PSU suggestion on an upgrade system please
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Man of Honour
Which version of the CX500 do you have. There have been four revisions including the CX500M and the first two only had 408w on the 12v rail. The other two had 456w. If it's the earlier versions I would replace it. Infact even if it's the later versions I would be tempted to replace it. It's a low quality psu with cheap internals and wasn't really designed to power a high end system.
Man of Honour
A decent quality 550-650w psu would be enough for your needs. Take a look at these:-
Non-modular
My basket at Overclockers UK:
The Antec (review here) is a Seasonic built unit with 540w on the 12v rail and the Superflower has 546w on the 12v rail. Both are gold rated and both have a 5 year warranty.
Modular
My basket at Overclockers UK:
The Superflower Leadex Gold 550w has bright white led's where you plug the cables in that cannot be turned off. Apart from that it's a excellent psu which has all of it's 550w on the 12v rail and a 5 year warranty. Review here.
The EVGA Supernova GS 550w (review here)and 650w (review here) are Seasonic built units both of which have 5 year warranties. The 550w has 540w on the 12v rail while the 650w has 648w on the 12v rail.
The EVGA Supernova G2 650w is a Superflower built unit and is basically a Leadex Gold with a different fan and no led's. It has a excellent 7 year warranty. Review here.
The Corsair RM650X has 648w on the 12v rail and has a 7 year warranty. Can't find a review on the 650w version but one on the 750w version is here.
Cracking value at the moment is the XFX TS750w at £72.95. It's a Seasonic built gold rated unit with a 5 year warranty and 744w on the 12v rail. The downside is that all the cables are hardwired. No reviews of the 750w version but there is one of the 650w version here.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Non-modular
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply= £59.99
- 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £59.99
The Antec (review here) is a Seasonic built unit with 540w on the 12v rail and the Superflower has 546w on the 12v rail. Both are gold rated and both have a 5 year warranty.
Modular
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x EVGA Supernova GS 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £72.95
- 1 x EVGA Supernova GS 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £84.95
- 1 x EVGA Supernova G2 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £86.99
- 1 x Corsair RM Series RM650X '80+ Gold' 650W Modular Power Supply (CP-9020091-UK)= £87.95
- 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Gunmetal= £68.99
The Superflower Leadex Gold 550w has bright white led's where you plug the cables in that cannot be turned off. Apart from that it's a excellent psu which has all of it's 550w on the 12v rail and a 5 year warranty. Review here.
The EVGA Supernova GS 550w (review here)and 650w (review here) are Seasonic built units both of which have 5 year warranties. The 550w has 540w on the 12v rail while the 650w has 648w on the 12v rail.
The EVGA Supernova G2 650w is a Superflower built unit and is basically a Leadex Gold with a different fan and no led's. It has a excellent 7 year warranty. Review here.
The Corsair RM650X has 648w on the 12v rail and has a 7 year warranty. Can't find a review on the 650w version but one on the 750w version is here.
Cracking value at the moment is the XFX TS750w at £72.95. It's a Seasonic built gold rated unit with a 5 year warranty and 744w on the 12v rail. The downside is that all the cables are hardwired. No reviews of the 750w version but there is one of the 650w version here.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x XFX TS 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply - Black= £72.95
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