PSU Recommend me a PSU

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by chrisc1277, 28 Feb 2011.

  1. chrisc1277

    chrisc1277 Minimodder

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    hello!

    my friends PSU has given up. do you guys have any recommendations for a new one?

    idealy around the 850w and should be modular.

    thanks for any help
     
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  2. adam_bagpuss

    adam_bagpuss Have you tried turning it off/on ?

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    whats the rig ?
     
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  3. urobulos

    urobulos Minimodder

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    I used the Corsair HX 850. A good PSU though it did blow up after 3 months of use XD. Guess I was unlucky. Though credit to Scan and Corsair on quick replacement.
     
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    T2I3M Minimodder

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    I would also have to say corsair, i am currently using a corsair 750 modular psu :)
     
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  5. Instagib

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    What case does he have? If it's an antec 1200/ P183 / P193, these are excellent.

    If not, the XFX BE 850W is a good bet.

    If that was too glitzy, the Corsair HX850 is a safe bet.

    Or if it has to be TRUELY modular, the Seasonic X-850 is pretty awesome (read expensive).
     
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  6. wyx087

    wyx087 Homeworld 3 is happening!!

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    alternative to Seasonic X-850 is Corsair Ax850. pretty similar unit internally, just a different brand.
     
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    chrisc1277 Minimodder

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    thanks guys for the suggestions.

    Weve been looking at a corsair already and they seem ok. although i quite like the look of the XFX one Instagib has recommended.

    the seasonic looks nice, but to expensive for him id say.
     
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  8. okenobi

    okenobi What's a Dremel?

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    Seasonic or Corsair AX are the best. The Corsair HX is a close second. The XFX is in third place, but still good.
     
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  9. adam_bagpuss

    adam_bagpuss Have you tried turning it off/on ?

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    whats the spec of the rig ?

    do you need 850W ?
     
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  10. r3loaded

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    I have a Coolermaster Silent Pro Gold. Probably the cheapest 80Plus Gold PSU available, runs silently and throws out cold air, even at load.
     
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    sorry bagpuss i didnt see your first post.

    hes currently running an overclocked QX6850, 4870x2, 4 gb 1066mhz ram, i think 5 hdds, 5 fans, soundcard, dvd rom, and couple of cathodes.

    its more for future proof, i believe hes wanting to add stuff to it aswell, his power supply dieing has come at the wrong time.

    what are the cooler master psu's like these days? ive got one but its from a few years ago now, mines ok. still powering on.
     
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  12. adam_bagpuss

    adam_bagpuss Have you tried turning it off/on ?

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    even future proofing you dont need 850W

    with that rig 550W would be fine.

    for single GPU setups you dont need anything more than 650W even for the most beefiest of PSUs

    if he intends to Xfire then 850W would be more appopriate
     
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  13. numanoid

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    Tagan bz700w-900w piperock, im waiting to buy one.
     
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  14. sb1991

    sb1991 What's a Dremel?

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    He's running a 4870x2, so it's effectively crossfire already. 650-750 would probably still be fine.
     
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  15. adam_bagpuss

    adam_bagpuss Have you tried turning it off/on ?

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    well yeah but its internal Xfire and therefore still only a single card.

    aboslute max power is 75W (PCI-e) + 75W(6pin) + 150W(8pin) = 300W and its certinaly less than that around 225W i believe

    single 650W will be perfectly fine while an 850W will allow for Xfire although personally id never have 2 x 4870X2
     
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