what size psu to go with?

Sumoquirkey · 18 Oct 2014 at 11:12

Im in the process of building a parvum system ,i5 4690k ,msi r290 ,1 ssd ,pump res combo , 4-6 fans and was unsure what size psu to go with it, Ive always like corsair brand wise ,currently have hx750 in my rig im using now ...what do you recommend ? was going to order this weekend
cheers in advance Q

Cooper · 18 Oct 2014 at 11:18

I would say either an EVGA or Superflower 750w,850w or the Corsair AX 860, although I don't know if there are restrictions in the Parvum for PSU length???, if so the Superflowers are the biggest at 200mm.

Plenty of headroom with any of those.

pastymuncher · 18 Oct 2014 at 11:45

Can't you re-use the HX750? It has more than enough power with loads to spare. If you can't re-use it I would suggest:-

SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W

EVGA Supernova G2 750w Superflower built unit and based on their Leadex Gold platform but has EVGA's whopping 10 year warranty.

Sumoquirkey · 18 Oct 2014 at 13:39

I was intending to keep my current rig going so its been a complete new rig build
Any thoughts on the corsair rm 750? especially the flat cables !

pastymuncher · 18 Oct 2014 at 14:07

I have flat cables on my Seasonic and I like them but a lot of people hate them.

The Corsair is more expensive than the two units I suggested above and not as good in my opinion. There were also problems with the RM series fans not spinning up when they should have. Not sure if they have fixed that or not. If it fails you have to return it to Holland which costs £20-25. If you went with the Superflower the warranty is with OCUK for the life of the psu.