XFX Core Edition 550W good or bad?

[sinfulsix012]

Hello, i decided i'm going to buy a new psu i think the random freeze reboots is from the psu. witch are random they don't happen all the time. i used a meter and it said i was getting 11.8

That being said are the

XFX Core Edition 550W

Good? i just need enough juice to run my...

GTX 560 SE
Amd fx4100
4 120mm led fans
1 LCD fan controller
2 sticks of kingston hyperx blu 8 gigs total
GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2 AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX

The one i'm using is the builder edition the corsair 500w.


"edit http://www.amazon.com/XFX-ATX-550-Power-Supply/dp/B004RJ8EKI Link to the psu i'm hoping will fix my issue"



Hard drive scanned 0 bad sectors/no errors or issues i could see.
Memory Scan 0 errors nothing detected.
Meter read 11.8 while checking the psu

Cpu Temps - Normal idle 12 to 15 c
Gpu Temps - Idle 32 c

"problem - computer can run for hours and can freeze for a second then reboot, it is so random that i can't tell when it will happen"

 

[HopelessNoob]

Hello, i decided i'm going to buy a new psu i think the random freeze reboots is from the psu. witch are random they don't happen all the time. i used a meter and it said i was getting 11.8

That being said are the

XFX Core Edition 550W

Good? i just need enough juice to run...

GTX 560 SE
Amd fx4100
4 120mm led fans
1 LCD fan controller

The one i'm using is the builder edition the corsair 500w.


"edit http://www.amazon.com/XFX-ATX-550-Power-Supply/dp/B004RJ8EKI Link to the psu i'm hoping will fix my issue"

yes it's plenty for your current build i'm running a 560 ti classified ultra and a 3570k on a 550w OCZ PSU

 

[AMD Radeon]

yes XFX is made by seasonic, so its quality is good

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9
cheap on ncix

 

[jimthenagual]

XFX Core Edition psus are very high quality, and recommended.

 

[sinfulsix012]

Awesome thanks for the replys, trying to avoid a bad psu, just need one that doesn't lie. example you can buy a 600 watt cooler master and guess what you get 450 watts! they shouldn't be allowed to sell psu.

"oh and thanks for that website it is cheaper!"

 

[captain_69uk]

Hi,
Related to this can I ask for some opinion? - I got a new XFX Core 550W psu and 7870 xt (Tahiti LE) recently and the fan on the PSU starts running fast and loud (like it's at max) when gaming:

AMD Phenom II X4 955 @3.6Ghz
Powercolor 7870 Myst Edition (Tahiti LE)
8gb 1600mhz DDR3
1 Samsung 320gb sata 3 HDD
1 Creative Titanium sound card
1 system fan

I can't figure out why the fan on the PSU gets so loud. Is it because the load of the components is high for the PSU? I calculated that 550W would be loads for this system. (An online PSU calculator gave 475W total at load, with the CPU overclock)
I might have to get a different PSU because it's too loud for me, unless I change something.
I have tried using my old 5850 gfx card instead and... PSU fan does not spin up and get loud when gaming.

Should I be going for a 600W + PSU ?
Thanks for any help!