In need of a new PSU could do with some help.

rob141084 · 3 Jan 2014 at 19:45

I'm pretty sure my current Corsair tx650w PSU has fried and I am in need of a new one. The problem at the moment is that corsairs customer service is absolutely terrible and I am thinking of skipping the RMA (going to cost around £30-£40 postage anyway) and buying a different PSU. At the moment I am just looking for suggestions as to what to buy, Ideally I could do with not really spending a vast amount but I know that you shouldn't skimp on buying a PSU. Could ideally do with around the £60-£80 area as I have bill to pay at the moment too. Any help would be greatly appreciated peepz.
My current build is as follows;

CPU - Intel core i7 950 3.06ghz (bloomfield)
Motherboard - Gigabyte X58A-UD3R rev:2
Power Supply Unit - Corsair TX 650w PSU
RAM - 6GB XMS3 Corsair (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C9 1600mhz Tripple Channel
Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200,12 1TB Sata-II 32mb Cache
Graphics Card - OcUK Value Geforce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-E
Sound Card - Realtek HD audio
Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

rob141084 · 3 Jan 2014 at 19:52

Cheers for the quick response, Don't suppose you know of any a tiny bit cheaper. I know thats the price range I asked for but just curious hehe. been googling for hours and not sure which PSU's will pack up after a few months n which ones will last the distance.

rob141084 · 3 Jan 2014 at 20:08

Was just going to say that the GTX 480 is really power hungry. So not sure a 550w will surfice. Cheers for the help so far btw peepz. Ideally got to be looking for around a 650-750w PSU I think but also with 4 x molex connectors for the fans.

rob141084 · 3 Jan 2014 at 20:19

Guess it's time to check the bank and do some calculating. Btw do you guys think I should try the corsair RMA option as its cheaper ? basically getting another TX650w Back ? or ?? All I have read about corsair so far has seriously put me right off doing the RMA, there forums are scattered with people waiting up to a month for a PSU back.

rob141084 · 3 Jan 2014 at 20:50

Okey Dokey, thanks for all the info. I think I might just RMA my current Corsair PSU. Mainly due to the cost difference and also Corsair do at least have decent products, without a doubt. Just not too keen on the wait time but I'll have to wait & see how it goes I guess. Just checked and my RMA has been accepted finally so I will send it 2moro and cross my fingers. Thanks all for the help, greatly appreciated.

rob141084 · 3 Jan 2014 at 22:01

Ahh thanks I'll give that a try. Anything to save a few quid hehe. Was just browsing net for alternative PSU's also. Stumbled across an XFX Pro 850W Core Edition PSU for £84 from an Ebay shop but would rather not spend that much just in case my mobo is fried too. Xmas has been brill this year lol. Had 1 monitor blow up a few weeks ago, 1 TV and my PC :S just really hope once I get a new PSU it switches back on or this is gona end up being really expensive.

rob141084 · 4 Jan 2014 at 02:21

I'm not sure if I can get a refund I'll be ringing corsair over Skype on Monday and I'm going to see if I can twist there arm into giving me a HX850 instead. Seeing as I've lost money over x-mas due to not being able to work (all down to the PSU) Just have to see what happens I guess.
The TX650 is showing up at $120 on corsair website and the HX850 is $170, $50 is only around £30 surely that's not too much to ask from such a large company that I have spent a fair few thousand with over the years. Cheers for the help yet again anyway people & I'll leave a post on here letting people know how I got on (fingers crossed)

Cheers
Rob