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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!
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!
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.
sora
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.
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.
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I would rather consider these:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750bbef...
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g2075...
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-hx650
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-ea750pl...
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g1075...
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750bbef...
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g2075...
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-hx650
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-ea750pl...
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g1075...
Vlad F
October 6, 2014 2:18:18 AM
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
I will go with this : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CP-9020078-UK-Builder-S...
Seems like Corsair is a pretty solid one
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.
Yeah, that's a Sumvision Power X3. All of Sumvisions PSUs are on the Tier 5 "Replace immediately" list. For your sake, don't use that PSU.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supp...
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supp...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezk9OA7aKOE
Here's what happens to power supplies like that one.
Here's what happens to power supplies like that one.
Vlad F
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 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 ?
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