Which Psu? (ordering now)

danewesley · 17 Aug 2011 at 16:31

Need a new psu for a friends build, he bought a cheap alpine unit that blew his mobo, ive built a new system for him now and upgraded his gpu to a 4870. so for the psu, the only requirement is at least 2 x 6 pin pcie connectors for the gpu.

The budget is up to £50, heres three ive chosen so far, i have owned the bequiet and its great but im leaning towards the xfx for him.

YOUR BASKET
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £45.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £45.98
1 x Lepa W-Series 450W '80 Plus' Power Supply £43.99
Total : £147.06 (includes shipping : £9.25).

stulid · 17 Aug 2011 at 16:34

Ooo tough one.

The Bequiet has good amps, but the cables are plain and un-braided - http://www.google.com/translate?lan...be-quiet-pure-power-bqt-l7-530w-im-test/1.htm

The Lepa is ok for the spec.

The XFX is a seasonic - http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story4&reid=224

danewesley · 17 Aug 2011 at 16:39

i think the xfx will be the right one, good seasonic brand, got the right connectors and has basic braiding as well. the bequiet was great but the plain cables on a none modular psu is a real eyesore, especially in a small case with not much cable management space.

danewesley · 17 Aug 2011 at 16:42

reading the review it sounds like the +12v is a bit dodgy with it, like i say though, the rig specs are..

sempron 140, tried unlocking it wont. gonna have a huge overclock on it.
asus mobo (cheap)
4gb ocz ddr3 low voltage
120gb ide hdd
will have a 4870 in there
no cd/dvd drive

stulid · 17 Aug 2011 at 16:43

That rig spec is nothing for that PSU.

danewesley · 17 Aug 2011 at 16:47

yup, main req was the pcie connectors.

stulid · 17 Aug 2011 at 16:52

Lepa W500 - http://translate.google.es/translat...&tl=en&u=http://www.playwares.com/xe/19161718

danewesley · 17 Aug 2011 at 16:55

Enermax you say =p. im sold on the lepa, not to keen on the xfx reviews.

stulid · 17 Aug 2011 at 16:58

danewesley said:
Enermax you say =p. im sold on the lepa, not to keen on the xfx reviews.

Lepa are part of the Enermax family, the W series are CWT platforms.

danewesley · 17 Aug 2011 at 17:01

bought the lepa for him, will be a million times better than the Alpine 500w £12 one he bought lol. he also paid £25 for it in a local shop, i told him to ask me but he did it anyway.