Best option for PSU for my system between the list?

lawrence281 · 20 Oct 2017 at 17:11

So the first one is this, I've read some good revised and it's efficiency. Been shopping around to try get the best possible for best price any help will be appreciated!

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www....ular-power-supply-ca-05q-ss.html?template=amp

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...us-platinum-power-supply-black-ca-056-sf.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...ied-power-supply-cp-9020077-uk-ca-165-cs.html

TallPaul1878 · 20 Oct 2017 at 17:30

The Corsair is way overpriced for what it is so scratch that.

I'd go for the Seasonic unless you are budget conscious and could make do with the 550W Super Flower

pastymuncher · 20 Oct 2017 at 19:10

The Seasonic Focus Plus 650w is a no brainer while it's at the same price of the 550w version. Despite being a recently launched platform they tick all the right boxes and have been getting excellent reviews. They are gold rated, fully modular and very compact at only 140mm long and has a single 12v rail of 648w and a 10 year warranty. You can read a review of the 650w version here.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £84.95

Total: £95.45
(includes shipping: £10.50)

Aneskimo · 20 Oct 2017 at 22:31

The Seasonic is a cracking psu definitely worth the purchase at the price

lawrence281 · 20 Oct 2017 at 23:59

Looks like I'm buying the seasonic boys! 1070 arriving Monday tooo, haven't pc gamed in a while!

Aneskimo · 21 Oct 2017 at 09:40

lawrence281 said:
Looks like I'm buying the seasonic boys! 1070 arriving Monday tooo, haven't pc gamed in a while!

Solid choice there and have fun fitting it all

lawrence281 · 21 Oct 2017 at 10:53

Aneskimo said:
Solid choice there and have fun fitting it all

Kinda weary. About 3 years ago, ordered a modular PSU from Amazon or might not been modular. It exploded as I turned it on. Couldn't tell if I attached the wrong cable or it was faulty but got refunded lol. Will have to check a guide to make sure im putting it in the right sockets

pastymuncher · 21 Oct 2017 at 13:13

The sockets on the Seasonic are labelled and so are the cables so you can't really do it wrong. I think most modular psu's are similar these days.

lawrence281 · 24 Oct 2017 at 10:18

pastymuncher said:
The sockets on the Seasonic are labelled and so are the cables so you can't really do it wrong. I think most modular psu's are similar these days.

The pus box and itself the psu is so beautiful! Assembled pc last night, attached all the cables to the right slots(hopefully) but I'm doubting myself since the incident of blowing one up once. Can't find specific videos online, can you link me one that shows the correct slots for the correct wires? Just in case, can't bring myself to turn it on lol

pastymuncher · 24 Oct 2017 at 13:23

It should be labelled on the actual psu above where the cables plug in and also the cables should have what they power on one end (pci-e/cpu etc) and the end that connects to the psu is labelled psu so you can't plug them in the wrong way around. See here and here and here. It looks like the CPU and PCI-e leads can be plugged into any of the sockets labelled CPU/PCI-e so don't have any dedicated socket for each type.