Is 630W good for Sandy Bridge 2500K?

[magician0091]

I don't plan for any sli atm, but consider getting one later on with a stronger psu. Right now, I just need to know if this is sufficient for my build

-Specs-
CPU: Sandy Bridge 2500k [will oc]
GPU: GIGABYTE SOC GTX 560 Ti
RAM: 4 GB DDR3 1600
Case: HAF 912 with 2 120mm Fans
Mobo: MSI P67A-GD53 (B3)
Should be compactable, right?

The PSU I'm getting:
PSU: Rosewill Green Series 630W

I could afford a psu up to $80 but nothing higher than that due to my current budget.

 

[illfindu]

Comparability is good. Rosewill is a fairly decent company in your price range probably one of the best your gonna do and yes 630w is enough for your rig I would not really commend going under 600. Good set up btw nicely balanced and shouldn't bottle neck to much any where.

 

[wintermint]

Don't go Rosewill. When it comes to power supplies, only consider Antec, Corsair, and Seasonic. The 630 is enough for your i5-2500k and SLI/Crossfire.

 

[illfindu]

winter I did a little searching but for 80 bucks max I can barely find a 550w and with the 550 requiring about 500 it leaves little to no room for upgrades. or even a accesses of fans or hard drives.

 

[magician0091]

Is there any specific reason why I shouldn't go for rosewill? Just wondering if it's a bad choice

 

[juntaozhu15]

The rosewill green series is a great line of PSU's and are better/equal to similar wattage antec/corsair/seasonic, also I've had great experiences with Rosewill customer service in the past

That 630w is enough for 2 560 ti's if you don't overvolt the GPU's

 

[illfindu]

I take back what I said i found a quite good deal and i do agree pretty strongly about corsair. This is a fantastic deal http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

 

[illfindu]

Rosewill can have decent customer support but they commonly make sub-par products. There fine for things like cases or fans but allot of running parts where quality is important there not great.

 

[juntaozhu15]

I take back what I said i found a quite good deal and i do agree pretty strongly about corsair. This is a fantastic deal http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

I have this PSU and while it is a great PSU in it's own right, the rosewill green 630w is better

Also I got this PSU for $37 AR on a shellshocker, at it's current price I'd go with the Rosewill (or maybe a Antec HCG 620w if it is still $50 AR like the last time I checked)

 

[magician0091]

I wouldn't mind a price difference of ten bucks, but is corsair really worth choosing over rosewill?

BTW: I'm totally oblivious with PSU

 

[wintermint]

I hope you're mistaken about not being able to find anything under $80 because I found a lot this week alone while suggesting builds to others ;P

 

[illfindu]

lol winter to be totally honest I was just skimming through one or two pages on new egg and didn't see any thing. and to magician personally ya 10$ more for a corsair is worth it I think allot would agree. there actually the only brand of psu I put in my builds. Your build is well balanced PSU really isn't a great place to try and save a buck or two since you will most likely be using it for a long while. Disclaimer not saying other brands Antec seasonic for example arn't good just a matter of my own experience and opinion.

 

[magician0091]

Agreed. If I didn't care about PSU, I wouldn't have even consider asking questions lol. Thanks for the advice and I would get corsair.

 

[magician0091]

Best answer selected by magician0091.

 

[illfindu]

Thanks for the best answer a1nd I'm glad we could help nice build and I hope you get allot of joy out of it. Have fun

 

[DelroyMonjo]

http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.aspx?Category=32&name=Power-Supplies
COOLER MASTER GX Series RS650-ACAAE3-US 650W Power Supply
Was: $99.99 Now: $74.99 $49.99 with Rebate

 

[magician0091]

Eh? The deal doesn't seem to exist lol

 

[magician0091]

nvm, found it.

 

[magician0091]

But I'm still sticking with corsair

 

[Onus]

That Coolermaster GX650 PSU was described by HardOCP as a "polished turd in a box:" http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/11/22/cooler_master_gx_650w_power_supply_review/9

The older, non-active PFC Rosewill PSUs destroyed their reputation for PSU quality, but the new "green" ones seem to be just as good as the low-end Corsair or Antec PSUs with which they compete (whose "low-end" is still pretty darn good).

 

[magician0091]

I already bought a corsair 650W PSU, so I can't do much about it now. But thanks for the info. Was really curious why Rosewill had such a bad reputation

 

[juntaozhu15]

Their older PSU's where prone to dying and taking out other hardware with them

 

[Mousemonkey]

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