Hey, I need a decently silent and reliable PSU and I'm on a budget. Sadly, I can't get all those relative cheap XFX, EVGA and Cooler Master that most of you guys recommend in here and at good prices because I live in a region where I can't get those brands and the prices also suck big time. Those are like 50$ @newegg, in my region are like double so no.
This are the PSU's that I can get with good deals in my region, atm:
Corsair VS Series CP-9020096-EU, 450 W, PFC Activ, ATX 2.31, 12 cm fan
Seasonic S12II-520 Bronze 520W
I got an non-K i5 stock heatsink and the usual and boring 8gb ram, 240 ssd config and so on with nothing special.
Atm I'm running on the iGPU but I'll get the GTX 960 or maybe/maximum the GTX 970.
This http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator is kinda confusing because it gives me like 370~ish wattage with an GTX 970 attached to my actual system. Nvidia says minimum is 500W and friends tell me that I need to play safe and get some 550/600W's.
What do I really need and it's that Corsair ok for a non-OC-able i5 paired with a GTX960? The 970 it's just a "maybe". I know that this particular Seasonic it's better than that Corsair, but the price difference it's also like 30%. Can I get that cheap Corsair and be ok? (I owned a Corsair before, some 600-650W model for a joke of a card that didn't even need juice in it and now I'm kinda scared to not overpay for something too powerful and not use it to the full extent - but the quality of it was good, reliable and silent but came pricey, like the most expensive component in my old system lol)
Thanks!
This are the PSU's that I can get with good deals in my region, atm:
Corsair VS Series CP-9020096-EU, 450 W, PFC Activ, ATX 2.31, 12 cm fan
Seasonic S12II-520 Bronze 520W
I got an non-K i5 stock heatsink and the usual and boring 8gb ram, 240 ssd config and so on with nothing special.
Atm I'm running on the iGPU but I'll get the GTX 960 or maybe/maximum the GTX 970.
This http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator is kinda confusing because it gives me like 370~ish wattage with an GTX 970 attached to my actual system. Nvidia says minimum is 500W and friends tell me that I need to play safe and get some 550/600W's.
What do I really need and it's that Corsair ok for a non-OC-able i5 paired with a GTX960? The 970 it's just a "maybe". I know that this particular Seasonic it's better than that Corsair, but the price difference it's also like 30%. Can I get that cheap Corsair and be ok? (I owned a Corsair before, some 600-650W model for a joke of a card that didn't even need juice in it and now I'm kinda scared to not overpay for something too powerful and not use it to the full extent - but the quality of it was good, reliable and silent but came pricey, like the most expensive component in my old system lol)
Thanks!
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