will this 650w power my sig

OvEr_KiLL · 28 Nov 2013 at 19:36

guys i have won 8pacs corsair 650w
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18558994
do you think it will power my sig, (down below) + say 7 case fans and fan controller plus a few usb devices, hd, keyboard, mouse, phone charger

RJC · 28 Nov 2013 at 19:37

Congratulations

Yes, the PSU it will be ample.

OvEr_KiLL · 28 Nov 2013 at 19:39

nice one thanx,
whats the minimum you would say, 650w and nothing less?
and if i upgrade to a 290x will it handle it?

RJC · 28 Nov 2013 at 19:40

You could get away with a 550w PSU.

OvEr_KiLL · 28 Nov 2013 at 19:41

RJC said:
You could get away with a 550w PSU.

even with all that AND changing gfx to 290x?

RJC · 28 Nov 2013 at 19:46

Yes, a lot of people seem to over estimate amount of power their system uses.

Look at the review below, shows power consumption of the whole system:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7481/the-amd-radeon-r9-290-review/15

OvEr_KiLL · 28 Nov 2013 at 19:50

why do they all say recommended 750w + ?

RJC · 28 Nov 2013 at 19:54

Usually when we spec, 550w for single gpu's and 750w+ For dual gpu's.

These are for quality branded PSU from Corsair, XFX, ANTEC to name a few, I don't know who mentioned that sized PSU.

OvEr_KiLL · 28 Nov 2013 at 19:55

lolz
750W or greater PSU required
it says it on every 290x OC has for sale

RJC · 28 Nov 2013 at 20:21

Ha ha, just looked

Even here they recommend 550-600w for single GPU.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/his_radeon_r9_290x_review,10.html

OvEr_KiLL · 28 Nov 2013 at 20:31

ok nice thanx bro, lets see when the '' 8 pac '' replies and sends me it

OvEr_KiLL · 30 Nov 2013 at 21:33

RJC,
just used the ASUS psu checker and it reckons i need a 750w minimum with my current sig, is that calculator right? as i do what some headroom

RJC · 30 Nov 2013 at 21:54

LOL, Just did my system and it recommended 800w!!!

Ignore PSU checkers!

You are using quality PSU not some cheap 50p unit

OvEr_KiLL · 30 Nov 2013 at 22:30

RJC said:
LOL, Just did my system and it recommended 800w!!!

Ignore PSU checkers!

You are using quality PSU not some cheap 50p unit

well the last cheap unit i had i overloaded it and it burnt out

and now my xfx 850w which is made by seasonic is wearing out after 1 year

so i bloody hope the 650w corsair is better

DaleTheWhale · 30 Nov 2013 at 22:35

The XFX will be better than the Corsair, how do you mean 'wearing' out?

OvEr_KiLL · 30 Nov 2013 at 22:43

the ball bearings in the fan are going, as its making a hissing and scraping noise than fans make when they wear out, and also at night when im in the bed the pc reboots itself and then gets stuck and the monitor has nothing on the screen and the cpu fan sounds like the speed when the pc boots up

DaleTheWhale · 30 Nov 2013 at 22:49

I'd RMA it and use that, the XFX will be superior to the Corsair.

OvEr_KiLL · 30 Nov 2013 at 22:51

bought it from somewhere else and cant rma it as i have messed up the warranty by opening the box and trying to clean it which did absolutely nothing,
so yes im hoping the 650 corsair will be enough for my system, and i want fully modular gold as mine isnt modular and only bronze
plus it must be good as the 8pack himself uses it

OvEr_KiLL · 30 Nov 2013 at 23:57

good thing about the corsair is the fan only spins at 40%+ load so not all the time like the xfx so it should last longer, i also get a 5yr warranty on it and this time i will put the cm690 on a wooden board instead of just on the carpet because i have my fan on the psu down because in the pci slot above it i have the xonar d2 which gets a bit hot
so yes the 650w should be fine for me AND its fully modular so i wont have my case full of loads of loose cables which i dont need!

Fallen god · 1 Dec 2013 at 02:30

I would personally go for Antec or seasonic.

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