Recommended PSU for my Specs (500w+)

[Kyzer]

So, I've been deciding on getting a new power supply because it is ABSOLUTELY necessary to play any game for more than 3 minutes, because my computer is just on the brink of shutting down right after that. I recently bought BF4, and I can't play it because of this. I even turned my GPU down to use -20% of it's power in CCC, it lasted about 5-10 minutes longer but it ended the same as the others. Another issue is that if I overclock my GPU, games won't even function, so I know this is a PSU problem. (I only tried 1 or 2 games, Toribash instantly crashed, it also caused some extreme lag with other things and slight freezing.)

 

At the moment I have some shitty Rosewill 500w SFX form factor power supply I think, don't know. Has 2 fans, pretty much all I really know about it. I'm looking to buy something from either Corsair or Seasonic. I don't trust any other brands (Antec is fine too, but I wan't something that's going to work for at least 5 years, and is full modular.) [Also doesn't fit my case, so it's definitely not ATX, it was a fail buy on eBay a year ago.] Rosewill is fine too, but, meh, bad experience.

 

I read on another forum on HWCanucks about how a higher watt PSU is more likely to take out parts when it dies, is this true? I want something that's gonna last a long time and be able to handle more expensive and more power consuming hardware. Something like a R9 390X or Fury X and a FX-9590. (Very unlikely about the FX-9590, as I will just get the next gen Zen CPU.) 

 

Kinda would like a 1000w for future planning, but, yeah, what I said above. If it is not an issue, kind of thinking of this, but holy shit it's expensive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151110

 

Current HW (even though it's in the signature...)

 

FX-6300 4.1GHz OC / Watercooled

HD 7950 3GB OC Sapphire (Does 900mhz core and 1150mhz ram even count as OC edition?)

8GB DDR3 4x2GB, heatsinkless

WD Green 2TB

HP CD/DVD WR/RD/Burn

 

Corsair 230T Case.

4 Fans (CPU, 2 front, 1 roof)

 

My estimated power draw from multiple different sites usually ends up around 430w.

Also, gotta have long enough connectors to reach around the back panel. My current ones are short as shit and have to be directly routed, yeah yeah fail form factor etc etc. Didn't know at the time.

 

Reasons for wanting SeaSonic: OEM, and they rarely have any bad feedback on any of there items. A lot of people consider them the best. I wouldn't know, though.

 

Power efficiency means jack to me, since I don't pay the power bill. Just want something that does the job right and properly with no hickups or whatever. If a Gold is really gonna help with any kind of power issues, guess I'm gonna have to pay for it. Tends to be that they're Gold anyway at 1000w. 1000w is just kind of a dream "me likey number" thing, but I don't really want something under 700w. Power surge protection is kind of built in anyway, but I definitely don't want to pay extra for such a thing, since I'm already plugged into a power-surge protector. Old fashioned, but it does the job. (By that, I mean it's really old.)

[Kyzer]

Oh and uh, little dramatic on 'any game', works fine for WoT and Minecraft and other simple shit.

[CydiaDash]

Just don't buy a CX PSU

[NicekillBG]

Heeey someone who plays wot finally

[Kyzer]

Yeah, it's cool I play WOT and all, but I kinda need help here.

[Kyzer]

Anyone?

[mushies1337]

Anyone?

use pcpartpicker.com to make a nice list of your parts and it also gives you a good estimate of how much power the list is going to use

 

then get a nice seasonic power supply within your power range

[Tommy59375]

Looks like you don't need 1000 watts really but you want it for that "overkill showoff look at how great I am" factor, so AX1500i.

 

But really, I would take XFX XTR units, very high quality, respectable price.  Haven't actually seen 1000 watt units though.

[Kyzer]

Looks like you don't need 1000 watts really but you want it for that "overkill showoff look at how great I am" factor, so AX1500i.

 

But really, I would take XFX XTR units, very high quality, respectable price.  Haven't actually seen 1000 watt units though.

XFX PSU's are made by Seasonic, so it doesn't make a difference. It just makes another middleman to deal with. Pretty sure XFX just orders them under XFX labeling. They have nothing to do with design.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913-10.html

[STRMfrmXMN]

So, I've been deciding on getting a new power supply because it is ABSOLUTELY necessary to play any game for more than 3 minutes, because my computer is just on the brink of shutting down right after that. I recently bought BF4, and I can't play it because of this. I even turned my GPU down to use -20% of it's power in CCC, it lasted about 5-10 minutes longer but it ended the same as the others. Another issue is that if I overclock my GPU, games won't even function, so I know this is a PSU problem. (I only tried 1 or 2 games, Toribash instantly crashed, it also caused some extreme lag with other things and slight freezing.)

 

At the moment I have some shitty Rosewill 500w SFX form factor power supply I think, don't know. Has 2 fans, pretty much all I really know about it. I'm looking to buy something from either Corsair or Seasonic. I don't trust any other brands (Antec is fine too, but I wan't something that's going to work for at least 5 years, and is full modular.) [Also doesn't fit my case, so it's definitely not ATX, it was a fail buy on eBay a year ago.] Rosewill is fine too, but, meh, bad experience.

 

I read on another forum on HWCanucks about how a higher watt PSU is more likely to take out parts when it dies, is this true? I want something that's gonna last a long time and be able to handle more expensive and more power consuming hardware. Something like a R9 390X or Fury X and a FX-9590. (Very unlikely about the FX-9590, as I will just get the next gen Zen CPU.) 

 

Kinda would like a 1000w for future planning, but, yeah, what I said above. If it is not an issue, kind of thinking of this, but holy shit it's expensive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151110

 

Current HW (even though it's in the signature...)

 

FX-6300 4.1GHz OC / Watercooled

HD 7950 3GB OC Sapphire (Does 900mhz core and 1150mhz ram even count as OC edition?)

8GB DDR3 4x2GB, heatsinkless

WD Green 2TB

HP CD/DVD WR/RD/Burn

 

Corsair 230T Case.

4 Fans (CPU, 2 front, 1 roof)

 

My estimated power draw from multiple different sites usually ends up around 430w.

Also, gotta have long enough connectors to reach around the back panel. My current ones are short as shit and have to be directly routed, yeah yeah fail form factor etc etc. Didn't know at the time.

 

Reasons for wanting SeaSonic: OEM, and they rarely have any bad feedback on any of there items. A lot of people consider them the best. I wouldn't know, though.

 

Power efficiency means jack to me, since I don't pay the power bill. Just want something that does the job right and properly with no hickups or whatever. If a Gold is really gonna help with any kind of power issues, guess I'm gonna have to pay for it. Tends to be that they're Gold anyway at 1000w. 1000w is just kind of a dream "me likey number" thing, but I don't really want something under 700w. Power surge protection is kind of built in anyway, but I definitely don't want to pay extra for such a thing, since I'm already plugged into a power-surge protector. Old fashioned, but it does the job. (By that, I mean it's really old.)

EVGA B2 or GS if you want Seasonic EVGAs G2 is actually cheaper than the GS as of late.

[Aniallation]

XFX PSU's are made by Seasonic, so it doesn't make a difference. It just makes another middleman to deal with. Pretty sure XFX just orders them under XFX labeling. They have nothing to do with design.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913-10.html

The XTR does add some thing to the Seasonic G platform it's based on though. Full modularity, hybrid fan mode (fan doesn't spin at all under low load), and a better FDB fan.