Best 750W PSU

[Yjani]

The new Enermax Modu 87+ is widely regarded as one of the PSUs on the market at the moment. They have an 80+ Gold rating to boot. Little pricey but your paying for pure quality.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/2920

 

[Kev_19]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-037-BQ

I don't want another be quiet PSU tbh.

 

[BenJ]

I have this Seasonic x 750, Really good psu in terms of quality, reliability, completely modular and very very quiet.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Like I said in post 15 the Antec TruePower New 650W and 750W are worth a look at, as they are made by Seasonic who also make the Corsair HX650W and the Seasonic X-650 and X-750.

 

[Nick1881]

You could have been unlucky with the Be Quiet, mine has been fine.

I would go Corsair if you want to change but I do hope you get a replacement from Be Quiet.

 

[Aedus]

I love my corsair PSU, not literally otherwise that would hurt.
But it's 20x better than my OCZ which died after about 2 years, and the corsair has a whopping 7 year warranty slapped on it too.

To be honest, I think it's worth spending more and getting a PSU you know will last for that amount of time, like the BFG GPU's used to be. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

 

[EdwardTeach]

my hx750 corsair failed within approx 1 month of normal use! It has been replaced now, but it just shows that paying for the quality doesn't necessarily guarantee your psu wont fail on you.

 

[Kev_19]

my hx750 corsair failed within approx 1 month of normal use! It has been replaced now, but it just shows that paying for the quality doesn't necessarily guarantee your psu wont fail on you.

Thats why I got the Be Quiet. Thought it would last me for years.

 

[PermaBanned]

Thats why I got the Be Quiet. Thought it would last me for years.

Don't BeQuiet have a two year warranty on their PSUs?

 

[Kev_19]

Don't BeQuiet have a two year warranty on their PSUs?

I hope it does.

 

[rickh]

+1 for ocz stealthxtreme.

I've used hundreds of them in builds for screen displays that go behind walls (no ventilation, very hot buildings - very harsh conditions for hardware).

Not one has failed.

 

[Relentless81]

Seasonic X-Series, expensive but well worth it IMO, read the reviews

 

[Big.Wayne]

• Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping
• Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5
• Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R
• OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8
• Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II x2
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1

I tried a few PSU calculator sites and they all said to go for at least 700w PSU. Even when I was getting suggestions on his forum for my pc build last year I was told to go for 700w

Hey Kev,

hope you don't mind me plopping this graphic in your thread (it was for a HD 5850 user but HD 4890 results are included) . . . . it's all well and good getting suggestions but I think you will find a lot of folks on our beloved forum tend to over estimate everything by a large degree . . . I would also tend to not take any PSU calculator as gospel as these also tend to overesitimate the power you need and help the manufacturers chalk up extra profits from sales for parts that are not really required!

 

[Kev_19]

. . . . it's all well and good getting suggestions but I think you will find a lot of folks on our beloved forum tend to over estimate everything by a large degree . . . I would also tend to not take any PSU calculator as gospel as these also tend to overesitimate the power you need and help the manufacturers chalk up extra profits from sales for parts that are not really required!

I thought I might not need the extra power but the PSU calculators and the forum suggestions were the same so hence me buying a 750W PSU. I always said its better to have a bit of power to spare for future upgrading.

 

[el Kuarlos]

All I can say is that with the hx series, you get a grade power, but you pay for it. Having been on a right old mission silencing my rig though, I am very dissapointed with the fan.

The psu is not just cool, it is cold, the air out the back is same as air going in, and the fan on it is set to spin faster than necessary, when tried to isolate the noise on my psu and used a soft plastic stick to slow and stop the fan from the centre my pc's noise dropped massivley. If you have even one mildly noisy fan, I would recommend it without hesitation. If silence is very important to you though, would look at something else.

 

[Fire Wizard]

I thought I might not need the extra power but the PSU calculators and the forum suggestions were the same so hence me buying a 750W PSU. I always said its better to have a bit of power to spare for future upgrading.

A 750 wattage power supply unit is a lot more than you need for your current system. A power supply such as the Corsair HX 650W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply is also quite a bit more than you need for your current system but it will give you a little breathing room for the future whilst not being overly excessive.

 

[Axel40]

Another vote for the Seasonic series. Have the X650 and it's brilliant. Silent too!

 

[mufc802]

I went for the Corsair HX 750W, it's the best part of the computer, silent, reliable and very future proof.

 

[Judgeneo]

Honestly a £600 watt supply will be more than enough,

Have a look at http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-031-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-166-CM&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-117-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=


in order of ascending price and arguable quality of brand name, all are modular, and the last one is 650W

 

[Chives]

Well according to a PSU calculator I can run a 5870 and X4 Phenom on my 400w corsair PSU .. Which I'm sure isnt right?