Power Supply Recomendation pls :)

Devilman

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Hey all, before I go ahead and order my new stuff (i5 4690K, 16gb ram, R9 380) I could use a PSU recommendation.

My old Enermax 465 is about 9 years old, the fans are failing and it really could do with replacing. I don't need anything massively powerful, Will never go SLI or the like, so what kinda wattage / brand am I looking for?

One last query... My case is fairly old but good, however it still houses the PSU at the top, not the bottom as a lot of newer cases seem to.. leading on from this, it seems most PSU's now days use a large (120mm+) fan on the top to move air through them (if mounted in the bottom of the case).

Are these PSU's ok to run the other way up? with the fan at the bottom? Seems every time I get a PSU with a fan at the bottom the fan dies bloody fast lol.

Cheers all :)
 
Thanks, apologies for the placement, didn't see there was a Power Supplies section.

Yep, got no issues with my case tbh, was just unsure as to whether these "modern" PSU's that have a horizontally mounted fan would still be fine when upside-down :)

I was thinking of maybe going with either of these ones.. EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply

SuperFlower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

EVGA 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply

Not sure which is the better choice for my needs to be honest... would these also be ok operating upside down?

Cheers :)
 
RJC said:
PSU below:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-038-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2057

A lot of cases try and separate the area's and this allows the PSU to bring in cool air. If your case is still working ok and you have no issues then the PSU will be ok at the top.
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Thats good to know, wasn't sure if the fans would like being upside down is all :)

dacads said:
Out of those the Superflower will easily be the best in terms of quality.
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Cool thanks, I know EVGA have great reputation when it comes to gfx cards etc.. so figured they were probably a good name for PSU, had seen a few people recommend the SuperFlower, but didn't know much about them myself so good to hear they are a good choice.

I will probably go with the SuperFlower 550w then I reckon :)
 
Devilman said:
Thats good to know, wasn't sure if the fans would like being upside down is all :)



Cool thanks, I know EVGA have great reputation when it comes to gfx cards etc.. so figured they were probably a good name for PSU, had seen a few people recommend the SuperFlower, but didn't know much about them myself so good to hear they are a good choice.

I will probably go with the SuperFlower 550w then I reckon :)
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SuperFlower actually make a lot of the EVGA units. The EVGA B2, G2, P2 and T2 are all made by SuperFlower.
 
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