PSU Suggestion For Retail Overclock!

[ExPloZe]

Hello people.

Seems like my Halfmman Ultrapower FX2 550W is not providing the best power distribution for my pc, because if i stress test it it freezes, and if i play a game at max settings it does freeze aswell.

I think this might be because i have an i5-3570K and my GTX 650-Ti Turbo Boost is overclocked from retail.

What i wanted is a good suggestion for a replacement of PSU between 0-70 euros.

Thank you in advance,
ExPloZe

 

[Karsten75]

It's extremely unlikely that your PSU is at the bottom of your issues. That card only needs a maximum 400W PSU.

 

[bignastyid]

Very well could be the PSU. From what i could fine it's a bargain bin special(low quality). Dirty power from poor voltage regulation could definitly be cause system instability. A good 550w PSu would be more than enough and later you couls upgrade to a better GPU. Try to get one from tier 1 or 2(a or b) http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
Now it's possible it could also be something else. Have you ram memory diagnostics? failing ram can also cause the lockups.

 

[ExPloZe]

i did actually run various stress tests and it always locked up on the CPU one, im gonna see if buying a new psu will solve it.

If i doesnt, i dont mind cuz i know i will have a better PSU than i have now 😀

Which of these do you think it would be better to buy? (All within my price range)

Seasonic S12-500 500W
Corsair Modular CX600M 80PLUS
Corsair Gaming Series GS500 - 500W 80 Plus

Thank you for your help,
ExPloZe

 

[bignastyid]

i did actually run various stress tests and it always locked up on the CPU one, im gonna see if buying a new psu will solve it.

If i doesnt, i dont mind cuz i know i will have a better PSU than i have now 😀

Which of these do you think it would be better to buy? (All within my price range)

Seasonic S12-500 500W
Corsair Modular CX600M 80PLUS
Corsair Gaming Series GS500 - 500W 80 Plus

Thank you for your help,
ExPloZe

Seasonic. I still suggest running memory diagnostics. http://www.memtest86.com/

 

[Karsten75]

Of those I'd go with the Seasonic.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

 

[ExPloZe]

I did run memtest, i cant actually complete the test using the 4 cores of the CPU, but if i only use 1 core, it completes alright with no errors.

Thank you,
ExPloZE