Change of case, Change of parts

[Minibiker]

Hi all

Ive decided to change case and change some of the parts inside, Im looking for a good PSU around 550-650w and want it to be fully modular...

Thank you

 

[Borealis]

Personally, I'd be looking at the EVGA G2 and GS Series and the XFX XTR Series. The Superflower Leadex series are very good as well, but come with LEDs you can't turn off. It's a personal preference thing.

Be aware that there is a G2 550W unit, it's just that OCUK don't stock it.

The G2 Series are basically the Leadex PSUs minus LEDs and with a longer warranty. The GS Series are Seasonic units, as are the XTR Series.

 

[Minibiker]

Is a 550w gonna be good enough to power my system, I have a 650w at the mo but its not fully modular so have extra cables in case not being used and its not to my liking

 

[Borealis]

A good 550W will power any single GPU setup, even OCd. What's your current specs?

 

[pastymuncher]

Specs please. What case as well because some smaller cases have psu size limitations.

 

[Minibiker]

Case is a Bitfenix Nova Mid Tower case...

Parts...

Z170P MOBO
MSI R9 380 GPU
1TB HDD
240GB SSD

I have a Raijintek Cooler at the mo but willbe getting Water cooled at some point....

 

[Artery]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £71.99
• 1 x EVGA Supernova GS 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £72.95

Total: £156.04
(includes shipping: £11.10)
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One of those would be my personal choice 550w wise. EVGA is out of stock right now though.

 

[Minibiker]

Are they both just as good as eachother?

 

[Artery]

Would personally lean towards the Superflower & probably get a cable kit too. Like said above, the 550 G2 would probably be a better choice than the 550GS, unfortunately OCUK don't stock that one.

I have an EVGA SuperNova G2 850W in my current rig.

 

[Borealis]

Yeah, the G2 series are really very good. The 550GS is a good unit, I've got one, but I'm personally not a fan of ribbon-style cables.

The Superflower is a very good unit, but it depends on whether or not you like the LEDs, which you can't turn off.

 

[Minibiker]

Thanks for your help, I think i will purchase the Superflower one, I do love a LED or TWO

 

[pastymuncher]

These are very bright and are where you plug the cables in. I would personally track down a EVGA Supernova G2 550w which is basically the same psu with a different fan, no tacky leds and a longer warranty (7 years).

 

[Minibiker]

Ahhh i see, where would i possibly find one? A trustworthy place to buy from.....

 

[ShivP]

Can't mention other sites on here I'm 'fraid, though it shouldn't be hard to track down

 

[ChugNorris]

The lights look pretty good on the Leadex tbh. Eventually they will have an on/off switch, we've only been asking Super Flower for 2 years to implement it...

 

[Minibiker]

Can't mention other sites on here I'm 'fraid, though it shouldn't be hard to track down

Ooops apologies for that but yes i have searched and found a few now

Ive watched a video of the Leadex and i see the LED's are white which will go brilliantly with my build