I need a PSU for the build I'm putting together.

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I'm putting together this build with an Athlon II Quad, and a GTX 460. I don't have a Power supply yet, and I am unsure what to get. I was considering the OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w, but I've heard the cables are rather short. The case I'm using is a Lian Li Lancool PC-K58w, and I am questioning if the PSU will have long enough cables for me to route behind the motherboard tray and look pretty. So does anybody have first-hand experience with this Unit? Otherwise I'm unsure what to use. All I know is that It needs to be under $75-80 and not a Corsair CX series unit. (Other Corsair units are fine.)

By the way, I'm new here and this is my first Post :)

 
Hi Burn, nice Avatar.

I think I can help because I have a ModX700w and have no problems with cable length, although this is the older version of the unit. My only gripe is the fan is not loud but not whisper quiet like other OCZ psu's.

I currently have the Fatal1ty 550w also that is powering an Opteron based machine and 2 OC'd GTX460's and is still quieter than the ModX.

Depending on the rest of your system with regard to how much power you need I would take a serious look at this-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022&cm_re=fatal1ty-_-17-341-022-_-Product

Hope this helps.

 

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Good call I saw that, but some people are real sticklers for money.
 
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I was looking at those Seasonic units, but they are only 520w. My system only has a HD 4350 and a Athlon Tri now, But I will be adding a GTX 460 when I get the money.

I was considering those 650w XFX units but they are over my price limit. (Another Seasonic made product...)
 
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So it can handle an OC'ed Athlon Tri unlocked to a quad, a 460, Multiple drives, etc?
I don't know...
 
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the reason I don't want the Seasonic is because The 600w would give me more room to expand. Although, like I said the cables are short. So I don't think they will be long enough for my case
 
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Dedicated PhysX, more hard drives. Maybe some more fans and a fan controller.
 
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I would like the StealthXStream or ModXStream- But like I've said a thousand times- The cables are probably too short for my Lancool PC-K58w
 
For comparison purposes , the list below contains performance ratings (10 scale) at jonnyguru.com / prices as per newegg on 02/21/2010 and ones w/ double asterisks (**) made it onto silentpcreview.com's Editor's Choice List meaning they excelled at both electronic and acoustic performance:

850 watters

Antec SG-850 - 10.0 ($220) **
Antec CP-850 - 10.0 ($110) **
XFX 850W Black Edition 10.0 ($185)
Corsair HX850 850W - 10.0 ($180)

Antec TruePower Quattro (TPQ-850) - 9.5 ($150)
Corsair TX850 - 9.5 ($140)
Seasonic M12D 850W - 9.5 (NLA) **
NorthQ Giant Connector 850W - 9.5 (NFS)
Etasis ET850 - 9.5 (NLA)
Silverstone Zeus ST85ZF - 9.5 (NLA)

Enermax Revolution 85+ 850W - 9.0 ($250)

Thrmaltake Toughpower XT 850W - 8.5 ($216)
OCZ Z Series 850W - 8.5 ($200)

NorthQ Black Magic Flex 850W - 8.0 (NFS)
Coolmax CTG-850 - 8.0 (NFS)

SilverStone Decathlon DA850 - 7.5 ($230)
Enermax Galaxy DXX 850W EGX850EWL - 7.5 (NFS)

SilverStone Strider ST85F - 7.0

Silverstone Element ST85EF 850W - 6.0


650 watt power supplies.

Note: Just because you see a brand name on this list, never make the assumption that their other lines are of matching quality. Silverstone for example has other models w/ 6.0 and 7.0 ratings.

Antec Signature 650W (10.0) OOS **
Seasonic X-650 650W (10.0) $160 **
Silverstone Olympia OP650 (10.0) NFS

Thermaltake Toughpower QFan 650W (9.5) NLA

Antec Earthwatts EA650 650W (9.0) $75

Antec True Power Trio 650W (7.5) NLA

XFX XPS 650W XXX Edition Power Supply (7.0) NFS

Antec NeoPower Blue 650W (6.5) NLA

BFG BFGR650PSU 650W (6.0) NLA

NorthQ Black Magic Flex 650W PSU (5.0) NFS

NFS - Not For Sale / NLA = No Longer Available / OOS - Out of Stock