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4 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

750W. Leaves you plenty of room for expansion and doesn't cost much more than the 550W.

 

4 hours ago, jools said:

better psu gives peace of mind

 

4 hours ago, DocSwag said:

750w because why not :P 

 

Those are pretty decent prices for it though, I gotta say 

Went ahead and got it, thanks guys! :)

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I've been using a Rosewill HIVE 550 for a bit over two years now, I've never really had any issues with it, but I know it's not the best quality. I saw today the Bitfenix Whisper M PSUs are on sale on NCIX, wondering if you guys think it would be worth it for me to upgrade to one, if for nothing more than having peace of mind that (hopefully) comes with having a high quality PSU? Maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to upgrade something at this point? :D Any input would be greatly appreciated!

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CPU: i7-9700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite | RAM: 16GB's Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition  | Storage: 500GB WD Caviar Blue | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Crucial BX200 240GB SSD | OS: Windows 10 64-bit  | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 | Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition's, HD 598 Cs | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire XT MX Blues | Monitors: Acer GN246HL 144Hz, Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro.

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I've been using a Rosewill HIVE 550 for a bit over two years now, I've never really had any issues with it, but I know it's not the best quality. I saw today the Bitfenix Whisper M PSUs are on sale on NCIX, wondering if you guys think it would be worth it for me to upgrade to one, if for nothing more than having peace of mind that (hopefully) comes with having a high quality PSU? Maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to upgrade something at this point? :D Any input would be greatly appreciated!

If you don't currently need more than 550 watts for your build, don't. I thought the same thing if I wanted to upgrade my Corsair AX1200i to a Seasonic PRIME Platinum, but I don't need to, it's still an excellent 1.2 kW unit.

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No need to upgrade unless you just want to.

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Just now, ARikozuM said:

No need to upgrade unless you just want to.

If he needs an excuse to upgrade something, maybe (just maybe) the CPU, RAM, and motherboard.

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The Storm (Retired): Intel Core i7-5930K | Asus ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | Asus ROG RAMPAGE V EDITION 10 | EKWB EK-KIT P360 with Hardware Labs Black Ice SR2 Multiport 480 | 32GB (4x8GB) Dominator Platinum SE Blackout #338/500 | 480GB SATA 2.5" SSD + 3TB 5400 RPM NAS HDD + 8TB 7200 RPM NAS HDD | Corsair 900D | Corsair AX1200i + Black/Blue CableMod cables | Corsair ML120 2-pack 2x + NB-BlackSilentPro PL-2 x3

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QUOTES

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"So because they didn't give you the results you want, they're biased? You realize that makes you biased, right?" - @App4that

"Brand loyalty/fanboyism is stupid." - Unknown person on these forums

"Assuming kills" - @Moondrelor

"That's not to say that Nvidia is always better, or that AMD isn't worth owning. But the fact remains that this forum is AMD biased." - @App4that

"I'd imagine there's exceptions to this trend - but just going on mine and my acquaintances' purchase history, we've found that budget cards often require you to turn off certain features to get slick performance, even though those technologies are previous gen and should be having a negligible impact" - ace42

"2K" is not 2560 x 1440 

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18 minutes ago, JurunceNK said:

If he needs an excuse to upgrade something, maybe (just maybe) the CPU, RAM, and motherboard.

Been entertaining the idea, but I think that'd be a bit more money than I'm willing to spend for the time being. :)

PC Specs: 

CPU: i7-9700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite | RAM: 16GB's Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition  | Storage: 500GB WD Caviar Blue | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Crucial BX200 240GB SSD | OS: Windows 10 64-bit  | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 | Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition's, HD 598 Cs | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire XT MX Blues | Monitors: Acer GN246HL 144Hz, Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro.

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How much are the Whisper Ms right now?

33 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

No need to upgrade unless you just want to.

The hive is a tier 6 unit so... Might want to consider upgrading :P 

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17 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

How much are the Whisper Ms right now?

The hive is a tier 6 unit so... Might want to consider upgrading :P 

$105 CAD for 550w, $115 for 650w, $120 for 750w.

PC Specs: 

CPU: i7-9700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite | RAM: 16GB's Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition  | Storage: 500GB WD Caviar Blue | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Crucial BX200 240GB SSD | OS: Windows 10 64-bit  | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 | Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition's, HD 598 Cs | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire XT MX Blues | Monitors: Acer GN246HL 144Hz, Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro.

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1 minute ago, SkimmyMcG said:

$105 CAD for 550w, $115 for 650w, $120 for 750w.

750W. Leaves you plenty of room for expansion and doesn't cost much more than the 550W.

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CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K

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Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste 
Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series
Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena
Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset
Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers

 

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25 minutes ago, SkimmyMcG said:

$105 CAD for 550w, $115 for 650w, $120 for 750w.

750w because why not :P 

 

Those are pretty decent prices for it though, I gotta say 

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4 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

750W. Leaves you plenty of room for expansion and doesn't cost much more than the 550W.

 

4 hours ago, jools said:

better psu gives peace of mind

 

4 hours ago, DocSwag said:

750w because why not :P 

 

Those are pretty decent prices for it though, I gotta say 

Went ahead and got it, thanks guys! :)

PC Specs: 

CPU: i7-9700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite | RAM: 16GB's Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition  | Storage: 500GB WD Caviar Blue | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Crucial BX200 240GB SSD | OS: Windows 10 64-bit  | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 | Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition's, HD 598 Cs | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire XT MX Blues | Monitors: Acer GN246HL 144Hz, Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro.

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