Recommended PSU - Please Help

[Ko0bf4c3]

Hey guys. (Im not sure if i posted in the right place)

I had a 750w Winpower PSU in my pc for about 3 years. Then the other night my machine went off then let our a huge bang/spark and i got a smell of burning from my PSU. After looking online about winpower PSU's they are not recommended by most people. I'm looking for a new PSU but im not sure what i should get. Just wondering if anyone on here could help me find a decent PSU. I only have a £50 budget but theres so many to choose from.

My specs are below.

Thanks guys any help would be much appreciated

 

[Hopalong X]

Newegg.com - OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7

I'm not sure where you are?
Pricing you say 50 Pounds but location is showing you are in the Western Hemisphere.

As far as brand Corsair and OCZ are good. The one I posted above is on sale there. There are many others.
I'm using a Cooler Master. They are pricey. I got it with a combo so it was about half price or I was set to get a Corsair.
Newegg is a good place to check out what is available and pricing even if you have to order from somewhere else because of location.

This will work with your set up as far as wattage.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

Hope that helps .
Mike

 

[Ko0bf4c3]

Newegg.com - OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7

I'm not sure where you are?
Pricing you say 50 Pounds but location is showing you are in the Western Hemisphere.

As far as brand Corsair and OCZ are good. The one I posted above is on sale there. There are many others.
I'm using a Cooler Master. They are pricey. I got it with a combo so it was about half price or I was set to get a Corsair.
Newegg is a good place to check out what is available and pricing even if you have to order from somewhere else because of location.

This will work with your set up as far as wattage.
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Hope that helps .
Mike

Thanks for the reply Mike mate. The best one i could find was a 600w for £50 in the uk. It seems most decent branded ones are £70+ for 700w+, Wit the amount of fans plus the wc kit in my case i presume they would use a fair bit of power? Plus im somewhat confused on this amps malarky with the graphics cards lol. They have a powecool 750w PSU for pretty cheap but i dont fancy taking the risk of what happened the other night happening again with a cheap power supply. It was quite alarming.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Gami...76/ref=sr_1_44?ie=UTF8&qid=1289223741&sr=8-44

I also just found this one. Not sure of the brand though. Never heard of them before.

Cheers

 

[whs]

At least your find is 80+ rated. But I would not buy anything from Amazon. My preferred PSU make is Antec. But I do not know about prices in the UK. In Germany it is about €110 for a 650W - and that is a lot compared to the Newegg price at $100.

ALTERNATE - HARDWARE - Stromversorgung - Netzteile - ab 500 Watt - Antec TruePower New Series TP-650

Newegg.com - Antec TruePower New TP-650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply

 

[Hopalong X]

Thanks for the reply Mike mate. The best one i could find was a 600w for £50 in the uk. It seems most decent branded ones are £70+ for 700w+, Wit the amount of fans plus the wc kit in my case i presume they would use a fair bit of power? Plus im somewhat confused on this amps malarky with the graphics cards lol. They have a powecool 750w PSU for pretty cheap but i dont fancy taking the risk of what happened the other night happening again with a cheap power supply. It was quite alarming.

Evo Labs 650W ATX Silent Gaming Extreme Modular PC: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

I also just found this one. Not sure of the brand though. Never heard of them before.


Cheers

Never heard of it.

I posted for some help and advice from fellow UK denizens with suggestions where and what to buy.
Hopefully we will get some input.

So hang in there.

Mike

 

[stormy13]

Never heard of it.

You're not the only one,

Ever heard of Evo Labs PSUs? - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net

Looks like it could be another of those off-name PSU's I see on most sites in the UK. We have our fair share of them on this side of the pond, but it seems that some of the e-tailers/retailers in the UK take it to extremes.

A bit of light reading on what to look for in a PSU,

Power Supply Information and Selection - Tech Support Forum

and why to avoid the cheap no-name stuff,

The Bargain Basement Power Supply Roundup Review

 

[Barman58]

For UK prices have a look at Ebay

Only go for those that are UK based stores, offer a buy it now option for new equipment, and have a high user rating,

You may well find that you can approach US prices for the branded items you are looking for

 

[johnwillyums]

Here's some UK suppliers


Scan.co.uk: Antec EarthWatts 650 W Power Supply (PSU) - EA-650 GB

Scan.co.uk: Corsair TX 650 W Power Supply (PSU) - CMPSU-650TXUK

Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK) [CMPSU-850HXUK]

 

[thomas242]

First thing I do if I was you is use a program to determine the wattage of the psu that is recommends for you computer. If it recommends a 700w psu get a 750 or 800 I personal never get the a psu that will just cover what I have in my PC. I all ways give my self some room to expand. I just built a new pc and put one gtx470 in it at this time but, I bought a psu that will allow me to have two gtx470 in it running in sli. So when I do plan to upgrade my video card I will not have to buy another PSU
I also go for a modular psu that way you can have a very clean looking cabling in your PC to help with air flow

 

[Ko0bf4c3]

Thanks for the replys guys much appreciated. After looking some more i have found a couple that im intrested in.

Thermaltake TR2 RX 550W Modular PSU | Ebuyer.com - I like the modular PSU's but i'm on a tight budget, this is the cheapest branded one i've seen.

OCZ Stealth Xstream II 600W PSU - 3x SATA 2x PCI-E | Ebuyer.com - Higher watts and mentioned it has the power of a 700w PSU.

Corsair Builder Series 600 Watt Atx Ps/2 Power Supply | Ebuyer.com - I like this one but unsure about the single 12v rail.

My only worry is that i have 3 HDD's inside the machine now 2x SATA & 1x IDE, plus 7x 120mm TT case fans along with the TT bigwater. Will these PSU's cope with this plus the mobo, cpu & gpu?


Decisions decisions lol.

 

[stormy13]

Either the Corsair or OCZ should be more than enough, and either will be better than the no-name one you had before. To get a rough idea how much your system does need go here,

eXtreme Power Supply Calculator

and fill in everything you have to see approximately how big a PSU you need.

 

[Ko0bf4c3]

Either the Corsair or OCZ should be more than enough, and either will be better than the no-name one you had before. To get a rough idea how much your system does need go here,

eXtreme Power Supply Calculator

and fill in everything you have to see approximately how big a PSU you need.

Thanks stormy mate. Very nice site. Bookmarked that for future usage. I think im going to go with the OCZ as it has 2x PCI-E incase i ever want to upgrade to a second gpu. I just hope the cable length isnt a problem with the size of my case.

Much appreciated.

 

[Hopalong X]

This is the specs on the U.S. version. I'm not sure where to get exact specs for U.K. version though. Close enough for comparison.
Looks like an excellent choice.
Mike

OCZ StealthXStream 2 400W-600W Power Supply OCZ Technology

PS- Cables length should be fine.

 

[Ko0bf4c3]

Thanks for that Mike mate. I was reading reviews on it lastnight and hopefully it should run my pc with ease. Im just hoping the cheap PSU i had hasnt took any of my components out when it blew up. It was like somebody let a banger firework off in my PC lol.

Cheers.

 

[Ko0bf4c3]

Hey guys just a update... On closely inspecting my pc the psu has also blew my motherboard up. The chip has burnt out near the green status LED. So it looks like i might be upgrading to a i7/phenom 2 x6 but im in two minds on wich to get. Also would the new PSU i've just ordered be ok for either of those setups or would i need to get a larger wattage one. I done the PSU calculator on that site and its only showing 300+ watts to run the x6.

 

[pparks1]

Hey guys just a update... On closely inspecting my pc the psu has also blew my motherboard up. The chip has burnt out near the green status LED. So it looks like i might be upgrading to a i7/phenom 2 x6 but im in two minds on wich to get. Also would the new PSU i've just ordered be ok for either of those setups or would i need to get a larger wattage one. I done the PSU calculator on that site and its only showing 300+ watts to run the x6. Its really gutted me.

This is exactly the reason why low cost power supplies are simply not worth it. Sorry about your loss.

That power supply calculator is really quite good. I'll be honest, most people way overspec their PSU's and go with the mantra of "much better is better". But I'd be much more inclined to go with higher quality at the right power level over lesser quality but far more wattage.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Read up on this value added mobo. It's the one I'm looking into, the more you read the more you'll like and it's a true value mated with a great AMD processor.
MSI Global – 870A Fuzion - Flexible upgradability and great 3D performance

 

[Hopalong X]

You will be good with the new PSU.

Sad to hear about the moboard.

Mike

 

[Ko0bf4c3]

You're right there pparks1, i wont be buying "no name" psu's anymore lol i'll make sure of that. Whats worrying me now tho is that my cpu might be screwed i was thinking of selling it to add money for my new build but i cant test it & my graphics card.. wich is less than a year old. Thanks mike mate, i thought it would be but i thought id get a second opinion aswell lol.

Cheers guys

 

[Hopalong X]

Graphics card can be tried on the new moboard. If bad then you have to order and wait. Pain waiting.
CPU would have to be tried in a compatible mobo to check.

Suggestion.
You would have to sell it to someone you know.??? Where you say lets make sure it works install and get paid if it does. Something of that sort.??

Graphics card can be tested in almost any PC with a PCI-e slot. I assume it is a PCI-e 2.0 card.
If you have a buddy pull his and install yours. If he is using ATI/Radeon card it probably won't even need a different driver.

Just suggestions off the top of my head.
Mike