Please recommend PSU

googalabosh · Oct 12, 2012

Spending Limit: $60 after coupon or mail-in-rebate

Watage: No less then 450W but the more the better. Might add more build later.

Goal: Longevity. Not OCing or gaming.

The Build:
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF XM RC-922XM-KKN1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119257

CPU: AMD A8-5600K Trinity 3.6GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) Socket FM2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113281

MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 FM2 AMD A85X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128566

Memory: G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231544

googalabosh · Oct 12, 2012

I am currently looking at this PSU

OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular Gaming Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022

googalabosh · Oct 12, 2012

Here is another thought:
OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W Modular High Performance Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016

PolePosition · Oct 12, 2012

I'm a Seasonic or Corsair person myself, probably 650w range, but if you can afford it, 750w

Bobnova · Oct 12, 2012

Ok so first up you don't need anything even close to 400w if you don't have a GPU in the built. A 200w unit could do what you posted. That said, here are my suggestions.

Corsair 430CX. It's solid, not fantastic by any means, but solid and cheap.

NZXT HALE82 650w I reviewed a cousin of this PSU. It's very good. Far more wattage than you need though. It is the Seasonic S12II platform and should last a long time.

Seasonic 360w 80+gold HardwareSecrets says it's excellent, I believe them. Plenty of wattage for your listed build, very very high quality and should last roughly forever. This is my top recommendation.

Seasonic S12II 430w Another very good unit, a few more watts than the above, at the cost of lower efficiency. Should last a long time too.

You can add a decent GPU to any of the above PSUs without issue. Not top end, but mid range (single PCIe power connector) would be fine.

googalabosh · Oct 12, 2012

Bobnova said:
Ok so first up you don't need anything even close to 400w if you don't have a GPU in the built. A 200w unit could do what you posted. That said, here are my suggestions.

Corsair 430CX. It's solid, not fantastic by any means, but solid and cheap.

NZXT HALE82 650w I reviewed a cousin of this PSU. It's very good. Far more wattage than you need though. It is the Seasonic S12II platform and should last a long time.

Seasonic 360w 80+gold HardwareSecrets says it's excellent, I believe them. Plenty of wattage for your listed build, very very high quality and should last roughly forever. This is my top recommendation.

Seasonic S12II 430w Another very good unit, a few more watts than the above, at the cost of lower efficiency. Should last a long time too.

You can add a decent GPU to any of the above PSUs without issue. Not top end, but mid range (single PCIe power connector) would be fine.

Thank you so much. I very interested in the NZXT but the review on newegg make me worried. I'll keep it in mind though. Thank you.

johan851 · Oct 13, 2012

Bobnova said:
Ok so first up you don't need anything even close to 400w if you don't have a GPU in the built. A 200w unit could do what you posted. That said, here are my suggestions.

Corsair 430CX. It's solid, not fantastic by any means, but solid and cheap.

NZXT HALE82 650w I reviewed a cousin of this PSU. It's very good. Far more wattage than you need though. It is the Seasonic S12II platform and should last a long time.

Seasonic 360w 80+gold HardwareSecrets says it's excellent, I believe them. Plenty of wattage for your listed build, very very high quality and should last roughly forever. This is my top recommendation.

Seasonic S12II 430w Another very good unit, a few more watts than the above, at the cost of lower efficiency. Should last a long time too.

You can add a decent GPU to any of the above PSUs without issue. Not top end, but mid range (single PCIe power connector) would be fine.

These are good recommendations. The CX430 has a few reviews that scare me, but it is really inexpensive. I opted for an Antec 400C for my cheap build, which is also built on the S12II platform. It was only $30.

The Seasonic units above would be my go-to recommendation for your main rig. I've had a Seasonic S12 (before the S12II came out) powering my main rig for about seven years now.

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