Worth changing PSU?

[Wahzy]

Hi guys,

I have a Corsair Gaming GS700 Watt Power Supply in my gaming rig. It's been a good PSU but it is ever so noisy when the fan spins up. Obviously it's semi passive so mostly it's fine. However when I'm playing FSX it always spins up and makes a horrible noise.

Would the Superflower Leadex 650W be a good replacement? Been looking at it for ages having read good reviews. It's modular too. Is it quiet?

Cheers,

Alex.

 

[stulid]

Hi.

What are the full system specs?

The Leadex is quiet but there are alternatives such as the EVGA GS550W PSU.

 

[Wahzy]

I5 3570k oced to 4.4ghz
GeForce 670
8gb ram
1 ssd drive
1 500gb ide drive

 

[stulid]

The EVGA will power that list of parts.

It has the eco fan mode thing.

 

[Wahzy]

Is the EVGA made by Superflower? I will be fitting a new card in the future so wouldn't mind some headroom with the PSU wattage.

 

[pastymuncher]

The EVGA GS series are built by Seasonic and I believe they are based on the Seasonic G series. Avoid the 550w version though as it's way overpriced. The 650w version is only a extra fiver.

 

[ShivP]

Yeah, similar to the Seasonic G but the GS are fully modular and have eco fan mode

 

[Wahzy]

Anyone own one? Quiet?

 

[stulid]

Don't forget to RMA your corsair.

 

[Wahzy]

I've had the Corsair for a couple of years and it's fine. Just too noisy and I wanted a gold rated supply. I'll look at EVGA but my heart was set on Superflower.

 

[ShivP]

Well the cheapest semi-modular SuperFlower is this one - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-011-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2466

 

[Wahzy]

The EVGA g2 PSUs have a 10 year warranty as opposed to the GS 5 year. What other differences are there?

 

[ShivP]

The G2 is made by SuperFlower, probably a bit better internally, based on SuperFlower Leadex as a pose to Seasonic G

GS Review: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=424

G2 Review: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=380

 

[Wahzy]

Thanks for the links. I'll either get an EVGA G2 or the Superflower Leadex I think.

 

[JasonM]

Anyone own one? Quiet?

I have the Seasonic G550 in a HTPC, PSU is totally inaudible, however peak wattage of the HTPC is little over 100w.