Wich psu is best

Marcoraf · Mar 1, 2017

hey I need to buy a new psu, currently using nox urano sx 500 :sarcastic:

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I'm in doubt between:
seasonic M12 II evo 620 watt https://www.pcdiga.com/fonte-seasonic-m12ii-evo-edition-620w-ss-620gm

corsair RM650X https://www.pcdiga.com/fonte-corsair-rm650x-cp-9020091-eu

corsair CX650M https://www.pcdiga.com/fonte-corsair-cx650m-cp-9020103-eu

wich one do you guys advise?

rest of the pc build:
Motherboard: msi z170 gaming pro carbon
cpu: intel core i5 6500
GPU: msi gtx 1060 6gb ocv1 armor

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 1, 2017

Corsair RM650X is far superior , one of the best.

Can't go wrong with that 650w , I own 2 of them.

All of them can easily run your specs , but the RM650x would be the highest quality.

https://www.pcdiga.com/fontes-de-alimentacao/fonte-seasonic-g-series-550w-ssr-550rm
SEASONIC G 550W would also be plenty

lrrelevant · Mar 1, 2017

Save money and go for the 550W IMO. 650 Watts is overkill for that system.

Lehan123456789 · Mar 1, 2017

Yep, I agree!

raisonjohn · Mar 1, 2017

Per your question: RM650X > M12II-620 > CX650M (in order of quality)

But for your i5-6500 + GTX1060 (won't draw more than 300W of power) I would rather get any of these:

Seasonic G-550
EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W
EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W
Corsair RM550X

Marcoraf · Mar 2, 2017

well, thanks for all the answers, can't find EVGA supernova in portugal unfortunatly.
and since the price differene between 550w and 650w psu is not that big, might as well buy a 650W to have headroom for future updates.
but still have untill the weekend to decide.
BTW, might be my 500W psu that sucks,or its just defective but it can't power my gpu correctly.

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 2, 2017

RMx 550w is more than enough power , you can run a 1080 with it if you had one.

Marcoraf · Mar 2, 2017

one more thing, corsair rm650x and rm750x price difference is like 8€.
I plan to upgrade cpu, and maybe gpu in a few years

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 2, 2017

RM650X will be plenty but for 8€ it's probably worth it to get the 750w.

Marcoraf · Mar 2, 2017

thats what I thought, best 550W psu I can get are seasonic g-series 105€, cooler master 121€, then the rm650 x is arround 124€ rm750x is 132€. might as well just spend more 30 buck now, than buy a new psu if I upgrade other parts.

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 2, 2017

Unless you SLI in the future a 550W is plenty even the 550W G SERIES SEASONIC.

Marcoraf · Mar 2, 2017

even if I need to power an OC i7 and a gtx1080?

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 2, 2017

Yes it would still be enough power.

Marcoraf · Mar 2, 2017

thanks everyone

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 2, 2017

In my first post I recommended the 550w G it's a great PSU with reliable power.

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 2, 2017

It's one of the best sellers on the market.

Marcoraf · Mar 2, 2017

do you have any idea how long are the non modular cables?
cause my case is see through, and the cables on the nox barely reach the cpu power connector.

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 2, 2017

Actually not sure about that case with the cables , I use cable extensions , so i never have length issues.

Marcoraf · Mar 2, 2017

ok, thank you, I'll try to research a little

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 2, 2017

Glad to help , good luck with the search.

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