Coolermaster Elite Series 600W or Thermaltake Smart SE Series 530W??

Tsilis007 · Feb 1, 2016

Whats the best option?

Coolermaster Elite Series 600W or Thermaltake Smart SE Series 530W?

My Specs:

Intel Core i7 3770 non K 3.4Ghz
Gigabyte GTX 950 Exteme Gaming
Asus P8Z77-M
8GB 1866mhz Kingston Dual Channel
1 HDD, 1 SSD & DVD-R
3 Fans on motherboard

I have an old psu that has not 8pin pcie to power my gtx so i ll need some help to chose between those two.

I may go for SLI.

Newbbuilder11 · Feb 1, 2016

Tsilis007 :

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Dont even bother with those two, they aren't reliable units.

As well you shouldn't SLI two 950's. Just get a 960 or 970.

Dark Lord of Tech · Feb 1, 2016

Both are very very poor , the only good Cooler Masters are the V series.

Dark Lord of Tech · Feb 1, 2016

http://www.e-shop.gr/psu-xfx-ts-series-550w-p-PER.640669
PSU XFX TS SERIES 550W

Tsilis007 · Feb 1, 2016

Newbbuilder11 :

Maybe the Corsair VS550?

Dark Lord of Tech · Feb 1, 2016

Corsair VS is very very poor dead last in the Corsair lineup.

Tsilis007 · Feb 1, 2016

I dont wanna spend a lot. About 60-70€ max. Any other choices?

Tsilis007 · Feb 1, 2016

Newbbuilder11 :

Tsilis007 :

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Dont even bother with those two, they aren't reliable units.

As well you shouldn't SLI two 950's. Just get a 960 or 970.

I have already bought the 950. And this version i similar to a stock 960

Dark Lord of Tech · Feb 1, 2016

http://www.e-shop.gr/psu-xfx-ts-series-450w-p-PER.811434

Can't SLI , but will run that build with the 950.

Tsilis007 · Feb 1, 2016

I see that you trust XFX. Why is that?

Dark Lord of Tech · Feb 1, 2016

Because they are made by Seasonic.

Very very good quality.

Tsilis007 · Feb 1, 2016

I have see good reviews for the Thermaltake Smart SE Series 530W.
Also its semi-modular and in my aerocool aero 800 can do very good cable management.
XFX is a little expensive for me. Also you dont even recommend the Corsair vs650w? It will have plenty space

Dark Lord of Tech · Feb 1, 2016

Corsair VS is very poor.

Tsilis007 · Feb 1, 2016

So will the XFX TS 450W will be enough for my pc? I want to have some space. And i am thinking to go for xfx 550 but only 1 pcie 6+2 :/

Dark Lord of Tech · Feb 1, 2016

Your build with a GTX 950 , 450w will run it.

The 550w has 1 x 6-Pin and 1 x 6+2-Pin.

Tsilis007 · Feb 2, 2016

What about this? http://www.e-shop.gr/psu-seasonic-s12ii-620-bronze-620w-p-PER.640381
Made by seasonic and its on sale

okcnaline · Feb 2, 2016

Another good unit. I think this one kept a consistent 87% efficiency.

Tsilis007 · Feb 2, 2016

okcnaline :

And it seems to have 2 pcie 6+2 for future sli. I think i ll go with the seasonic 620w. Very good reviews on the internet.

Newbbuilder11 · Feb 2, 2016

Tsilis007 :

If you are gonna SLI dont do it with a 950, if you pair it with another card of the same caliber you might get 960, 970 performance but I'd rather just get one whole 970 and SLI that or get a 980.

Tsilis007 · Feb 2, 2016

What about this? SILVERSTONE SST-ST50F-ES-230 STRIDER ESSENTIAL SERIES 500W. Its in a good price http://www.e-shop.gr/psu-silverstone-sst-st50f-es-230-strider-essential-series-500w-p-PER.814814

Tsilis007 · Feb 2, 2016

Newbbuilder11 :

950' sli can give the perfomance of a 970 almost. But you only have 2gb. 950 Extreme is out of the box oc a lot. It will do the job

Newbbuilder11 · Feb 2, 2016

Tsilis007 :

Newbbuilder11 :

950' sli can give the perfomance of a 970 almost. But you only have 2gb. 950 Extreme is out of the box oc a lot. It will do the job

Then why not just get one 970?? Less Power Consumption and more space in the case, and OC? yea that gives you what like an extra 2-3 frames??? yea it'll do the job but imo a single 970 is more worth it.

Tsilis007 · Feb 2, 2016

Newbbuilder11 :

Tsilis007 :

Then why not just get one 970?? Less Power Consumption and more space in the case, and OC? yea that gives you what like an extra 2-3 frames??? yea it'll do the job but imo a single 970 is more worth it.

For sure is worth it but not in the budget. Pick a part now for 200€ and next year another 200€ is better for me

okcnaline · Feb 2, 2016

Tsilis007 :

Eh... Let's see... I don't get to see the quality, so I'll skip that. 7.5% stability on the 12V. That's bad. AND the voltage is over 80+ standards. Super bad. Clean pass for 80+ Bronze. And I can't see charts. So no advice on the ripple or quality.

But I would probably not get the unit solely based on the stability.

Lemme do some digging at about $50. Found a gold SeaSonic unit at $55 after rebates. Lovin' it.
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1

Dark Lord of Tech · Feb 2, 2016

Strider Essentials are very poor.

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