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Hi folks, I'm building my first pc and when it comes to PSU I don't want to mess it up since other components are not easy to get, I'm deciding in between a SEASONIC M12II 520 Bronze which I've seen quite a lot of reviews (mixed the majority) and for the EVGA 500/600BR too, I've heard some...

Hi everyone, I was lucky to get an Asus 3080 TUF and was thinking about upgrading my PSU to a Seasonic focus PX 750W platinum. I currently have a Corsair CX-750 which is now approaching 7 years old... I personally have not had any issues with it so far but wondered what others have...

Hey, i want to build my PC but i kinda confused which one good psu "Seasonic S12III-500w 80+ bronze OR be quiet! System power U9 500w 80+ bronze"

Hello In seasonic PSU PCie Ports and CPU Ports are in the same group I want to Know Which PORTS I have to plug cpu power cables in ?? in the photo there is 5 ports in PSU to PLUG CPU power cables "but" there is only 2 ports are correct for CPU POWER CONNECTOR I need to Know : Which 2ports...

So my current set up is: Intel Core i5 10600 2 x 8GB DDR4 1x 7200 rpm 3.5" HDD 1x M.2 SSD 5x 120mm fan Seasonic GM 650W I am wonderi=ng whether my PSU will be strong enough if I buy RTX 3080 and add it to my system. Yes I know Nvidia is suggesting 750W, but I believe that is their worst case...

I've heard that's an overkill to flip the physical switch on PSU. But I live in storm prone area, so I'm concerned about lightning strikes. Am i wearing out capacitors inside PSU by flipping the switch? (After shutdown) Should I just leave it on or flip the switch? PSU - Seasonic Focus Gold...

Hi everyone! Just upgraded my monitor from 1080p to 1440p and im planning on upgrading my MSI RX 2060 Gaming Z (non super ver.) to Sapphire RX5700XT. Will my m12ii 520w enough for it? My full specs Proc: Ryzen 2600 OC at 4000mhz Ram: 2x8gb nighthawk 3200mhz MoBo: Aorus b450 pro wifi Cooler...

My newly purchased Corsair TX650m came with the plug that does not fit in any of the wall sockets or even my UPS socket. So I was wondering can I use the power cord of my older Seasonic s12ii 620W with Corsair until I find a better solution? Will it be safe for rest of my PC components?

Good evening. I have a doubt about my power supply. My system is the follow : CPU: Ryzen 2700x ( PBO OFF ) Stock settings WC: Artic Freezer Liquid 240 MB: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX RAM : 2x8 G.SKILL 2400 Mhz with 2800 OC PSU : Seasonic S12II-520 GPU : MSI AERO 1050 TI FANS : 3x 120M SSD ...

Hello! So im looking for a new power supply and im thinking about this Evga 600w. But there is the problem that people think it is bad and i should get better one. Also im looking for a 550W power supply. (I was thinking about the evga one because it was like 50€). And now i will be really happy...

Hi! Thanks to everyone on the forum helping me select my PC parts. I am waiting for them to arrive, so I am thinking about how to assemble it and I had a question about the sockets on the PSU and what cables they correspond to. I will be using a Seasonic Focus Plus Gold...

I've got 2 power supplies. XFX pro 650w & Seasonic S12II-Bronze 620w. I know the XFX pro is better, but they are both bronze. I want to use the Seasonic since it has less cables and looks better. Would it make a difference which PSU I'm gonna use since my PC probaly won't reach above 500w...

Hello I am just looking for opinions on a high 12v rail reading I have been getting from my Seasonic 1300w Prime Power Supply. I have recently discovered using a mult metre and Molex connector that at idle the 12V rail will be at 12.26v and under load this will jump to a max of 12.36. This is...

I'm building my first pc and i'm still looking for a psu to pair with these parts: AMD ryzen 5 1600 AF Msi radeon rx 570 8gb ASRock b450m pro-4 16gb ddr4 3200 mhz 258 gb M.2 SSd The two psu's that i have in mind right now are the Cooler Master mwe 450w 80+ and the Seasonic s12iii 500w 80+...

Hello everyone. I hope you all are doing well in these uncertain times. Anyway, I've been having a very bizarre problem regarding my PC lagging and try as I might I can't seem to figure out what's wrong nor how to fix it. So I come to you all for help. Here's the situation: at completely random...

Trying to decide between these 2 PSUs. Heard the G5 can be noisy. But don't see many people use Seasonic. Any thoughts or perspective?

hello,so i have a PSU with a height (H) of 8,5 cm,if i buy a psu that is 8,6 cm in height will it fit?i'm guessing there shouldn,t be much a difference.My current PSU seems pretty crammed in there. i have this PSU :http://myria.ro/en/power-supply/1405/myria-my8705-power-supply-500w-black.html...

im planning to build this systen gigabyte h81m-ds2 intel core i5 4690 kingston 4gb×2 two hdd's 500gb and 1tb gtx 960/rx 570 should i choose antec vp500p v2, seasonic s12ii 520w, be quiet u9 500w, or cooler master masterwatt lite 500w?

i was working in my pc, and suddendly the power supply emites a sound like a boom, i am scared, because i test the mouse in another pc and it is not working, i disconnect everything of the pc inside and i only connect de supply to 220v(south america) my house goes dark, and the power supply is...

Hi guys I just Built my first PC and it will not display https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YRJt9G these are the specs cooler is the stock one that came with the CPU tried putting it all together and it would not display from the GPU HDMI so i tried the MOBO HDMI still nothing Tried doing bare bones...

Should I purchase be quiet! Straight Power 11 750W 80 Plus Gold( BN619 ) or SeaSonic FOCUS PX Series 650W 80 Plus Platinum (FOCUS PX-650) According to https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40/ psu tier list be quiet! Straight Power 11 is on Tier A+ - Recommended for high...

Hi guys :) I decided i want a quiet Power Supply that is passive during Idle, browsing and writing, and not make much noise during photoediting or video editing either, I wonder i a Seasonic Focus plus 550W Platinum would be enough for this setup? B450 Mortar + Ryzen 3600 (65W TDP) + GTX...

I have issue with +12v reading in Mobo is just 10.2 at max and it suddenly off and on again and again. My PSU Seasonic Platinum 750w only 6 month y.o What should I do?

Hello everyone, I have seasonic SS 500-ET power supply and it has an 8 pin connector and a 2x4 pin connector, and I don't know which one to use for powering CPU or I don't know about the use of any of these connectors in general. kindly help me asap. Thanks

Hi recently my PC turns off it's own. PC turns off like Windows "Shutting Down" so it's not shutting down suddenly. I think it's doesn't source from Windows itself. Sometimes it's turn off when at booting screen. I've not found which component causing it. Also after it shuts down sometimes it...

Hi my corsair VS550 seems to be dead . My buid is : MSI a88xm-e35 AMD a8 6600k AMD XFX RX 580 4gb Corsair XMS3 4+4gb RAM so what is the best budget PSu to get to replace my dead PSU ? I have this two in mind : Seasonic S12II 520W Seasonic M12II Evo Edition 520W Full Modular there´s anything...

the 3 models corsair HX-1000w Seasonic PRIME 1000 Gold SSR-1000GD and Focus Plus 1000w gold are nearly identical in price were i live ? Which one should i go with ? I know they are an overkill for my current build but i would be planning to upgrade in the near future

Me and a bunch of friends are building a gaming computer for a friend-in-common, and we're each purchasing a part for him. My contribution will be the power supply. Since several of us are involved, I don't yet know the entire build, but my guess is the following: Ryzen 7 3700X / 16 GB / RTX...

Hello, My current PC specs are: ryzen 5 2600x CPU 2x8 gb ddr4 Ram rx5700 xt GPU And i currently have a Seasonic S12II 620W PSU Do you think it is good enough for this PC? I mean, not only if it has enough Wattage, but also if its safe and reliable enough, if its of good quality. Should i keep...

So I just bought the Sapphire Nitro+ RX 5700 XT to replace my dead GPU. Before i bought my new GPU, I have read posts and reviews that 550W is fine/enough for the 5700 XT(which i think they're referring to the reference model). The wattage calculators also says it's fine. But what's stated on...

Hi tom's Hardware, I know that 450W is more than enough to sustaim my system on vanilla settings, but I was wondering how much overclock possiblity I can have on my CPU and RAM with Seasonic FOCUS PLUS 550W 80+ Gold PSU , im contemplating between 550 and 650 My system specs are as follows...

Hi, i need just a quick answer. Looking to buy a new PSU for my RX 580 and Ryzen 5 1600. Looking to buy one of these two as they are quite good when it comes to power draw, they both got a bronze certification but also they are fully modural, so i can get some headache off from the...

Hey guys, I am looking for a cheap way to power my retro rig (Phenom II x4 (120W?) and R9 290 (275W?)). The CPU and mobo are more than 10 years old, so I'm not too worried about power failure and all the things people warn when cheap PSUs are mentioned. I found a local seller that sells second...

Hi, I am currently looking to upgrade my pc but retain my GPU (GTX 1070 ti). I have tried to research regarding the subject matter but it seems opinions revolve on 550w being enough and 650w for OC headroom. Here are my planned specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/D6Fc3b CPU: AMD Ryzen 5...

So I just realized that I was using a cheapo chinese 80 plus 700W power supply for 3 years and since I don't want my house to burn down I decided to upgrade. I looked around a bit and I can't decide between the Seasonic 650W Focus plus gold https://seasonic.com/focus-plus-gold#specification...

A few months ago I built a new PC. Since the build date my PSU makes a constant tick sound. While it never becomes very audible it does increase in volume minorly depending on load. It even does it when it is powered off. I contacted Seasonic to see if it was something to be concerned about, in...

When I built a Haswell desktop back in 2015, it originally had a Seasonic 450W Bronze. When I upgraded the CPU the next year to an i5 K series, I upgraded the PSU to an EVGA 850W Gold. I bought the EVGA used from ebay, it was a good price ($75) but the desktop did have one tendency after that...

Hello! Currently planning a build for the end of the month, here's what it looks like: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3XRJsZ The only thing that's left is deciding on the PSU. I'm getting the Seasonic Focus Plus, however, I don't know if I should go for 650w (94€) or 750w (109€), especially...

Hello, I'm assembling a new PC and I heard that the PSU work best when working between 50% and 70% of its capacity, it will go well with the 750w or the 850w Will be better, the Price difference between them is almost nonexistent. My main uses will be playing videogames at 2k resolution, video...

Hallo, I recently bought a Seasonic Focus Gold 550w for my system, it works/looks really good, the only thing if i turn it on, it turns on for 1sec (fans blowing etc), then it turns off for 1 sec (no lights), then it turns on again and it works perfectly fine? Is this normal or just some safety...