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I'm trying to buy a PSU in the 500-650Watts and preferably a Tier2 or if possible Tier 1.

I looked through all the listings given on the the PSU tier thread.
My constraints are: budgest 50$-75$, Bronze-gold, 140mmx150mmx86mm (can't be bigger)
What I'm powering: GTX 950 SSC + E3-1225v3 84watt + SSD + 1tb 7200rpm + 8GB RAM
The following are the ones I short listed:

Cooler Master V550: 84$ - 30$ mail in rebate (I've never done rebates and thoughts on Cooler master's rebates)

Seasonic S12ii 520: 59$
Seasonic M12ii 520: 69$
Fractal Design Edison M 550W: 69$

Can you please help me pick a good reliable PSU from the above list (unless there are better recommendations).
 
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Good catch Blackbird, I was actually considering that one, but then I read quite a few reviews complaining about the fan noise and the way it handles fan speeds under even normal load.

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I dont mind tier 3, but given then price difference I'd rather spend 20$ more and get a PSU that is more future proof and support upgrades later on.
I might consider adding the Xeon E3-1231v3, which is an I7 comparable part, and I might add 32GB ECC memory (which is expensive and wouldnt trust a cheap PSU on).

The MIR is the big problem with V550, I've never done it, and I dunno if I can trust them on this, havent read anyones reviews on the cooler master rebate cards.

Is there any such thing as Skylake compatible/Haswell compatible? And what exactly is that? Also, the S12-II, people say it doesn support the C-states on the Haswell. Are the referring to the lower frequency states that the processors go to when idle?

Are there any others you'd like to recommend?
 
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Ufortunately the SuperNova is 150mmx150mmx86mm. I have a dell cabinet and the current PSU measures 140x150x86, and I heard another member say this supernova wasnt able to fit width wise. The cabinet has a latching mechanism on the side which comes in the way, so it has to be 140mm width.

I know, :p .. my constraints are super unreasonable.

AS for the XFX, are you saying the Fan noise won't be any different to the Seasonic S12-ii PSU? Do they use the same exact components and temperature control?

I really liked the XFX by the Fan thing kinda got me worried.
 
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Oh I see. And yea, I was soo tempted to buy the EVGA, but the size constraints held me back.

Yes, I saw the M12ii 520, is it similar internally to the S12ii except the modularity? or does it have better components? The Seasonic website is very unflattering , lol its so old school, hope their power supplies arent from 2008 or something haha.

So do you think the XFX TS 550w is the best bet? Any particular reason I should consider the Seasonic over the XFX?
 
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So I order the EVGA Supernova 550 GS, for 69$. I read another member's thread where he managed to squeeze this PSU into a similar Dell machine as mine. Will report back once I get it, finger crossed :)
 
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