Unsure on what PSU i should buy

Hawkshot · Oct 30, 2015

Hi guys, here is a brake down of my system currently:

i5-6600k 212 EVO
Asus Z170 Mobo
MSI R9 290x Gaming edition
1x 250 850 EVO SSD 1x 1TB black HDD
1x Blue ray read/write drive
8gb Ripjaws 2400MHz
4LED 120mm case fans

This is going to be used for gaming and I am looking to overclock the CPU when I get a good PSU and I am here to get you guys to give me a recommendation I would like something that will run my current system and a possible GPU upgrade to the GTX 980ti in the future, if you need more information let me know.

Sapphire Thunder · Oct 30, 2015

650W EVGA SuperNOVA G2 or GS
or
650W XFX XTR

Hawkshot · Oct 30, 2015

Sapphire Thunder :

in your personal opinion which one should I use?

Sapphire Thunder · Oct 30, 2015

Hawkshot :

The one you can find for cheapest price. All of them are Tier 1.
So they are equally good.

glamdringfh · Oct 30, 2015

To acommadate a possible 980ti in the future I recommend looking in the 650W range to give yourself a nice amount of Wattage range to work with.

1) EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold: This is a fully modular tier 1 PSU which would be great for your build and would support the 980ti with no problem whatsoever.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-30 08:49 EDT-0400

2) XFX 650W 80+ Bronze: If you are more budget oriented but still want a quailty tier 2 PSU that can power your future upgrades this is a very good choice. Non-modular, but made with quailty components from Seasonic.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.80 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $64.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-30 08:52 EDT-0400

If you can afford it I highly recommed getting the EVGA unit, being fully modular it will greatly help with cable management and it's one of the single best PSU's in that wattage range on the market right now.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 30, 2015

The G2 is better , it's based on the Super Flower Leadex series.

G2 is the best 650w on the market.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 30, 2015

GS is decent based on the Seasionic G series.

chris987 · Oct 30, 2015

even if you will be playing at 1440p you will still have great performance no need for a gpu upgrade in the near future! also dont o/c yet. first you should evaluate your system performance at stock in order to have something to compare with later. as for a psu, i also vote for evga g2 !

glamdringfh · Oct 30, 2015

Good to know, though the G2 doesn't have as good of a deal right now in price.

Here is the link to the 650W G2 model if you also want to take a look at that Hawkshot:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($96.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $96.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-30 08:57 EDT-0400

Hawkshot · Oct 30, 2015

Thanks for this reply, and thank you everyone for all of your replies, I don't care how much I have to pay for a PSU because I don't want it killing everything else in my computer

I will be getting the G2 thank you all.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 30, 2015

Summary from jonnyguru.

It certainly looks like EVGA has another winner on their hands with this one. The 650 GS was pretty darned good already, and this model is just that much better. Do you really need any more reasons to buy one at this point? If so, perhaps you should see a doctor because you may be clinically dead.

The Good:

better than excellent ripple control
better than excellent voltage stability
fully modular
semi-fanless mode switch
fantastic build quality

The Bad:

I can hear Seasonic's teeth gnashing from here

The Mediocre:

nothing

Hawkshot · Oct 30, 2015

I live in the UK and was happy to spend anywhere upward of £90 on my PSU and the EVGA 220-G2-0650-Y1 80 PLUS GOLD 650 W is only £65 so im very happy to be paying that price as Blackbird said its the best on the market

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 30, 2015

Great choice , I own e EVGA PSU's , you'll love it.

Hawkshot · Oct 30, 2015

due to shipping to the UK the one from New egg actually totals almost £110 where as this one from Ebuyer is only £75 plus delivery just need to make sure its still the right one can you look for me ? http://www.ebuyer.com/716706-evga-650w-g2-fully-modular-80-psu-220-g2-0650-y3

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 30, 2015

Yes , right on!

Hawkshot · Oct 30, 2015

ok thanks for all your help

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 30, 2015

Anytime , glad to.

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