[PSU] Thermaltake TR2 Challenger 600W 80 vs 850W - Aerocool Integrator - 80+ Non Modular Power Supply

JoshmanPlays · Jan 5, 2016

Thermaltake TR2 Challenger 600W 80
vs
850W - Aerocool Integrator - 80+ Non Modular Power Supply

I need help choosing the best PSU as I can afford both but I need to see which one is worth getting and will perform the best.

Thanks,
-Josh

DonkeyOatie · Jan 5, 2016

Neither. What's your system, what do you use it for, what is your budget, and where are you located, maybe we can find something better.

JoshmanPlays · Jan 6, 2016

DonkeyOatie :

Well its a custom build, Ill post the specs below.

Intel Core i5-6600K 3.50GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor
Asus Z170-A Intel Skylake SLi/CrossFire ATX Motherboard
16GB (2x8GB) 3000MHz - Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 Memory
Asus STRIX NVIDIA GTX 970 DirectCU II OC 4GB Graphics Card

Cooler:
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO CPU Air Cooler

Budget:
I can buy any, it doesnt matter

Location:
England

DonkeyOatie · Jan 6, 2016

Thanks. I'd recommend a PSU around 550W for that system, to allow for overclocking your CPU or GPU in the future (or right now) If you ever plan to SLI or Crossfire, now is the time to get a PSU to handle that, and 750W is the smallest, 850W would allow for more flexibility.

Many custom builders cut corners on the PSU, but it's like buying a luxury car with a cruddy engine.

If it's a custom job, you may not have much choice. This is our thinking on PSUs. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html?56899a751e42e=reload Both those PSUs seem to be Tier 4

.

The EVGA G2 550W is excellent, and just about anything powerful enough by XFX or Seasonic would do too.

JoshmanPlays · Jan 7, 2016

DonkeyOatie :

As I'm building it off of a custom built website at https://gladiatorpc.co.uk/configure/config/65215 theres only a limited amount i can choose from

DonkeyOatie · Jan 7, 2016

Then the Corsair RM850 Gold is Tier 2, and the RMi850 Gold is tier 1. Look at the tier list and see where those PSUs, and the others, fit.

JoshmanPlays · Jan 7, 2016

DonkeyOatie :

The main reason I'm asking is which one out of the two listed should I get and does the PSU really impact the computers performance and why? Thanks.

DonkeyOatie · Jan 7, 2016

The PSU needs to be powerful enough, and all your choices are. It needs to be efficient enough, and unless your electricity rate are crazy, even a basic 80 Plus unit is efficient enough.

It comes down to performance (in the car sense). The 'good'. high-tier PSUs have high-performance components; especially the main and secondary capacitors. In a high performance gaming system, GPUs can make sudden demand spikes for power in excess of what the PSU can deliver in time. this extra power comes from energy stored in the capacitors. These ups and downs in power requirement use the goodie of capacitors. The 'cheaper' the capacitors, the sooner they fail. There may also be other issues about delivering the voltages you need reliably, the ripple or 'smoothness' of the power delivered, and the voltages available on the various rails.

I would not use either of the two PSUs you suggested.

A good PSU will last a long time and can be used in future builds. A weak PSU can fail at any time and may take 'innocent bystanders' with it.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 7, 2016

The RMX series are good PSU's too.

DonkeyOatie · Jan 8, 2016

Here's our review which explains the differences between the RM750X and the RM850i http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-rm750x-power-supply,4303.html

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