Power Supply Suggestion

[clydefrog]

Hi,

I'm building a new PC and the case i'm using is the NZXT Phantom. Because it's a full tower case, i heard people saying that they have difficulty wiring their PC up because the cables of the PSU are too short to reach all the way across (behind) the case.

I wanted to know if anyone can suggest a good PSU that can go well with Phantom or any other full tower case. The GPU i'm using is the Radeon 7950 so i need at least a 500W PSU with 2 6pin connectors. I really dont intend on crossfiring to be honest but i will likely OC the card.

So far this is the PSU i have but i feels like overkill:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139030

thanks i appreciate it

 

[lakshitharxx]

You can crossfire 2 7950 cards with that TX750.. If you are in a budget this will do the job..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

HD7950 requires 500W minimum.. If you are going to oc your gpu and cpu 600W one will be useful..

 

[hellfire24]

the one you selected is a good unit but this is a better deal.phantom is a great case and so is this psu-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182073
my buddy runs 7950 cf with it,no problems at all.

 

[hefox]

Rosewill psu has one of best quality/price ratio. Really good psu but it's not modular.
Or you can this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703027 and have 7 years warranty.
If you want a modular psu you can buy this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096 It's cheaper, modular but 80 bronze (if this can use as "but"). It's also a good psu.

 

[hellfire24]

IMO,modular unit hardly makes any difference.if you are good,you can do a good cable management with non modular unit

 

[Silvune]

The NZXT Phantom is 540mm tall. The cable that I would worry about in terms of routing behind the motherboard tray and reaching it's destination is the CPU (ATX12V/EPS12V 4pin/4+4pin/8pin) cable.

According to reviews the 4+4pin cable on the Corsair TX750M is 60cm long, I'm sure on one of Corsair's PDFs it is listed as 65cm.

The 4+4pin cable on the Rosewill Capstone 750W is 60cm long. The 550W version is also a good unit and $80 with a %15 off promo code.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182068

60cm long on the PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK II 750W.

The two 8pin cables on the Seasonic M12II Bronze 620 are 55cm long, so the least suitable out of the units suggested so far.

The hardwired 4+4pin connectors on the NZXT Hale82 units are 70cm long. ATM I can't think of any other units which have 'CPU cables' as long as that or even some other options with 'CPU cables' that reach 65cm.

 

[WR2]

If you find a PSU that you like but are worried the CPU Aux power cable is too short you can always get an extender like this: 8" extension cable or 12" extension cable.

 

[jsc]

Avoid Rosewill PSU's. A few are ok, but most are junk. And I am old; I never can remember which ones are which.

 

[hefox]

Capstone's are the good ones, actually really good.

 

[RetiredChief]

Yes, 750 W is overKill.
1) With a 7950, or a 7970, your Powere consumption under Load will be less than 350 Watts.
Ref: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5476/amd-radeon-7950-review/16
2) With a 750 W PSU idle power will probably put you below the 20% of PSU. Myself I prefer a Idle ratio of 20% and a Max load of <80%.

My Choice would be the Corsair TX650W. Still a litle overkill, but This would also handle Xfired 7950's in the slight chance you do decide to add a 2nd card.
$80 after 10$ MIR: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

Note: for corsair do not opt for the CX, only get the CS or better yet the TX models.

 

[EzioAs]

^agree with RetiredChief here.

 

[clydefrog]

Thank you for all the greaat posts guys. I haven't read them all but I will when I get back from work.

Thanks

 

[clydefrog]

i read throught them all great suggestions.

is there a way to find out how long the cables are? im looking at newegg and i cant seem to find out.

I would really like a modular/semimodular unit...

 

[hefox]

You should go to the manufactures's website to check this.

 

[Silvune]

For the brand's which don't publish cable length information you have to look for reviews.

 

[clydefrog]

hmmm...i would assume that would be important information...

i wonder why they dont publish it.

anyway thanks a bunch guys

 

[clydefrog]

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