[SOLVED] New Psu advice

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fx8350 > gtx 1660ti msi gaming x > asus pro gaming aura 970 > 16gb DDr3 corsair > PSU > Ezcool 850w 80+ gold had it for over 8 years now but want to change it :p

With those specs 700W is completely over the top.

A 550W great quality PSU will be enough. Corsair TXM models are really solid... they are better than both PSUs you listed.

PCPartPicker Part List

Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£64.99 @ Box Limited)
Total: £64.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-04 14:47 BST+0100


There's also a deal on a 750W Corsair TXM... it's only £ 15 pounds more which makes it a really...
fx8350 > gtx 1660ti msi gaming x > asus pro gaming aura 970 > 16gb DDr3 corsair > PSU > Ezcool 850w 80+ gold had it for over 8 years now but want to change it :p

With those specs 700W is completely over the top.

A 550W great quality PSU will be enough. Corsair TXM models are really solid... they are better than both PSUs you listed.

PCPartPicker Part List

Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£64.99 @ Box Limited)
Total: £64.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-04 14:47 BST+0100


There's also a deal on a 750W Corsair TXM... it's only £ 15 pounds more which makes it a really great deal, even though it's overkill for your system.

PCPartPicker Part List

Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£79.98 @ Currys PC World Business)
Total: £79.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-04 14:52 BST+0100
 
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With those specs 700W is completely over the top.

A 550W great quality PSU will be enough. Corsair TXM models are really solid... they are better than both PSUs you listed.

PCPartPicker Part List

Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£64.99 @ Box Limited)
Total: £64.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-04 14:47 BST+0100


There's also a deal on a 750W Corsair TXM... it's only £ 15 pounds more which makes it a really great deal, even though it's overkill for your system.

PCPartPicker Part List

Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£79.98 @ Currys PC World Business)
Total: £79.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-04 14:52 BST+0100
Thanks i will have a look
 

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and forgot to ask dose the corsair psu includes DC/DC Converters ?? as the one iv listed both have DC/DC converter builded in already as i cant find much on the Corsair ones even the website not telling if it has it
 
and forgot to ask dose the corsair psu includes DC/DC Converters ?? as the one iv listed both have DC/DC converter builded in already as i cant find much on the Corsair ones even the website not telling if it has it

Yes it's a DC-DC unit, a really nice one I might add... here's an in depth review made by @jonnyguru:

Corsair TX750M(2017) review (page 5 for PSU internals)

Here are your DC-DC converters highlighted in red on this photo of the internals


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then thats the one ill prob get on Monday Corsair TX750M Gold Thanks and appriciate the help as i would of prob bough wrong one as there are so many of em and i did read some listed reviews on amazon and other sites ppl came across coil wind sounds is that true or did they fix that ?
 
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