Which PSU to choose

orikoo6 · Sep 17, 2017

In my country i dont have a lot to choose
my rig: i7 4790
980 GTX
16gb ram hyper x fury 1600mhz ddr3
monitor 144hz aoc 24'
Current PSU: Corsair 550 VS (i know i made a mistake,young and dumb)

Corsair CX550M 550W PSU 80+ Bronze
OR
Antec HCG-520M 520 Watts of Continuous Power
OR
any suggestion and i will see if its avaliable in my country.thanks for the helpers

raisonjohn · Sep 17, 2017

Both CX550M and HCG-520M are good PSUs for your rig.

Personally, I'd try to find a Corsair RM550X or an EVGA SuperNova G2 550 or a Seasonic G-550 (depends if those are available in your country and if the prices are not too steep).

Otherwise, both the CX550M and the HCG-520M are significantly better than that entry-level, poor-quality VS550 PSU you currently have.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 17, 2017

orikoo6 :

That Antec is a SEASONIC made PSU , and that Corsair was a new platform released by CWT a little while back , both are very good.

I would go with the Corsair 550w.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 17, 2017

What is your budget?

orikoo6 · Sep 17, 2017

75$ in my contry its 300ILS

orikoo6 · Sep 17, 2017

orikoo6 :

That Antec is a SEASONIC made PSU , and that Corsair was a new platform released by CWT a little while back , both are very good.

I would go with the Corsair 550w.

i want to oc the gpu can it change the choice?

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 17, 2017

http://www.plonter.co.il/Products_Results.tmpl?command=search&cart=11328149136531489&db=%5Ecatalog.txt&show=0&lang=heb&group1field=key_words&srcstrng=key_words&max=250&waGroup1data=corsair+cx550&sortby=price_totaltype%3Dnum%26price_totalsort%3D1
CX550 or CX550M

There is also a very good TX550M on the site.

Room to OC ...YES

orikoo6 · Sep 17, 2017

so taking the cx550 and not the antec btw i saw the antec is tier 2 and the cxm is tier 4 for a reason in reddit

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 17, 2017

That is a new series CX and CXM , NOT THE TIER 4 , that was the old model.

I don't use tiers but the new CX PSU's are decent.

orikoo6 · Sep 17, 2017

sorry to annoy you what is the diffrence between them and thank u very much i will buy it

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 17, 2017

M = MODULAR , TXM is a step up from the other 2 , BETTER PLATFORM.

jankerson · Sep 17, 2017

Supposedly they are higher quality than the older units.

Personally I would go with the TX or RM if I was going to get a Corsair PSU.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 17, 2017

The CX550M is the way to go for your price range , better platform than the CX non modular.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 17, 2017

jankerson :

Not supposedly they are better units. RM isn't the greatest , you want RMi or RMx if going to the higher end.

orikoo6 · Sep 17, 2017

Thanks u very much

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 17, 2017

orikoo6 :

Glad to assist. Thanks for posting.

jankerson · Sep 17, 2017

Exactly...

But I still personally wouldn't buy any CX series, don't care what it was.

Don't trust them at all for anything I would pay for personally.

Now if I didn't have to pay for the parts at all and kept a fire Extinguisher near by for a number of years......... All outside in a metal shed with the system sitting on a concrete floor far away from the house.

Maybe.....

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