PSU for Rx470/i5-2400, more details inside

[ideology93]

Hello!
I've been lurking these forums for a while and i finally decided to post and ask for help.
After spending days looking up PSU's and trying to find the best one that fits me i gave up and i'm running out of time.
Recently my GTX560 died and i ordered an RX470 Sapphire Nitro+, my old PSU is garbage and i don't intend to use it with the new GPU.
My specs are:
CPU: I5 2400 3.8 Ghz
GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ RX470
Motherboard: Gigabyte P67A-D3-B3
RAM: Hyperx 8GB DDR3
HDD: Seagate 1TB 7200RPM
My budget is up to 75-80euros which is ~9500 RSD (1euro=123RSD) (i'm looking to save as much as i can though if i plan on eating next month )
Keep in mind that the taxes in my country are huge, (cheapest rx470 is around 330USD)
Here's a list of stores i could use:
Local seller, probably the lowest prices in the country and a wider array of PSU's.

The cheapest store in the city with mostly raidmax / thermaltake psu's

Comtrade with Antec PSU's

Gigatron shop
 

The first link probably has the best options and the prices are in Euros. Noise doesn't bother me, i need something that'll be stable and last long with a good price/performance ratio, the PC runs 8-20h / day.
Note: I might upgrade and add another RX470 and add an SSD in the future (although if that would obliterate my budget just forget it).
Many thanks in advance!
PS: Ordering from amazon, ebay etc. won't work due to the taxes we have to pay at the customs, making any purchase above 50eur far more costly than it should.

[Nena Trinity]

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=220-G2-0550-Y1

or

http://xfxforce.com/en-us/products/ts-series-gold-full-wired/ts-gold-series-550w-psu-p1-550g-ts3x

[ideology93]

4 minutes ago, Nena360 said:

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=220-G2-0550-Y1

 

The smallest one i could find from the G2 series is 750W which is 120euro... Far too much for my budget..
Also if i did find it it would be close to 95eur here which is still too much.

[Nena Trinity]

1 minute ago, ideology93 said:

The smallest one i could find from the G2 series is 750W which is 120euro... Far too much for my budget..

XFX?

[PCGuy_5960]

Seasonic M12II-520w

Or 

Seasonic S12II-520W

[ideology93]

2 minutes ago, Nena360 said:

XFX?

I don't think a single store in the country sells them :D...
Feel free to check the links and see for yourself. The first link is a guy who ships stuff in from Hungary and sells them at great prices here, with the usual 3y warranty.
 

[ideology93]

6 minutes ago, Nena360 said:

XFX?

I don't think a single store in the country sells them :D...
Feel free to check the links and see for yourself. The first link is a guy who ships stuff in from Hungary and sells them at great prices here, with the usual 3y warranty.
 

Quote

Seasonic M12II-520w

Or 

Seasonic S12II-520W

Was thinking of those too, while we're at it someone recommended a Corsair Vengeance anything up to 650Watt, saying they're a better choice than Seasonic. (They are far more difficult to come by than Seasonic PSU's around here).

PS: Sorry for the double post, not used to this layout... I can't even find the delete button now if there is one

[Mr.Meerkat]

If you don't bother with CFX then you can get this  

http://www.kupujemprodajem.com/Seasonic-S12-II-520W-28934406-oglas.htm?filter_id=57213661

or

http://www.kupujemprodajem.com/Seasonic-S12-II-620W-28934904-oglas.htm?filter_id=57213661

 

3 minutes ago, ideology93 said:

Was thinking of those too, while we're at it someone recommended a Corsair Vengeance anything up to 650Watt, saying they're a better choice than Seasonic. (They are far more difficult to come by than Seasonic PSU's around here).

Corsair what PSU? If it's a VS or a CX (with a green label) then they are incredibly shoddy quality and the seasonic units are better  

[quan289]

The Corsair Vengeance 400 / Corsair CX 450M would be a good choice for that build.

[PCGuy_5960]

7 minutes ago, ideology93 said:

I don't think a single store in the country sells them :D...
Feel free to check the links and see for yourself. The first link is a guy who ships stuff in from Hungary and sells them at great prices here, with the usual 3y warranty.
 

Was thinking of those too, while we're at it someone recommended a Corsair Vengeance anything up to 650Watt, saying they're a better choice than Seasonic. (They are far more difficult to come by than Seasonic PSU's around here).

PS: Sorry for the double post, not used to this layout... I can't even find the delete button now if there is one

Budget Corsair PSUs have very low quality... Seasonic on the other hand has solid budget offerings... And don't worry, 520W will suffice for your build... 

[quan289]

The Corsair Vengeance is a DC-DC regulated, multi-rail design PSU. It's by no means lower quality and it is better than the Seasonic M12II Evo 520w electrically. The SS is fully modular, so it can be seen as functionally superior.

 

The newer CXM model is based on the same design but without the multi-rail circuitry and lower quality caps. I, too, personally would get this over the M12II Evo

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, quan289 said:

The Corsair Vengeance is a DC-DC regulated, multi-rail design PSU. It's by no means lower quality and it is better than the Seasonic M12II Evo 520w electrically. The SS is fully modular, so it can be seen as functionally superior.

 

The newer CXM model is based on the same design but without the multi-rail circuitry and lower quality caps. I, too, personally would get this over the M12II Evo

Idk.... The M12II is on the upper tier 2 in the PSU Tier List.... The CX units are on the tier 4...

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Idk.... The M12II is on the upper tier 2 in the PSU Tier List.... The CX units are on the tier 4...

He is referring to the new CX grey units which are tier 3 on the list.

[ideology93]

I was thinking about the Vengeance Series, not the CX series of Corsair PSU's, to be more precise the :
Corsair Vengeance V650m. (around 75eur)
I can't find the 400/500watt series though... I'll ask the guy if those available but it seems that only the 650w is there...

[Mr.Meerkat]

11 minutes ago, quan289 said:

The Corsair Vengeance is a DC-DC regulated, multi-rail design PSU.

...3 12V rails for a fucking 400watts PSU? Whatttt? Sounds like quality to me when you need 3 rails on a 400watt PSU...(yes I know there are very very good multi rail PSUs but come on, 400 watts and needs 3 rails for it...damn son...) 

 

Edit: Further research does make it seem like a basically upgraded version of the CXM making them pretty good I guess  

 

8 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

The CX units are on the tier 4

The new grey/white labeled CXM PSUs aren't tooo bad and are very close to the SS PSUs in terms of quality so...it's down to price I guess  

 

11 minutes ago, quan289 said:

I, too, personally would get this over the M12II Evo

Well the new CXM and the vengeance PSUs aren't even available to him from I could see on that website so...rip?

[quan289]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Idk.... The M12II is on the upper tier 2 in the PSU Tier List.... The CX units are on the tier 4...

I personally don't like tier list, as there are many variables that can affect the ranking of the tier, and it's up to the creator to determine how much a particular aspect may affect it. This is why you can have two person making two different tiers and come up with two completely different list.

[ideology93]

2 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Well the new CXM and the vengeance PSUs aren't even available to him from I could see on that website so...rip?

RIP is how i'm constantly feeling when purchasing electronics in this country but what can you do...
This guy has a single corsair vengeance PSU for sale among many others, check it out if you're interested
http://www.kupujemprodajem.com/VELIKA-PoNuDa-racunarskih-NAPAJANJA--34806469-oglas.htm?filter_id=82688653
 

Also - holy moly i love the response rate on these forums, far superior to everything else i've tried, it seems i've found my go-to place when i need advice on anything IT related. Thanks guys i really appreciate the responses :)!
 

[PRTI]

28 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

If you don't bother with CFX then you can get this  

http://www.kupujemprodajem.com/Seasonic-S12-II-520W-28934406-oglas.htm?filter_id=57213661

or

http://www.kupujemprodajem.com/Seasonic-S12-II-620W-28934904-oglas.htm?filter_id=57213661

 

Corsair what PSU? If it's a VS or a CX (with a green label) then they are incredibly shoddy quality and the seasonic units are better  

Those links lead to exact PSU  

 

EDIT : I'm dum,i know,don't judge

[Mr.Meerkat]

4 minutes ago, ideology93 said:

RIP is how i'm constantly feeling when purchasing electronics in this country but what can you do...
This guy has a single corsair vengeance PSU for sale among many others, check it out if you're interested
http://www.kupujemprodajem.com/VELIKA-PoNuDa-racunarskih-NAPAJANJA--34806469-oglas.htm?filter_id=82688653
 

Also - holy moly i love the response rate on these forums, far superior to everything else i've tried, it seems i've found my go-to place when i need advice on anything IT related. Thanks guys i really appreciate the responses :)!
 

EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GS 550W - 91e

 

That caught my eye...11 euros overbudget...hmmmm...

 

7 minutes ago, quan289 said:

I personally don't like tier list, as there are many variables that can affect the ranking of the tier, and it's up to the creator to determine how much a particular aspect may affect it. This is why you can have two person making two different tiers and come up with two completely different list.

True true but those are for the old CX units...the new CXM units are listed as T3 and the vengeance are listed as T2 so...seems fair...

[quan289]

20 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

...3 12V rails for a fucking 400watts PSU? Whatttt? Sounds like quality to me when you need 3 rails on a 400watt PSU...(yes I know there are very very good multi rail PSUs but come on, 400 watts and needs 3 rails for it...damn son...) 

Well, Germans are very concern for safety, and the Vengeance as build catered towards that. I'm fine with it as long as the cable configuration is set up properly so it doesn't set off the OCP prematurely, and that shouldn't happen with three rails rated at 25A each.

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, quan289 said:

Well, Germans are very concern for safety, and the Vengeance as build catered towards that. I'm fine with it as long as the cable configuration is set up properly so it doesn't set off the OCP prematurely, and that shouldn't happen with three rails rated at 25A each.

Yah ya, looked at it more closely and it's an upgraded CXM (grey)/downgraded RM (in a way) basically so it's A okay . I still like the appeal of single rails however but each rail is rated at 25A so it's probably fine  

[ideology93]

Well i'll ask about the corsair vengeance series, if nothing ill get the Seasonic S12 II 620w psu.
Are there any other suggestions from the links i provided ?

[quan289]

36 minutes ago, ideology93 said:

Well i'll ask about the corsair vengeance series, if nothing ill get the Seasonic S12 II 620w psu.
Are there any other suggestions from the links i provided ?

There isn't a lower wattage option for the CXM (not the CX430/500/600 / M - but the CX*50M)?

 

Another option, you could look at is the Fractal Design Integra M 550

The Antec VPF450 might be an option for a non-modular unit. http://www.comtradeshop.com/racunari-i-komponente/komponente/napajanje/antec-vpf450-vpf-series-450w-napajanje.html

[ideology93]

7 minutes ago, quan289 said:

There isn't a lower wattage option for the CXM (not the CX430/500/600 / M - but the CX*50M)?

 

Another option, you could look at is the Fractal Design Integra M 550

Fractal Design Integra 550m - 70e, only 2year warranty.

Wasn't talking about the CXM series, was talking about these - http://www.corsair.com/en/vengeance-series-550m-550-watt-80-plus-bronze-certified-modular-psu
The only one i can find is the 650w.
Or maybe i just misunderstood you ^^

[quan289]

3 minutes ago, ideology93 said:

Wasn't talking about the CXM series, was talking about these - http://www.corsair.com/en/vengeance-series-550m-550-watt-80-plus-bronze-certified-modular-psu
The only one i can find is the 650w.
Or maybe i just misunderstood you ^^

Sorry, that was supposed to be a question. To rephrased it, "is there a lower wattage option for the CXM (not the CX430/500/600 / M - but the CX*50M)?"

 

I asked because I only see the CX650M for for 76€ (which I would go ahead to get the Vengeance 650M as it is the same price). My opinion (which is inline with the reasons provided to you on Jonnyguru in your thread) on getting the Vengeance over the S12II/M12II is the same with the CX450/550/650M model.