Which Corsair PSU that fits my new rig now/later?

[wrath64]

Corsair HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W

OR

Corsair HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620W


My Rig:
E6550 2.33GHz FSB1333MHz 4M
GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R FSB1333MHz
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB Kit DDR2-800 XMS2-6400
XFX PVT80GGHF9 GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB DDR3
Western Digital Caviar SE 16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200RPM 16MB

I like to overclock this to 1600FSB.


Also, for future, I will be upgrading CPU to the new Quad, memory to DDR3, and adding another/same HD for raid. I will not be doing any SLI.


Greatly appreciate!

 

[V lyx]

Both should be fine but maybe 620 if you decide on something that needs more juice.

 

[aevm]

620HX

 

[Yoosty]

Hi wrath64,

Use the eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite v2.5 at link below. IMHO you should use the 620w at least, for future proof.
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

Hope this link will help you out.

 

[Gh0stDrag0n]

You would be fine with the 520HX. If you want crossfire or SLI get the 620HX.

 

[ejay]

I have 3 of the 520s, two mounted with eVga 8800 GTS 640 video cards, E6600s, and each case with 2 gigs of RAM. The third is mounted in an old P4 3.2 Ghz box with an X1950 Pro video card and 2 gig of RAM. I got the third one last week from Buy.com with a $20 rebate for a total "drive out" price of $80. Probably the best deal now is from ZZF, $105 -$10 rebate + free shipping. My 520s have a lot of head room, have dead-on accurate voltage regulation, and run cool and quiet (even under extended online gaming stress). Given your current system specs and what you plan on upgrading to, a 520 should work just fine.

 

[wrath64]

I was also thinking about this http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=371380

How does this compare to the Corsair? will it support C2D, and the Quad and the new Quad that will be coming out later?

Thanks!

 

[XMSYellowbeard]

If you are not going to do SLI, the HX520 is perfect. If you want future proofing or just more power the HX620 is fine.

 

[aevm]

What he said Future CPUs will probably consume about the same as today's, but GPUs will want more and more. I recommended the 620HX based on this. Of course, it depends on when you intend to upgrade next. If it's in 5 years never mind, get the 520HX, you'll want a totally new PC by then anyway.

 

[wrath64]

OK I'm thinking on going with 600, now it's down to these two. which would be better for supporting quad, or the new quad later on.

Corsair HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620W

or

Thermaltake W0128RU Toughpower 650W Modularized Power Supply w/Active PFC


agian, thanks for your feedback.

 

[Maziar]

Thermaltake ThoughPowers are the best powers from ThermalTake , CORSAIR 620 is good too , u wont be disappointed with either of them

 

[Mousemonkey]

Corsair HX620HX