Aerocool 80 PLUS 500W PSU vs OCZ CZ 650w PSU...?

[richardfj]

Hi I've just bought a system from Chillblast - I opted for Standard psu because a) I didn't really know any better and b) I've just realised I have a 650w psu (under 2 years old) in my current (dying) 8 year old quadcore2 6600 PC

Mainly I just wanted something way quicker and less prone to crashing than my current PC - I'm not a heavy gamer

So is the newer? Aerocool likely to be sufficient or should I swop for the OCZ or do I need to look at something else?

Not sure if my spec sheet is of any use for this query but just in case

Thanks a lot

Chillblast Fusion Shotgun Gaming PC
SKU CBFUSIONSHOTGUNGAMINGPC
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 Skylake CPU, 4 Cores, 3.3 - 3.9GHz
Case: Aerocool Dead Silence Cube Case - Black / Blue
Case Lighting: Not selected
CPU Cooler: Intel Stock CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste: Standard Thermal Paste
Case Cooling: Not selected
Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS Motherboard
Memory: 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Memory (2 x 4GB Sticks)
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB Graphics Card
Solid State Drive: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO Solid State Drive
Additional Hard Drives: Not selected
Cable case for additional HDDs: Not selected
Optical Drive: 24x DVD-RW Drive
Power Supply: Aerocool 80 PLUS 500W PSU
PSU Silencing: Not selected
Sound Card: Onboard High Definition Audio

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Aerocools in general suck, so I expect that one to be sucky. And there is no review online of the OCZ CZ series, so that is unknown quality. I'd use neither.

 

[richardfj]

Aerocools in general suck, so I expect that one to be sucky. And there is no review online of the OCZ CZ series, so that is unknown quality. I'd use neither.

 

[richardfj]

Thanks, my options assuming I get it included in the build (highly likely as I've never replaced a psu myself) from Chillblast are:-

Corsair cx600w
Aerocool 80 plus 600w or 700w
Fsp 80 plus silver 750w
Corsair cx750w 80 plus

Any of these stand out?

Sorry I know nothing about psu's so I'd rather spend a bit more now and get it right if I have too - I don't need top end stuff just enough to run a half decent mid range system doing day to day stuff and some gaming

Thanks a lot

 

[richardfj]

So I did find a couple of reviews of the OCZ cz 650w, mostly complimentary but from 2011/2012 and it seems OCZ pulled out of the psu market some while ago

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/ZS_650W/

 

[turkey3_scratch]

That's OCZ ZS (CZ doesn't even exist), not CZ. OCZ ZS are good units.

 

[richardfj]

Yes sorry what a dumb dumb.....thanks for your help though much appreciated