PSU for BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case

sniperone · 16 Sep 2015 at 17:20

Hi,Im building another small gaming machine in a prodigy case . It will be running a gtx970 with a i5-6600K with a slight overclock .

Could someone recommend a good quality PSU with modular cables that will fit in this case . I made a machine last year with the same case but struggled to get a corsair RM 550 in without it sticking out the back and had to mod the case to keep it in .

pastymuncher · 16 Sep 2015 at 18:32

I believe that case has a max psu length of 160mm (same as the RM550) so for a bit of extra room something around the 145-150mm length would be ideal.

Both of these are 150mm long and are built by Seasonic with a 5 year warranty.

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1 x EVGA Supernova GS 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x EVGA Supernova GS 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £64.99

sniperone · 17 Sep 2015 at 09:52

Thanks for the help would the 550w be enough for the system ?

How do the BitFenix power supplys compare to the two you listed . Cant see to find much info on them .

pastymuncher · 17 Sep 2015 at 11:42

The GTX 970 is a extremely efficient card and total system power draw with a pair in sli is only around 450w so 550w is more than enough. Actually 550w is more than enough for just about any single gpu setup.

The actual Bitfenix psu is just a mediocre FSP built unit (Kitguru only gave the 650w 7.5/10). What you are paying for is the cables so overall it makes the psu overpriced. The pair of Seasonic built EVGA's I suggested are much better quality units. The Bitfenix psu's are the same size as the RM you used previously anyway.

EVGAdominik · 18 Sep 2015 at 16:03

Hi, here you can find more infos about the PSU, at the right site you can also find some links to reviews of it. http://eu.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=220-GS-0550-V2&family=Power Supplies&uc=EUR
Like pastymuncher already said, the unit is built by seasonic, is even more silent then our G2 Series, by the form factor the smaller units, 5 yrs of warranty and it got the ECO mode (semi passive) if you have any question left about the PSU just let me know

sniperone · 19 Sep 2015 at 09:15

I decided to go ahead and order the EVGA Supernova GS 550W . The reviews and recommendation here made the decision easy.

Thank you both for your help .