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[ThrashZone]

Hi,
100.us for 2 more cores

 

[ICIT2LOL]

An update am really stuck for choosing the PSU but am finding the pricing way above the last time I built. Gone are the Corsair HX series but for a few that are super expensive.

My query is what brands would anyone recommend I have in mind Antec Be Quiet Thermaltake and Coolermaster but would rally like to go fully modular but part mod would be acceptable.

Calculated power use is about 350W for the components that are obvious I will fit and I was thinking say 700-750W in case I need to add higher spec parts, and make sure I am covered with room to spare.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Personally I'd get a G2 series EVGA
My Acer I have a 850w P2 and my asus I have a 1200 P2 but the G2 series is pretty good.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Thanks Mike I'll have a look at them because I have never used that brand for anything before although I see plenty use their components eh?

OK these two look like the go (and price range) for me and are fully modular too plus being a single 12v rail
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/35428/evga-supernova-g2-gold-650w-power-supply
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/27992/evga-supernova-g2-gold-750w-power-supply

 

[essenbe]

The EVGA PSUs are good. I have a 1050W one. Seasonic is generally considered the 'best', whatever that means. I have one of them too. I believe EVGA is made by Super Flower or FSP, I don't recall. Both are good companies. Seasonic makes power supplies for several of the better OEM brands.

If you want to read about them, this is good reading.

JonnyGURU.com

3R SYSTEM - PSU Review Database

http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/psu_manufacturers

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Either one although 750w gives you more expansion for gpu's..

A better vender makes the G2 & P2 series psu's than evga'a bronze series stuff
There was a who makes psu's for all manufactures that sells them and just plop their logo on them some where possibly Steve's links will show that

The wiring is what I really like about evga's = very few if any pigtails for other power lines unlike what I noticed on Corsair stock wiring especially to gpu's

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Yes Steve I have that whirlpool link myself as it was the froum I used before I came here but still nip in now and then but.... I do like th EVGA especially because of the warranty period.

I have been looking at this too (made by Seasonic) but only five years warranty
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/33123/xfx-xtr-series-gold-750w-modular-power-supply

 

[RoasterMen]

See if you can find good deals on FSP power supplies. EVGA just rebrands their power supplies.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Yep don't they all just slap their logo on them
Warranty is hard to beat though

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Yep Roaster I have a few FSP oldies but goldies I have pulled out of old computers and have used in some refurbs and yes they are good, but they are not available form my usual suppliers which id=s why I use that link from Steve re the Whirlpool listings for manufacturers but even so am still limited.

 

[essenbe]

See if you can find good deals on FSP power supplies. EVGA just rebrands their power supplies.

So does Cooler Master, Corsair, Gigabyte, Thermaltake, Antec and quite a few others, but it isn't quite that simple. The PSUs may be made by the same companies, but they are made according to the end seller's specs. There can be a big difference in a PSU made by the same manufacturer and sold by different end sellers.

Super Flower makes EVGA PSUs.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Yes Steve reading through the specs it is quite obvious in some of them and I think they put in Japanese caps as just a selling point sometimes I like to see what is inside when they show them because some things like heatsink size is vastly different.

 

[Layback Bear]

Yes Japanese caps are a selling point and for a good reason.
Japanese capacitors I known to be high quality.

I have two power supplies in use now.
Both are Corsair.
AX-850 made by Seasonic
AX-860i made by Flextronics.

Without proof otherwise, I'm presuming they are made to Corsairs specs as requested by Corsair.
Their are few power supply manufactures and a boat load of Retail selling names.

Like most things in electronics, their are few companies that make them and lots of selling brand names. Kind of like Sears. They made nothing but had everything made to their specs.
Asus doesn't make everything on their motherboards but as a unit it's sold as a Asus motherboard. Everything on their branded motherboard meet Asus specs, who ever makes them.

So what do we do as end users. Well it's simple for me. I go by brand name and the reputation that brand has. I also consider the stated warranty and how the company treated customers that had to RMA their products.

I seldom have a RMA but through the years I have had to use RMA with Asus, Corsair, G-Skill and Intel.
The only company I had any problems with RMA was G-Skill. G-Skill RMA isn't worth the C-4 it takes to blow a dogs nose. My opinion from my experience.

The other companies I had no problems with. When I pay top dollar for top brands I surly consider the quality of their RAM. One never know with computer hardware when something might go belly up.

Jack

PS.
I think a bad power supply cause my Intel SSD to die but I can't prove it.
Intel had me a new SSD in a week. What did it cost Intel? I don't know but because of their RMA policies I ended up buying 4 more Intel SSD's. I pay more and I expect more.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Update am really wondering what PSU I should get now as they have risen so far in price since I last bought these two - Corsair HX 1020 and a Corsair HX 650 - just about 50% more than I paid then and I came across this one XFX XTR Series Gold 850W Modular Power Supply at a reasonable $179 + shipping.
Now a little research via the Whirlpool makers list shows it to be made by Seasonic but what I would like to know is - has anyone used this brand before and what did they think of it.

The site I saw it on is one of my usual suppliers sites that I trust so not some shonky store -
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/33122/xfx-xtr-series-gold-850w-modular-power-supply

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Seems this ones price is the same I believe ?
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/27992/evga-supernova-g2-gold-750w-power-supply

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Thanks Mike I have been looking at them too it was the fact that Seasonic made XFX that drew my attention

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
850G2 has actually dropped in price at evga's site
See price in cart but can't it's a auto notify as evga is all too often out of inventory :mad2:
EVGA - Products - EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 Power Supply - 220-G2-0850-XR

New G3 series AddRam sent me
EVGA - Articles - EVGA SuperNOVA G3 Power Supplies

EVGA - Products - EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G3 Power Supply - 220-G3-0850-X1

 

[fireberd]

I'm in the process of upgrading my recording studio system. Just ordered an ASRock Z170 Extreme 6+ motherboard and a 6700K, new DDR4 memory and Corsair liquid cooler, and EVGA 750 watt modular power supply. Keeping my less than 1 year old BeQuiet 600 case, Samsung SSD's and optical drives.

 

[ThrashZone]

I'm in the process of upgrading my recording studio system. Just ordered an ASRock Z170 Extreme 6+ motherboard and a 6700K, new DDR4 memory and Corsair liquid cooler, and EVGA 750 watt modular power supply. Keeping my less than 1 year old BeQuiet 600 case, Samsung SSD's and optical drives.

Hi,
Sweet
Hope you're at least going gold series evga psu

 

[fireberd]

Yes - EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2, 80+ GOLD 750W, Fully Modular