Posted August 9, 2016 So there are cases with and without power supply included. Is it worth it to go for the one with (for example) a 600 watt power supply included, or should I buy them separately? Can I expect a good quality of power supply from trusted manufacturers like Coolermaster and Corsair? It's suspicious to me that those with power supply included often turn out to be cheaper than just buying that same case + the same capacity power supply. Btw, I'm choosing between Miditower Cooler Master K281 (500W, ~90$) and Miditower Cooler Master Elite431 (600W, 110$). I'm planning to have rx 480 + i5 6500, so 500W should be enough, right? Room for upgraids is always good though, I guess. Thanks in advance everyone <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 9, 2016 you should buy seperate because the included PSUs are typically worse than or of the barely adequate variety. Buying separate lets you get a good PSU that you know won't die for a long time. For the Best builds and Price lists here is a world where many points of the price have been predefined already for your convenience! The Xeon E3 1231 V3 IS BETTER Than the Core i5 4690K and a Significantly better value for the non-overclockers or value shoppers. The OS is like a kind food, Try it before saying if you like it or don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 9, 2016 Its best to buy separate Needs money for car parts System specs: Core i7 9700k, Dark Rock Pro 4 , MSI Z390 PRO, 16GB CORSAIR VENGENCE DDR4 3000, EVGA GTX 1070 FTW, Corsair AX860, Seagate 1TB, Sandisk 240GB SSD, Corsair 400c My Steam Profile (from SteamDB) Worth: £654 (£221 with sales) Games owned: 62 Games played: 52 (83%) Hours on record: 2,980.7h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 9, 2016 In almost all cases it's better to buy a good power supply separately, the ones included with cases are often subpar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 9, 2016 Author Just now, iDeFecZx said: Its best to buy separate 2 minutes ago, Weak1ings said: you should buy seperate because the included PSUs are typically worse than or of the barely adequate variety. Buying separate lets you get a good PSU that you know won't die for a long time. How do I choose a good PSU then? I know there is some sort of rating on them, but I didn't really have much time to research it properly. What brand should I pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 9, 2016 Author Btw, here's what some random PSU calculator gave me for my specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 9, 2016 3 minutes ago, thatweirdguy69 said: How do I choose a good PSU then? I know there is some sort of rating on them, but I didn't really have much time to research it properly. What brand should I pick? PSU Tier list | F@H Stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 9, 2016 Author 43 minutes ago, Cela1 said: Choosing between 1. Corsair CS550M 550W (~100$) 2. Corsair CX550M 550W (~90$) 3. Corsair CX650M 650W (~100$) So golden certificate means better quality or how exactly does it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 9, 2016 1 hour ago, thatweirdguy69 said: Choosing between 1. Corsair CS550M 550W (~100$) 2. Corsair CX550M 550W (~90$) 3. Corsair CX650M 650W (~100$) So golden certificate means better quality or how exactly does it work? Yea 80+ gold is better most of the time. Could you fit an XFX Core 550W in your price range? It's better than any of those Corsair units. PSU Tier list | F@H Stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 9, 2016 PSU's that are included in cases are usually terrible. Unless it's something like EVGA's Hadron where it's a custom PSU you should buy it separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 9, 2016 3 hours ago, thatweirdguy69 said: Choosing between 1. Corsair CS550M 550W (~100$) 2. Corsair CX550M 550W (~90$) 3. Corsair CX650M 650W (~100$) So golden certificate means better quality or how exactly does it work? The certification i.e Bronze, Gold, Platinum etc is just the efficiency rating. It has no bearing on the quality of the unit. The Corsair CS is meh. The Corsair CX (With the Grey label) are fine. If you can link us to the store you are buying from (And budget) then we can give you a better option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 10, 2016 On 8/9/2016 at 0:34 PM, Hans Christian | Teri said: In almost all cases it's better to buy a good power supply separately, the ones included with cases are often subpar. Pun intended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 11, 2016 13 hours ago, Mizard said: Pun intended? Yes, very much so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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