[SOLVED] Need advice choosing a psu

[Elidge]

Hello, i am looking to get a psu for my workplace setup (at least 500W). If it's relevant the PC will be doing a lot of rendering and editing.

Some of the available models:
XFX XT500
EVGA 500 br
Thermaltake Smart SE 530
Cooler Master MWE 500 (my choice as of now)

If none of the listed are reliable enough, then a bit over my limit there are:
Antec Neo Eco 550C
Silverstone ET550B
Seasonic S12II 520
Cooler Master MWE 550

 

[geofelt]

What are the rest of your parts?
Any requirement over a minimal 300w is usually determined by your graphics card.

Try to buy at least a tier 3 unit from a list such as this:

PSU Tier List [OLD]

Credit to @Starelementpokeand @Energycore for helping out with this long-awaited refresh of the old PSU tier list by Aniallation (who previously went several months without logging in), leaving the old list in need of help. This is simply an update of the list that was flawed in creation by the P...

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For an income producing workplace, I think it is folly to go cheap on a component like a power supply.

See if you can't afford a Seasonic focus psu.

 

[Metal Messiah.]

Hello, i am looking to get a psu for my workplace setup (at least 500W)

Which Video card are you actually having ? List the model of the GPU, along with full PC spec. So, I assume you are building a non-gaming PC ?

 

[Elidge]

What are the rest of your parts?
Any requirement over a minimal 300w is usually determined by your graphics card.

Try to buy at least a tier 3 unit from a list such as this:

PSU Tier List [OLD]

Credit to @Starelementpokeand @Energycore for helping out with this long-awaited refresh of the old PSU tier list by Aniallation (who previously went several months without logging in), leaving the old list in need of help. This is simply an update of the list that was flawed in creation by the P...

linustechtips.com

For an income producing workplace, I think it is folly to go cheap on a component like a power supply.

See if you can't afford a Seasonic focus psu.

I have an Amd X4 880k, GTX 970, 2x 8 GB RAM and 3 hard drives.

Also i am not paying for electricity there, it's like a studio that gives it's workers space but we bring what we need to do our thing. I guess what i meant to say with 'workplace' is that it doesn't need to be fancy, modular...or quiet.

As for the tiers, that is very helpful. There's a Fractal Design integra m listed that's available here, and also the XFX XT i already had. Though there is a 30 euro gap between them.

Yeah the Focus is too expensive.

 

[Elidge]

Which Video card are you actually having ? List the model of the GPU, along with full PC spec. So, I assume you are building a non-gaming PC ?

It's a Gigabyte GTX 970 twin turbo, 2x 8Gb 2133 RAM, Amd X4 880k, 3x HDD and couple of usb devices attached. No overclock on anything. Yeah it's not a gaming rig, for video editing and Photoshop.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

The neo eco or the s12II would be my choice.