Antec Earthwatts 380 or Corsair GS 500?

[bambinobomber]

My system will be:
1x ASUS 660 non-ti (no plans for SLI)
i5 3330 (overclocked @3.6 turbo) and stock intel cooler.
1x Seagate Barracuda 1 TB @7200 RPM.
1X 128 GB Samsung 830.
2x Coolermaster Blademaster case fans.

both are good brands but the Antec is bronze certified and was built by Delta, which IRC is as good as Seasonic and mostly builds PSUs for servers. Would it be enough for my system or should I go instead with the Corsair's GS 500? The Corsair is just $15 more expensive where I live.

 

[completelyrandomname]

For the same price you should get a 7870 or better yet a 7870 LE. Both these cards are faster and around the same price. The 7870 LE uses a Tahiti LE chip which means it's a crippled 7950. That SSD is old, the new replacement is the 840. The Antec one is 380W which would be the BARE minimum, I would not recommend you use your system with 380W. The GS500 would be best. If I am correct the Corsair CX500 v2 should be cheaper, get that instead. By the way what case are you using?

 

[atomicWAR]

For the same price you should get a 7870 or better yet a 7870 LE. Both these cards are faster and around the same price but the 7870 LE is about $20 more. But fore $20 more you get almost the performance of a 7950 since it uses a Tahiti LE chip (crippled 7950). That SSD is old, the new replacement is the 840. The Antec one is 380W which would be the BARE minimum, I would not recommend you use your system with 380W. The GS500 would be best. If I am correct the Corsair CX500 v2 should be cheaper, get that instead. By the way what case are you using?

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go crosair or seasonic...seasonic is best imo

 

[completelyrandomname]

Also, for a locked CPU like yours, you want to get the highest frequencies you can afford. They are usually around $5 to $10 apart. Just get the best you can, something like a 3450/3470. Also a good motherboard to go with this is the ASrock H77M.

 

[crazypotato]

I would go for the corsair unit. Corsair is made by seasonic so there is barely any difference there. And in tests, it says that the 830 is faster than the 840 but not faster than the 840 pro. I recommend you dont overclock that non-k cpu as it will be barely a performance increase and would increase temps which is not worth it.

Personally, I would go for the nvidia card as it supports physx. I am a borderlands 2 player and i find that the physx option is greattttttt. It just looks like 10X more better when i turn the physx on but sadly, i only have a gtx 560 and its not powerful enough to drive 1080p with high details with physx at medium. And i want my high details D:

 

[completelyrandomname]

I would go for the corsair unit. Corsair is made by seasonic so there is barely any difference there. And in tests, it says that the 830 is faster than the 840 but not faster than the 840 pro. I recommend you dont overclock that non-k cpu as it will be barely a performance increase and would increase temps which is not worth it.

Personally, I would go for the nvidia card as it supports physx. I am a borderlands 2 player and i find that the physx option is greattttttt. It just looks like 10X more better when i turn the physx on but sadly, i only have a gtx 560 and its not powerful enough to drive 1080p with high details with physx at medium. And i want my high details D:

Not sure where you obtained your false information (assuming you are talking about the Corsair GS being made by Seasonic). The GS series is made by Channel Well. Same with the CX. If the OP wants something from Seasonic he would have to look at Corsair TX, HX, or AX. Or just buy a Seasonic PSU and be done with it.

 

[crazypotato]

I would go for the corsair unit. Corsair is made by seasonic so there is barely any difference there. And in tests, it says that the 830 is faster than the 840 but not faster than the 840 pro. I recommend you dont overclock that non-k cpu as it will be barely a performance increase and would increase temps which is not worth it.

Personally, I would go for the nvidia card as it supports physx. I am a borderlands 2 player and i find that the physx option is greattttttt. It just looks like 10X more better when i turn the physx on but sadly, i only have a gtx 560 and its not powerful enough to drive 1080p with high details with physx at medium. And i want my high details D:

Not sure where you obtained your false information (assuming you are talking about the Corsair GS being made by Seasonic). The GS series is made by Channel Well. Same with the CX. If the OP wants something from Seasonic he would have to look at Corsair TX, HX, or AX. Or just buy a Seasonic PSU and be done with it.

Oh im sorry i didnt know that. I thought all corsair psus are made by seasonic. Thanks for the information.

 

[completelyrandomname]

Toms has a very good article about this. They are starting to do it every year.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html

 

[smeezekitty]

The Samsung 830 IS superior despite being older. It uses MLC NAND which withstands 3x more writes then the 840. They don't want to tell your that part

Overall, Seasonic is excellent. Delta is also very good but not quite as good as Seasonic.

 

[bambinobomber]

Do you think I'll be fine with a GTX 650 ti and a i5 3330 for gaming @1440x900?

The 7850 1gb shows up as discontinued where I live and the 650 ti is half the price of the 660 and comes with a free game.

 

[atomicWAR]

it would be fine yes plus you get physx support
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZFRLpz5mYk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0UBtzKRUKI

 

[completelyrandomname]

Yes it would be good. You should try to get a 650 Ti Boost though.

 

[completelyrandomname]

The Samsung 830 IS superior despite being older. It uses MLC NAND which withstands 3x more writes then the 840. They don't want to tell your that part

Overall, Seasonic is excellent. Delta is also very good but not quite as good as Seasonic.

Right, I keep forgetting it the 840 uses TLC nand.

 

[atomicWAR]

TLC is all bad IMO...wears out way to quick