Decent PSU recommendations please

michty_me · 16 Feb 2019 at 17:50

I've just bought a new Vega 56 GPU not considering the PSU side of things.

Current setup is:

i5 2500k
Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Mobo
16GB Corsair DDR3 ram
1 x 120GB SSD
1 x 1TB HDD
Now Sapphire Vega 56 GPU (Upgrade from Palit 560Ti)

Current PSU is OCZ bronze edition 550W.

Probably in the next year I'll be looking to upgrade my CPU, RAM and motherboard.

So something to last a while but not break the bank would be great. Possible to do on £150 or less?

Reason: The Vega 56 requires two 8 pin connections. My current PSU only has two 6 pins on the same rail so it looks like I'm not getting any power to the card as it isn't being detected.

Grimley · 16 Feb 2019 at 19:04

This?
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £104.99

Total: £115.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)

michty_me · 16 Feb 2019 at 19:11

Grimley said:
This?
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £104.99

Total: £115.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)

That looks a good price. I wasn't sure if I should have opted for a higher wattage PSU or not?
Stupid question... Do the modular PSU's come with the cables and connectors?
All of my previous ones have been built in.

andy_mk3 · 16 Feb 2019 at 19:18

(Edit: In reply to your previous post, 500w will be ample for your setup. And modular PSUs come with a full set of cables.)

Plenty of tier 1 PSU choices:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Super Flower Leadex Platinum 550W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black= £86.99
1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 600W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £82.99
1 x Corsair RMx 750w 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (CP-9020179-UK)= £94.99
1 x Bitfenix Whisper M Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £89.99
1 x Seasonic Prime Ultra Gold 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £126.95

Total: £494.51 (includes shipping: £12.60)

michty_me · 17 Feb 2019 at 00:47

So do you think my PSU is causing problems or should it be enough to power my new GPU?

lee32uk · 17 Feb 2019 at 00:55

An Antec Earthwatts 650W would be more than enough if you want to keep the cost down. It is a semi modular version of the Seasonic Focus.

You should get free delivery if in mainland UK.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £79.99

Total: £90.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)

JasonM · 17 Feb 2019 at 03:33

Change your OCZ bronze to a tier-1 PSU. You will be more efficient and less noise. Also less ripple and more stability.

EsaT · 17 Feb 2019 at 09:02

michty_me said:
So do you think my PSU is causing problems or should it be enough to power my new GPU?

OCZ had only few good PSUs. (just before their bankruptcy)
Most were mediocrities with cheap components.
And 80+ Bronze designs were basically getting oldish already decade ago.
So there's no reason to give it much usage value.

Also at least at stock Vegas can draw high spikes. (maybe undervolting would lower those)
So those two 8 pin connectors are there for reason: Minimizing voltage losses and giving stable ground.
That's why separate cables should be used for them, instead of shared cable with two connectors in its end.

Unless wanting to keep storing unused cables inside PC (though you can't lose fixed cables) that Antec EarthWatts would be good starting point and comes with 7 year warranty.
In upper end there's Seasonic Prime with 12 year warranty.

michty_me · 17 Feb 2019 at 15:31

Ah ok, learn something new every day. I didn't even realise OCZ went bust either.
I'll go purchase one of the ones linked here. Thanks everyone.

michty_me · 18 Feb 2019 at 09:54

I think I've decided to go with the Seasonic Prime Ultra Gold 750W PSU for £129 delivered (Not on here unfortunately) Thought it would be best to go for the 750W for the same price as the 650W on here.

michty_me · 22 Feb 2019 at 20:56

Installed this evening along with my Pulse Vega 56 card and running smoothly now. System seems a bit quieter too!!

The Old School Gamer · 9 Mar 2019 at 19:53

michty_me said:
Installed this evening along with my Pulse Vega 56 card and running smoothly now. System seems a bit quieter too!!

I've used Seasonic in my builds for many years and I've never had any power related problems, hence I've never even looked at buying anything else.

michty_me · 9 Mar 2019 at 20:47

Not going to lie, I don't think I had heard of them before.

andy_mk3 · 10 Mar 2019 at 10:42

Great choice. Seasonic are about the best you can buy in most cases.

michty_me · 10 Mar 2019 at 10:58

At least I should be set for upgrading the rest of the system later in the year.