Corsair TX650W or Coolermaster 700W Silent Pro for new PSU?

GoogalyMoogaly

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Hi guys.

I think I'm just about finalising most of the part for a new build and now I need to decide on the PSU I'm going to use.

My choice is basically between the Corsair TX650W and the Coolermaster 700W Silent Pro as they seem to be similar money. The Corsair TX750W would be nice, but is quite a bit more expensive.

I hope to be running:
AMD Phenom II 1050T @ 3.8GHz + Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H + Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3 1600MHz (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-038-OB)
and a 4870x2
plus a HDD and DVD drive.
I also plan to run a customer water-cooling loop (my first one) so not sure how this impacts the PSU requirements.

The CoolerMaster seems a bit low on 4-pin molex connectors, but is that likely to be an issue these days?

Or is there a 3rd option for similar money? (i.e. 650W XFX XXX or something)
 
GoogalyMoogaly said:
The CoolerMaster seems a bit low on 4-pin molex connectors, but is that likely to be an issue these days?
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I only use one molex plug these days, which i have a set of case LEDs and a side fan daisy chained off it.

I think thats pretty much all they're used for now, as all hard drives and most optical drives now use sata power. Obviously if you use a case that has multiple molex powered fans in several locations (front/back/side/top etc.), you might want to use more than one molex to make cable routing easier, but i seriously doubt you'll need more than 5 (which is what the coolermester site claims)
 
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