Best Power Supply for my Computer? URGENT!

egnhan98 · Dec 17, 2012

Hello, tom's hardware community!
I am looking forward to a big upgrade on my computer's graphic card from a NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 to a GeForce GTX 650. However, I need a right power supply. Right now, I'm at a 250 watt power supply! I would like to know some good recommendations for a good power supply that will support that graphic card and my computer. I asked someone at Best Buy and he said a "Thermaltake - 600W TR2 ATX Power Supply" should be okay. I would like to know your thoughts and recommendations. Thank you.

My specs:

Model: a4327c

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 240 Processor 2.80 GHz

RAM: 4.00 GB (3.75 GB Usable)

64 - bit Operating System

Open Slot of PCI Express X16

Current Graphic Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430

Power Supply: 250 watt

I look forward to good recommendations/ help!

iceclock · Dec 17, 2012

well heres a nice one thats better than that thermaltake and not more expensive and a safer quality:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182200

59$ and worth every penny

also id recommand this over that 650 if u can afford it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127687

7700 like 10$ more and worth it over the 650

toyftw · Dec 17, 2012

egnhan98 :

Hi - What's your budget? Plz post
Your total system power draw with a 650 is less than 300w,
so a 450w unit would suffice, but consider a quality
500-550w unit if you have the funds.

egnhan98 · Dec 22, 2012

toyftw :

SORRY FOR LATE REPLY!
My budget is $350.00

iceclock · Dec 22, 2012

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256071

silverstone 600watt very nice 54$ after mail-in-rebate or the xfx 550watt one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

for 56$ after mail-in-rebate both are very good,

if u have less money i can recommand this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207018

for 43$ after mail-in-rebate,

any of the above will do great with ur new videocard

toyftw · Dec 22, 2012

egnhan98 :

hope $350 for a psu is a misprint or the decimal is in the wrong place!

Well a quality power supply for your system will run considerably under $100,
in fact if you have that amount of upgrade funds available you might want
select a more powerful vid card than the 650.

But, anyway - quality psu's:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013
a nice step up and less $$ thru the 26th I'd go with this one, an exceptional
value with the promo code & mir

ps - i assumed since you spoke to someone at best buy - you are referring to USD

iceclock · Dec 22, 2012

i like the xfx one, but must say i favour my second choice as silverstone over antec.

egnhan98 · Dec 22, 2012

iceclock :

Well the problem is, I think the graphic card I want (RADEON HD 7770 GHz Edition) states that 600w is the minimum requirement?

egnhan98 · Dec 22, 2012

toyftw :

How's this one?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Thermaltake+-+600W+TR2+ATX+Power+Supply/9827268.p?id=1218179699692&skuId=9827268#tab=reviews

iceclock · Dec 22, 2012

let me pull up the requirements for the 7700

500W (or greater) power supply with one 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connector recommended

thats for one card,

600watts is for crossfire.

with a decent 500watt+ u should be fine.

combine1237 · Dec 22, 2012

Do not get that supply it is the reason I am upgrading.

egnhan98 · Dec 22, 2012

iceclock :

Okay. Well, you told me to get this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182200&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Power+Supplies-_-Rosewill-_-17182200

and it's really cheap! (WITH PROMO CODE TOO!) is this a good psu?

iceclock · Dec 22, 2012

yes thats quite nice, ive recommanded that powersupply to many people and has been reviewed and tested from a few good powersupply review websites, and gets a decent rating. you cant go wrong with that model

toyftw · Dec 22, 2012

egnhan98 :

Hi again - several worthy suggestions.
But, the best price/performance psu suggested
is the Seasonic built XFX 550 - it nets to $40 with promo,
mir, & free shipping.
To me, it is preferable to the Silverstone 600w, as that is an older
Sirtec built (new ones are Enhance) and nets to $25 more with the shipping

Also the XFX 550 has more +12v amps

iceclock · Dec 22, 2012

yes well i recommanded both the xfx 550 and the silverstone,

id agree that the rosewill one is decent, but the xfx one witch is built by seasonic is a better build and buy.

so yeah egnhan98 go with either the xfx 550 pro or the rosewill

combine1237 · Dec 22, 2012

Yep, xfx's built by seasonic have my vote, they have the best bang for the buck for seasonic oems in my opinion.

toyftw · Dec 22, 2012

egnhan98 :

No way a 7770 needs 600w, Sapphire,XFX, and HIS, recommend 450w
for their most power hungry 7770's and that is inflated.

egnhan98 · Dec 22, 2012

Best answer selected by egnhan98.

iceclock · Dec 22, 2012

he checked on atis site, and misread, the 600watt is for sli, and 500watts is for singlecard usage.

egnhan98 · Dec 22, 2012

combine1237 :

Can you give me the link to this "seasonic xfx 550" you guys are talking about?

combine1237 · Dec 22, 2012

Oops typo, sorry.

Fixed now.

Yep, xfx's built by seasonic have my vote, they have the best bang for the buck for seasonic oems in my opinion.

toyftw · Dec 22, 2012

egnhan98 :

No on Thermaltake - you've got some good suggestions from
quality PSU suppliers.

iceclock · Dec 22, 2012

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

54$ after mail-in-rebate or should i suggest the corsair gs700 for 59$

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=59909&vpn=CMPSU-700G&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1285

out of both the gs 700 gives u more headroom for upgrading

if u can afford the 5$ extra def worth it

toyftw · Dec 22, 2012

egnhan98 :

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iceclock · Dec 22, 2012

thats a broken link toy -_-

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