Corsair VS 650W or cooler master thunder or thermaltake litepower

Pandu99 · Mar 17, 2015

Hi,
I already bought parts for my pc
I5 4460
Asus h81m-plus
Gigabyte r9 280. Im now waiting on the psu and the case to come in. I had a look on the gpu box and it says minimum psu requirements needs to be 600w and i orded the corsair vs 550w from msy but i havent picked it up yet so i can change it.

I herd the vs series isnt very good but does anyone recommend the coolermaster thunder 650w or the thermaltake litepower one? I think they need to have around 40amps.
Can someone recommend the best one? Does anyone have the vs 650? Is it loud or does it have any problems?
Thanks

RCFProd · Mar 17, 2015

The best one (for your budget)

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $53.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 07:43 EDT-0400

Pandu99 · Mar 17, 2015

RCFProd :

Hi,
The problem is that my gpu box says it needs at least 600w. And i cant buy that power supply from Australia

RCFProd · Mar 17, 2015

Pandu99 :

That 600w recommendation is just to make sure that poor 500w power supplies won't be used with it. You don't have to keep that recommendation with the R9 280, the XFX 550w is a quality power supply and will be more than enough.

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Total: $99.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 22:52 EST+1100

Pandu99 · Mar 17, 2015

Dont know where to get that from..

LucoTF · Mar 17, 2015

What 550w have you ordered? It may be enough for the r9 280

Pandu99 · Mar 17, 2015

RCFProd :

Pandu99 :

That 600w recommendation is just to make sure that poor 500w power supplies won't be used with it. You don't have to keep that recommendation with the R9 280, the XFX 550w is a quality power supply and will be more than enough.

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Total: $99.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 22:52 EST+1100

Oh ok, but the one u showed me i cant buy coz its not in the shop im gona buy it from. What about im so confused about this

RCFProd · Mar 17, 2015

Which 550w power supply did you order now

Pandu99 · Mar 17, 2015

LucoTF :

I orded the corsair vs 550W i can go for the VS 650W which is $20 more

LucoTF · Mar 17, 2015

the VS550 has 42a on the +12v rail, it will power your rig just fine.

madmatt30 · Mar 17, 2015

The vs 550 will handle your components easily mate.

Beaten by luco by a split second - again

Pandu99 · Mar 17, 2015

RCFProd :

The corsair 550W, i can go with vs 650 which is $20 more.

RCFProd · Mar 17, 2015

The VS 550 is sufficient for your build but It's not quality built power supply. If your budget allows it, get this one:

http://www.msy.com.au/pc-components/12178-antec-neo-eco-620c-br-80plus-bronze-620w-psu.html

Otherwise keep the VS550

Pandu99 · Mar 17, 2015

LucoTF :

Do you think so?
Because i might over clock the gpu to its boost. Normal is 950mhz and recommended is 1150 or somthing close to that.
Do you think i hold get the vs 650W? Only $20 more.
What abot the other psu i said ? Which one is better

LucoTF · Mar 17, 2015

The only reason to cancel the order right now is if you want to get a better quality power supply as rcfprod said.

Pandu99 · Mar 17, 2015

RCFProd :

LucoTF :

ohk, but should i get the extra 100W just in case?

Pandu99 · Mar 17, 2015

RCFProd :

Dont u think $95 is to much for a 620w? But i guess its a good one as it it certified.
I might be able to go with that one u linked me if u recommend it.
If not ill go with the vs 650W.. Alltogether with the psu u linked is $934
Thanks

LucoTF · Mar 17, 2015

You have a sub 100w CPU and a 250w gpu, and the VS550 has over 500w available to power them. There's no 'just in case', it will work end of story.

But if you want to spend extra, here's a 750w for $110 that will last forever and is superb quality. It's also semi modular: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

Pandu99 · Mar 17, 2015

LucoTF :

Ohk, but what if i wanted to overclock the gpu? Woudent i need more power. Do you think the coolermaster or thermaltake is better than the vs series? Im just not that keen towards the vs550
Thanks

LucoTF · Mar 17, 2015

Pandu99 :

You would never go more than 20% over tdp anyway, which gives you a theoretical max of 300w. In various reviews of the card its nowhere near this, and I factored this into my original answer anyway.

CM + thermaltake are just as painfully average as the VS.

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