Corsair or XFX PSU?

kuklinorbert

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I need a new psu...Which of these you do you recommend?

XFX 550W Pro Series
Corsair CX600 600W

Or they will be enough?
Corsair CX500 500W
EVGA 500B 500W

My specs is:
CPU:AMD FX-6100 with Cooler Master Hyper 103
Graphics card:MSI AMD HD7770 (I will upgrade to AMD R7 260X )
Motherboard:MSI 760GM-P23 (FX) (I will upgrade to ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3)
RAM:8 GB
HDD:1,5 TB
 
Solution
The XFX 550.

$27 after $25 rebate. The rebate takes forever though. I have been waiting for 6 weeks now.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=125449&CatId=5431

All of the 550 Watts units being shipped out are the TS 550 even though it is being referenced as the PRO or CORE editions since the TS 550 is 550 Watt unit with the 120 mm fan, 1 x 6+2 pin PCI-E connection and 1 x 6 pin PCI-E connection.

Some website list it has having a 135 mm fan (tiger direct) or having 3 x 6 +2 pin PCI - E connections (newegg).

Pondering

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The XFX 550.

$27 after $25 rebate. The rebate takes forever though. I have been waiting for 6 weeks now.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=125449&CatId=5431

All of the 550 Watts units being shipped out are the TS 550 even though it is being referenced as the PRO or CORE editions since the TS 550 is 550 Watt unit with the 120 mm fan, 1 x 6+2 pin PCI-E connection and 1 x 6 pin PCI-E connection.

Some website list it has having a 135 mm fan (tiger direct) or having 3 x 6 +2 pin PCI - E connections (newegg).
 
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