July 20, 201115 yr Greetings, T&C. I shall tell you a story. I was loafting at home festering in my chair when I had the urge to partake in some team fortress II. As I did so (bearing in mind dear mother nature had seen it fit to bake us in a sweltering heat, and my father being too cheap to run the air conditioning, it was 30+ Celcius in my room) MY PSU WENT POP. No lie - it literally went pop. It had smelled like gasoline in my room prior to this occurrence but I thought nothing of it. Anyway I now find myself in need of a new one. TL;DR- My PSU broke. I have one (545 watts) but it's pretty crappy and I don't know if it would be okay for my build. Please reccomend me a new PSU. Old PSU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019 MY build: 8 gb ddr3 ram3ghz quad core amd processorRadeon 5700? video card500gb hard drive (not ssd) Thanks in advance! "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti
July 20, 201115 yr A budget would have been nice. Anyways, it's not a surprise that that PSU gave up on you. You should really stick with trusted brands like Corsair, SeaSonic or Antec. Here's what I recommend: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028 It really depends on the space in your case though. If you don't have much room, it would be best to get a modular PSU, like this: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151093 My Blog
July 20, 201115 yr Something sturdy with around 750W like OCZ Fatal1ty. It's also easy for wiring as well as adding additional peripherals like GPU's and DVD/BLU Drivers, I'm using one atm and has yet to fail me at all. :) Popoto.~<3
July 20, 201115 yr Something sturdy with around 750W like OCZ Fatal1ty. It's also easy for wiring as well as adding additional peripherals like GPU's and DVD/BLU Drivers, I'm using one atm and has yet to fail me at all. :) 650W is enough for a i5-2500k with SLI 560ti's. 750W would be overkill for his system, unless he has multiple HDDs and a high-end pair of surround sound earphones. My Blog
July 20, 201115 yr Author Thanks for the replies so far. My budget is $100 CAD but less is better. I should have enough room in my case to get a sizeable psu, my old one was pretty big. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti
July 20, 201115 yr I would personally get the Corsair PSU I suggested. Unless you're planning major upgrades in the near future, it will have plenty of power to run your system and will last you a long time, no matter how hot it is in your room. Corsair makes great products. My Blog
July 20, 201115 yr Author Only upgrade I think I may do is a better video card and a coaxial adapter (not sure what they're actually called) to watch cable tv on my pc. If you think I should get something with a bit more wattage just in case, I can do so - I don't mind spending a bit more if it's worth it. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti
July 20, 201115 yr Unless by a better video card you mean a Radeon 6990 or a Nvidia GTX580, you'll have more than enough with 600W. By the way, I was going to recommend this: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207007 But it's out of stock. It's from XFX, but it's a Seasonic re-brand. It's what I used in my most recent build and I love it. My Blog
July 20, 201115 yr The power supply for my next computer just arrived today, ironically... It's a Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1000watt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171056&Tpk=cooler%20master%20silent%20pro%20gold%201000w ...you won't need that much juice, though.. If you can manage 500w... I used this in my friends computer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182076 No problems so far. I think you could use about 600-700 to be safe if you wanted to throw in some upgrades later. I don't know anything about this PSU or the company, but maybe: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152035 ~Kevill My Tip.it goals/achieves blog.
July 20, 201115 yr The power supply for my next computer just arrived today, ironically... It's a Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1000watt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171056&Tpk=cooler%20master%20silent%20pro%20gold%201000w ...you won't need that much juice, though.. If you can manage 500w... I used this in my friends computer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182076 No problems so far. I think you could use about 600-700 to be safe if you wanted to throw in some upgrades later. I don't know anything about this PSU or the company, but maybe: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152035 ~Kevill I would not trust any of those PSUs. My Blog
July 20, 201115 yr Author Unless by a better video card you mean a Radeon 6990 or a Nvidia GTX580, you'll have more than enough with 600W. By the way, I was going to recommend this: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207007 But it's out of stock. It's from XFX, but it's a Seasonic re-brand. It's what I used in my most recent build and I love it.Bought the first one you recommended. Thanks a lot! And thanks to everyone else as well :) "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti
July 20, 201115 yr [hide]The power supply for my next computer just arrived today, ironically... It's a Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1000watt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171056&Tpk=cooler%20master%20silent%20pro%20gold%201000w ...you won't need that much juice, though.. If you can manage 500w... I used this in my friends computer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182076 No problems so far. I think you could use about 600-700 to be safe if you wanted to throw in some upgrades later. I don't know anything about this PSU or the company, but maybe: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152035 ~Kevill[/hide] I would not trust any of those PSUs. Why not? My Tip.it goals/achieves blog.
July 20, 201115 yr Unless by a better video card you mean a Radeon 6990 or a Nvidia GTX580, you'll have more than enough with 600W. By the way, I was going to recommend this: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207007 But it's out of stock. It's from XFX, but it's a Seasonic re-brand. It's what I used in my most recent build and I love it. I've seen so many fried XFX graphics cards that I don't trust that brand as a whole.
July 20, 201115 yr I have an XFX 6870 and it runs fine. My XFX 8800GTS lasted about 3 years before it decided it had enough earlier this year. 3 years with gaming every day + warm environment + already hot GPU is pretty good, I think. Steam | Soup | Last.fm
July 20, 201115 yr Unless by a better video card you mean a Radeon 6990 or a Nvidia GTX580, you'll have more than enough with 600W. By the way, I was going to recommend this: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207007 But it's out of stock. It's from XFX, but it's a Seasonic re-brand. It's what I used in my most recent build and I love it. I've seen so many fried XFX graphics cards that I don't trust that brand as a whole. The only thing that is XFX about that power supply is the XFX sticker on it. It's a SeaSonic unit. My Blog
July 20, 201115 yr God damn, 750w, 650w etc for that build? A nice 500w psu from seasonic, antec, corsair, enermax or another good brand is more than enough. J'adore aussi le sexe et les snuff moviesJe trouve que ce sont des purs moments de vieJe ne me reconnais plus dans les gensJe suis juste un cas désespérantEt comme personne ne viendra me réclamerJe terminerai comme un objet retrouvé
July 20, 201115 yr God damn, 750w, 650w etc for that build? A nice 500w psu from seasonic, antec, corsair, enermax or another good brand is more than enough. The cheapest 500W PSU that I would trust is only $10 less than the 600W I recommended. To me, $10 is worth another 100 watts, in case of future upgrades. My Blog
July 20, 201115 yr I have an XFX 6870 and it runs fine. My XFX 8800GTS lasted about 3 years before it decided it had enough earlier this year. 3 years with gaming every day + warm environment + already hot GPU is pretty good, I think.Doesn't mean every card is bad, just that I've seen too many of them.
July 20, 201115 yr I have an XFX 6870 and it runs fine. My XFX 8800GTS lasted about 3 years before it decided it had enough earlier this year. 3 years with gaming every day + warm environment + already hot GPU is pretty good, I think.Doesn't mean every card is bad, just that I've seen too many of them.Yeah, not doubting you. Just throwing my own experience out there! I've heard XFX seem to be hit-and-miss but I've had more hit, personally. Enough to get an XFX card a second time around anyway. Steam | Soup | Last.fm
July 21, 201115 yr Still curious on your reasoning behind the complete disregard for any of my PSU suggestions, Acdcfantony_. I respect your right to disagree with my choices, but any sort of reasoning would benice rather than a simple "I wouldn't trust any of those". A statement like that is just saying "th4t suckz", it will just be disregarded.But I think you're better than that, so I'm still stuck with curiosity. ~Kevill My Tip.it goals/achieves blog.
July 21, 201115 yr Still curious on your reasoning behind the complete disregard for any of my PSU suggestions, Acdcfantony_. I respect your right to disagree with my choices, but any sort of reasoning would benice rather than a simple "I wouldn't trust any of those". A statement like that is just saying "th4t suckz", it will just be disregarded.But I think you're better than that, so I'm still stuck with curiosity. ~Kevill I'm not the person you're referring to, but here's my 2 cents. That CM one would probably be fine, not top of the line, but ok. For low watt PSUs I would buy them, but I'm not sure about the stability of their 1kW units. However yeah it doesn't seem too bad of a PSU and I would get it if there were no better options (which there are). Rosewill, well the brand lets it down. I understand Rosewill to be a mid range/budget line of products, and that's not really the specification you want for a PSU. For a small build which draws much under 500W you could probably scrape by, but otherwise no. The Raidmax I think is similar to the Rosewill. RIP TET "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche
July 21, 201115 yr Still curious on your reasoning behind the complete disregard for any of my PSU suggestions, Acdcfantony_. I respect your right to disagree with my choices, but any sort of reasoning would benice rather than a simple "I wouldn't trust any of those". A statement like that is just saying "th4t suckz", it will just be disregarded.But I think you're better than that, so I'm still stuck with curiosity. ~Kevill Look, those power supplies are just not something that I would trust in any of my computers. The thing is, those PSUs are cheaper because they are made of cheaper components (for the lack of a better word) that are much more likely to fail. If it were to ever fail, it could fry your whole machine. Sure, Corsair units are more expensive, but you're paying for quality, not just the brand. It's always a good idea to get the best PSU that you can afford, and it's fact that Corsair, Antec and Seasonic make the best. You're right though. I should have gave better reasoning earlier. I was just feeling lazy and didn't want to type out a few paragraphs. My Blog
July 21, 201115 yr I'm not the person you're referring to, but here's my 2 cents. That CM one would probably be fine, not top of the line, but ok. For low watt PSUs I would buy them, but I'm not sure about the stability of their 1kW units. However yeah it doesn't seem too bad of a PSU and I would get it if there were no better options (which there are). Rosewill, well the brand lets it down. I understand Rosewill to be a mid range/budget line of products, and that's not really the specification you want for a PSU. For a small build which draws much under 500W you could probably scrape by, but otherwise no. The Raidmax I think is similar to the Rosewill. Still curious on your reasoning behind the complete disregard for any of my PSU suggestions, Acdcfantony_. I respect your right to disagree with my choices, but any sort of reasoning would benice rather than a simple "I wouldn't trust any of those". A statement like that is just saying "th4t suckz", it will just be disregarded.But I think you're better than that, so I'm still stuck with curiosity. ~Kevill Look, those power supplies are just not something that I would trust in any of my computers. The thing is, those PSUs are cheaper because they are made of cheaper components (for the lack of a better word) that are much more likely to fail. If it were to ever fail, it could fry your whole machine. Sure, Corsair units are more expensive, but you're paying for quality, not just the brand. It's always a good idea to get the best PSU that you can afford, and it's fact that Corsair, Antec and Seasonic make the best. You're right though. I should have gave better reasoning earlier. I was just feeling lazy and didn't want to type out a few paragraphs. Thank you, I appreciate your interpretation of the potential reasoning, Guydabest, and thank you, Acdcfantony_ for your explanation. Whilst I've witnessed the problem of using crap components in items being manufactured by many companies.If it be a single piece in a Ford Transmission to make it fail a few thousands miles after the warranty, or an unprotected live wire in a Sony DVD/VCR player, I'm sure you can find it in at least one product of anycompany. Granted, power supplies are not one that I'd know anything about in that case, as I have not opened one up as of yet. However, the reason I personally have gone with the slightly cheaper PSUs is thatbefore I began building computers, I talked to my extreme nerd friend and asked for his advice.So, he took me to his "pile of computer crap" room. I'm serious.It was a room filled with broken components.It was piled with broken msi, Intel and Biostar motherboards.ATI motherboards lain stacked one by one like semi-fallen dominoes that I couldn't even read their brands. Anyway, whilst he may not have been focused on his broken pile of .... Ok I'm tired of typing now. Anyway my point was, there was a large stack of broken Corsair and Thermaltake power supplies.Now, it could be, that he just knew the right brands to buy, thus he only had many of those, and thus,only had failed power supplies from those companies. Regardless, from that, I decided I'd try the cheaper stuff. They all have worked so far except for one failure... so, yeah. I have nothing against any of the other brands.Maybe I'll try a Seasonic next time. But with my luck, everything more expensive will just fail. Anyway, again, thanks for the elaboration. ~Kevill My Tip.it goals/achieves blog.
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