Is this Coolermaster PSU good?

[thestrangebrew]

Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171053

It's right in my budget with the wattage I was looking for. What do you guys think?

 

[jonpaul37]

Actually, all in all, i would say that it is a decent PSU, i have never personally went with Cooler Master but from the looks of it, 80+ cert, 60-amps on a single 12v rail, 4 x 6+2-pin PCI-e connectors... on paper that is a decent PSU and the price is good too.

 

[WR2]

Hardware Secrets wasn't too kind during it's review of the Cooler Master GX 750 W PSU

 

[WR2]

Here are a few great options not too far off in price (after rebates) CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX / XFX XXX 650W / Antec TruePower New 750W
XFX 650 W XXX Edition Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets

 

[thestrangebrew]

Would 650w be enough to power a hdd, an i5 750 oc'ed to 3.5ghz and two 5770s oc'ed to about 960ghz and a dvd burner? I have an asus p7p55d pro and 4gbs gskill ram with an older antec 600w psu. I oc'ed my components previously and it became unstable. Someone on here in a previous thread said that 600w might be just barely cutting it and suggested a more powerful psu.

 

[WR2]

Yes it would be enough. A basic stock i5-750 and 2s 5770 CF setup would be happy with 550W PSU and a good 650W PSU like those above will handle all the OC'ing power reqmnts you're thinking about.

Over time PSUs lose the ability to output their full rated power. And newer PSUs have more power on the +12v rail where you need it for CPUs and GPUs these days.

 

[thestrangebrew]

Best answer selected by thestrangebrew.

 

[thestrangebrew]

Awesome thanks. I'll look into these as the Cm is currently out of stock anyways.