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700 Watt (non 80+) or 850 Watt (Bronze 80+) [Mid/high gamer]

Total: 10 votes (2 blank votes)

  • 700 Watt (non 80+)
  • 13 %
  • 850 Watt (Bronze 80+)
  • 75 %
  • Either will suit your fine pick the cheaper one!
  • 13 %
December 6, 2011 1:33:10 AM

UPDATE: I am now looking for a good PSU within the $60-85 Minimal 500 Watts 80+ Please help !

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My Current PC Specs:


MotherBoard: MB GIGABYTE|GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ 970 R (140W) :love: 


CPU: CPU AMD|PH II X4 955 3.2G AM3 RT (125W) :love: 


RAM: DDR3 8GB Vengeance


HDD: 500GB/ 5700 RPM | 120GB 5700RPM (Both Sata)

Graphics Card: Buying a Radeon 6870 (OC) [no Cross/SLI]

My Case information:


Case: NZXT Hades
Front 200mm Fan: Stock (red LED) '80-110 CFM'
Side 200mm Fan: After Market Cooler Master 200mm '120CFM' (red LED)
First Top 140mm: After Market Yates '140CFM 55DB' (<--- Loud) (Lime Green LED)
Second Top 140mm: After Market Bgears Blue Ice Chrome: '90CFM 28DB' (Blue LED)
Rear 120mm Exhaust: Stock 'CFM = idk' (White no LED)
Two rear PCI Exhaust fans: '30 CFM each' (Black)
One front PCI Exhaust Fan: (ghetto rigged) '25 CFM' (Black)


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More about : 700 watt 850 watt psu

December 6, 2011 1:38:24 AM

kyleamos12 said:
Hey guys, I have a 850 watt PSU on hold since I saw the 700 watt version. Me personally 700 watts is even overkill, but I play on the safe side and quality!
The 850 Watt is Bronze 80+ Certified, but the 700 Watt isn't 80+ certified at all as far as I can tell. Which would you recommend ? Price isn't really a problem but cheaper with good quality is always better in my book! Opinions please need to know fast !


Need to give your system specs, cpu, gpu, crossfire? SLI?
a b ) Power supply
December 6, 2011 1:39:47 AM

the 850 watt will definatly be more efficient and probaly last longer
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December 6, 2011 1:40:43 AM

Added everything.
December 6, 2011 2:04:59 AM

amirp said:
this one is more than enough, and much better than those other two power supplies you put up.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/ite...

Why do you have to purchase from tigerdirect? can you buy from newegg? Tiger isnt a very good store in my opinion.



I don't do mail-in rebates. 'MODULAR'. I am a neat freak when it comes to my computer. I like tigerdirect was the provider I bought my first Video Card from ;) . I know you are giving your best opinion, but please choose out of the two I like to keep it 700+ Watts.
December 6, 2011 2:11:51 AM

My choice remains the same...and it's only 10 dollar rebate I wouldnt have done it either. If you must have modular choose the Corsair HX650, a very good, quality, modular power supply.

Those two visiontek models just dont seem like they're good power supplies... if I really had to choose the 800 watt one seems to be the more obvious choice.
December 6, 2011 2:15:49 AM

here's a review of the 700 watt one... ill highlight the conclusion for you to see how bad visiontek power supplies are:
"As it stands, buying the Visiontek 700W for any serious use makes about as much sense as bringing home a black rat full of fleas in Europe in 1349. You are going to get bit doing so, just hope something doesn’t die in the process."
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/07/25/visiontek_700...
December 6, 2011 2:21:31 AM

bottom line: dont buy the 700 watt, not because its not enough juice, but because its a piece of crap.
buy the 800 watt one if you like, it's a budget brand with budget parts.

My opinion: buy corsair 650tx, or if you must have modular (I dont see the point if you can just manage your cables in back panel or something) buy HX650.

These are your choices at tigerdirect as I see.
a c 1218 ) Power supply
December 6, 2011 3:04:32 AM

For a system using a single Radeon HD 6870 OCed graphics card AMD specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater power supply that has a combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 28 Amps or greater and that has at least two 6-pin PCI-Express supplementary power connectors.

The VisionTek 700W (900348) is a total piece of cr@p as HardOCP found out during their review of the unit:

http://hardocp.com/article/2011/07/25/visiontek_700w_po...

That probably explains its short 2 Year warranty.

The VisionTek 800W (900349) is also just another budget power supply that uses cheap quality components (i.e. Asia'X capacitors) in its construction. It's definitely better than the VisionTek 700W (900348) though.

If you want modular there is the Corsair Enthusiast Series Modular TX550M (CMPSU-550TXM) which is even more than you need power-wise. Quality-wise its better than either of the two VisionTek PSUs you've listed.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/ite...
December 6, 2011 10:50:40 AM

Updated Help please!
December 6, 2011 11:32:31 AM

answer me two questions before I can help you, does it HAVE to be modular, and does it HAVE to be tigerdirect?

If it were me for a midrange 500-650 watt power supply I wouldn't care about modular, just manage your cables lol....(I may be biased as I've never bought modular). Also I dislike tigerdirect... overpriced for many parts.
December 6, 2011 11:39:50 AM

No it doesn't have to be modular changed my mind. Or bouught from TD
a b ) Power supply
December 6, 2011 11:42:17 AM

Wait... Is this your system? Sorry

Don't joke too much about TX650 mate. CX500 Is even fine if you don't plan any upgrades and OCing. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-139-... . But it is up to you anyway. It depends if you if you want OCing and Upgrading or no.
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