New Power Supply for around £80

Nutkin · 15 May 2017 at 17:57

My EVGA G1 was DOA so have sent it back today and would like a replacement,

i5 and a 1070 so about 550W+ and about £80 ish to spend , What is a decent long laster?

pastymuncher · 15 May 2017 at 19:09

I would have said the Bitfenix Whisper M 550w but it's out of stock. The 650w is in stock and probably a better buy as you are getting a extra 100w for £8 more. It has one downside though and that's a large 24 pin plug. Aside from that it's a excellent fully modular, gold rated psu built by CWT and has a 7 year warranty.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Bitfenix Whisper M Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £84.95

Failing that there are also the XFX XTR 550w and EVGA Supernova GS 550w. Both are fully modular, gold rated units built by Seasonic with a 540w 12v rail and 5 year warranties.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x EVGA Supernova GS 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £83.99
1 x XFX XTR Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular Power Supply= £83.99

Nutkin · 16 May 2017 at 19:33

Cheers!

I think a 650W is a good basis for me anyway I would like the option for overhead should I get another 1070. Not sure on BitFenix though are they reputable?

lee32uk · 16 May 2017 at 20:02

Nutkin said:
Cheers!

I think a 650W is a good basis for me anyway I would like the option for overhead should I get another 1070. Not sure on BitFenix though are they reputable?

The Whisper series are good solid units. As mentioned by Pasty though the 24 pin cable is a bit of a mess (4 way ribbon cable and a large rubber boot that covers the caps)

Review of the 750W version that also shows the cables:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story2&reid=503

pastymuncher · 17 May 2017 at 09:46

Nutkin said:
Cheers!

I think a 650W is a good basis for me anyway I would like the option for overhead should I get another 1070. Not sure on BitFenix though are they reputable?

These ones are, I wouldn't have recommended them else. I will never recommend a psu that is not a quality unit and that I wouldn't be happy running myself. The previous psu, the Fury series, was a mediocre FSP built unit that was more about the individually sleeved cables rather than the quality of the unit itself. As a result it was overpriced and never recommended.