PSU Recommendation!

[Slayher]

I currently have a terrible no-name brand 750w power supply, so I wanna upgrade my current PSU.

The reason why I wanna upgrade is because its came with wires plugged in it, and it's terrible I can't do any cable management!

Please tell me if these are any good.

 

1) EVGA SuperNova 750W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438006

 

2) EVGA SuperNova 1300W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438011

 

My cable management currently:

http://i.imgur.com/GMxUkRc.jpg

 

My current PSU: 

http://i.imgur.com/QiEMYD8.jpg

 

My main question:

If I buy either of those PSU's will it give me better cable management/routing options?

 

My build: (Incase you need to know)

CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.40GHz

RAM: 16.0GB Corsair Vengeance Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 800MHz

MOBO: ASRock Z77 Pro3

GPU: 2048MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti (NVIDIA)

[target39]

I currently have a terrible no-name brand 750w power supply, so I wanna upgrade my current PSU.

The reason why I wanna upgrade is because its came with wires plugged in it, and it's terrible I can't do any cable management!

Please tell me if these are any good.

 

1) EVGA SuperNova 750W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438006

 

2) EVGA SuperNova 1300W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438011

 

My cable management currently:

http://i.imgur.com/GMxUkRc.jpg

 

My current PSU: 

http://i.imgur.com/QiEMYD8.jpg

 

My main question:

If I buy either of those PSU's will it give me better cable management/routing options?

Can you list other system parts?

[CoolBeans]

Get this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr750rm

[Slayher]

Can you list other system parts?

Provided them in the OP (Just added em)

Check it out!

[Emkryan]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817580004

[target39]

I currently have a terrible no-name brand 750w power supply, so I wanna upgrade my current PSU.

The reason why I wanna upgrade is because its came with wires plugged in it, and it's terrible I can't do any cable management!

Please tell me if these are any good.

 

1) EVGA SuperNova 750W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438006

 

2) EVGA SuperNova 1300W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438011

 

My cable management currently:

http://i.imgur.com/GMxUkRc.jpg

 

My current PSU: 

http://i.imgur.com/QiEMYD8.jpg

 

My main question:

If I buy either of those PSU's will it give me better cable management/routing options?

 

My build: (Incase you need to know)

CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.40GHz

RAM: 16.0GB Corsair Vengeance Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 800MHz

MOBO: ASRock Z77 Pro3

GPU: 2048MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti (NVIDIA)

Do you have two GTX 660 TI's or just one? I'm assuming you have 2 since a GPU is at the bottom/secondary PCIe x16 slot.

 

If that's the case, get a modular 650-850W PSU. That EVGA SuperNOVA 750W you picked is good.

[nightlitezzz]

Just get a 650w if you are using just the 660 Ti. If you want to go dual GPU then get a 750w or 850w. 750 should be fine though.

[Emperor_Piehead]

Do you have two GTX 660 TI's or just one? I'm assuming you have 2 since a GPU is at the bottom/secondary PCIe x16 slot.

 

If that's the case, get a modular 650-850W PSU. That EVGA SuperNOVA 750W you picked is good.

He probably just has one or a sli bridge would be on the card. Also the evga 650/750w are based on an older FSP design that doesn't have all that great voltage controls on the rails compared to newer units. 

 

If you want a 750w this would be my recommendation http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207023

80+ gold

fully modular

based off the seasonic Km3 platform which is also what the corsair AX series and coolermaster V series use. 

[Slayher]

Do you have two GTX 660 TI's or just one? I'm assuming you have 2 since a GPU is at the bottom/secondary PCIe x16 slot.

 

If that's the case, get a modular 650-850W PSU. That EVGA SuperNOVA 750W you picked is good.

I only have one, and no I just have it on the bottom.

Does it make a difference which slot its in? Plus, 650 isn't enough for my system! I had 3~4 and they crapped out on me.

Took the PC to the store and said the W on the PSU wasn't good enough all 3 times I took it (When I didn't really know about PCs)

 

Might just grab the 750W SuperNOVA

[mgsstar]

I would go with the SeaSonic G-750 SSR-750RM because it is better than the EVGA one imo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151132

[WoodenMarker]

I only have one, and no I just have it on the bottom.

Does it make a difference which slot its in? Plus, 650 isn't enough for my system! I had 3~4 and they crapped out on me.

Took the PC to the store and said the W on the PSU wasn't good enough all 3 times I took it (When I didn't really know about PCs)

 

Might just grab the 750W SuperNOVA

It doesn't matter which slot it's in.

A 500w psu is easily enough for your system unless you somehow have hundreds of hard drives or something like that. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

[quan289]

He probably just has one or a sli bridge would be on the card. Also the evga 650/750w are based on an older FSP design that doesn't have all that great voltage controls on the rails compared to newer units. 

 

If you want a 750w this would be my recommendation http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207023

80+ gold

fully modular

based off the seasonic Km3 platform which is also what the corsair AX series and coolermaster V series use. 

 

You'd linked to the wrong one. That's the Seasonic M12II Bronze SS-750AM unit internally. The one you are recommending is this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207029

 

I only have one, and no I just have it on the bottom.

Does it make a difference which slot its in? Plus, 650 isn't enough for my system! I had 3~4 and they crapped out on me.

Took the PC to the store and said the W on the PSU wasn't good enough all 3 times I took it (When I didn't really know about PCs)

 

Might just grab the 750W SuperNOVA

 

Unless you have that 660Ti in SLI, your proposed rig can be powered on a quality 450w PSU. Something like the Seasonic G SSR-450RM or Rosewill Capstone 450 / M

 

The NEX750G is based off of the FSP Aurum Gold platform. It offer good efficiency but rather mediocre performance due to it being a group-regulated design PSU. You won't have any problems running your system on it even if you were to SLI, but you could do better than that like the XFX ProSeries 750w Black Edition I had linked to and Emperor had recommended.

[Emperor_Piehead]

You'd linked to the wrong one. That's the Seasonic M12II Bronze SS-750AM unit internally. The one you are recommending is this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207029

Sry didn't notice just went xfx 750w I get bronze and gold mixed up because of the color difference.

[Slayher]

I never said in the OP to recommend me powersupplies I just asked a question and NEVER got an answer

[WoodenMarker]

I never said in the OP to recommend me powersupplies I just asked a question and NEVER got an answer

Whether it's better than your current cable management is depends on how well you do your cable management.

If you're good enough, having a different psu won't make much of a difference.

[quan289]

I never said in the OP to recommend me powersupplies I just asked a question and NEVER got an answer

Well, considering how you made a poor PSU purchase, we felt that we should at least make sure you don't do it again. The NEX750G isn't a bad unit per-say, but you certainly can get a better unit in that price range that would accomplished your needs. The Supernova 1300 G2 is an excellent power supply - among the best; however, it's overkill for your system.

 

To answer your question though, you could say it will give you better cable management, since it fully modular and giving you less opportunity to have a mass of cables cluttering up your computer. However, you are not taking advantage of the cabling management features of your case. You could get good cable management even with a 750w non-modular like yours (which, btw is not a 750w unit and the +12v rail rating is a misprint). You see the rubber grommets next to the PSU? You want to route ALL of the cables into there and behind the motherboard tray and only have the connectors you need stick out from the other rubber grommets when needed.

 

What case you have anyways?

[Slayher]

Well, considering how you made a poor PSU purchase, we felt that we should at least make sure you don't do it again. The NEX750G isn't a bad unit per-say, but you certainly can get a better unit in that price range that would accomplished your needs. The Supernova 1300 G2 is an excellent power supply - among the best; however, it's overkill for your system.

 

To answer your question though, you could say it will give you better cable management, since it fully modular and giving you less opportunity to have a mass of cables cluttering up your computer. However, you are not taking advantage of the cabling management features of your case. You could get good cable management even with a 750w non-modular like yours (which, btw is not a 750w unit and the +12v rail rating is a misprint). You see the rubber grommets next to the PSU? You want to route ALL of the cables into there and behind the motherboard tray and only have the connectors you need stick out from the other rubber grommets when needed.

 

What case you have anyways?

I have the Storm Scout II Advanced, do you have Skype? 

Seem to know what you're talking about!

[quan289]

I have the Storm Scout II Advanced, do you have Skype? 

Seem to know what you're talking about!

 

Sorry, I do not. I was planning on setting it up but never did for some reason... lol

 

Anyways, to give you an idea of how it should look like, here's some pictures:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/Storm_Scout_2_Advanced/images/install1.jpg

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/Storm_Scout_2_Advanced/images/install2.jpg

 

Aside from the HDD/SSD SATA power cables where I would route the cables along the edges of the case rather than having it dangle down in plain view, that's more or less how you want to route your cables.

 

Here's a video on cable management by Linus:

[Slayher]

Sorry, I do not. I was planning on setting it up but never did for some reason... lol

 

Anyways, to give you an idea of how it should look like, here's some pictures:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/Storm_Scout_2_Advanced/images/install1.jpg

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/Storm_Scout_2_Advanced/images/install2.jpg

 

Aside from the HDD/SSD SATA power cables where I would route the cables along the edges of the case rather than having it dangle down in plain view, that's more or less how you want to route your cables.

I'm scared on taking out all the PSU cables, for some reason I can't get those little wires in the mobo to turn it on/led those little 6 wires don't know what there called! I need some Skype assistance with someone that could help

[target39]

I only have one, and no I just have it on the bottom.

Does it make a difference which slot its in? Plus, 650 isn't enough for my system! I had 3~4 and they crapped out on me.

Took the PC to the store and said the W on the PSU wasn't good enough all 3 times I took it (When I didn't really know about PCs)

 

Might just grab the 750W SuperNOVA

 

It doesn't matter which slot it's in.

A 500w psu is easily enough for your system unless you somehow have hundreds of hard drives or something like that. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

Actually it does matter which slot it's in. The Z77 Pro3 only has a PCIe 3.0 x4 link to the secondary PCIe x16 slot, compared to the PCIe 3.0 x16 link that the first PCIe x16 slot has. There's a slight chance that you are bottle-necking your graphics card by the lower bandwidth, especially if you are only running PCIe 2.0 or lower.

 

I highly recommend you put the graphics card at the top PCIe x16 slot, to take advantage of the higher bandwidth, and even receive better temperatures. Putting the graphics card right next to the PSU is going to decrease the amount of room for ventilation, and the fan will intake the warm air it exhausts, producing higher temperatures.

 

Also, you should be routing the cables behind the motherboard tray, to get a cleaner look, and to hide the sight of that nest of cables.

[Slayher]

Okay! I'm gonna move the graphics card to the top one!

[quan289]

I'm scared on taking out all the PSU cables, for some reason I can't get those little wires in the mobo to turn it on/led those little 6 wires don't know what there called! I need some Skype assistance with someone that could help

 

Well, if you were going to buy a new PSU (which I would suggest replace that Ultra LSP you have), you will be needing to unplugging them anyways. The 4+4 EPS12v and 24 pin connector for the motherboard, the two PCIe power connectors for your 660Ti, and two SATA power connectors for your optical drive or SSD and HDD. Those are the connectors I know you will be using.

 

Installing the front panel connectors of the case to the headers on the motherboard is indeed annoying if you have big fingers like me, so I understand. If you don't wish to plug it out, then unplug just the PSU cables from your components and route / tie those front panel cables down along the back edge of the case, and bundle the extra cables and tie it out of sight towards the front of the case (behind the HDD cage). Then just route the the PSU cable towards the back of the case and try to copy what is shown in those pictures and video I had posted.

 

It shouldn't be too difficult. In this case, your goal is basically get the least amount of cable being shown in the front as possible (due provide the cable with some slack though). Just try not to overlapped the cables too much, so you don't have any possible difficulties closing the side panel.