Good PSUs

themistry · 9 Oct 2007 at 13:20

Hi all,

I'm making a new system and would like some helping in picking a good brand of PSU

C2D E6320, 4gb Ram, 2900 Pro GFX Card.

What do I need to power this and keep it stable and what brands of PSU are recommended?

Thanks all
TM

Gunther · 9 Oct 2007 at 13:22

Corsair HX520 comes highly recomended, or more future proof the HX 620

Chris19 · 9 Oct 2007 at 13:23

Go for a Corsair one a 520W should be more than enough for what you have

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=123&sortby=nameAsc&subid=&mfrid=10

If you want to make it a tad future proof go for the 620W

Edit: Beaten to it

krisbutler · 9 Oct 2007 at 13:24

antec quattro 850w

semi-pro waster · 9 Oct 2007 at 13:29

Corsair, Enermax, Seasonic and Tagan would be my choices generally speaking with Akasa as a good budget option. It does slightly depend how much you want to spend as PC Power & Cooling are good although their top end options are really pricey.

themistry · 9 Oct 2007 at 13:30

thanks guys!

Hiper any good?

TM

Gunther · 9 Oct 2007 at 13:31

I don't think that you should cut to many corners when it comes to Components like the PSU, a good one last you longer, and the rest of your components are safer.

Chris19 · 9 Oct 2007 at 13:33

Just type hiper into the forum search and im sure you will change your mind.

Dingleberry88 · 9 Oct 2007 at 13:35

themistry said:
thanks guys!

Hiper any good?

TM

No!

semi-pro waster · 9 Oct 2007 at 13:41

It is perhaps a bit sweeping to say that no Hipers are any good, the Hiper 580w Type-R Modular seems to have more than its fair share of problems but most of the rest seem decent enough if not in the top tier of PSUs.

Hyper · 9 Oct 2007 at 14:12

Gunther said:
Corsair HX520 comes highly recomended, or more future proof the HX 620

As above, I switched from a Hiper 580w to a Corsair 520w.

Kyle009 · 9 Oct 2007 at 14:15

my corsair 520w is awesome.

really really quiet too.

topshot · 9 Oct 2007 at 14:16

Corsair for me too

Dutch Guy · 9 Oct 2007 at 14:17

Are you also interested in the noise it makes or is that not an issue?

Personally I would think twice before buying any other PSU than en Enermax or Seasonic.

If I needed to buy a PSU now I would get a Seasonic 600W as I like my system to be as quiet as possible.

themistry · 9 Oct 2007 at 15:56

how about OCZ?

sansnom · 9 Oct 2007 at 16:02

the Corsair 520w are made by Seasonic and are almost identical except the seasonic have a larger heatsink and supposedly run quieter. I'd go for the Seasonic.

Chris Beard · 9 Oct 2007 at 16:03

OCZ is the same as corsair isn't it?

If you want budget try huntkey - the standard OCUK one. You can get them in the 14cm fan veriety if you want a super-quiet one. These supplies use yate-loon fans so potentially could be very very quiet. There's only one review of these I can find and I've not tried it myself.

Seasonic does a whole range of PSUs with just about everything you could want at every price mark. Stick to the S12 and M12 series for quiet opperation.

What makes OCZ appeal to you?

semi-pro waster · 9 Oct 2007 at 16:15

Chris Beard said:
OCZ is the same as corsair isn't it?

Nope, check the post above yours. Seasonic are the OEM for Corsair on the PSU front.

OCZ make decent enough PSUs but again I'd not put them amongst the very best.

rikky · 9 Oct 2007 at 17:16

Another vote for the Corsair 520w PSU, superb, never given me a moments worry and to my ears is whisper quiet, I had to check that the fan was actually spinning once I powered up my system.
I think Corsair have brought a couple of budget models out recently but these seem to be a tad more noisy.

C64 · 9 Oct 2007 at 17:39

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-002-PP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
These are also outsourced to seasonic.