Time to replace my PSU?

[PapaLazaru]

How time flies.

SuperFlower Leadex Gold 650w. Invoice date 02/10/2014. Price, £56.66

Just calculated my current needs through the Be Quiet! website and 650w is probably ok, but I do have my eye on potentially getting a new CPU / GPU if BF6 turns out good, so thinking maybe a 750w to give me some leeway.

Done a bit of research and looking at these two -

CORSAIR RM750x Gold ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 Fully Modular Power Supply

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Be quiet! Straight Power 12 750W 80 Plus Platinum ATX 3.0 Power Supply

Order Be quiet! Straight Power 12 750W 80 Plus Platinum ATX 3.0 Power Supply now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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Any others in the same kind of price range worth looking at? Veering towards the Be Quiet! as it's platinum. That's better, right?

 

[IT Troll]

The Corsair RMx is made by CWT. Normally well respected but there a few reports of failures in this new model which put me off.

I think the Be Quiet is made by HEC. They build according to budget so quality is quite variable between models.

Antec HCG Pro are worth a look, they are made by Seasonic (based on their Vertex PX range). However, the smallest is 850W and so a bit higher cost. Antec do have 750W models in other ranges but I am not sure who the OEM is.

 

[tamzzy]

SuperFlower Leadex Gold 650w. Invoice date 02/10/2014. Price, £56.66

What is it powering?
Any planned hardware upgrades?

How are the 12v rails holding up under load? (can check with hardware monitor or hwinfo)

If there's minimal droop on the 12v under load (11.8/11.9v is absolutely fine) then I'd just leave it alone tbh.

 

[Tetras]

Any others in the same kind of price range worth looking at? Veering towards the Be Quiet! as it's platinum. That's better, right?

The Asus TUF has been on offer a lot lately, which made it one of the cheapest ATX 3.x Gold units with a long warranty.

MSI's A850G PCIE5 is also on offer sometimes.

If I had the budget, I'd get Antec's HCG unit as suggested above, but it is expensive.

Asus has a new version of the Strix that is platinum rated and the price seems reasonable (for the 850), though hwbusters' review noted a few issues.

Veering towards the Be Quiet! as it's platinum. That's better, right?

For the most part the difference in efficiency and power savings is very small, but it does depend how much power you're using and how often.