980ti PSU

desertcomputer · July 20, 2015

Currently i have Cougar 700W V3, from reviews it is better than V1, there seem to fix the problem. I planning to upgrade to better PSU which would last me for a while and in 1-2 years time go for 980ti SLI. Currently you may see in my signature i have AMD build but in coming month i will be moving to intel . So what do you guys think about my currenty PSU will it good and reliability and wont set fire to my system. Currenty been use this PSU for 4 month Now. So what suggest for new PSU will be for future upgrade or better to get better PSU.

Thanks

ZMyers14 · July 20, 2015

Your PSU is fine, it has 80+ Bronze so it will be much more reliable and energy efficient than some generic one. 700W should be fine as long as you don't do much overclocking. If you do plan to, you might want to move up to an 850W such as the http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Crossfire-Warranty-110-B2-0850-V1/dp/B00KYK1CC6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437430161&sr=8-1&keywords=800w+psu

Exploded117 · July 20, 2015

Never heard of the cougar brand, so I can't vouch for their reliability, but 700 watts is about the minimum I would recommend for 980 Ti SLI.

You might want to upgrade your PSU (i'm not quite sure because I don't know the brand) because it is only 80+ bronze. You could get something like the Fractal Tesla R2 which would give you an extra 100 watts and 80+ gold efficiency. (you could even spend a bit more and get an 80+ platinum version if you wanted)

STRMfrmXMN · July 20, 2015

Currently i have Cougar 700W V3, from reviews it is better than V1, there seem to fix the problem. I planning to upgrade to better PSU which would last me for a while and in 1-2 years time go for 980ti SLI. Currently you may see in my signature i have AMD build but in coming month i will be moving to intel . So what do you guys think about my currenty PSU will it good and reliability and wont set fire to my system. Currenty been use this PSU for 4 month Now. So what suggest for new PSU will be for future upgrade or better to get better PSU.

Thanks

I would not use that PSU myself. I would use a 750W B2 or G2 (whichever you like more for any reason) instead. Also check out offerings from XFX as they've had a lot of stuff on sale lately.

desertcomputer · July 20, 2015

I would not use that PSU myself. I would use a 750W B2 or G2 (whichever you like more for any reason) instead. Also check out offerings from XFX as they've had a lot of stuff on sale lately.

There are not much XFX PSU in Australia,

Which are these good?

Corsair RM850i

Seasonic X-Series 1050W 80 Plus

I mainly use http://www.mwave.com.au/ due to cheap postage.

STRMfrmXMN · July 21, 2015

There are not much XFX PSU in Australia,

Which are these good?

Corsair RM850i

Seasonic X-Series 1050W 80 Plus

I mainly use http://www.mwave.com.au/ due to cheap postage.

Both of those are great, whichever is cheaper will work.