Question I need advice for a new PSU ?

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M wife's PC has some crappy Zalman 700watts PSU. I don't remember the model, but it's crappy and it's loud at night when it's silence in the room and sometimes she leaves her PC on at night. So, I want to upgrade that PSU. I have several options in local stores and want your opinion on them. She has GTX 1070 GPU.
  1. Zalman ZM1000-ARX 80PLUS PLATINUM Modular cable management Power supply
  2. ASUS ROG Strix 1000W Platinum Gaming
  3. Asus TUF Gaming 1000W 80 PLUS Gold
  4. Zalman TERAMAX (1200W) 80PLUS Gold Power Supply
  5. be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850W
  6. Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850W 80 GOLD PLUS
P.S. Remember silence is priority, not just quality. I'm thinking to go with Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850W 80 GOLD PLUS as it states on their website that it has Ultra Quiet 120mm Hydraulic Bearing Fan with Smart Zero Fan and also seems cheaper in that store compared to others.
 
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P.S. Remember silence is priority, not just quality.
You might want to go through our forums and other sites, as well, to understand that noise is as subjective as design/art/aesthetics/beauty. Some people can hear the ticking of the motor in a fan in spite of them running at low RPM's while others are oblivious to said noise. There's also the matter of coil whine which have been observed by noise wary individuals.

I have several options in local stores and want your opinion on them.
The Asus ROG, Zalman Acrux, Be Quiet! 12M are Tier A units. The rest are Tier B.

M wife's PC has some crappy Zalman 700watts PSU.
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She has GTX 1070 GPU.
Either PSU should be fine but we're going to need a little more context to your wife's PC than just the GPU. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:

I'm thinking to go with Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850W 80 GOLD PLUS as it states on their website that it has Ultra Quiet 120mm Hydraulic Bearing Fan with Smart Zero Fan and also seems cheaper in that store compared to others.
If advertising was all we went by, then Asus is the best brand out there when in reality they are the worst brand in the industry, post-pandemic. They are even referred to as Asux by some in the industry.
 
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out of all the power supplies you have listed in your first post
the ROG STRIX 1000w Platinum is the best one by far .
but it is also very expensive (in most countries) and it is an overkill for this system .
that being said you can look for 850w model
and if your wife plans to build a new system in a foreseeable future it will be great for a new system as well .

i would steer clear of zalman psus if i were you -
they are asking premium price for a mediocre products and
their PSUs always had some issues in the past .
 
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dark_globe said:
out of all the power supplies you have listed in your first post
the ROG STRIX 1000w Platinum is the best one by far .
but it is also very expensive (in most countries) and it is an overkill for this system .
that being said you can look for 850w model
and if your wife plans to build a new system in a foreseeable future it will be great for a new system as well .

i would steer clear of zalman psus if i were you -
they are asking premium price for a mediocre products and
their PSUs always had some issues in the past .
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They have 850 model too, but it's quite expensive. It costs $216, while that 850 model of Thermaltake Toughpower GT850 costs $118. It's a bit difference in price and unfortunately my pocket isn't very wide. Is Toughpower GT850 not good? I mean, is it worth to spend more on Asus ROG PSU or go with Thermaltake? I'm quite low on budget, but if it's really big difference and if Toughpower is not good PSU, then I guess I'll spend extra money, just wondering if it's worth it?
 
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