Posted June 20, 2015 Dont get scared away by those bad reviews on the cx430 for example. Most people have good experiences and don't bother to review their parts(like me). I had wonderful experiences with my CX430M. Thing is awesome. Main rig on profile VAULT - File Server Spoiler Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C Spoiler Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro Mac Mini (Late 2020) Spoiler Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 20, 2015 Since this is going into a prebuilt I wouldn't be going too wild on the psu. First you need to make sure that it will fit. Measure carefully. For that sort of machine I would look at the Antec Earthwatts series. Good quality, excellent pricing, but they don't look "cool". They also aren't modular or any sort of jazzy that is so attractive to the modder crowd. That said, they work. A 380W would do you just fine and it's in the old style with the fan in the back which might work better with that HP case. I doubt HP puts vents with dust screens in their cases for the psu like the regular case manufacturers do. Sir William of Orange: Corsair 230T - Rebel Orange, 4690K, GA-97X SOC, 16gb Dom Plats 1866C9, 2 MX100 256gb, Seagate 2tb Desktop, EVGA Supernova 750-G2, Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3, DK 9008 keyboard, Pioneer BR drive. Yeah, on board graphics - deal with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 20, 2015 Seasonic makes the best PSU's. Next would probably be Corsair. Then EVGA, for that list atleast Corsair nor EVGA "make" PSUs "Rawr XD" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 20, 2015 GO TO JONNY GURU. Also, Corsair & EVGA PSUs don't catch on fire unless you put them on the wrong Power Rail (Like 240V or 100V) Jonnyguru isn't the only PSU reviewer out there that will give you good information. HardOCP, TechPowerUp, etc. are also places to look. "Rawr XD" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 20, 2015 Jonnyguru isn't the only PSU reviewer out there that will give you good information. HardOCP, TechPowerUp, etc. are also places to look. JonnyGURU is the oldest an most trusted though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 20, 2015 JonnyGURU is the oldest an most trusted though. I know, what I'm saying is that people shouldn't just be singling out JonnyGuru as there's other places that do great detailed PSU reviews as well and often cover units that JonnyGuru don't get to. "Rawr XD" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 20, 2015 Corsair nor EVGA "make" PSUsAnd seasonic isn't the best.There is better, like delta and others n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said: "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters. I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 20, 2015 And seasonic isn't the best. There is better, like delta and others Sometimes they're the best for a certain price point (like they are currently with the EVGA GS), but at some price points there's OEM'd units by the likes of Super Flower that are better (G2) "Rawr XD" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 21, 2015 I know, what I'm saying is that people shouldn't just be singling out JonnyGuru as there's other places that do great detailed PSU reviews as well and often cover units that JonnyGuru don't get to. True. It's just an old habit to recommend JonnyGURU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 21, 2015 Author Okay, I will look at some and see what I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 22, 2015 I was looking for a replacement PSU for my HP desktop and I would like to know if a PSU will be quality. I looked at brands like Corsair and EVGA and I saw under reviews that they can smoke or catch on fire. I found one PSU that may be of some quality. That PSU is the EVGA 100-W1-0430-KR. The ones that have the bad reviews are the Corsair CX430 and the EVGA 100-N1-0400-L1. I have the 500 watt version of that EVGA PSU, and I haven't had any problems with it. Also, EVGA is an excellent brand so I would trust their power supplies. Corsair is also excellent. CPU: AMD FX-6300 4GHz @ 1.3 volts | CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | RAM: 8GB DDR3 Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P | GPU: EVGA GTX 960 SSC | SSD: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO HDD: 1TB WD Caviar Green | Case: Fractal Design Core 2500 | OS: Windows 10 Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 26, 2015 Author I have the 500 watt version of that EVGA PSU, and I haven't had any problems with it. Also, EVGA is an excellent brand so I would trust their power supplies. Corsair is also excellent. I am most likely getting the Corsair PSU because I need thermal paste, a new keyboard, and a mouse as well. Thanks EVERYONE for your helpful comments! It helped A LOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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