Recommended PSU?

DavidTiger · 24 Dec 2011 at 19:20

Hey guys, After having built a PC for christmas I'm looking for a decent PSU that will be good enough to run the system without any problems.. with room for overclocking the CPU and Graphics...

Motherboard: ASUS M5A97
Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE @ 3.2GHz (3.6GHz Turbo)
Memory: 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengance DDR3 1600MHz
Graphics: ASUS GTX560 Ti DirectCUII

The generic 650w psu that came with the case lasted 2 days before it died :rolleyes:

18A across both 12v rails obviously wasn't enough for it lol

Although so far I was impressed with it.. Playing Crysis2 at 720p on (highest) Hardcore graphics setting at constant 60fps with v-sync and 80-110 without v-sync.

mickyflinn · 24 Dec 2011 at 19:26

Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99 inc VAT

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-166-CM&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Tibbz2 · 24 Dec 2011 at 19:27

Maybe this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-166-CM&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Edit: Too slow!

DavidTiger · 25 Dec 2011 at 18:39

600W is enough to run this with OC?
or
Because it has 50A on 12v it will be fine?

The recommended wattage for the graphics is 550w.

Tibbz2 · 25 Dec 2011 at 18:43

You could run this on a 550W with OC just, yes, but 600W is plenty.

DavidTiger · 25 Dec 2011 at 19:07

I plan on getting another graphics card in the future, although the m/b doesn't support SLi but I plan on changing that too.. Since I did originally choose an ATi card but then decided to get the Nvidia one instead...

So I was looking at the Corsair GS 700/750/800.
Slightly more expensive but I'll know they'll be strong enough to handle anything I would add to the system.