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Hi Guys,

I am fed up with my crappy power supply.It has many problems, many of which I will not go in to, with many of the issues being related to cable management. Can you recommend the cheapest reliable power supply that is modular, will fully power the parts listed below, has long cables (as my current power supply's cable are not long enough to rout behind the motherboard to the top 8 pin connector), and not burn down my house. As of now, I have a 660ti, but I plan to add another fairly soon.

 

i-7 3770k

H100i

Intel DZ77BH-55k

16 GB 1600 MHz Vengeance RAM

660ti 

Disk Drive

1TB Seagate Hard Drive

One Intel SSD

Fan Controller and a total of 6 120mm fans (2 of which have led's), and 1 140mm fan

 

All Needs to fit in a CM Storm Trooper Full Tower 

 

 

I think that is all you need to know, but I am not sure if I am forgetting something, so just tell me if I am. 

 

Thank You In Advance

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The Corsair CX500M is going to be your best option.

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Yeah, Seasonic is my favorite for PSUs (I'm rocking a 660XP2), but Corsair is my second pick. In this case, I suggest the CX500M because it's currently a bit cheaper than Seasonic's offerings (e.g., the M12II 520). Cooler Master's offerings might also be considered, but the Silent Pro M2 620W is way more expensive than you need to go.

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Yeah, Seasonic is my favorite for PSUs (I'm rocking a 660XP2), but Corsair is my second pick. In this case, I suggest the CX500M because it's currently a bit cheaper than Seasonic's offerings (e.g., the M12II 520). Cooler Master's offerings might also be considered, but the Silent Pro M2 620W is way more expensive than you need to go.

 

I can't stand coolermaster psu's, they just look terrible!

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I can't stand coolermaster psu's, they just look terrible!

 

Looks aside, I haven't heard too many complaints about Cooler Master's units. Where I work, I sell a lot of PSUs and, while OCZ units are constantly getting returned, the Cooler Masters, like the Corsairs, don't come back. I only suggested Cooler Master because of that and because s/he has a Cooler Master case.

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I recommend any PSU from Corsair, any 600w PSU. 

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I would recommend the SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold psu.

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I don't know why everyone else is recommending 650w or below PSUs but since you're gonna be adding another 660ti, I would suggest either an Ax750/760(Full modular) or HX750(semi modular)

Both are 80+Gold

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I don't know why everyone else is recommending 650w or below PSUs but since you're gonna be adding another 660ti, I would suggest either an Ax750/760(Full modular) or HX750(semi modular)

Both are 80+Gold

 

That's a really good point. I had completely forgotten s/he was planning on adding a second video card. In that case, Smithaveryb, you might want to consider something like the Corsair CX750M.

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