Kingwin MK-650 Watt Black Series Power supply

[LegendOfVirgil]

Does anyone know if the above psu will power an i5 3570k and gtx 660 non ti build?

 

[festerovic]

http://kingwin.com/products/cate/power_supplies/mk_650.asp

yes it should be capable enough. Not sure about the quality of this PSU. Do you already have the PSU?

 

[LegendOfVirgil]

Yes, I just bought it today, because it was right next to the PC power and cooling lineup and I though that was what I had grabbed until I got back home and looked at the receipt. Should I go back and get a different one around 500-600 watts. On pcpartpick(dot)com, it is saying for my entire build that I need at least 330 watts, so would a 500 watt enermax be ok?

 

[festerovic]

enermax = (not) fail. --edit -- I rescind my fail rating, I was thinking of a different brand.

kingwin < PCP&C

Bring it back and get the good one. Yes, you need around 400 watts to run it, and 500 watts to keep the PSU from running near capacity all the time.

 

[LegendOfVirgil]

what about this one?

http://www.microcenter.com/product/334161/GS600_Gaming_Series_High_Performance_600_Watt_ATX_Power_Supply

it's cheaper than the pc power and cooling

 

[festerovic]

yeah that one is good. Or this one too:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/361175/EarthWatts_Green_Series_650_Watt_ATX_12V_Power_Supply

same price. Not sure which is preferred but Corsair and Antec are trusted makers.

 

[festerovic]

microcenter seems kinda expensive for those PSUs. Also, i was wrong about the enermax brand, go for it if it's better priced than the other 2 brands.

 

[LegendOfVirgil]

So 500 watts are enough? The enermax is only 500 watts with 34 amps on the +12V rail.

 

[festerovic]

500 watts is enough. 34a x 12v = 408 watts, which is plenty for a 125w CPU and a 660. If you have to add a lot of drives or other add in cards (RAID, USB3.0, etc) consider the 600 watt.

 

[LegendOfVirgil]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/iJYY

This is my setup...save some money or spring for the corsair 600?

 

[festerovic]

You don't have many parts, so like I said, the 500 watt is sufficient. Getting a 600 watt gives you more headroom if you want to add stuff later on. If it were me I would get a 600w corsair, antec, or silverstone.

 

[LegendOfVirgil]

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