PSU for new system

[Aldo H]

Hi im building a new pc with haswell core i5 4th gen, and im wandering on what power supply to buy... For now i am with integrated graphics but LATER i would upgrade my gpu tooooo aaaaaa, gtx 760, 770? maybe... So a 500+ PSU, haswell compatible...
I will not overclock anything...
Thanks
Sorry for my english...

 

[LucoTF]

a good quality 500w PSU would be enough for an i5 and GTX 970

 

[prit87]

Hi im building a new pc with haswell core i5 4th gen, and im wandering on what power supply to buy... For now i am with integrated graphics but LATER i would upgrade my gpu tooooo aaaaaa, gtx 760, 770? maybe... So a 500+ PSU, haswell compatible...
I will not overclock anything...
Thanks
Sorry for my english...

First of all gtx 760 and gtx 770 has become pretty old for an upgrade the gtx 960 will release soon may be in next couple of months so aim for that card if you go for GTX 760 or GTX 960 then a good quality 500 watt PSU would be enough for your system and for GTX 770 a good quality 600+ watt PSU.

 

[Aldo H]

Well i heard about the Gtx 960 and i can wait, because i will be sitting with integrated graphics until i raise enough money, but how much will the gtx960 costs? Like 400€? I'd like to stay close on 200€ +- 20€...
What are your suggestions you guys about a good quality PSU? Because i don't know, id like to avoid this fear and buy a little more powerful PSU 50-100 watt more that the minimum the GPU requires...

 

[LucoTF]

Get a PSU from tier one or tier two in this list:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

An i5-4xxx (84w) and gtx 970 (145w) would run fine on a 500w PSU, I'm currently running a heavily overclocked i7-930 (130w) and a gtx 670 (170w) on a 550w XFX PSU, no problem at all.

 

[Aldo H]

Ok, but are they all fully compatible with haswell cpu?

 

[LucoTF]

Most of them are, and even the ones that aren't fully compatible aren't a problem (you would just need to make a small change in your BIOS, that's all)

The XFX TS 550w is haswell ready but I don't know if it's available in your country

 

[Aldo H]

Yes its available for 67€... I want some thoughts about corsair... FULL COMPATIBLE WITH HASWELL...

 

[LucoTF]

I assume you mean corsair VS or CX series? They are tier three in the power supply quality tier list, they are ok but not the best

 

[Aldo H]

Actually tge RM 450, 550 and 650watt are on tier 2 class A... and on the official site of corsair says its 100% haswell compatible...

 

[LucoTF]

Actually tge RM 450, 550 and 650watt are on tier 2 class A... and on the official site of corsair says its 100% haswell compatible...

Yes the RM series is a good buy for sure

 

[prit87]

Well i heard about the Gtx 960 and i can wait, because i will be sitting with integrated graphics until i raise enough money, but how much will the gtx960 costs? Like 400€? I'd like to stay close on 200€ +- 20€...
What are your suggestions you guys about a good quality PSU? Because i don't know, id like to avoid this fear and buy a little more powerful PSU 50-100 watt more that the minimum the GPU requires...

The GTX 960 should be somewhere around 220$ - 250$

if you want a cheap yet good quality PSU you can go with this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $52.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 12:18 EST-0500

 

[Aldo H]

Oh, good price... I can wait... good psu, i have seen it but always... it seemed me as a bad quality, low price and staff like that...