Best PSU for Quad core machine?

altec1000

altec1000

altec1000

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Hi there!..

I hope someone out there can help me with a PSU question..
Ive recently bought a Medion M8833 system with intel Q6600 quad core
and MSI MS-7502 mainboard..the board has 3 gig on board memory,
nvidia geforce 8600 GT graphics and DVD burner running vista.

While a lot of the componants seem ok, my last computer PSU blew up
taking the main board with it and i dont want to repeat the experience
so im looking to remove the standard 400w PSU and put in a good quality
one into my new rig.

heres a link to a PDF to the MSI mainboard manual
http://www.medionsupport.com/files/8828/manual/7502.pdf

I will be using this computer mainly for photoshop and video editing
and the system will have three internal hard drives maybe four..
im not going to be gaming with it though.

ive looked around and various models have been suggested such as:

Antec Trio Power 650 w
Coolmaster realpower pro 650w
Corsair HX-620 w
seasonic 600 w
Thermaltake tough power 650w
OCZ gamer x stream 700 w

I would like to know which of the above or any other PSU you guys might
suggest is best suited for my needs..

thanks in advance for your help.
 
Welcome to the forums :D

Either Seasonic or Corsair from your list.I've used seasonic in countless builds and all are still going strong.Corsair seem to get rave reviews on here too so they must be doing something right.
 
Of those listed I'd go along with ExRayTed, the Corsair and Seasonic are good PSUs - not incidentally the Corsairs are made by Seasonic anyway.

If you want another couple of options to confuse yourself with PC Power & Cooling and Be Quiet make good PSUs as well.
 
i stumbled across the bequiet 650W recently while psu 'hunting';
high efficiency according to variously freely available and uncensored reviews (around 88% !?)
bequiet is modular and it sports 4 x 20A rails - which surprises me, but still just 52A combined max rating.

corsair 620hx seems to be widely well regarded, also well priced.

so, until i hear something bad about the bequiet, i think it's my new favourite vs the usual corsair 620hx...

anyway im open to opinions, as always.
 
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Thanks for your helpful info guys..

i have imputted my system information into two web based power supply calculators and was getting
results of around 460w moving up to 520w if i add an age/wattage loss factor of 30%..so im thinking
around 500w is the way to go..which do you think is the better options

for my system between:

PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS500 500W
Corsair 550vx or
Corsair 520hx

or can you suggest any other good performing PSUs at around that wattage that i should consider?
thanks in advance
 
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