PSU help

Claire Drew · 6 Jan 2013 at 12:22

Hi all long time since been on here. My psu gave up on me this morning and although I always try to go with the brands on OCUK I have seen the below for a very good prive of less then £60.

Please could you give me any ideas if it is a decent brand or a Q-tek rip off

Powercool X-Viper Modular 650W Power Supply PCB-650BKMOD

PSU Specifications

AC INPUT: 100-240 VAC 9A at 115V, 4.5A at 240V 60/50Hz
DC
Output
Max +3.3V +5V +12V1 -12V +5VSB
25A 25A 52A 0.8A 3A
650W

Connectors

20+4 Pin Main Connectors:

1
4+4 Pin 12V Connectors:

1
SATA Connectors:

6 (Modular)
4-Pin Molex Connectors:

4 (Modular)
6+2 Pin PCI-e Connectors:

2 (Modular)
Floppy Drive Connectors:

1 (Modular)

Detailed Specifications

Dimensions: 158mm x 86mm x 150mm (W x H x D)
Input Voltage: 100-240 VAC
Input Current: 9A at 115V, 4.5A at 240V
Input Frequency Range: 60/50Hz
PFC: Active PFC (>.99)
Power Good Signal: 100-500 ms
Hold Up Time: >17ms
Efficiency: 82%
MTBF: > 100,000 Hours
Protection: OVP / UVP/ OTP / OCP/ OLP/ OPP/ SCP
Power: 650W
Operation Temperature: 0-45°C
Safety: CE / FCC / UL / TUV
Cooling: 140mm Fluid Dynamic Bearing fan
Noise: < 21 dBA
80 Plus Certified: Yes - 80 Plus Bronze
Certification: nVidia SLi Certified
ATi Crossfire Certified

Avenged7Fold · 6 Jan 2013 at 12:35

I am currently sitting next to 3 blown PSU's and 2 of them are powercool ones.

Both the powercool ones are 750W and lasted about 3-4 months before the small firework display which ended with them packing in. Luckily, they didn't take any other parts with them but will not be using powercool again.

I think there are probably much better PSU's for the money anyway.

What are your components and will you be upgrading in the future?

SLI or xfire?

lee32uk · 6 Jan 2013 at 12:43

I would avoid that if I were you. Both these are around the £60 mark. What is it powering ? as you might not need 650W

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £56.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £56.99
Total : £125.08 (includes shipping : £9.25).

unleashed · 6 Jan 2013 at 12:44

Claire Drew said:
Hi all long time since been on here. My psu gave up on me this morning and although I always try to go with the brands on OCUK I have seen the below for a very good prive of less then £60.

Please could you give me any ideas if it is a decent brand or a Q-tek rip off

Powercool X-Viper Modular 650W Power Supply PCB-650BKMOD

PSU Specifications

AC INPUT: 100-240 VAC 9A at 115V, 4.5A at 240V 60/50Hz
DC
Output
Max +3.3V +5V +12V1 -12V +5VSB
25A 25A 52A 0.8A 3A
650W

Connectors

20+4 Pin Main Connectors:

1
4+4 Pin 12V Connectors:

1
SATA Connectors:

6 (Modular)
4-Pin Molex Connectors:

4 (Modular)
6+2 Pin PCI-e Connectors:

2 (Modular)
Floppy Drive Connectors:

1 (Modular)

Detailed Specifications

Dimensions: 158mm x 86mm x 150mm (W x H x D)
Input Voltage: 100-240 VAC
Input Current: 9A at 115V, 4.5A at 240V
Input Frequency Range: 60/50Hz
PFC: Active PFC (>.99)
Power Good Signal: 100-500 ms
Hold Up Time: >17ms
Efficiency: 82%
MTBF: > 100,000 Hours
Protection: OVP / UVP/ OTP / OCP/ OLP/ OPP/ SCP
Power: 650W
Operation Temperature: 0-45°C
Safety: CE / FCC / UL / TUV
Cooling: 140mm Fluid Dynamic Bearing fan
Noise: < 21 dBA
80 Plus Certified: Yes - 80 Plus Bronze
Certification: nVidia SLi Certified
ATi Crossfire Certified

I'm certain you could buy a comparable / superior PSU from OcUK for a that kind of money, you don't need to look elsewhere

mickyflinn · 6 Jan 2013 at 12:44

When you cant find a review of the item, that speaks volumes - Keep Clear.

Darujhistan · 6 Jan 2013 at 12:47

You were right in the first place, go with known brands, Corsair, XFX, Seasonic etc

Never ever ever buy a cheapy PSU.

Lemin · 6 Jan 2013 at 12:48

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £56.99
Total : £66.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).

Claire Drew · 6 Jan 2013 at 13:04

Thanks guys been looking and would rarther go with a brand I know from here as they tend to only offer decent products.

System not that top end. Running
q6600 @ 3000mhz
2x2gb ddr2
5770 gpu
1x sata dvd burner
4x sata hard drives

couple of usb bit plugged in. want modular as in a htpc case so room a bit restricted

1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £56.99

looks good so you think to over kill or what?

Just seen this

OCZ ModXStream Pro 500Watt Modular 80+ Power Supply Active PFC - OCZ500MXSP-UK £46.50 inc vat

Lemin · 6 Jan 2013 at 13:06

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
Total : £59.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).

This will do for that spec.

lee32uk · 6 Jan 2013 at 13:14

This would be ideal, but it is out of stock at present

Nice 5 year warranty

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
Total : £54.98 (includes shipping : FREE).

rotty12 · 24 Mar 2013 at 12:59

powercool psu trouble

ivybridge 3570k
gigabyte z77 board
corsair 2 x 4gb 1600
dvd rw
nvidea 550ti card
scout case
coolermaster hyper 612s psu cooler
i bought a powercool 650 w powersupply it lasted 8 months
i upgraded to the above 3 weeks ago and gone through 3 power supplys of the same brand any ideas would be welcome plz am i unlucky or could it be something else causing it have been advised to not go for powercool psu s

rotty12 · 28 Mar 2013 at 13:47

powercool psu

i am so glad i came here for advice wish i did it before i bought my powercool psu my advice to anyone stay well clear of powercool they are so unreliable i upgraded mine on the advice of people on here to the cx750 modular psu made by corsair now runs so sweet thanx everyone just a warning before you spend out on a psu

rotty12 · 28 Mar 2013 at 13:53

powercool psu trouble

cooler master 5 yr warranty but costs 30 to send and have tested before they send you another or
corsair 3yr warranty with excellent customer service that offer a swap out