STRMfrmXMN's PSU Whitelist (No longer updated)

[Avalen]

Any thoughts on the Corsair HXi-series? My understanding was that it's good but overpriced.

[STRMfrmXMN]

Any thoughts on the Corsair HXi-series? My understanding was that it's good but overpriced.

That is exactly what it is

[Aniallation]

Any thoughts on the Corsair HXi-series? My understanding was that it's good but overpriced.

Yep. You can get much better options for the money, such as the highly praised G2 series from EVGA

[191x7]

Would an Edison M 550W be enough for a R9 380 4Gb card with an HD 7770 1GB card?
I'm asking because of the new multiadapter features from DX12...

[STRMfrmXMN]

Would an Edison M 550W be enough for a R9 380 4Gb card with an HD 7770 1GB card?

I'm asking because of the new multiadapter features from DX12...

I wouldn't personally do it. I'd up it to 650W myself if it were my own money. It depends if you're running them both at the same time or using them separately in the system, say one as a rendering card and one as a gaming card rather than Crossfire.

[191x7]

I'm not using them since I own a single 7770 but plan to upgrade to a R9 380. And my PSU is new (got it a few weeks ago, could not afford a stronger one), so there is no possibility of changing it. I'm just thinking about experimenting with different combinations to see what DX12 can do...

For my calculations the Edison M 550W should be more than enought to hold my pc with those two cards, since a 380 is a ~200W TDP card a Edison M 550W might even be able to power two of those in CF,

[STRMfrmXMN]

I'm not using them since I own a single 7770 but plan to upgrade to a R9 380. And my PSU is new (got it a few weeks ago, could not afford a stronger one), so there is no possibility of changing it. I'm just thinking about experimenting with different combinations to see what DX12 can do...

For my calculations the Edison M 550W should be more than enought to hold my pc with those two cards, since a 380 is a ~200W TDP card a Edison M 550W might even be able to power two of those in CF,

TDP != power consumption. I would try it out first but I would think that the power consumption would be a bit much.

[191x7]

Ok, my mistake, 380 consumes about 200W of power at its peak. That's not TDP. TDP is how much it heats up (how strong a cooler it needs), you're right, but people here call the power draw also TDP (Total Drawn Power).

[STRMfrmXMN]

Ok, my mistake, 380 consumes about 200W of power at its peak. That's not TDP. TDP is how much it heats up (how strong a cooler it needs), you're right, but people here call the power draw also TDP (Total Drawn Power).

TDP is more a measure of how much heat you'll really see from the card. It's likely to produce more than 200W of power actually. Nonetheless I think you'll be good and you try to crossfire the cards and see what happens on 550W.

[191x7]

TDP is more a measure of how much heat you'll really see from the card. It's likely to produce more than 200W of power actually. Nonetheless I think you'll be good and you try to crossfire the cards and see what happens on 550W.

TDP is Thermal Design Power.

 

A 380 uses 2 6-pin pci-e power connectors, each of them can give 75W to a 150W total for the two. Add 75W that the slot can provide and one gets 225W.

In fact a 380 can draw up to 200W when not overclocked, but the manufacturers have to use either 6-pin or 8-pin pci-e power connectors or combinations of those.

Also, a single 8-pin pci-e power + the pci-e slot could power a R9 380 too since a 8-pin pci-e power can provide up to 150W.

 

Two R9 380 would take arround 400W from the 12V rail which means on a Edison M 550W (540W max on 12V) there would be some 140W left for the rest of the PC.

That is not enough for a FX cpu + more hard drives + fans.

 

But there would be more than enough for two gtx 960 or two r7 370 cards. Or a single more powerful card, like an R9 390 or R9 Fury.

[STRMfrmXMN]

TDP is Thermal Design Power.

 

A 380 uses 2 6-pin pci-e power connectors, each of them can give 75W to a 150W total for the two. Add 75W that the slot can provide and one gets 225W.

In fact a 380 can draw up to 200W when not overclocked, but the manufacturers have to use either 6-pin or 8-pin pci-e power connectors or combinations of those.

Also, a single 8-pin pci-e power + the pci-e slot could power a R9 380 too since a 8-pin pci-e power can provide up to 150W.

 

Two R9 380 would take arround 400W from the 12V rail which means on a Edison M 550W (540W max on 12V) there would be some 140W left for the rest of the PC.

That is not enough for a FX cpu + more hard drives + fans.

 

But there would be more than enough for two gtx 960 or two r7 370 cards. Or a single more powerful card, like an R9 390 or R9 Fury.

I know this, I'm just pointing out that TDP is not necessarily the actual output of wattage from the component. Check out the TDP of the Haswell Core i7 for instance.

 

I still would not personally run it under 550W for a long time but I'm not stopping you from trying it out yourself man.

[191x7]

I can't even afford a single 380 (jet), let alone two. But I will (I hope) buy one in a few months.

That's why I'm thinking would it make sense to leave the HD 7770 I have in my sistem as a second card when I install the new one.

[STRMfrmXMN]

I can't even afford a single 380 (jet), let alone two. But I will (I hope) buy one in a few months.

That's why I'm thinking would it make sense to leave the HD 7770 I have in my sistem as a second card when I install the new one.

I would go for a 380 now and an overkill PSU (like 750W) then maybe get a 390 down the road and run X-Fire off that?

[WereCat]

I am kinda regretting not getting Super Flower Golden King but Golden Green (not HX but the older version) instead. Not that the Golden Green is bad.. it is absolutely amazing PSU and I am really happy with it but I am just bothered with the cables right now. It is like a Kraken from the ocean I dont know where to put all these tentacles.

But I am still not sure if I would like to pay €60-€70 more just for better cable management. I know I would get more than that but it wouldnt really benefit my system too much.

[STRMfrmXMN]

I am kinda regretting not getting Super Flower Golden King but Golden Green (not HX but the older version) instead. Not that the Golden Green is bad.. it is absolutely amazing PSU and I am really happy with it but I am just bothered with the cables right now. It is like a Kraken from the ocean I dont know where to put all these tentacles.

But I am still not sure if I would like to pay €60-€70 more just for better cable management. I know I would get more than that but it wouldnt really benefit my system too much.

It's worth it where I live because they don't cost that much more. The EVGA GS/B2 are not that much more than other nonmodular PSUs in America but we get everything cheap soooooo

[WereCat]

It's worth it where I live because they don't cost that much more. The EVGA GS/B2 are not that much more than other nonmodular PSUs in America but we get everything cheap soooooo

Well, it was 2 years ago when I was building my PC. I cant even find Golden King anywhere in my country. Only Golden Silent and newer Leadex line.

Golden Green was back then the best bang for the buck I could find.

 

I think that this is prety much replacing the 550W Golden King now http://www.tichepc.sk/Super-Flower-Leadex-80-Plus-Platinum-650W.html?arg1=001020 It is even cheaper than Golden King was back then by €20.

[STRMfrmXMN]

@STRMfrmXMN

 

What's your opinion on the Sentey Metal Blade series? http://www.amazon.com/Sentey%C2%AE-Power-Supply-750w-Bronze/dp/B00I3NUDVC/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8

 

650W has 48 AMPS on the 12V Rail, 750W has 58 AMPS on the 12V. 

 

I'm asking because they're inexpensive. The reviews seem to be really good, too.

It has a 5 year warranty which is usually a pretty good thing. I don't normally go straight for Sirtec designs and as a result I probably wouldn't buy it with my own money

 

I'd go for this http://www.amazon.com/Antec-BP550-Plus-ATX12V-Modular/dp/B0017KE3DM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1438117507&sr=1-1&keywords=antec+bp550

[Aniallation]

I'd go for this http://www.amazon.com/Antec-BP550-Plus-ATX12V-Modular/dp/B0017KE3DM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1438117507&sr=1-1&keywords=antec+bp550

I used to recommend those a lot until I bought one my self and realized how godawfully ugly it looks in an all black case. lol

[STRMfrmXMN]

I used to recommend those a lot until I bought one my self and realized how godawfully ugly it looks in an all black case. lol

Well as long as you don't have a side panel window you should be all good bruh

[Aniallation]

Well as long as you don't have a side panel window you should be all good bruh

You can still see it on the back

[STRMfrmXMN]

You can still see it on the back

Why you checking out the back huh ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

I put my PC on the floor so I never see the back of the case.

[SkywardKkalox]

You can still see it on the back

There is always the DIY method. Paint it yourself. That's what I'd do.

[STRMfrmXMN]

Added a few Zalman PSUs. 

[Vebb]

Just a tip : The Fractal Newton R3 runs a bit hot, but with good airflow it manages to run in silent mode.

[Aniallation]

Just a tip : The Fractal Newton R3 runs a bit hot, but with good airflow it manages to run in silent mode.

As long as it's not impacting actual PSU performance. It should have temperature-based fan curve, and some PSUs run louder then others