Power Supply Time

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Hi All

Looks like its new Power Supply time. But not sure what size to get,this is what I am running

2 SSD
3 HDD
6 Case Fans
AMD FX-8350
1 Dvd Drive
16Gig of Ram
Radeon RX-460
TV-Card

So what do you guys think i should go for

Thanks All


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Sig says you have a 620W.

That's more than enough to run a 125W cpu, 75W gpu and a few dozen watts for the rest.

Anywhere upwards of 300W from well known brands will run that if everything hits maximum power draw which is a rare thing.

When you pay more you're usually paying for less noise.

Higher wattage usually involves a physically larger psu which can dissipate heat more easily with less fan use - so less fan noise. Excess wattage also covers you for future power requirements.

Higher efficiency usually means less fan noise by not generating excess heat to dissipate while producing the voltages needed by the computer.

Semi-passive is a feature on some high end psus where they've been designed to dissipate enough heat to turn the fan off below a certain output.

You can always go right for fanless which is frankly a mesh box and high efficiency for no fan noise at all, just a significant premium.

After that, check the model you're looking at to make sure there's no weirdness about it such as coil whining, irritating fan behaviour or flat out suspect reliability.

As far as brands go, Super Flower is very favoured at the moment.
 
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Out of the three you've linked to, I would go with the Superflower:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...ld-power-supply-black-ca-003-sf.html#comments

I have one of these and it's a good PSU. The EVGA and Corsair units are their bottom-end budget models. The EVGA probably isn't that bad, but it's only 80 Plus rated, not even bronze. The Corsair VS series are not particularly cheap for what they are - basic budget models. I would not recommend one at all.

A good 550W PSU is all you need and will set you up for years to come.
 
You can also have a look at the Antec Truepower Classic 550W. it's the same price, but is based on a Seasonic design:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/antec-truepower-classic-550w-80-plus-gold-power-supply-ca-202-an.html

Both are very good PSUs. You could probably get away with the Superflower HX450 though:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...0-plus-gold-power-supply-black-ca-002-sf.html

It's slightly cheaper and should still be more than enough for what you have. Which RX 460 do you have as some of them do use a 6-pin power connector and therefore draw more power?
 
Borealis said:
You can also have a look at the Antec Truepower Classic 550W. it's the same price, but is based on a Seasonic design:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/antec-truepower-classic-550w-80-plus-gold-power-supply-ca-202-an.html

Both are very good PSUs. You could probably get away with the Superflower HX450 though:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...0-plus-gold-power-supply-black-ca-002-sf.html

It's slightly cheaper and should still be more than enough for what you have. Which RX 460 do you have as some of them do use a 6-pin power connector and therefore draw more power?
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Using this one and their is no 6 pin on it

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/powe...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-18a-pc.html


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lee32uk said:
What is wrong with your current psu ?
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Good question lee.

@OP, do you actually need a new PSU?

I've assumed you've had issues and need a new one. If not, stick with what you've got as the HX620 is a decent unit.

If you do need a new PSU, the HX450 will be fine as that is a low-powered card that takes all it's power through the PCI-E slot.
 
The PC has started to feel sluggish and slow and for no reason it would just reboot itself while just sat their on the desktop doing nothing. Then when I was video editing it would do the same. I don't play many games but now and then i play Farcry 1 and it locks up after a few mins. Also my sound would just mute while watching a movie and I would have to restart the movie.


Then the PC would boot up and there would be no picture on the screen so I had a spare graphics card I put that in and it worked so I got a new card but it still feels slow. I know its not the most reliable thing in the world but I checked my system using HWMonitor and Speccy and then I seen this.




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I don't have one. I did think about getting one,is a multimeter a good way of testing it as i think the problem is when i start to draw more current from the PSU that's when the problem starts.
 
HWMonitor isn't the best for monitoring voltages, in fact none of the software monitors are particularly great at it. The best way to check the voltages is in the BIOS or with a multimeter. If they're out of spec in the BIOS or with a multimeter, then there is an issue.

The random reboots could be caused by a number of things, including the PSU. Rebooting under a heavy load e.g. video encoding, could be a sign of a PSU issue but it could be unrelated.
 
Getting an multimeter will be a good investment, you can check the voltages at the molex connectors to see what the 12v is reading.

In the past when I looked at my 12v in HW Monitor with a Gigabyte board I get silly readings.
 
RJC said:
Getting an multimeter will be a good investment, you can check the voltages at the molex connectors to see what the 12v is reading.

In the past when I looked at my 12v in HW Monitor with a Gigabyte board I get silly readings.
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Can the PC be running while using a multimeter because i think it might show up as fine until i put the PC under load then i think that's when the power drops off



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The PC can be running, in fact you'll need it to be under load if you think it's dropping off at that point. If the RAM test didn't find anything, then it's probably not bad RAM.

Like RJC says, you should be able to stick the multimeter probes into the 12V and Ground pins of a molex connector. The run the system under load and see what happens.

I would invest in a multimeter. It doesn't have to be a hugely expensive one to do the job. Something as basic as this one will still do the job:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-mas830b-digital-multimeter-600v/75337
 
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