Which PSU should I go for? (650w)

[Apocalyman]

I dont really understand much about power supplies, but I dont wanna grab something bad cause I know the power supply is the most important piece of the puzzle, so im looking for spend max 75$ on amazon for a PSU (modular preferred) So far I got 3 PSUs to choose from but idk which one is the best, please let me know:

First PSU

Second PSU

Third PSU

Thank you!

 

 

[Pixelfie]

There are 2 EVGA G5's?

 

They are about as good as the CX, so I recommend the Corsair since it's cheaper.

 

If one was supposed to be the G2 like in the search bar that's better.

[Apocalyman]

11 minutes ago, Pixelfie said:

There are 2 EVGA G5's?

 

They are about as good as the CX, so I recommend the Corsair since it's cheaper.

 

If one was supposed to be the G2 like in the search bar that's better.

Woops my bad! I fixed the third one but here it is anyway: Third PSU fixed

[Founders]

Both the CX and G5 are B tier PSU's so they'll both be pretty reliable. Consider the following for an extra $15 you're getting 80+ Gold over Bronze, double the warranty as the CX offers 5 years to EVGA's 10 years, and a fully modular PSU with EVGA if that's important to you. I've owned a number of EVGA PSU's over the year and I only ever had one fail on me after 8 years of service. I contacted support and got a replacement within a week. A cap had blown but the PSU did it's job and none of my hardware was lost as a result of the failure. I'd go with the G5, but I'm a little biased here as I have a G6 and have been very happy with it.    

[Kyxa]

48 minutes ago, Apocalyman said:

I dont really understand much about power supplies, but I dont wanna grab something bad cause I know the power supply is the most important piece of the puzzle, so im looking for spend max 75$ on amazon for a PSU (modular preferred) So far I got 3 PSUs to choose from but idk which one is the best, please let me know:

First PSU

Second PSU

Third PSU

Thank you!

 

 

I would go for the first one, but if not then the third one. While the Corsair may be cheaper and from a more well known brand, it's literally only Bronze Certified. Also Corsair does sell good power supplies, the cheaper ones are never very good. They even made an unsellable exploding one once.

[Apocalyman]

Just now, Kyxa said:

I would go for the first one, but if not then the third one. While the Corsair may be cheaper and from a more well known brand, it's literally only Bronze Certified. Also Corsair does sell good power supplies, the cheaper ones are never very good. They even made an unsellable exploding one once.

 

15 minutes ago, Founders said:

Both the CX and G5 are B tier PSU's so they'll both be pretty reliable. Consider the following for an extra $15 you're getting 80+ Gold over Bronze, double the warranty as the CX offers 5 years to EVGA's 10 years, and a fully modular PSU with EVGA if that's important to you. I've owned a number of EVGA PSU's over the year and I only ever had one fail on me after 8 years of service. I contacted support and got a replacement within a week. A cap had blown but the PSU did it's job and none of my hardware was lost as a result of the failure. I'd go with the G5, but I'm a little biased here as I have a G6 and have been very happy with it.    

Thank you both! I think I will go with the G5 due to your recommendations. Cheers! 

[seon123]

3 hours ago, Apocalyman said:

 

Thank you both! I think I will go with the G5 due to your recommendations. Cheers! 

What are you going to power? Unless it's an entry level build with a low end GPU, I wouldn't recommend you getting such a low end PSU.

[SavageNeo]

9 hours ago, Apocalyman said:

 

Thank you both! I think I will go with the G5 due to your recommendations. Cheers! 

no dont

[Apocalyman]

7 hours ago, seon123 said:

What are you going to power? Unless it's an entry level build with a low end GPU, I wouldn't recommend you getting such a low end PSU.

R5 2600

GTX 1070

GTX 1050

1 hour ago, SavageNeo said:

no dont

What PSU should I get then?

[Elisis]

23 minutes ago, Apocalyman said:

What PSU should I get then?

CX based on your list. Better that than a cheap platform made to be 80+ Gold at the cost of everything good.

[Apocalyman]

5 minutes ago, Elisis said:

CX based on your list. Better that than a cheap platform made to be 80+ Gold at the cost of everything good.

Ah alright! it has protections right? im afraid will kill my system or anything like that

[Guest]

20 hours ago, Kyxa said:

While the Corsair may be cheaper and from a more well known brand, it's literally only Bronze Certified.

You do realize this "certification" is only a measure of efficiency.  

 

20 hours ago, Kyxa said:

 They even made an unsellable exploding one once.

Really?  Which one?

 

8 hours ago, Apocalyman said:

Ah alright! it has protections right? im afraid will kill my system or anything like that

They ALL have protections.  Problem is, protections only protect if the PSU can predict there is something wrong.  The infamous exploding Gigabyte PSU had protections too.

 

20 hours ago, Founders said:

 I'd go with the G5, but I'm a little biased here as I have a G6 and have been very happy with it.    

The G6 uses Seasonic's latest platform.  The G5 uses an FSP ACRF platform that beQuiet stopped using that was Bronze that somehow EVGA can claim is Gold.  You can't make a comparison between the two.

 

[Founders]

29 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

You can't make a comparison between the two.

I made no comparison between the two, you took a small excerpt from my replay out of context. I mentioned my personal experience with EVGA's customer service and that I currently have a G6, that's all.