What brand psu for GTX260/HD5770

wich brand and model would you guys suggest?
my local shop's site:
http://www.informatique.nl/cgi-bin [...] =ART&G=171
i can't/won't spend more than 70 Euros, my cash inflow is just 25 euros p/month
my specs are AMD Phenom II x4 965 @3.4/3.6
Hyper X @ 5-5-5-18(?)
Asus M4A785-M(AM3)
my current psu is an:
HKC SZ-430LPDR, but it has just 13 amps of 12V left

http://www.informatique.nl/890865/ [...] tx12v.html

you can also drop down to the corsair 450w or antec 500w. They would give you a little less head room.

Here are the official ATI power supply requirements for the ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 video cards:


450 Watt or greater power supply with one 75 watt, 6-pin PCI Express® power connector recommended

600 Watt or greater power supply with two 75 watt, 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode

The recommendations are for an entire pc system.


Corsair and Seasonic are two brands that have a reputation for high quality power supplies that consistently earn high marks in technical reviews. They are reliable, stable, and come with a 5 year warranty. Some of the newer models come with a 7 year warranty.

The 450VX and EA500 actually have more 12v power than the BP550.

Personally, I'd go with the Corsair.

OCZ makes fine PSU, make sure it meets your power requirements.

+1 what Logan said.

The overall quality of OCZ power supplies is inconsistent. OCZ has a some good psu's, some average psu's, and some bad psu's.

1st guess johnnyguru
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.p [...] t&reid=152

2nd Oprah

CEC is on the secondary. The primary caps are "Rec/Trec":
http://hardforum.com/showpost.php? [...] ostcount=9

I was wrong, they're not Chinese but they aren't German either, they're Taiwanese but made in China and still generic.
http://www.trec-con.com/en-contact.asp

The Corsair is only 9 euros more, so no, the MXS isn't a pretty good deal, at all.

Cap brand side: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/ful [...] mage=24445
Cap series side: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/ful [...] mage=24444

Cap:
http://www.trec-con.com/images/news/KG-E.psd.jpg

Now we know that they are TREC, but since someone like Oklahoma Wolf says they're good enough, and the review you pulled the photo's from says the psu is good enough I'll trust them.

OW said CECs were good enough, and now that I look at the pictures again, the secondaries on the MXS are also Trec not CEC (Gabe is wrong). The only comment i can find from OW regarding Trec is this:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.p [...] 3&reid=132

Feel free to go over there and ask him if he thinks the MXS is a good product.


Yes, I know Gabe at hardwaresecrets gave it an award. I have no idea why other than the price at the time ($40) but build quality clearly doesn't factor into that decision.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/973/7

Wow, that's great.

I don't know about Europe, but in the in USA the 5770 is $50 less then the GTX 260. The 5770 offers DX 11, equal performance to the GTX 260, and consumes less power so you won't be pushing the OCZ PSU as hard as the GTX 260.

the GTX was 20 euros cheaper here(+-27 USD), now all have been sold out and will not come back!