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Hey ya, 

Okay so i plan to build this gaming rig:

CPU: Intel Core i5 6500
Mobo: MSI B150 Gaming M3 Motherboard
Ram: Kingston HyperX Fury HX421C14FBK2/8 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 Black
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO Series 250GB 2.5in SSD

HDD: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB WD10EZEX

GPU:  MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming 8GB 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro Chassis Black
PSU: Seasonic M12II 620W EVO Edition Bronze Power Supply or  EVGA SuperNOVA G1 Gold 650W Power Supply
Optical drive: ASUS DRW-24D5MT 24x DVD Writer
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64bit OEM DVD
Wifi: TP-Link TL-WN881ND Wireless N PCI Express Adapter ( need this in the meantime... plan on getting a Ethernet cable wired to my room through wall) 

 

What PSU should i go for im thinking out of these?:

1.  EVGA SuperNOVA G1 Gold 650W Power Supply

 

2. Seasonic M12II 620W EVO Edition Bronze Power Supply 

 

Any advice would be very much appreciated cheers. 

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4 minutes ago, azza_01 said:

Hey ya, 

Okay so i plan to build this gaming rig:

CPU: Intel Core i5 6500
Mobo: MSI B150 Gaming M3 Motherboard
Ram: Kingston HyperX Fury HX421C14FBK2/8 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 Black
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO Series 250GB 2.5in SSD

HDD: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB WD10EZEX

GPU:  MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming 8GB 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro Chassis Black
PSU: Seasonic M12II 620W EVO Edition Bronze Power Supply or  EVGA SuperNOVA G1 Gold 650W Power Supply
Optical drive: ASUS DRW-24D5MT 24x DVD Writer
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64bit OEM DVD
Wifi: TP-Link TL-WN881ND Wireless N PCI Express Adapter ( need this in the meantime... plan on getting a Ethernet cable wired to my room through wall) 

 

What PSU should i go for im thinking out of these?:

1.  EVGA SuperNOVA G1 Gold 650W Power Supply

 

2. Seasonic M12II 620W EVO Edition Bronze Power Supply 

 

Any advice would be very much appreciated cheers. 

The seasonic.

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Are you in the US?

 

Don't Buy G1 power supplies. Not very good. 

 

In order of quality G2>GS=GQ>>>>G1.

 

If it is cheaper, I'd recommend checking out the EVGA 650 GQ. I just bought one for a server I build and it was a dream (also while it claims to be "semi" modular, only the 24 pin is 100% connected so really unless you don't plan on using a motherboard it is 100% modular.)

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Its like asking if you should buy a Ferrari or a Honda Civic for a 1/4 mile race

Get the seasonic

CPU: A8-5600K GPU: MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4GB MOBO: ASUS A55BM-PLUS 

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The EVGA Supernova 650w G2 is very much a superior unit to the M12II Bronze 620w Evo. A more proper Seasonic alternative would be something like the Seasonic X 650w KM3.

 

Edit: Why did I saw G2..? Can you provide a link to the store you are buying from?

Edit2: PCCaseGears from Australia? If so, my answer is neither. Go with the XFX XTR 650w over both of them:

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=34620&cPath=1791

It's a fully modular Seasonic G unit internally with a FDB fan and semi-passive mode.

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34 minutes ago, azza_01 said:

Hey ya, 

Okay so i plan to build this gaming rig:

CPU: Intel Core i5 6500
Mobo: MSI B150 Gaming M3 Motherboard
Ram: Kingston HyperX Fury HX421C14FBK2/8 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 Black
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO Series 250GB 2.5in SSD

HDD: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB WD10EZEX

GPU:  MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming 8GB 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro Chassis Black
PSU: Seasonic M12II 620W EVO Edition Bronze Power Supply or  EVGA SuperNOVA G1 Gold 650W Power Supply
Optical drive: ASUS DRW-24D5MT 24x DVD Writer
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64bit OEM DVD
Wifi: TP-Link TL-WN881ND Wireless N PCI Express Adapter ( need this in the meantime... plan on getting a Ethernet cable wired to my room through wall) 

 

What PSU should i go for im thinking out of these?:

1.  EVGA SuperNOVA G1 Gold 650W Power Supply

 

2. Seasonic M12II 620W EVO Edition Bronze Power Supply 

 

Any advice would be very much appreciated cheers. 

Get the M12 of the two. An EVGA GQ is also a better option for the same amount of money.

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EVGA G1 might be best off i think , even though its not as good as the g2 but thats over my budget. Im liking the G1 becuase the extra 5 years warranty so 10 years, has nice looking black sleeved cables,  

by the looks of it the EVGA G1 has 53A of 12V rail delivering giving you 636W and the Seasonic  has 48A of 12V rail giving out 576W. I think there both still good power supply's but the EVGA G1 might be best for the $$. 

 

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