new PSU

[MorganO]

requirements:

UNITED KINGDOM GBP pricing

MUST look good

HAVE good efficiency

MUST be fully modular

i must be able to buy a cablemod fullset of custom cables for the PSU

 

i have an i7-3930k which loves to get power around 170w according to aida64

and a KFA2/GALAX GTX 770 HOF (i think) thats mildly overclocked

 

looking for 750w but preferred is 850w(dont ask it just sounds better in my head)

 

currently have a CX750M which is a bad psu i think?

 

computer can be left on for multiple days whilst downloading games and downloading torrents and music, must be reliable and have good warranty.

 

 

AND WHY CORSAIR DID YOU MAKE A WHITE RM1000I with only 100 units available  

[1Reshiram12]

The CX series is mediocre, but the CXM is good and doesn't really warrant a upgrade for a 770. If you really have your heart set on a new PSU, the HX850i is very nice, fully modular, platinum rated and can be found on cablemod.

[xDanielxOossiex]

What is your budget?

[1Reshiram12]

5 minutes ago, xDanielxOossiex said:

What is your budget?

Considering he was looking into a limited edition RM1000i, and he wants to get rid of a already good PSU, I don't think money is an issue tbh.

[xDanielxOossiex]

 

Reliability is the most important thing with a PSU. A cheaply made one could kill all of your components. 

[1Reshiram12]

17 minutes ago, xDanielxOossiex said:

 

Reliability is the most important thing with a PSU. A cheaply made one could kill all of your components. 

Well no duh, the CX750M isn't cheaply made though. The CXM series is pretty good.

[STRMfrmXMN]

3 hours ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

requirements:

UNITED KINGDOM GBP pricing

MUST look good

HAVE good efficiency

MUST be fully modular

i must be able to buy a cablemod fullset of custom cables for the PSU

 

i have an i7-3930k which loves to get power around 170w according to aida64

and a KFA2/GALAX GTX 770 HOF (i think) thats mildly overclocked

 

looking for 750w but preferred is 850w(dont ask it just sounds better in my head)

 

currently have a CX750M which is a bad psu i think?

 

computer can be left on for multiple days whilst downloading games and downloading torrents and music, must be reliable and have good warranty.

 

 

AND WHY CORSAIR DID YOU MAKE A WHITE RM1000I with only 100 units available  

Your system will never use more than 350W under any circumstances so you most certainly do not need 850W for that. Your CX750M is fine, don't bother replacing it.

[MorganO]

8 hours ago, 1Reshiram12 said:

Considering he was looking into a limited edition RM1000i, and he wants to get rid of a already good PSU, I don't think money is an issue tbh.

no im just annoyed i most likley wouldnt be able to buy one in time and they are limited edition  

although if i had the money rn i would buy one 

[MorganO]

5 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Your system will never use more than 350W under any circumstances so you most certainly do not need 850W for that. Your CX750M is fine, don't bother replacing it.

i want a fully modular psu(slowly upgrading my pc to be assimilate and fully new parts by mid to end 2017, psu is first then i can make my pc look nice and also the possiblyity of picking up another gtx 770 with only one nvidia says use a 600w psu minium so yeah 

[MorganO]

8 hours ago, xDanielxOossiex said:

What is your budget?

no more than £200 if its platinum efficency at 850w (im looking at the HX850i)

 

[MorganO]

8 hours ago, 1Reshiram12 said:

The CX series is mediocre, but the CXM is good and doesn't really warrant a upgrade for a 770. If you really have your heart set on a new PSU, the HX850i is very nice, fully modular, platinum rated and can be found on cablemod.

im looking at the HX850i im slowly upgrade parts ie case,psu,cooler,storage,grpahics card then eventuall cpu,mobo,ram

[alexhelvetica]

1 hour ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

i want a fully modular psu(slowly upgrading my pc to be assimilate and fully new parts by mid to end 2017, psu is first then i can make my pc look nice and also the possiblyity of picking up another gtx 770 with only one nvidia says use a 600w psu minium so yeah 

750W is easily enough for 2 GTX 770's.

If you want a new PSU, the Corsair RMi/RMx and EVGA G2 and G3 are great choices.

 

[MorganO]

1 hour ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

750W is easily enough for 2 GTX 770's.

If you want a new PSU, the Corsair RMi/RMx and EVGA G2 and G3 are great choices.

 

What benefits would I get from going RMi v G2, 

 

What's the difference between G2/G3? 

[alexhelvetica]

Just now, KOMTechAndGaming said:

What benefits would I get from going RMi v G2, 

 

What's the difference between G2/G3? 

RMi or RMx are better than the G2, not by much though. All RMi/RMx have 10 year warranty, everything apart from the G2/G3 550W has a 10 year warranty (550W only has a 7 year warranty)

 

The RMi has Corsair Link, so you can monitor stuff and configure your PSU to be a single rail PSU, it also has a better fan.

The RMx has a lesser fan and doesn't have corsair link and single 12V rail support.

 

The EVGA G3 is shorter than the G2, it is also newer and better, but it looks ugly as fuck, it has EVGA logos everywhere.

 

Either of  the 4 will do, they are all great PSUs.

[MorganO]

1 minute ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

RMi or RMx are better than the G2, not by much though. All RMi/RMx have 10 year warranty, everything apart from the G2/G3 550W has a 10 year warranty (550W only has a 7 year warranty)

 

The RMi has Corsair Link, so you can monitor stuff and configure your PSU to be a single rail PSU, it also has a better fan.

The RMx has a lesser fan and doesn't have corsair link and single 12V rail support.

 

The EVGA G3 is shorter than the G2, it is also newer and better, but it looks ugly as fuck, it has EVGA logos everywhere.

 

Either of  the 4 will do, they are all great PSUs.

What about the HXi units?  I need an efficient PSU, 

Might get the RM850i,  I like the looks of the RMi/hxi units 

[alexhelvetica]

Just now, KOMTechAndGaming said:

What about the HXi units?  I need an efficient PSU, 

Might get the RM850i,  I like the looks of the RMi/hxi units 

HXi is also very good. The RMi/RMx are based on that platform.

[MorganO]

1 minute ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

HXi is also very good. The RMi/RMx are based on that platform.

Might get the HX850i

[STRMfrmXMN]

5 hours ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

What about the HXi units?  I need an efficient PSU, 

Might get the RM850i,  I like the looks of the RMi/hxi units 

What about efficiency ratings do you really need? You're powering a system, even with two 770s, that will never use more than 550W. Not exactly the end of the world to lose like 50 cents a year and save like $30 from buying a cheaper PSU.

[MorganO]

49 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

What about efficiency ratings do you really need? You're powering a system, even with two 770s, that will never use more than 550W. Not exactly the end of the world to lose like 50 cents a year and save like $30 from buying a cheaper PSU.

Will have a new system in a year,  gradually upgrading 

[STRMfrmXMN]

2 minutes ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

Will have a new system in a year,  gradually upgrading 

Again, you're not gonna see a tangible benefit to getting something more efficient.

 

An EVGA G2 would be plenty for you.

[MorganO]

9 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Again, you're not gonna see a tangible benefit to getting something more efficient.

 

An EVGA G2 would be plenty for you.

It's not the best looking psu,  tangible benefits from the G2 V the RMi series

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 minute ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

It's not the best looking psu,  tangible benefits from the G2 V the RMi series

The RMi is fine then. A great PSU.

[MorganO]

37 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

The RMi is fine then. A great PSU.

I mean what are differences if any besides looks? 

[STRMfrmXMN]

9 hours ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

I mean what are differences if any besides looks? 

G2 vs RMi? There's not a ton of difference in performance but the RMi is multi-rail (and can switch to single-rail), the RMi is really geared towards being quiet while the G2, although still very quiet, isn't as quiet. 

 

I'm really tired and I'd love to go into more detail but I really like both and both are super good unit. The RMi was a good choice.