Appreciate PSU recommendation

[kalemliy]

Hello,

It's my first time building a pc. I desperately need some PSU advice, because this note still bugs me:

 

"The Gigabyte Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard has an additional 4-pin ATX power connector but the SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply does not. This connector is used to supply additional 12V current to the motherboard. While the system will likely still run without it, higher current demands such as extreme overclocking or large video card current draws may require it." 

 

Here is the pc part list: 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$229.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$57.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$119.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$77.99 @ Best Buy
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$79.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$43.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card	$274.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$104.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$989.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-05 16:50 EST-0500

Some people say it's fine, some says don't risk it. I really don't know what to buy. 

Here are my options and feel free to add more:

- Seasonic S12II - 620w

- Seasonic Focus Plus 650w 

- Seasonic Focus Plus 750w

- Thermaltake Smart 600w

 

I haven't bought the GPU, monitor and pc case and my budget is not certain. These Power supplies are not cheap in my country, so it needs to be affordable, lower than 80-dollars etc. Some of them are above my budget, but if it's crucial to go with one of those, I try to extend my budget.

 

Thank you very much.

 

Edited February 5, 2020 by kalemliy

[Fasauceome]

6 minutes ago, kalemliy said:

Here are my options and feel free to add more:

- Seasonic S12II - 620w

- Seasonic Focus Plus 650w 

- Seasonic Focus Plus 650w

- Thermaltake Smart 600w

are you buying from a local retailer? these are not good options.

 

Especially with that focus at $105, totally not worth it. Here are some other options:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/v4L7YJ/thermaltake-toughpower-grand-rgb-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ps-tpg-0650fpcgus-r

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bqVD4D/corsair-rmx-2018-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020177-na

[kalemliy]

A 100 dollars item in US or Amazon is around 140-150 dollars here, with that in mind, you can give me some advice, I'm not sure I would be able to find them here, but I'll try. 

[rares495]

The additional 4 pin power connector is only required while doing extreme overclocking with phase change/liquid nitrogen cooling. Your PC will run fine without that one plugged in. There are much more power hungry CPUs such as the 9900K & 9900KS and even those run just fine on an 8 pin connector even heavily overclocked.

 

As for the PSU, I'd stick with Seasonic, but avoid the S12II because, while very reliable, it is an old old old design. I'd also avoid the Focus Plus because if I recall correctly there were some issues with them hence the rebranding into Seasonic Focus GX and PX. You should try to find one of those units instead.

[16bit]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/J7F48d/cooler-master-mwe-gold-650-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mpy-6501-afaag-us

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, kalemliy said:

A 100 dollars item in US or Amazon is around 140-150 dollars here, with that in mind, you can give me some advice, I'm not sure I would be able to find them here, but I'll try. 

I don't know what country it is so I can't actually make a proper recommendation. be quiet units are usually a good price but I'm not sure if you have good availability, what be quiet units would you be able to get?

 

also what corsair units?

[kalemliy]

15 minutes ago, rares495 said:

The additional 4 pin power connector is only required while doing extreme overclocking with phase change/liquid nitrogen cooling. Your PC will run fine without that one plugged in. There are much more power hungry CPUs such as the 9900K & 9900KS and even those run just fine on an 8 pin connector even heavily overclocked.

 

As for the PSU, I'd stick with Seasonic, but avoid the S12II because, while very reliable, it is an old old old design. I'd also avoid the Focus Plus because if I recall correctly there were some issues with them hence the rebranding into Seasonic Focus GX and PX. You should try to find one of those units instead.

So, it's not mandatory? Then, all I need is a decent affordable PSU and I shouldn't be worrying about that note?

14 minutes ago, Seriouswhyso said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/J7F48d/cooler-master-mwe-gold-650-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mpy-6501-afaag-us

It looks like a very good advice, I wonder what other people think about it.

13 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

I don't know what country it is so I can't actually make a proper recommendation. be quiet units are usually a good price but I'm not sure if you have good availability, what be quiet units would you be able to get?

 

also what corsair units?

It's much more easier to access corsair products here. I've seen some units such as VS, RM, TX, CX, but they're pricey.

Edited February 5, 2020 by kalemliy

[rares495]

1 minute ago, kalemliy said:

So, it's not mandatory? Then, all I need a decent affordable PSU and I shouldn't be worrying about that note?

It looks like a very good advice, I wonder what other people think about it.

It's much more easier to access corsair products here. I've seen some units such as VS, RM, TX, CX, but they're pricey.

It is not needed unless you do extreme overclocking.

 

You don't do extreme overclocking therefore => it is not needed.

[Fasauceome]

5 minutes ago, kalemliy said:

It's much more easier to access corsair products here. I've seen some units such as VS, RM, TX, CX, but they're pricey.

CXM would be a step up from the options you listed, and the CX would be even better, with the TX being the best of what you listed. How much does a CX550M or CX550 cost you compared to the focus?

[kalemliy]

9 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

CXM would be a step up from the options you listed, and the CX would be even better, with the TX being the best of what you listed. How much does a CX550M or CX550 cost you compared to the focus?

TX are expensive to me, but I've just seen there is a discount on CX550. I could afford that!

[Fasauceome]

4 minutes ago, kalemliy said:

TX are expensive to me, but I've just seen there is a discount on CX550. I could afford that!

I'd take the CX over the focus. If if was the focus GX, it would be a great unit, but the classic focus (FX) has a problem with particularly brutal transients with demanding cards (see 1080 ti, Vega 56/64, some GTX 970 models.)

[Juular]

Which country anyway ? It would be way easier to recommend you smth if you've linked some online retailer here. But Corsair CX if i's one of cheapest ones would be good choice (or CM MWE Gold). Be aware tho that they might be a bit whiny\noisy with higher-end GPUs if you ever decide to upgrade to one but it should be fine for GTX1660 Ti. Also, just look at the PSU tier list and choose accordingly, it's what it made for.

 

[Elisis]

45 minutes ago, hni_7 said:

works for me

That's one of the worst ways to justify a PSU recommendation, just so you're aware.