Looking for a PSU, Seasonic?

[martward]

Hi everyone,

 

I am looking for a new PSU for my rig (see spoiler). What I am looking for is:

- Enough W (ofcourse)

- As modular as possible (probably want white sleeved cables)

- At least 80+ bronze

- Not too expensive (in the Netherlands)

- No ugly stickers on the top

 

I have come across the Seasonic M12II Evo 520W and it has all of the features above, so I was wondering weather anyone knows a reason not to buy this, and whether 520W is enough. I currently have a 750W PSU, since I was planning to crossfire when I bought it (which I never did). The reason I'm not sure is that I might want to upgrade to a different graphics card at some point in the feature (probably a 970/390 ish card).

 

Thanks

[Josephdalepi]

Just now, martward said:

Hi everyone,

 

I am looking for a new PSU for my rig (see spoiler). What I am looking for is:

- Enough W (ofcourse)

- As modular as possible (probably want white sleeved cables)

- At least 80+ bronze

- Not too expensive (in the Netherlands)

- No ugly stickers on the top

 

I have come across the Seasonic M12II Evo 520W and it has all of the features above, so I was wondering weather anyone knows a reason not to buy this, and whether 520W is enough. I currently have a 750W PSU, since I was planning to crossfire when I bought it (which I never did). The reason I'm not sure is that I might want to upgrade to a different graphics card at some point in the feature (probably a 970/390 ish card).

 

Thanks

corsair has the rm 750

may be overkill, but they are damn reliable and have the fanless mode

[don_svetlio]

M12II EVO is a fantastic PSU. Highly advise getting it

520W is more than enough - it's around double what you need

[Sephirothkefka]

The Evga 500b seems quite viable though it isnt modular.

[FireFox]

Can't go far wrong with Seasonic mate. One of the best if not the best PSU manufacturer.

[pagani123]

you cant go wrong with any of these

 

 

Corsair 
AX / AXi series 760w - 1200w Seasonic (AX) / Flextronics (AXi)
AX1500i Flextronics
HXi Channel Well Technology
RMi Channel Well Technology 
RM1000x Channel Well Technology 

 

EVGA
SuperNova G2 / P2 / T2 Super Flower
Supernova GS Seasonic 
Supernova PS Seasonic 
 

 

Seasonic
Platinum series Seasonic
Snow Silent 1050w Seasonic
X series / X series XM2 Seasonic
G series / G series V2 Seasonic 
M12-II EVO (fully modular) Seasonic 
S12G (Think of 2011 - 2013 Seasonic G series) Seasonic 
S12-II Seasonic 
 

[martward]

2 minutes ago, Sephirothkefka said:

The Evga 500b seems quite viable though it isnt modular.

It's about the same price, but that cable is sooo hideous (one of the reasons I'm replacing this one). Thanks for the suggestion though.

 

5 minutes ago, Josephdalepi said:

corsair has the rm 750

may be overkill, but they are damn reliable and have the fanless mode

That one is way more expensive than the Seasonic (probably because it's 80plus Gold), so a little out of my budget. Thanks for the suggestion :).

 

 

 @FireFox @Maybach123 @don_svetlio

Thanks, Seasonic it is then

[Sakkura]

It's been my experience that XFX power supplies are often cheaper than their Seasonic equivalents in Europe. All XFX units are rebranded Seasonics.

[martward]

6 minutes ago, Sakkura said:

It's been my experience that XFX power supplies are often cheaper than their Seasonic equivalents in Europe. All XFX units are rebranded Seasonics.

Hmm, the cheapest fully modular XFX I can find is €90, while the Seasonix is €63. The Netherlands are always a bit weird with prices (somehow never to my benefit though).

[don_svetlio]

7 hours ago, Sephirothkefka said:

The Evga 500b seems quite viable though it isnt modular.

 

7 hours ago, martward said:

It's about the same price, but that cable is sooo hideous (one of the reasons I'm replacing this one). Thanks for the suggestion though.

 

That one is way more expensive than the Seasonic (probably because it's 80plus Gold), so a little out of my budget. Thanks for the suggestion :).

 

 

 @FireFox @Maybach123 @don_svetlio

Thanks, Seasonic it is then

EVGA B1 500 is designed by HEC Compucase and is several times worse than the M12II EVO

[Sephirothkefka]

29 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

 

EVGA B1 500 is designed by HEC Compucase and is several times worse than the M12II EVO

As long as it works its good. Also JohnnyGuru gave it 8.4/10 with the only major complaint being the lack of zipties. The rest are fairly minor (sleeve bearing fan, non modular, etc.) 

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Sephirothkefka said:

As long as it works its good. Also JohnnyGuru gave it 8.4/10 with the only major complaint being the lack of zipties. The rest are fairly minor (sleeve bearing fan, non modular, etc.) 

JohnyGURU gives scores based on price. The B1 is cheaper and thus got a higher score. Hence why his scores are the last thing you should be looking at. Read the detailed review.

The B1 comes with cheap chinese caps, mediocre electrical performance and an overall poor platform used by ThermalTake on a lot of their PSUs (And we all know how poor Thermalfake stuff is).

[Sephirothkefka]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

JohnyGURU gives scores based on price. The B1 is cheaper and thus got a higher score. Hence why his scores are the last thing you should be looking at. Read the detailed review.

The B1 comes with cheap chinese caps, mediocre electrical performance and an overall poor platform used by ThermalTake on a lot of their PSUs (And we all know how poor Thermalfake stuff is).

Thermaltake? This is EVGA who makes very affordable or very overpriced PSUS with excellent quality and value for the average joe. Opening up the PSU and checking for caps would very likely be a rarity for me. I have an RM1000 and even though it has Japanese primarys (Nippon-Chemi Con, Rubycon) and taiwanese secondarys (Teapo, CapXon), it still functions and isn't a big fuckup like those Bestech PSUs in eMachines of the late 90s early 2000s that were ticking time bombs. I'm sounding like a broken record but as long as it works and doesn't cause problems down the road, I'm ok. 

[don_svetlio]

3 minutes ago, Sephirothkefka said:

Thermaltake? This is EVGA who makes very affordable or very overpriced PSUS with excellent quality and value for the average joe. Opening up the PSU and checking for caps would very likely be a rarity for me. I have an RM1000 and even though it has Japanese primarys (Nippon-Chemi Con, Rubycon) and taiwanese secondarys (Teapo, CapXon), it still functions and isn't a big fuckup like those Bestech PSUs in eMachines of the late 90s early 2000s that were ticking time bombs. I'm sounding like a broken record but as long as it works and doesn't cause problems down the road, I'm ok. 

EVGA don't make anything. They sell the sticker. The PSUs are made by one of several OEMs which include SeaSonic, Super Flower, Delta, CWT, Compucase, FSP, Great Wall, Flextronics and so on.

EVGA, Corsair, Antec and such just resell them.

[Sephirothkefka]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

EVGA don't make anything. They sell the sticker. The PSUs are made by one of several OEMs which include SeaSonic, Super Flower, Delta, CWT, Compucase, FSP, Great Wall, Flextronics and so on.

EVGA, Corsair, Antec and such just resell them.

You forgot they made their own GPUs right? I know they farm out production to other OEMS.