnid=6525659011

Dimitri926 · Dec 14, 2014

mickypheonix :

Hi Dimitri926
Corsairs CX psu has low grade capacitors , better to buy quality than throw your money away on a psu that lets you down with low grade capacitors , Poor quality capacitors break down quickly over time resulting in spiky voltage being delivered to the motherboard. This results in motherboard breakdown or poor cpu performance.

A better psu would be any psu from seasonic or xfx or any psu from corsairs tx,hx or ax range of psu's,
they all have high grade japanese capacitors

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Wired-Bronze-Power-Supply/dp/B004RJ8EKI/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1418550299&sr=1-1&keywords=xfx&pebp=1418550309087
this at 550watts will give you enough power to drive your 970 with 45A on the single +12v rail

or for some headroom

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_n_feature_keywords_3?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A172282%2Cn%3A541966%2Cn%3A193870011%2Cn%3A1161760%2Ck%3Axfx%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6906985011&sort=price-asc-rank&keywords=xfx&ie=UTF8&qid=1418549857&rnid=6525659011

If I get the 50$ what do I loose? or what would I gain from getting the 100$ one

mickypheonix · Dec 14, 2014

you only lose wattage from a 650w psu to a 550w psu , 550w and 45A on the 12v rail will be enough for your 970

the other 650W give you more wattage and higher amperage on the +12v rail if you plan on overclocking or you just want more headroom

Dimitri926 · Dec 14, 2014

mickypheonix :

Im planning on getting the super clocked version and dont plan on overclocking any further so do you think the 50$ one would work just fine?

mickypheonix · Dec 14, 2014

yes that should work fine and is a much better choice than the CX

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