Help spec me A new psu

bigtrak · 9 Mar 2018 at 09:10

hey guys and girls,

Looking for a new psu as mines decided to give up after being faithful for quite a while lol

I had a Corsair hx650,

This is what it was running,

i5 3570k (not over clocked) but might do at some point.
Corsair h55 liquid cooler
16gb ddr3
Msi r9 390 gpu
Mother board z77 d3h

2 SATA hard drives
1 ssd hard drive
3 x fans
.

She’s starting to get on now but still covers all my needs so not worth me doing a complete new build yet.

lee32uk · 9 Mar 2018 at 11:42

Hi

If you want a quality unit I would look at the Seasonic Focus Plus Gold.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £69.95
1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £89.99

Total: £171.04 (includes shipping: £11.10)

bigtrak · 11 Mar 2018 at 21:34

Due thank a 550 watt would be ok ?
I used a psu calculator and it was just under 550 watt

lee32uk · 11 Mar 2018 at 23:04

bigtrak said:
Due thank a 550 watt would be ok ?
I used a psu calculator and it was just under 550 watt

For your current spec it would be fine. Those calc sites tend to overestimate things. Of course it wouldn't do any harm to go with a 650W if you wanted headroom for a high end gpu and future upgrades.

bigtrak · 16 Mar 2018 at 07:53

Posted in my other thread by mistake,
I’ve seen a brand new corsair cs650m for £75 any good at that price due think or has anyone got anything better for the same price or could recommend me one?

I’m going to be doing a new build soon
as I’m going to be giving this rig to my son and building myself a new smaller more quiet build. Hence why holding back a little on price

lee32uk · 16 Mar 2018 at 14:04

bigtrak said:
Posted in my other thread by mistake,
I’ve seen a brand new corsair cs650m for £75 any good at that price due think or has anyone got anything better for the same price or could recommend me one?

I’m going to be doing a new build soon
as I’m going to be giving this rig to my son and building myself a new smaller more quiet build. Hence why holding back a little on price

The Corsair CSM is ok but I wouldn't pay £75 for one. You can pickup a Corsair RMx 650W for a few quid more if you search around the net. That is a far superior unit.