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Is this the right PSU for my rig?

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May 28, 2011 12:40:27 AM

Hello everyone, this is my soon-to-be rig.

The question is a simple one: what do you think of my choice of PSU?

I live in Colombia so I'm pretty much forced to buy any half-decent PSU I can find, and this one's pretty much it (well, it's either this one or the THERMALTAKE Black Widow 850w TR2 RX / W0319RU)

CPU: INTEL i5 2500k (BX80623I52500K)
MOBO: ASUS Sabertooth P67 (REV 3.0)
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 1866 (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9)
GPU: SAPPHIRE 6950 2gb (21188-00-40r / 100312SR)
HDD: WESTERN DIGITAL Caviar Black 1TB (WD1002FAEX)
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W (OCZ700MXSP)

What do you think? Thanks in advance! :D 

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May 28, 2011 2:17:57 AM

700W OCz good PSU, and take easy for HD6950
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May 28, 2011 2:46:56 AM

both are fine i prefer thermal-take black over that ocz go with what is cheaper.
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May 28, 2011 7:46:36 PM

thanks everyone for the good advice! :D 

not many people are fond of the TR2 RX series... guess I'm gonna stay away from that one.

decided I'm going for a OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W (OCZ700MXSP). seems like a stable PSU (also, 700w... i dont think ill ever be going dual GPU anyway).

one more thing: it turns out i have acces now to a CORSAIR 850 TX, but way more expensive...

do you think it may be worth expending the extra buck for the CORSAIR one, or should I just stay with the OCZ 700W (as i mentioned before, im not going dual GPU).

thanks!
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May 28, 2011 8:11:31 PM

Two reviews of the OCZ ModXStream Pro Series 700W - OCZ700MXSP don't give it a Pass:

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2008/11/12/ocz_700w_modxstream_pro_power_supply/

and

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=es&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://www.planet3dnow.de/vbulletin/showthread.php%3Ft%3D353445&rurl=translate.google.es&usg=ALkJrhh7QQkPgnXdWZLBeW5zeoWdJipffg

But if it comes down to a choice between only the Thermaltake TR2 RX Series Black Widow 850W (W0319RU) and the OCZ ModXStream Pro Series 700W - OCZ700MXSP choose with the OCZ.
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May 30, 2011 7:16:41 PM

hmmm those reviews don't sound reassuring at all...

should I just pick the more expensive CORSAIR 850 TX instead?

Thanks in advance!
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May 31, 2011 12:57:32 AM

Best answer selected by martinduque86.
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