RIP Corsair HX620W - replacement?

[Zefan]

My blissful WarThunder session was interrupted last night by a loud pop from my power supply. It's definitely long out of warranty, so I'm now looking for a replacement.

I inititally bought the PSU as an upgrade to support my watt-hungry GTX 480, and I'm aware that I currently/in the future might not be requiring the 620w I did before.

Current system spec is

i2500k
Z68 Pro3 Gen3
4GB
280X
Single SSD/HDD

Looking at a couple of calculators, this doesn't push past 500w, and when I think about it, I'm likely to be buying even less power hungry hardware in the next few years such as a 970, which apparently brings my power requirement to under 400w!

With that in mind, I've been looking around on here a little bit and on the OcUK PSU product page, and I'm definitely out of the loop when it comes to brands in favour. When I last bought it was definitely Corsair that people were batting for in terms of bang for buck, but that seems to have changed.

It seems EVGA/Superflower are now very much in favour? I'm definitely keen on getting something rated Gold or higher, and the 7 year warranty on EVGA's new G2 models seems to be pretty enticing. I believe these are based on Superflower Leadex?

Any advice you can give me? Thanks bros.

 

[lee32uk]

The EVGA G2/GS and SuperFlower units are very good choices. The SuperFlower units have light up led connectors which may or may not annoy you. You can't turn them off either.

If you need to order today then go with the EVGA GS 550W/650W. If you can wait then the G2 650W is a better choice for the extra 2 years warranty. It is pre-order though.

The EVGA GS is made by Seasonic. I think it is based off the Seasonic G or a hybrid of that platform.

The EVGA G2 is SuperFlower and as you say it is based on the Leadex Gold platform.

 

[Zefan]

Thanks for the clarification there. The LEDs that SuperFlower have don't sound like my cup of tea at all. My first PSU was a SuperFlower and the LEDs really got on my nerves then

:edit: The G2 just came in stock - it's showing as Pre-Order on the list of PSUs but on the product page it's available for immediate dispatch - it changed while I was flicking back and forth weighing it all up, so ordered for tomorrow.

 

[Zefan]

EVGA 650 G2 arrived today, fitted and it is a dream