Will this pc work?

[chidosir94]

so i'll buy components for a new pc, minus a gpu ill keep using for a while (gtx 950) and change later.my question is if the psu Litepower GEN2 550W would be enough to hold all of them.also id appreciate if you would tell me if theres any problem with incompatibility between pieces or something like that.

MOBO: GIGABYTE Z370P-D3
CPU:Intel Coffee Lake Core i3 8100 3.60GHz
RAM: 1x HyperX Fury Black 8GB DDR4 2400MHz CL15 1.2v
HDD:Hard disk WD Blue 1TB SATA-III 7200 RPM 64MB

 

[Darkbreeze]

550w is more than enough. The Litepower is a different story. Very low quality. I'd highly recommend something better to avoid problems or damage.

 

[SgtScream]

Purchase a higher quality 450w power supply.

 

[chidosir94]

ok, so i got 3 choices:

Corsair NEW VS Series VS550

Sirtec - High Power Element BRONZE II 600W or Sirtec 550BR-V12S, 80+ Bronze, 550W


Thermaltake Smart RGB, 80+, 500W - this one is the cheapest by a tiny bit and id prefer buying, however if its not enough or is too low quality, ill go for one of the others.also, just as an idea, which on is the best here?

thanks for the help

 

[Darkbreeze]

You do NOT want the Thermaltake Smart power supply. It is a poor quality unit. Actually, none of those units are very good at all. The High power element Bronze II is probably the best of the bunch and even it leaves much to be desired although it does have independent regulation of the 3 and 5v from the 12v, which is helpful in crossloads and makes the unit compatible with Haswell or newer Intel platforms.

That unit is actually only capable of handling 504w (42A) which is more than enough for your system including the GTX 950, but clearly not as much as it's labeled 600w rating.

What country are you in and are there any places you can order online from?

If you HAVE to choose one of those units I'd probably go with the Sirtec HPE Bronze II as it is the best of the bunch, but that's not saying much.

 

[chidosir94]

im from romania, and i can order from either pcgarage.ro, or emag.ro

the max price is around 220-230 lei

 

[Darkbreeze]

Hmm. Prices seem to be in RON not LEI.

 

[chidosir94]

sorry my bad, its the same currency, RON=LEI

 

[Darkbreeze]

Well, from what I can see, and it isn't much since I have to search for PSU, I do not see a "power supply" category on either of those sites, there are really no decent power supplies available for that price.

Generally you want to look for units made by Seasonic, Super Flower, EVGA (G2, G3, P2 or T2 models), Corsair (RMx, RMi, HXi, TX or AXi, but in your case possibly even CXm models) or maybe a few FSP models. Seasonic and Super Flower are usually the best options.

You might have to stick with that Sirtec unit if that is the best you can find for the price. It's not a garbage unit, it's just not really great either, but it's definitely better than the one you have now.

 

[chidosir94]

Hi, sorry if this gets a bit drawn out, but i decided to spend a bit more on the psu.

now im looking at the options, and from what you told me, i got

Seasonic S12II-620 Bronze 620W or Seasonic S12II-520 Bronze 520W if 620w is overkill

which one of these would be better?ill want to get a better gpu (1060 probably) in a few months, and id rather not change the psu again then.

thanks for the help so far

 

[Darkbreeze]

The S12II-520 is fine for your system. In fact, that unit would be fine all the way up to a GTX 1070. There is one concern though. The S12II and M12II units are an older group regulated design, which isn't a problem really except that on Haswell 4th Gen or newer Intel Core-i processors there is a problem with crossloading that can cause the system to shut down if the CPU goes into C7 low power state. Newer power supplies don't use group regulated designs anymore for just this reason however it can still work fine if you go into the bios and turn off the C6/C7 low power C-state. So long as you do that then a group regulated design is ok with 4th gen or newer Intel processors.

Otherwise, you would want something newer that is not group regulated. The Seasonic G series, Focus series and Prime series are not group regulated. Corsair RMx, RMi, HX, HXi, AX and AXi are not. EVGA B2, G2 P2 and T2 are all good, but the B3, N, W and NEX units should be avoided.

Super Flower Leadex Silver and Leadex Gold models are good. But, as long as you are ok with disabling the C6 and C7 CPU states in the bios, which will not affect performance at all, then the S12II is a very good unit. I have two S12II-620w units on my bench and an M12II-620w unit in my shop system, so I have full faith in those units.