Best value psu?

[Leo_Dahlin]

Hi i'm gonna get a psu and was wondering which one i should get. And best bang for buck.

 

EVGA G2 550W ( 116

[Sack]

Hi i'm gonna get a psu and was wondering which one i should get. And best bang for buck.

 

EVGA G2 550W ( 116)

EVGA G2 650W ( 127)

EVGA G2 750W ( 138)

 

Corsair RMX 550W ( 117)

Corsair RMX 650W ( 128)

Corsair RMX 750W ( 140)

 

(in Sweden)

Follow your own topic when asking for help. What is the rest of your system? What are you using it for? Are you going to overclock?

[daniellearmouth]

What is the rest of your system?

[IMPERIUS]

What are the rest of your system's specs?

[Leo_Dahlin]

Follow your own topic when asking for help. What is the rest of your system? What are you using it for? Are you going to overclock?

Yeah i forgot. The rest of the system will be 660 ti and probably i5 4460 or 4690k, And i don't think i will overlock. Also i want to upgrade to a 970 or something like that in the future

[Overkilled]

Honestly i'd go with either the G2 is probably slightly better but I like the look of the RMx way more.

[Sack]

Yeah i forgot. The rest of the system will be 660 ti and probably i5 4460 or 4690k, And i don't think i will overlock. Also i want to upgrade to a 970 or something like that in the future

Well, the RMX has the zero RPM feature but the EVGA has 10 year warranty vs. 7 years. I think the 550W should be suffcient depending if you are planning to have a lot drives, fans, adding anothe GPU, adding watercooling.

[Leo_Dahlin]

Honestly i'd go with either the G2 is probably slightly better but I like the look of the RMx way more.

Ok but i don't know what wattage i should go with.

[desertcomputer]

EVGA because it 10 year warranty and for your case it cheaper. 

[Overkilled]

Ok but i don't know what wattage i should go with.

I'd get 650w for some headroom once you get the 970

[daniellearmouth]

Yeah i forgot. The rest of the system will be 660 ti and probably i5 4460 or 4690k, And i don't think i will overlock. Also i want to upgrade to a 970 or something like that in the future

 

550w should be sufficient, though 650w for headroom might be a safer bet.

 

Really, it comes down to what's more important to you: some of the features of the RMx, or the double digit warranty of the G2.

 

They're both really really good power supplies (probably the best in that price range). Really, it's down to you.

[Leo_Dahlin]

Well, the RMX has the zero RPM feature but the EVGA has 10 year warranty vs. 7 years. I think the 550W should be suffcient depending if you are planning to have a lot drives, fans, adding anothe GPU, adding watercooling.

I will probably not watercool. And i'm not gonna SLI. And i plan on having one ssd and one hdd.

[Leo_Dahlin]

550w should be sufficient, though 650w for headroom might be a safer bet.

 

Really, it comes down to what's more important to you: some of the features of the RMx, or the double digit warranty of the G2.

 

They're both really really good power supplies (probably the best in that price range). Really, it's down to you.

Ok what features does the RMX have?

[Sack]

I will probably not watercool. And i'm not gonna SLI. And i plan on having one ssd and one hdd.

Then I'd probably go with the 550W, though I'm tempted to say the 650W one because it's not that much more expensive, but I'm very careful so that would just be my own peace of mind I guess

 

Ok what features does the RMX have?

RMX has the zero fan feature, where the fan doesn't kick in until a set load.

[Leo_Dahlin]

Then I'd probably go with the 550W, though I'm tempted to say the 650W one because it's not that much more expensive, but I'm very careful so that would just be my own peace of mind I guess

 

RMX has the zero fan feature, where the fan doesn't kick in until a set load.

Ok also i just noticed that the EVGA 550 and 650W have 7 years warranty. Idk if that's just for Sweden but yeah.

[daniellearmouth]

Ok what features does the RMX have?

 

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/rmx-series-rm650x-650-watt-80-plus-gold-certified-fully-modular-psu

Here is the feature page for the RMx.

 

https://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=220-G2-0650-Y1

Conversely, here is the feature page for the G2.

 

As it appears, the G2 doesn't have a 10 Year Warranty for that model, only 7 years......huh.

[Leo_Dahlin]

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/rmx-series-rm650x-650-watt-80-plus-gold-certified-fully-modular-psu

Here is the feature page for the RMx.

 

https://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=220-G2-0650-Y1

Conversely, here is the feature page for the G2.

 

As it appears, the G2 doesn't have a 10 Year Warranty for that model, only 7 years......huh.

Yeah haha. The text on the RMX will be upside down if i have the fans getting air from the buttom tho

[daniellearmouth]

Yeah haha. The text on the RMX will be upside down if i have the fans getting air from the buttom tho

 

They account for that.

 

The text will read right-side up either way you put it.

[Leo_Dahlin]

They account for that.

 

The text will read right-side up either way you put it.

Ah saw that now

[Qwerty2323]

You can google reviews for both of these psu When I read them it said g2 had worse hold up times

[Guest]

Then I'd probably go with the 550W, though I'm tempted to say the 650W one because it's not that much more expensive, but I'm very careful so that would just be my own peace of mind I guess

 

RMX has the zero fan feature, where the fan doesn't kick in until a set load.

 

The EVGA G2 also has that feature.

[Leo_Dahlin]

Sounds familiar.

I build my rig with an Intel Core i5-4690 a Zotac GTX 970 and a 500W 80+ Gold PSU by be quiet! (Straight Power 10)

It is available either with CM or non CM.

But if you are not going to overclock, it is not necessary to get an i5-4690K.

But thats up to you and your plans for the future with your rig. The mentioned PSU did cost back in 2014 about 115 european currency. Dunno atm how many USD/C$/AUD/SEK it is.

EDIT: Well, I guess you wanted to have infos on whether you should take EVGA or Corsair....sry.

Hi do you know if it is a performance difference between 4690k and 4690? Because i can get them for the same price.

[quan289]

Hi do you know if it is a performance difference between 4690k and 4690? Because i can get them for the same price.

 

They should be the same out of the box; however, "k" version has an unlocked multiplier giving it a better performance potential as you can overclock it. If they are the same price, get the K version.

[Leo_Dahlin]

They should be the same out of the box; however, "k" version has an unlocked multiplier giving it a better performance potential as you can overclock it. If they are the same price, get the K version.

Yeah ok

[Leo_Dahlin]

To be honest I´m not sure, but I think I remember that, the only difference between them was the unlocked multiplier the "K" stands for. Refering to the data sheet (http://ark.intel.com/compare/80811,80810), there are some minor improvements, but others might help you more. My post should have been more an info about another PSU brand, I used in a similar rig.

Thanks for the link. I'm probably gonna go with the 4690k since it's only 5 bucks more expensive. And who knows, maybe i will get a decent cooler in the future.