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MiinD
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So apparently the psu I chose for my build is not good and I need a new one. I dont care if its modular or not and it has to have black cables no red and yellow ones. My budget it 1,500 for the whole set up and $1,000 for just the pc.

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Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $172.39 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card $399.99 @ Newegg
Case Deepcool MATREXX 50 ADD-RGB 4F ATX Mid Tower Case $80.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Thermaltake Smart BX1 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  
Monitor Asus VG278QR 27.0" 1920x1080 165 Hz Monitor $249.00 @ Best Buy
Keyboard Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard $69.99 @ Best Buy
Mouse Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse $46.99 @ Amazon
Headphones Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset $99.99 @ Best Buy
Custom Led Strip Lights, Super Bright RGB 16.4ft 5M 24V Color Changing Led Strip Lights with 44 Keys RF Remote Controller for Bedroom Room TV Party Festival Bars Wedding $18.98 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1448.28
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-06 12:22 EDT-0400  

 

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grab anything B+ or better from the list IMO...

 

 

 

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose, Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

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GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

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OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

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Any quality PSU is going to have all black wires.  But not all PSUs with all black wires are quality.

 

These are the cheapest PSUs from each of the "big brands" that I would ever suggest:

 

Corsair: The CX Series (non "M"):  LLC w/ DC to DC and rifle bearing fan.  "Bronze" efficiency.  Non-modular.  Black cables.
Thermaltake: Only products that have "Toughpower" in the name.  They're LLC with DC to DC.  Modular. They have black cables.
Cooler Master: MWE V2 (not the "non V2"):  The V2 has LLC with DC to DC.  Both the "White" and "Bronze" versions of the V2 use the same LLC and DC to DC topology.  Either have rifle bearing fans.   They are non-Modular.  It has black wires.
Antec: EAG PRO (I know they're not "budget", but everything below that line is garbage).  LLC with DC to DC.  Rifle bearing fan.  "Gold" efficiency.  Semi-modular.  The new version has all black wires. Don't get stuck with the old version.

 

These are my "it will do" suggestions.  They all have double forward topologies.  I wouldn't use any of the below, but if you're on a really tight budget, they are options.  Keep in mind, if you use a high end graphics card like an Nvidia 20 series (Turing) or AMD Vega or 5000 series, the main transformer is going to squeal like a pig.  All of the below suggestions DO have DC to DC for the +3.3V and +5V (i.e.:  They are not group regulated).

 

Corsair:  CX-M.  Not to be confused with the non-M above.  This one is not LLC.  But it does have DC to DC like it's cousin.  "Bronze" efficiency.  Semi-modular.  Black cables.

Corsair:  CV650:  Only the 650W has DC to DC.   The 450W and 550W do not.  "Bronze" efficiency.  Non-modular.  Black cables.

beQuiet: System Power U9 is "ok". I'm actually not a fan of the active clamp platform the Pure Power and Power Zone uses.   U9 has "Bronze" efficiency.  Rifle bearing fan.  Non-modular.  Black cables. 
EVGA: The BQ Series.  "Bronze" efficiency.  Rifle bearing fan.  Semi-modular.  All black cables.
SilverStone: Essential series.  An oldie, but a goody.  "Bronze" efficiency.  Sleeve bearing fan makes this my lowest recommendation as sleeve fans wear out quickly.  Semi-modular.  Black cables.

 

Good luck!

 

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12 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

Any quality PSU is going to have all black wires.  But not all PSUs with all black wires are quality.

 

These are the cheapest PSUs from each of the "big brands" that I would ever suggest:

 

Corsair: The CX Series (non "M"):  LLC w/ DC to DC and rifle bearing fan.  "Bronze" efficiency.  Non-modular.  Black cables.
Thermaltake: Only products that have "Toughpower" in the name.  They're LLC with DC to DC.  Modular. They have black cables.
Cooler Master: MWE V2 (not the "non V2"):  The V2 has LLC with DC to DC.  Both the "White" and "Bronze" versions of the V2 use the same LLC and DC to DC topology.  Either have rifle bearing fans.   They are non-Modular.  It has black wires.
Antec: EAG PRO (I know they're not "budget", but everything below that line is garbage).  LLC with DC to DC.  Rifle bearing fan.  "Gold" efficiency.  Semi-modular.  The new version has all black wires. Don't get stuck with the old version.

 

These are my "it will do" suggestions.  They all have double forward topologies.  I wouldn't use any of the below, but if you're on a really tight budget, they are options.  Keep in mind, if you use a high end graphics card like an Nvidia 20 series (Turing) or AMD Vega or 5000 series, the main transformer is going to squeal like a pig.  All of the below suggestions DO have DC to DC for the +3.3V and +5V (i.e.:  They are not group regulated).

 

Corsair:  CX-M.  Not to be confused with the non-M above.  This one is not LLC.  But it does have DC to DC like it's cousin.  "Bronze" efficiency.  Semi-modular.  Black cables.

Corsair:  CV650:  Only the 650W has DC to DC.   The 450W and 550W do not.  "Bronze" efficiency.  Non-modular.  Black cables.

beQuiet: System Power U9 is "ok". I'm actually not a fan of the active clamp platform the Pure Power and Power Zone uses.   U9 has "Bronze" efficiency.  Rifle bearing fan.  Non-modular.  Black cables. 
EVGA: The BQ Series.  "Bronze" efficiency.  Rifle bearing fan.  Semi-modular.  All black cables.
SilverStone: Essential series.  An oldie, but a goody.  "Bronze" efficiency.  Sleeve bearing fan makes this my lowest recommendation as sleeve fans wear out quickly.  Semi-modular.  Black cables.

 

Good luck!

 

Thanks for the suggestions, itll look in to the cooler master one. Btw do you know any good cpu coolers? thanks

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1 hour ago, jonnyGURU said:

Thermaltake: Only products that have "Toughpower" in the name.

Smart Pro RGB, Smart DPS G RGB and TR2 Gold are DC-DC too actually. Sirfa D12II Bronze (DF), CWT GPS (LLC) and Sirfa HPM (LLC) respectively.

1 hour ago, jonnyGURU said:

Antec: EAG PRO (I know they're not "budget", but everything below that line is garbage).

VP-F is Delta's LLC DC-DC also. Also there's recent Neo Eco Zen Gold on Andyson LLC platform but there's not much reviews on it yet ...

But well, OP, we have a PSU tier list here pinned, why not look at it ...

Tag or quote me so i see your reply

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