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Started by Vlad F | | 15 answers
What PSU should I buy ?
Hello geeks,

I bought a new PC (by components) but dont know wht kind of PSU I should buy..

My new rig is :

GIGABYTE B85M-HD3 LGA 1150 MICRO ATX
INTEL CORE i5 - 4590, 3.3 GHz, 6MB Cache
2x KINGMAX DDR3, 1333Mhz, 4GB, 1.5 V


A friend suggested a 650W 80+ corsair but i want to see your suggestions.

budget is £100


thank you!
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a b ) Power supply
a b å Intel
October 6, 2014 7:56:29 PM

sora said:
The Corsair CX series uses poor capacitors... I would suggest a power supply manufactured by XFX or Seasonic.


Sora, I don't think anybody recommended any models from the CX series. But your notations are correct in the event that somebody was looking at using one of the CX units. They are Tier 3 units and we've seen a substantial number of failures with them throughout various threads.
October 6, 2014 4:40:31 PM

Vlad F said:
Ok guys thank you so much for the advices ! at least i know something about PSUs now hehe :) 

I will go with this : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CP-9020078-UK-Builder-S...

Seems like Corsair is a pretty solid one


The Corsair CX series uses poor capacitors... I would suggest a power supply manufactured by XFX or Seasonic.
a b ) Power supply
a b å Intel
October 6, 2014 8:32:29 AM

Vlad F said:
Ok guys thank you so much for the advices ! at least i know something about PSUs now hehe :) 

I will go with this : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CP-9020078-UK-Builder-S...

Seems like Corsair is a pretty solid one

Actually, just about anything from Seasonic, XFX, EVGA or BeQuiet is a safer bet, but if it's at least Tier 2B on the list, the brand probably isn't as important since it's been tried and tested true.
a c 75 ) Power supply
a b å Intel
October 5, 2014 9:55:12 PM

Vlad F said:
Ok thats interesting !

A friend has this one and he can give it to me if it works : http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51eupDC4TeL.jpg

Do you think its good ?

Also, I would like to upgrade and buy a GPU, but later...so my question is > can I install the 650w PSU without damaging the components I have ?


I can't understand people willing to spend large portion of their bucks on expensive components taking that these are necessary for performance but when it comes to PSUs, they give a tiny portion of their money to this component. Wrong very wrong. A good quality PSU is not an expenditure but an investment to safeguard the other components.

Don't install this PSU. Better buy Tier 1 or 2(a)(b) category PSU. Even you can buy Tier 3 category PSU if you are not overclocking.
October 5, 2014 3:50:25 PM

Ok thats interesting !

A friend has this one and he can give it to me if it works : http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51eupDC4TeL.jpg

Do you think its good ?

Also, I would like to upgrade and buy a GPU, but later...so my question is > can I install the 650w PSU without damaging the components I have ?
a c 75 ) Power supply
a b å Intel
October 4, 2014 2:32:23 AM

Vlad F said:
Thank you for the replys guys !

I dont have any GPU's yet, i will use the one on my CPU, which I understand that has one incorporated ( Intel® HD Graphics )



That is true. Your i5 has built-in Intel HD Graphics.

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