Need a new PSU

Lord Alibaski · 28 Oct 2022 at 15:33

Finally upgraded my old 1366 socket PC that was inside a Lian Li v2100 plus 11 wanted something smaller and wanted it on my desk.

New PC purchased off a friend so having to use my old GPU at the moment.

AMD 5800x
ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F
16GB RAM
Radeon HD 6670
Lian Li Air Mini Case

At the moment I am using a very old Corsair HX620, I found it quiet when on the floor under the desk but now it's next to me I can hear coil whine coming from it and it's annoying. I don't game but I do a lot of video work, I will be looking at a better card in the next year or so as well. I can't make my mind up on which PSU to buy I know I can buy a low powered one but I'm looking at 850w for a future build.

PSU's I have in mind are (I have a budget of £180)

Phanteks AMP 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply

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Seasonic Focus GX-850 850W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply

Order Seasonic Focus GX-850 850W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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Have put this in mainly for the 12 year warranty and again it's a seasonic

Seasonic Prime GX-850 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply

Order Seasonic Prime GX-850 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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The 1st 2 are my main choices but would it be worth paying the extra for the prime!

Thanks for any help and advice.

Lord Alibaski · 28 Oct 2022 at 19:10

Cheers Grimley, knew it was a Seasonic build that was another reason I had that has a choice as well.

I might wait a bit end of November see if I can get a better deal on it, the pre-order price looks a decent price for it.

Lord Alibaski · 4 Nov 2022 at 17:44

With the Phantec still on pre-order I am still looking for a PSU.

All I want is a PSU with a quiet fan this old HX620 is getting a bit loud.

Lord Alibaski · 5 Nov 2022 at 16:34

I've had to take the HX620 out the coil whine and the fan was getting worse, so at the moment I'm using a Seasonic Core GC-650w I got from a member on this forum. I'm happy enough for now no whine but the fan is a bit loud I can live with that for now.

The Seasonic 750 or 850 prime is probably the one I will end up with, the OEM for that Bitfenix PSU is a no go for me I've had CWT PSU's in the past and all have been very poor.