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Am I a wizard? All cables and the unused power cord and accessories and manual and how did I just do this?

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Helllo, poor newb here. Can you please help me choose a PSU? :D

 

System: Ryzen 3 1200 (plan OC to 2.5), MSI RX560 Aero Itx, 3 RGB 120mm fans + stock cpu fan, 4GB RAM (planned upgrade future), 1 TB HDD

 

PSU within budget choices 

 

1. Seasonic S12II 520W Bronze 80 plus

2. FSP Hydro 600W Bronze 80 plus

3. FSP Raider 550W Silver 80 plus

4. Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Bronze 80 plus

5. Corsair CX450M Bronze 80 plus

6. Cooler Master Masterwatt Lite 600W

7. Silverstone Strider Essential 600W Bronze 80 plus

8. Corsair VS 650W 

9. Cooler Master B600 V2 

 

The calculator says I need ~400W, and recommends 500W PSU. 

My brother (software engineer) adamantly insist I need at least 650W+ 

I live in the tropics, and planning light OC', so the fans will be on more frequently. 

 

My top choice is either no. 1 or 2, but am open to your advice. 

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@Azurestratos A 250w PSU would be more than enough considering none of those are demanding parts. The CX450m looks like the best option there (depending on price).

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1 hour ago, Azurestratos said:

Helllo, poor newb here. Can you please help me choose a PSU? :D

 

System: Ryzen 3 1200 (plan OC to 2.5), MSI RX560 Aero Itx, 3 RGB 120mm fans + stock cpu fan, 4GB RAM (planned upgrade future), 1 TB HDD

 

PSU within budget choices 

 

1. Seasonic S12II 520W Bronze 80 plus

2. FSP Hydro 600W Bronze 80 plus

3. FSP Raider 550W Silver 80 plus

4. Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Bronze 80 plus

5. Corsair CX450M Bronze 80 plus

6. Cooler Master Masterwatt Lite 600W

7. Silverstone Strider Essential 600W Bronze 80 plus

8. Corsair VS 650W 

9. Cooler Master B600 V2 

 

The calculator says I need ~400W, and recommends 500W PSU. 

My brother (software engineer) adamantly insist I need at least 650W+ 

I live in the tropics, and planning light OC', so the fans will be on more frequently. 

 

My top choice is either no. 1 or 2, but am open to your advice. 

CX450M all the way. Calculator overestimates. S12II has no OCP, and Hydro has no reviews and is awfully suspicious.

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Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

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3 hours ago, Azurestratos said:

Helllo, poor newb here. Can you please help me choose a PSU? :D

 

System: Ryzen 3 1200 (plan OC to 2.5), MSI RX560 Aero Itx, 3 RGB 120mm fans + stock cpu fan, 4GB RAM (planned upgrade future), 1 TB HDD

 

PSU within budget choices 

5. Corsair CX450M Bronze 80 plus

 

What other choices, sorry?

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https://www.tweakpc.de/hardware/tests/netzteile/be_quiet_straight_power_11/s01.php

 

Straight Power 11 review,  looks great on the 12v side of things (quad rails all with OCP and good VReg and decent (35mV or less) ripple) and has decent protections (OPP at 980w,  about industry standard) but the 5v and 3.3v VReg is ehhhhhhhhhh...

 

It feels like a top end T2 or lower T1...

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Laptop: i7 7700HQ | GTX 1060 6GB MXM | 2x16GB SODIMM | OEM Acer Motherboard | 17.3" Screen (1080p60Hz IPS)

 

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2 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

What other choices, sorry?

I see the S12IIs got moved to T4, when was that?

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

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Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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6 minutes ago, awesomegamer919 said:

https://www.tweakpc.de/hardware/tests/netzteile/be_quiet_straight_power_11/s01.php

 

Straight Power 11 review,  looks great on the 12v side of things (quad rails all with OCP and good VReg and decent (35mV or less) ripple) and has decent protections (OPP at 980w,  about industry standard) but the 5v and 3.3v VReg is ehhhhhhhhhh...

 

It feels like a top end T2 or lower T1...

Calling it T2

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Just now, STRMfrmXMN said:

Awhile ago.

Was it just because it's group regulated?

Just now, STRMfrmXMN said:

Calling it T2

Agreed

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

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Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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15 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Was it just because it's group regulated?

Agreed

Yes, it was because of that

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1 hour ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Calling it T2

Why not T1??
Fan is great, 'Wapanese' capacitors, Warranty conditions are pretty good. In some countrys you have a toll free hotline.

In others you still have a Hotline in german and probably english.

 

Review for the 750W version:
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2 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said:

Why not T1??
Fan is great, 'Wapanese' capacitors, Warranty conditions are pretty good. In some countrys you have a toll free hotline.

In others you still have a Hotline in german and probably english.

 

Review for the 750W version:
http://www.tweakpc.de/hardware/tests/netzteile/be_quiet_straight_power_11/s01.php

If it's as good as a Vengeance then I'll put it in there.

 

It put it in T2 because of minor rail Vreg, but the 750W review shows it to be insanely good.... Hmm...

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Just now, STRMfrmXMN said:

If it's as good as a Vengeance then I'll put it in there.

 

It put it in T2 because of minor rail Vreg, but the 750W review shows it to be insanely good.... Hmm...

If it's just one model that has T2 minor rail regulation, then I'd just go ahead and place it on Tier 1

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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Just now, Energycore said:

If it's just one model that has T2 minor rail regulation, then I'd just go ahead and place it on Tier 1

I realize now I read the Vreg graph wrong. My bad. The way it's charted looks kinda weird. Anyways.

 

I'll put it T1.

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2 hours ago, Energycore said:

Was it just because it's group regulated?

That and missing OCP

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Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

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Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

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9 hours ago, Azurestratos said:

My brother (software engineer) adamantly insist I need at least 650W+ 

Also, to address that, ask him where he gets his info. Won't use more than 350W at worse.

PSU Nerd | PC Parts Flipper | Cable Management Guru

Helpful Links: PSU Tier List | Why not group reg? | Avoid the EVGA G3

Helios EVO (Main Desktop) Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W

 

Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

Spoiler

 

Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

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Finally, some news on Seasonic AirTouch series PSUs: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/seasonic-snow-silent-airtouch-ces-2018,36343.html

 

RGB???

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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1 hour ago, JDE said:

That and missing OCP

Does it have OPP? Is it missing OCP on the minor rails? Imo PSUs with OPP are ok not having OCP on the 12V

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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1 hour ago, Bhav said:

BUT WHY IS MY T1 CALLED A T2 IM CONFUSED

What unit? Where did you get this "Tier 1" rating from?

32 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Does it have OPP? Is it missing OCP on the minor rails? Imo PSUs with OPP are ok not having OCP on the 12V

Yes OPP, I'm not sure if it has OCP at all, maybe it does, idk.

PSU Nerd | PC Parts Flipper | Cable Management Guru

Helpful Links: PSU Tier List | Why not group reg? | Avoid the EVGA G3

Helios EVO (Main Desktop) Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W

 

Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

Spoiler

 

Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

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3 minutes ago, JDE said:

What unit? Where did you get this "Tier 1" rating from?

OR WHY IS MY T2 LISTED AS A T1? IM STILL CONFUSED! 

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