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EVGA G2 850W. No competition really. You could do 750W version but that's a bit tight with an AMD CPU.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr

 

It's $96 after MIR. Get it while it still has the MIR :P

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After my previous PSU died in my finals week I had to get a new PSU really quickly. Went to a local Techstore and asked for a PSU capable of running a single high tier GPU. He sold  me "650" no name PSU and promised it is future prove and could even handle a crossfire set up without a problem. Back then I had a rather low end GPU, but I planned to upgrade soon after I graduated. I bought myself a decent 280x card and hopped for some nice performance. Now I am struggling with random Blackouts during gaming sessions, which already cost me a number of competitive games.

 

After all the research I did, it is very likely the PSU is not delivering enough power on the +12v rail and therefor the PC is shutting down.

 

What I need is a PSU thats capable of running a dual 280x config with an AMD processor. The FX6300 I have now will bottleneck a crossfire setup and therefore I would need to upgrade my CPU aswell, if the time comes.

I think that it will require about 750watts and cosiar/evga PSu are about 100$, so I guess that is my budged.

Java Programmer, AMD Fanboy and soon to be casemodder

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EVGA G2 850W. No competition really. You could do 750W version but that's a bit tight with an AMD CPU.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr

 

It's $96 after MIR. Get it while it still has the MIR :P

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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Buy my screwed up Mushkin Joule 1000 watt psu from me.  $113

PS: I will never take a risk again when buying a psu.  In fact since I bought that I have not taken a risk on an iffy psu again.

Too many ****ing games!  Back log 4 life! :S

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Are semi modular PSUs cheaper?

Depends on the PSU but they can be yes. The difference between fully and semi is that the motherboard and CPU connectors are not removeable so the difference is minimal. You cannot get better for less than $100 than the EVGA G2 850W though (atm).

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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You cannot get better for less than $100 than the EVGA G2 850W though (atm).

 

Especially considering that once you register the product, the warranty for that PSU is 10 years.

Mainboard ASUS Maximus VII Hero | CPU i5-4690K @ 4.7GHz | RAM Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x4GB | Storage Kingston V300 SSD 240GB & 120GB, WD Black 1TB HDD | GPU EVGA GTX 980 ACX 2.0


PSU EVGA Supernova 850W G2 | Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro | Cooling XSPC Raystorm 750 AX240 watercooling kit / additional 2 x 140mm Bitfenix Spectre Pro Blue LED fans, 1 Cooler Master R4-L2R 120mm fan

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Especially considering that once you register the product, the warranty for that PSU is 10 years.

Damn straight:

 

#EVGAMasterBrand

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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