Is this the right PSU for my rig?

[martinduque86]

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!

 

[henydiah]

700W OCz good PSU, and take easy for HD6950

 

[Deleted member 362816]

both are fine i prefer thermal-take black over that ocz go with what is cheaper.

 

[davcon]

I would and have bought OZC ModX psu's two ModX 600W to be exact.
Good quality and performance for the price.
Stay away from Thermaltake TR2 RX psu's they're junk imo.
Not the same unit but close enough.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermaltake-TR2-RX-750-W-Power-Supply-Review/902/1
These guys sell Antec which is a good reliable psu brand.
http://www.pezplata.com/main.php?srchMain=129&srchS1=&srchS2=&srchS3=&srchPrice=&type=cat&cid=09&scid=

 

[martinduque86]

thanks everyone for the good advice!

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!

 

[ko888]

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....gle.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.

 

[martinduque86]

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

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

Thanks in advance!

 

[martinduque86]

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