Can anyone reccomend a PSU?

Svack · 23 May 2011 at 10:04

Hiya all,
Can anyone recommend a power supply for me? my current one (Hiper Type-R 580w) is on the way out and makes a lovely clicking noise (fan bearing methinks), I'm willing to spend up to about £100, any suggestions, please let me know if you need more info!

I dont really have many requirements for it other than it works and is reasonably quiet, I'm not saying it has to be silent, but ideally something that doesn't sound like a 747 taking off

not really fussed about modular cables either as I am looking at getting a new case to with decent cable management, decent length cables would be a plus too!

Would be grateful for any help!

vanandjuanunited · 23 May 2011 at 10:09

What will it be powering?
Any future upgrades you have in mind to take in to consideration

subbytna · 23 May 2011 at 10:21

will be following this reply as I'm in the same boat

rig in sig and looking at another GPU for SLI at some point

ReAPeR101 · 23 May 2011 at 10:39

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-038-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

Corsair TX 750 @ £92.99 + 8.75 DPD next day parcel = £101.74 i know its £1.74 over your budget, but IMO that PSU will be reasonably future proof if you ever wanted to upgrade.

Svack · 23 May 2011 at 10:42

Currently I have a Q6600 @2.7Ghz and a single 560Ti, I cant really think of any other heavy power consuming components!

I would like room for upgrading as I am looking at a new processor later this year (along with Motherboard and Ram)

SLI is a possibility, but unlikely!

sk82jack · 23 May 2011 at 10:55

XFX Pro 850W Core Edition Power Supply

tidusjar · 23 May 2011 at 11:32

If you can go a few quid over your budget then you would want to get this in my opinion Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance Power Supply = £106.99
But then you would need to add postage costs.

Reaper 392 · 23 May 2011 at 11:49

sk82jack said:
XFX Pro 850W Core Edition Power Supply

for the guy going with SLI 460's, go with the 650W version of the PSU he has recommended. 850W is MASSIVE overkill for 460's:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/314?vs=313

if you've got lots of DVD drives or hard drives then you may want to consider going for the 750W

for the OP: depending on what your powering, the BeQuiet Pure Power 530W will probably suit you just fine, but i really cant be sure until you tell me what bits your computer has

tidusjar · 23 May 2011 at 11:54

Agreed with the BeQuiet Pure Power 530W. Bargin for the price.

olivier renault · 23 May 2011 at 12:51

tidusjar said:
Agreed with the BeQuiet Pure Power 530W. Bargin for the price.

I'd take the XFX pro 550W over the BeQuiet. The BeQuiet will still do for GTX 460.

If you want peace of mind for single GPU, a 650W (TX650 is lovely). 750W for GTX580 / GTX480.

If you want SLI later, a 650W will still power two GTX 460, but 850W gives room for the latest high-midrange. 950W and over for GTX580 / GTX480.

look up anandtec GPU 2011 for comparisons.

What's important in a GPU for gaming is the total max power on 12V rails, which power the CPU and GPU(s). Multiply max load in amps (32A, 40A, 50A, 70A, ...) by 12V, and that gives you the max power.

Svack · 23 May 2011 at 13:14

Ok, the full spec of the PC is as follows:

Intel Q6600 (B3 stepping) @ 2.7GHz
Asus P5N32-E SLI
Geil Ultra DDR2-800 4 x 1GB
SATA II 7200rpm 320GB drives x 2 in RAID 0
DVD-RW drive x 2
Blu-Ray/HD-DVD combo drive
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC

I am looking at upgrading the Processor, Motherboard and Ram later this year with whatever seems reasonable at the time, also may upgrade the Hard Drives at the same time, but I feel the case and PSU could do with replacing sooner rather than later!

what are the XFX ones like? they seem pretty good for the money and would mean SLI/Crossfire is an option in future!

olivier renault · 23 May 2011 at 13:32

As good as Corsairs. Meaning very, very good performance (Seasonic build inside). Some complain about XFX support, can't comment on that myself.

subbytna · 23 May 2011 at 22:24

Reaper 392 said:
for the guy going with SLI 460's, go with the 650W version of the PSU he has recommended. 850W is MASSIVE overkill for 460's:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/314?vs=313

if you've got lots of DVD drives or hard drives then you may want to consider going for the 750W

for the OP: depending on what your powering, the BeQuiet Pure Power 530W will probably suit you just fine, but i really cant be sure until you tell me what bits your computer has

cheers reaps

sambos1234 · 23 May 2011 at 22:30

Sorry for hijacking the thread ...

olivier renault said:
I'd take the XFX pro 550W over the BeQuiet.

I have an XFX 550W PSU - currently powering 2 H/D's, AMD 965, 4GB RAM and one 6850. If I replace my 6850 with a 6970 would my XFX 550W struggle or would it be ok? I made a post with this question but not many people responded and it wasn't really about PSU's so ....

J-FRO · 23 May 2011 at 22:56

sambos1234 said:
Sorry for hijacking the thread ...

I have an XFX 550W PSU - currently powering 2 H/D's, AMD 965, 4GB RAM and one 6850. If I replace my 6850 with a 6970 would my XFX 550W struggle or would it be ok? I made a post with this question but not many people responded and it wasn't really about PSU's so ....

It should be ok for a single 6970. However I'd recommend buying a 2GB version of a 6950 and flashing it, then take the extra £50-£60 a 6970 would have cost you, sell your XFX 550 and get something like this.

NINJAEDIT:

If you go for the MSI Twin FroZor 6950, make sure you go for the III and not the II because the latter can't be flashed to a 6970.

justintime2001 · 23 May 2011 at 23:07

XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply.
A great PSU, modular, incredibly quiet and super value at £77.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-002-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497