Do I NEED a Modular PSU?

[jappypack]

I'm going to be coding, gaming and maybe editing on this PC.

No overclocking.

i5 6500 paired with a Sapphire NITRO+ RX 480 4GB.

I'm thinking about getting the Corsair VS550, as it should do the job fine. As for the non-modular cables, I could just hide them in the back? As long as the LED lights show I'm fine lol

[Litargirio]

4 minutes ago, jappypack said:

As for the non-modular cables, I could just hide them in the back?

Yes you can, but it's a real pain in the butt.

[Phentos]

No you don't need one. 

 

However, once you get one, you won't ever want to go non-modular again.

[Guest]

Needing? No.

 

Most of the people that have non modular just hide the remaining wires or something, not elegant, but you won't die from it.

 

Seriously, unless you have some serious upgrading plans in the future, non-modular is good.

[alexhelvetica]

You don't need a modular PSU, but you need a PSU much better than the VS550. The CX 450M, XFX TS 550, Antec Neo ECO II, Antec High Current Gamer, Fractal Design Integra M  Fractal Design Edison M and anything from Seasonic or Superflower are great choices 

[Herman Mcpootis]

8 minutes ago, jappypack said:

I'm going to be coding, gaming and maybe editing on this PC.

No overclocking.

i5 6500 paired with a Sapphire NITRO+ RX 480 4GB.

I'm thinking about getting the Corsair VS550, as it should do the job fine. As for the non-modular cables, I could just hide them in the back? As long as the LED lights show I'm fine lol

You don't need modular cables at all, but they can be very good for cable management. Psu is crap though, get something better. 

[jappypack]

1 minute ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

You don't need a modular PSU, but you need a PSU much better than the VS550. The CX 450M, XFX TS 550, Antec Neo ECO II, Antec High Current Gamer, Fractal Design Integra M  Fractal Design Edison M and anything from Seasonic or Superflower are great choices 

What's wrong with the VS550?

[jappypack]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

You don't need modular cables at all, but they can be very good for cable management. Psu is crap though, get something better. 

How about the EVGA 500W?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Power-Supplies/EVGA-600-80-PC-Power-Supply-Unit/B01127D0MY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1482589143&sr=8-2&keywords=550w+psu

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, jappypack said:

How about the EVGA 500W?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Power-Supplies/EVGA-600-80-PC-Power-Supply-Unit/B01127D0MY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1482589143&sr=8-2&keywords=550w+psu

About the same as the vs550. You're from the UK iirc, get the XFX TS 430w if you want cheap(good and enough wattage) or that corsair cx550m for 55 pounds you listed on your build from one of your other threads.

[alexhelvetica]

Just now, jappypack said:

What's wrong with the VS550?

It's shit. Low quality, average performance, likely to die if you strain it to hard,

 

The Corsair VS is good for a computer that is 6 years old, doesn't have a dedicated GPU and the PSU just died in. 

 

2 minutes ago, jappypack said:

How about the EVGA 500W?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Power-Supplies/EVGA-600-80-PC-Power-Supply-Unit/B01127D0MY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1482589143&sr=8-2&keywords=550w+psu

Same as above, look at what I recommend. 

[Simon771]

No you don't need modular PSU.

Like 99,9% people don't NEED it, but some of us WANT it

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

10 minutes ago, Simon771 said:

No you don't need modular PSU.

Like 99,9% people don't NEED it, but some of us WANT it

 

I've never used a non-modular psu for my pc before, but i've used them on rigs that i sell all the time, that ability to plug out those cables are so good to have

[STRMfrmXMN]

3 hours ago, jappypack said:

I'm going to be coding, gaming and maybe editing on this PC.

No overclocking.

i5 6500 paired with a Sapphire NITRO+ RX 480 4GB.

I'm thinking about getting the Corsair VS550, as it should do the job fine. As for the non-modular cables, I could just hide them in the back? As long as the LED lights show I'm fine lol

No, but you'll definitely want at least a decent quality PSU if you're going to be powering an RX480, which the VS550 is not. Look into a Corsair CX550M or Seasonic S12/M12.