Stuck on PSU options

[Avius]

Hey all,

 

I'm in the planning stage of a new, budget build. My potential part list includes an i3 12100F or an i5 12400F coupled with either an RX 6600 or an RTX 3060, right now I'm looking at a few PSU's and have chosen these five, most important requirement is silence (CX450M's constant coil whine even after two RMA's almost drove me to madness)

 

1. EVGA Supernova 750 G6 - Link

2. Fractal Design Ion+ 2 Platinum 660W (this one is on Sale and will likely go back to it's original pricing when I finally purchase all the parts) - Link

3. Cooler Master V550 Gold V2 - Link

4. NZXT C650 Gold V2 - Link

5. ASUS TUF Gaming 450W (I've added this to the list for opinions, it's far cheaper than the rest and from what I've read it might just be good enough, the extra cash would allow me to spend more on to either an i5 12400F or a better GPU but if it does compromise my intended goal of a quiet PSU then I'm willing to avoid it) - Link

 

 

Thank you.

[SorryBella]

2 hours ago, Avius said:

ASUS TUF Gaming 450W (I've added this to the list for opinions, it's far cheaper than the rest and from what I've read it might just be good enough, the extra cash would allow me to spend more on to either an i5 12400F or a better GPU but if it does compromise my intended goal of a quiet PSU then I'm willing to avoid it)

Its internally not enough, and really estimated wattage should be ignored in modern times due to transient spikes. You want to get to minimum recommended when possible, or make sure that the transient spike from other reviews wont be far too high compared to your wattage. But either way its not ideal, 100% load heats up PSU pretty hard and they degrade fast.

[Avius]

On 8/13/2023 at 2:46 PM, SorryBella said:

Its internally not enough, and really estimated wattage should be ignored in modern times due to transient spikes. You want to get to minimum recommended when possible, or make sure that the transient spike from other reviews wont be far too high compared to your wattage. But either way its not ideal, 100% load heats up PSU pretty hard and they degrade fast.

 

Good point, I should've thought of how load would cause the PSU's fan to ramp up. I'll stick to the rest, any thoughts on the other four?

[--SID--]

From best to good: NZXT, Fractal, EVGA, Cooler Master, Asus. Just get the cheapest between the NZXT, Fractal and EVGA.

[SorryBella]

8 minutes ago, Avius said:

I should've thought of how load would cause the PSU's fan to ramp up

Most PSU has a fixed fan curve or scale by load stupidly. Thats not the concern, its age.

 

And yeah, +1 on @--SID-- take.