Could you reccommend me a PSU?

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Looking for a new PSU as I think my current CX600 might be failing.
I would like modular (but not essential) and black or blue/black cables. I don't have a budget per say but lets say I'm on a budget, nothing high end. something "sufficient".

Thanks.

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A decent 550-650w unit would be more than enough for that. Take a look at these:-

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £324.58
(includes shipping: £11.70)
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Be aware that the Superflower has bright leds where you plug the cables in that cannot be turned off.

I would have recommended the EVGA Supernova G2 650w but it's out of stock.
 
Thanks! I'm thinking I should go slightly beefier on the PSU. seeing as how I suspect mine is failing at the moment and its 600w. The lights wont bother me as they are hidden in my case but good of you to point that out.
 
Go for one of the 650's then. I would probably hunt around for the EVGA Supernova G2 650w or go for the Corsair RM650x. Both have 7 year warranties and both are capable of delivering near enough all of their 650w (RM650X =648w, G2 650 =650w) on the 12v rail. Your CX600 is a poor quality psu with cheap internals and depending on which version you have has either 480w or 552w on the 12v rail. All of the above are tier 1 psu's while your CX is a tier 4 psu. See here.

Definitions of tiers:-

Tier One

The highest quality and most stable Power Supply Units available. Protected by industrial grade protection circuitry and can output wattage at a rated maximum temperature of 50°C or below. These units are also Haswell certified, meaning they can cope with the C6 and C7 sleep states of 0.05Amps without triggering the under-current protection switch. May even go over labelled wattage and still work until it safely shuts down.
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Tier Four

Built down to a low price. Not exactly the most stable units ever created. Very basic safety circuitry or even thin gauge wiring used. Not for gaming rigs or overclocking systems of any kind. Avoid unless your budget dictates your choice.
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No reviews for the Corsair RM650x yet so here's one for the 750w.
EVGA Supernova G2 650w review.
 
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pastymuncher said:
Go for one of the 650's then. You CX600 is a poor quality psu with cheap internals. All of the above are tier 1 psu's while your CX is a tier 4 psu. See here.

Definitions of tiers:-
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Damn, I thought I was buying a good one lol. Paid for Corsair because they are a respected brand. Was easy twice the price of the cheap ones with same wattage.
 
With Corsair you have to pick and choose carefully. They do have some good units but they have some terrible ones too. All because they cheaped out on their oem's once they got established using Seasonic.
 
Trust me, you really don't need more than 650w. I doubt if you would pull more than 450w at the wall. Just to put your mind at ease here's a couple of 750w unit's, still tier 1. The XFX is built by Seasonic and has a 5 year warranty. Review here. The RM750x is a CWT unit with a 7 year warranty. Review posted above.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £202.44
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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I am recommending these on price. It just happens that they are all tier 1 units. If I haven't recommended a psu then it's either:-
1. Not good enough when compared to similarly priced psu's.
2. Overpriced.
3. Poor

A really good psu can be had for not a lot more than a mediocre psu these days and I really don't see any point in skimping on argueably the most important component in a pc that will last through many upgrades.
 
It could be a dodgy psu but I would want to rule out other things first. Try without the overclock and see what happens. If it still happens you can rule out the overclock once and for all. Do you have the latest motherboard bios?
 
pastymuncher said:
It could be a dodgy psu but I would want to rule out other things first. Try without the overclock and see what happens. If it still happens you can rule out the overclock once and for all. Do you have the latest motherboard bios?
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My concern is that the increased voltage of the overclock could be tipping the PSU over the edge... so not the overclock itself but the extra power draw.

So if I remove the overclock and it doesn't shutdown again. I would assume the problem was the overclock... when it still might have been purely the PSU.

Not sure about the Bios, I looked into updating it once but found it very tricky to do. I have a MSI Z97 Pc Mate.

EDIT: I am not 100% sure but I think it only does this shutdown with my Windows 10 SSD. Not my windows 7 HDD.
 
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People can't help you if you won't follow the suggestions. Removing the overclock would have been the first thing that I would have done and several people in your other thread have suggested it. Another way to look at it is that if you remove the overclock and it still happens then that proves that the overclock is not at fault. If it doesn't happen anymore then yes, it could be the extra load from the overclock causing the psu to be unstable but it could also be a fault with the motherboard. It is a very basic board built down to a price and running overclocked may have caused a problem on it.

I have to be honest here and I really dislike MSI motherboards. Every single one I have ever had has failed for one reason or another and they have by far the highest chance of bricking the board when flashing the bios. All of their bios flashing tools are abysmal, even the one from their support forums and they just don't seem to be bothered about delivering a tool to safely flash the bios. With that in mind I wouldn't advise updating the bios even though a bios flash can fix many things. If it was any other manufacturer then it would be worth trying.
 
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