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A good 550wt psu for gtx 670

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July 14, 2012 4:29:27 PM

hello :)  , so i am building a new rig and i have already bought the gtx 670 gigabyte :D  but can't decide what psu should i buy to get it working without problems , i read on its box that the minimum psu required is 550wt so i found that there are cheap and expensive psu's , and am on budget and am not planing to sli and these are the only psu's that i can buy in my country with limited price
http://www.egprices.com/adv_search_res.php?name=&brand=...
please choose me a good one and tell me the reason for choosing this one and what's the difference between a cheap and expensive psu if both give the same wt ??!!
and please hurry up because i am buying the rest of my new rig tomorrow isa :) 

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July 14, 2012 4:39:50 PM

The Seasonic S12II 520 or XFX Pro 550 ( also built by Seasonic ), either will do

The reasoning ; they are the highest quality units on that page
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July 14, 2012 4:48:18 PM

I concur and agree and +1 that Delluser
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July 14, 2012 5:08:07 PM

delluser1 said:
The Seasonic S12II 520 or XFX Pro 550 ( also built by Seasonic ), either will do

The reasoning ; they are the highest quality units on that page

thank you but why didn't you choose the thermaltake 700 wt ??!
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July 14, 2012 5:15:03 PM

^5 +1 what delluser1 said.

Here is a link to a list of recommended power supplies that I maintain:

http://www.johnnylucky.org/power-supplies/psu-recommend...

The recommendations are based on 7 web sites that have the proper equipment and personnel to perform rigorous psu testing and detailed analysis of psu components. Scroll down to the Seasonic section where you will find links to competent technical reviews of the SeaSonic S12 II 520 watt power supply mentioned by delluser1.

It's not on the list yet but you can read the jonnyGURU review of the XFX Core Edition 550 watt power supply:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=...

XFX series names are a little confusing. There is a Pro Series. The Pro Series is divided into Pro, Pro Black Edition, Pro Core Edition, and Pro XXX Edition models. Luckily the only 550 watt model is the XFX Pro Core Edition model reviewed by jonnyGURU.
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July 14, 2012 5:18:59 PM

owbm3297 said:
thank you but why didn't you choose the thermaltake 700 wt ??!

Quality over quantity
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July 14, 2012 5:36:19 PM

owbm3297 said:
thank you but why didn't you choose the thermaltake 700 wt ??!



if you take a lok at vendor's web site provided by the OP you will only see the Thermaltake Litepower 700. There are no competent technical reviews of that model. If it had been the newer TR2 TR-700P, for which there are competent reviews, then it would have been recommended.

I have to be fair here. That does not mean the Litepower 700 is a bad power supply. It just means a competent review has not been done yet. That's all. Nothing more. Better off going by competent reviews.

For really bad psu's I maintain a PSU Lemon List:

http://www.johnnylucky.org/power-supplies/psu-lemon-lis...
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July 14, 2012 5:36:23 PM

delluser1 said:
Quality over quantity

Thank you for your quick reply but my bad luck ... i called the store and found it out of stock :cry:  what should i choose instead :cry:  :cry: 
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July 14, 2012 5:40:36 PM

JohnnyLucky said:
if you take a lok at vendor's web site provided by the OP you will only see the Thermaltake Litepower 700. There are no competent technical reviews of that model. If it had been the newer TR2 TR-700P, for which there are competent reviews, then it would have been recommended.

I have to be fair here. That does not mean the Litepower 700 is a bad power supply. It just means a competent review has not been done yet. That's all. Nothing more. Better off going by competent reviews.

For really bad psu's I maintain a PSU Lemon List:

http://www.johnnylucky.org/power-supplies/psu-lemon-lis...
sorry i am noob at psu's and i understood nothing from what u said :p 
thermaltek or xfx ^_^
btw xfx is out of stock now so make it out of the list of choices :cry: 
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