PSU any good??

[rich2015]

Is this PSU any good?

What graphic cards could i run on it along with my i3

GTX 650ti?? GTX 750ti??

http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-600w-builder-series-cx-series-cx-80--bronze-atx-power-supply-8CDC.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc%20product%20search&utm_campaign=Components%20and%20Storage%20-%20Cases,%20Cooling%20and%20Power%20-%20Power%20Supply%20Units

 

[tiny voices]

The 260x is considerably less powerful than the 750ti.

 

[plywrlw]

The 260x is considerably less powerful than the 750ti.

I thought they were very similar to be honest, especially when you factor in the price difference. I think if the OP ever wants to sell his GPU and upgrade though, the 750Ti might have a better resale value

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/pc-components/graphics-cards/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-1225593/review a handful of fps difference in most cases

 

[tiny voices]

I suppose the are similar, but the 750ti edges out the 260x pretty much everywhere, and only uses 1/2 the power.

 

[plywrlw]

I suppose the are similar, but the 750ti edges out the 260x pretty much everywhere, and only uses 1/2 the power.

I agree with you entirely but the R7 260X costs £20 less so price is always a factor, especially if this card is to simply tide the OP over until a more substantial upgrade down the line.

 

[Alex Kelly]

I suppose the are similar, but the 750ti edges out the 260x pretty much everywhere, and only uses 1/2 the power.

Yes, it will perform slightly better than the 260X, and because of it's design and efficiency it's a much better card.
I was just letting him know what a comparable AMD card is under £100.

 

[Calnin]

If you're looking at the gtx 750Ti and you have a decent PSU, then go with a r9 270. It's a stronger card for a relatively similar price.

 

[Alex Kelly]

If you're looking at the gtx 750Ti and you have a decent PSU, then go with a r9 270. It's a stronger card for a relatively similar price.

He said he wanted to spend less than £100.

 

[rich2015]

I still havent upgraded yet as money has been tight so can somebody give me some advice on this Power Supply?? http://www.ebuyer.com/514902-coolermaster-b-series-600w-fully-wired-efficient-power-supply-rs600-acabd3-u1

Ive changed from getting a 750ti to getting a 650ti as its a tad cheaper

im trying to get away with as cheap as i can but half decent

 

[plywrlw]

Not great really, I'd get this instead http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr

If you're not going for future upgrade-proof then this is better too http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

*EDIT Though if it performs like the B500 it's not terrible either. Any of these 3 will be an OK choice as they're all made from similar parts, not great but OK! I think the voltage regulation on the EVGA PSU's is better so I'd still go for those.

 

[rich2015]

Ok thanks the EVGA seems a good price

over £10 cheaper than the XFX 550 i was originally going to get

 

[tiny voices]

The EVGA b units are alright. Nowhere near the quality of the XFX, but if you REALLY need to save the 10 pounds, I GUESS you could do it. Honestly if it were me I would not do it. The EVGA b units are BARELY better than the Corsair CX units.

 

[rich2015]

Yeah i think you are right.For the sake of £10 im better going with the XFX 550w that was recommended and that way i know it will run the 650 ti ok


thanks for your input its apreciated

 

[tiny voices]

A 650ti or 750ti will use basically no power, and even an xfx450 would be plenty if you didn't plan to upgrade the card to something really high end.

your computer with a 650ti or 750ti will BARELY use 300w under full 100% load. Probably less by a decent amount.

 

[plywrlw]

I bought the XFX Core 450W last week for my HTPC, this is the cheapest in the UK with free shipping http://www.cclonline.com/product/55411/P1-450S-XXB9/Power-Supplies/XFX-Pro-450W-Power-Supply-Unit-Core-Edition-/PSU0202/ £35.00

It will be fine with your system, just don't ask it to run a R9 280x anytime soon!!

 

[rich2015]

like this one maybe?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Edition-Bronze-Wired-Supply/dp/B005FPT38U/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A17AS5ETPMZ9A1

 

[tiny voices]

Actually a 280x pulls 230w MAX at 100% mining load. His system otherwise will not use more than 130w or so. The 450w XFX could easily run his system with a 280x.

I would be 100% comfortable running his system on that PSU with a gtx760 or r9 370x no problem.

People WAY overestimate the power they need. I ran an overclocked i5 and hd7870 (r9 270x) system on a 450w unit for a whole year. No problems.

 

[rich2015]

Ok thanks.I dont plan on upgrading the card or anything else past a 650ti as its pretty much a pre built stop gap untill i can afford something more powerful for gaming later next year

 

[tiny voices]

like this one maybe?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Edition-Bronze-Wired-Supply/dp/B005FPT38U/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A17AS5ETPMZ9A1

Yes that is a very high quality unit.

 

[plywrlw]

like this one maybe?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Edition-Bronze-Wired-Supply/dp/B005FPT38U/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A17AS5ETPMZ9A1

Yeah, except it costs £5 more on Amazon. CCL are a good company, I buy from them regularly!

 

[rich2015]

Ok thanks i will get it from CCL if you recommend

 

[plywrlw]

Actually a 280x pulls 230w MAX at 100% mining load. His system otherwise will not use more than 130w or so. The 450w XFX could easily run his system with a 280x.

I would be 100% comfortable running his system on that PSU with a gtx760 or r9 370x no problem.

People WAY overestimate the power they need. I ran an overclocked i5 and hd7870 (r9 270x) system on a 450w unit for a whole year. No problems.

Have to use a nasty molex to PCIe adaptor though and always best not to run PSU's at full tilt. Most efficient around 50% so a 600W would be (obviously) much nicer! This is with an R9 280X of course, OP just ignore me and get the XFX 450W!!!

 

[plywrlw]

Ok thanks i will get it from CCL if you recommend

Yep good choice, see my earlier post for the link. They also do free store pickup on the same day if you're anywhere near Bradford.

 

[tiny voices]

Actually a 280x pulls 230w MAX at 100% mining load. His system otherwise will not use more than 130w or so. The 450w XFX could easily run his system with a 280x.

I would be 100% comfortable running his system on that PSU with a gtx760 or r9 370x no problem.

People WAY overestimate the power they need. I ran an overclocked i5 and hd7870 (r9 270x) system on a 450w unit for a whole year. No problems.

Have to use a nasty molex to PCIe adaptor though and always best not to run PSU's at full tilt. Most efficient around 50% so a 600W would be (obviously) much nicer! This is with an R9 280X of course, OP just ignore me and get the XFX 450W!!!

you do not have to use a sketchy molex adapter. I used one of these, which is perfectly same and exactly the same as using two separate 6-pin connectors.

Also, my system with the i5 and 7870 pulled MAX 340w under FULL 100% load both CPU and GPU using synthetic benchmarks. This is 75% load, which is 100% safe. During gaming, of course, the usages were much lower. The highest I ever saw was 290w which is 64% which is right in the sweet spot.

Everyone always thing you need WAY more power than you actually do. Look at my current build in my sig. I bet you wouldn't believe me that under the heaviest gaming load I can create on the GPUs and CPU it only pulls 425w max.

PSU companies purposely don't include the required connectors on PSUs even though they are 100% capable to run cards needing those connectors. This is marketing 101 and even the most friendly household names do it. (Antec, XFX, Seasonic)

 

[plywrlw]

Not seen those adaptors before, they seem a better alternative to the moles to PCIe. Incidentally, the original revision of the XFX 450 actually came with 2x PCIe connectors and they got rid of it later on so I don't doubt what you're saying.

 

[tiny voices]

Yeah, the whole PSU market is a racket.

There are some very good quality 650w units with 4 PCIe connectors for using 2 GPUs. Rosewill and Seasonic make a few. Proving they are comfortable with you running two high end GPUs on only 650w. Which again is generally perfectly safe.

There are many mods here using PSUs that people would claim are too small for their system, but in actuality are perfectly safe.