Opinions on a PSU

tangledmonkey · 20 Nov 2012 at 01:53

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know anything about this PSU? Seems good to me, but... I know nothing.

Any advice appreciated

Thanks
Matt

opstrat · 20 Nov 2012 at 02:03

It's a good brand mate.

This is Also a good one. We bit more expensive but modular.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-053-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

lee32uk · 20 Nov 2012 at 02:08

YOUR BASKET
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
Total : £70.49 (includes shipping : £8.75).

Another good modular psu.

opstrat · 20 Nov 2012 at 02:13

What parts are you running?

tangledmonkey · 20 Nov 2012 at 09:01

I've seen the thermaltake in a modular version.

Heres the spec, not bought it yet, just need to choose the PSU!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Power Edition Twin Frozr IV OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £179.99
1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Midi Tower Case - Titanium Grey £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £29.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
Total : £622.52 (includes shipping : £10.50).

I was going to go for the XFX Core Edition 450W, but thought modular would probably be a better choice

tangledmonkey · 20 Nov 2012 at 09:05

opstrat said:
It's a good brand mate.

This is Also a good one. We bit more expensive but modular.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-053-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

Thanks, I've been looking at that one also. Would you thinking thats a better one than the Thermaltake, a modular one though?

pastymuncher · 20 Nov 2012 at 10:38

opstrat said:
It's a good brand mate.

This is Also a good one. We bit more expensive but modular.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-053-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

Would'nt touch that with a bargepole. There have been a spate of failures of these psu's. Maybe a bad batch going around. See this thread.

olivier renault · 20 Nov 2012 at 11:19

Anything you want to know about PSUs.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page680.htm

Unfortunately, no reviews logged

As you can see, it's actually a 450W PSU.

Sasahara · 20 Nov 2012 at 12:37

Personnally I wouldn't get too bothered over it being modular or not. That case has plenty of space behind the mobo to hide any unused cables.
It might even look better as the cables are tightly bunched and should route staight into the back slot. (Check that you might need extention cables for the Mobo power connections 20+4 pin and 4/4 pin).

Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-031-SS

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Seasonic-S12II-Bronze-520-W-Power-Supply-Review/954/1

tangledmonkey · 20 Nov 2012 at 13:40

Just found this review of the Thermaltake PSU:
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/psu/39537-thermaltake-smart-m550w-psu/

Looks good to me?