Power Supplies

Tea_Bag

deconduo wrote: »

The Golden Green is a better PSU but the CoolerMaster has a longer warranty. I'd take the Golden Green but its whatever you prefer. I would guess that the Golden Green would be quieter as well, SuperFlower have the quietest PSUs I've used

Thanks Deconduo.

ill quote a PM i sent to a friend of mine rather than retype it:

i threw up an offer on an advert for a Corsair HX1000W PSU (new from HWVS is €190) and he accepted at €150 delivered. but its 10months old (not a problem as it has a 5 year warranty) but im wondering if its going to be worth the hassle to save €40?) Its pretty much the best 1kW PSU money can buy, but im not going to need it for at least 3 months really. my current PSU can suppost 1 GTX 580 and that was my part 1 upgrade: 1 GTX 580 and 1 3D screen. the second GTX 580 and 2 more screens at a later date.

for a saving of €38 i didnt really think it was worth going second hand and the risks associated with it, especially as the 2 i listed would do me fine, and that i might wait 3 months before i build this and see what Nvidia Keppler is like?

when do you think the 580 beating 600 series will hit the market? i dont want to have to wait till 2012. i figure the lower end 600 series is out this summer, with the big bad ugly out in early 2012?

Elisabeth Blanctorche

Hi guys just looking for some advice

Would this PSU:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500w-corsair-cmpsu-500cxuk-builder-series-80-eff-120mm-fan-single-rail-atx



Handle this graphis card http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-msi-gtx-560-ti-twin-frozr-ii-oc-40nm-4200mhz-gddr5-gpu-880mhz-shader-1760mhz-384-cores

which pulls around 200w I believe at max load, and a 95w core i3, + standard sata3 hd.

Also is it any good? Are there newer or better corsair psu models available?

Thank you!

Elisabeth Blanctorche

Sorry I meant 65w cpu!

Solitaire

Possibly, although I don't trust the CX units; from what I've seen there's a new CX500 V2 doing the rounds with bad specs (<28A 12V rail instead of ~36A) and no reviews. Even the nice things some site said about the V1 have vanished into the ether, suggesting shillage. Corsair have shilled those units quite a bit while in reality there's a lot of "this PSU exploded!" comments mounting up on the bigger e-tailers' websites...

deconduo

Get this instead:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500w-silverstone-sst-st50f-es-strider-80-plus-80-eff-sli-crossfire-34db-eps-12v-120mm-fan

Only 2 pounds more and a much more solid unit. 34A instead of 28A on the +12V rail, 80+ and quieter.

Elisabeth Blanctorche

Thanks for the suggestion, I have never heard of that manufacturer though. Can you recommend a similarly priced Antec or Superflower?

Monotype

Silverstone are quite reliable, I bought one of these a while back for a cheap build. Looking at the OEM list now, I can see that it originates from Sirtec, which are mixed, but defintely better than shoddy PSUs and probably better than the CX.
IMO, this silverstone is good for the price (being modular). It's FSP, so I'm guessing it could be something similar to the StealthXStream II PSUs from OCZ. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500w-silverstone-st50f-p-strider-silent-100-modular-80-plus-bronze-psu

I haven't seen superflowers stocked at all with UK and Irish sellers. One of the best budget antecs is he 650W earthwatts. A good PSU, but a bit more than what you're aming for.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-antec-ea-650-gb-earthwatts-80-plus-120mm-low-noise-fan

Take a look at seasonic's and enermax's offerings at that price.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/520w-seasonic-s12ii-520-bronze-80-plus-bronze-85-eff-eps-12v-120mm-silent-s2fc-fan-atx-v23


Scan usually have PSU deals at the weekend, so you might find something of interest.

Elisabeth Blanctorche

Monotype wrote: »

Silverstone are quite reliable, I bought one of these a while back for a cheap build. Looking at the OEM list now, I can see that it originates from Sirtec, which are mixed, but defintely better than shoddy PSUs and probably better than the CX.
IMO, this silverstone is good for the price (being modular). It's FSP, so I'm guessing it could be something similar to the StealthXStream II PSUs from OCZ. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500w-silverstone-st50f-p-strider-silent-100-modular-80-plus-bronze-psu

I haven't seen superflowers stocked at all with UK and Irish sellers. One of the best budget antecs is he 650W earthwatts. A good PSU, but a bit more than what you're aming for.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-antec-ea-650-gb-earthwatts-80-plus-120mm-low-noise-fan

Take a look at seasonic's and enermax's offerings at that price.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/520w-seasonic-s12ii-520-bronze-80-plus-bronze-85-eff-eps-12v-120mm-silent-s2fc-fan-atx-v23


Scan usually have PSU deals at the weekend, so you might find something of interest.

Thanks for the recommendations!

Would you say this 430w seasonic
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/430w-seasonic-s12ii-430-bronze-80-plus-bronze-82-eff-eps-12v-120mm-fan


would handle my setup? (Geforce gtx 560 ti 1gb) which draws around 200w under max load + an intel i3 around 65w, and a seagate 7200rpm 1tb drive?

Jack Smith

I have a super flower amazon 550w that I bought from hardwareversand.de for a home build PC but it seems there is no power coming from it. I'm using a standard continental adaptor to plug it in but I was wondering was there a special one I need to buy or any other ideas to why it isn't working?

Monotype

If you have an electric kettle, you could probably use that if you think that it's the plug. It could be PSU though. They just die sometimes.

Check all of your connectors. Then check them again. Check that wall socket it working. If everything seems OK, you're going to have to find another PSU to try with the system or try that PSU with another system to find out where the problem is.

Jack Smith

It's a brand new PSU so I doubt that it's dead. On the plug on the PSU it says 16 amp but I can't find an adaptor (or a plug even) that is 16amps. They all seem to be 13amps?

poggy

Jack Smith wrote: »

It's a brand new PSU so I doubt that it's dead. On the plug on the PSU it says 16 amp but I can't find an adaptor (or a plug even) that is 16amps. They all seem to be 13amps?

16 amps seams very high that would be a power draw of over 3kW i would say any 13 amp fuse should be ok

deconduo

Jack Smith wrote: »

It's a brand new PSU so I doubt that it's dead. On the plug on the PSU it says 16 amp but I can't find an adaptor (or a plug even) that is 16amps. They all seem to be 13amps?

A 13A fuse is fine. I'd be very surprised if its the PSU thats the problem. Make sure the switch at the back of the PSU is on first. Also try manually starting the computer using a screwdriver on the start switch pins on your motherboard.

You should post the specs of your build, might make it easier to diagnose the problem.

Jack Smith

I have a core i5-2500k with an msi p67a-g45 motherboard. MY PSU is an Amazon super flower 80plus 550w. I have a 13a adaptor but I do think I need a 16amp one because it says 16amp on the plug of the PSU

poggy

Jack Smith wrote: »

I have a core i5-2500k with an msi p67a-g45 motherboard. MY PSU is an Amazon super flower 80plus 550w. I have a 13a adaptor but I do think I need a 16amp one because it says 16amp on the plug of the PSU

The most that PSU can draw before it will fail is a little over 3 amps with a 80% efficiency and 550w draw. so a 13 amp fuse will be grand, also in the impossible event you do draw more than 13 amps the fuse will just burn out.

Jack Smith

I managed to sort it out, thanks for your help

K.O.Kiki

Found this massive reviews database:

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/PSUReviewDatabase.html

Monotype

A lot of the PSUs and systems discussed are obsolete. You'd probably be best off starting a new thread if you want to talk about modern PSUs.