Choosing a power supply

[Matej101]

Hello, I need some help with choosing a new psu for a pc my friend built from his old spare parts. Currently it has a 400w evolveo power supply which should be fine now, but I am planning to overclock both the processor and the graphics card, and if I'm buying a new power supply, I want one that can support some better parts I'm planning to add/replace later. After some digging around I landed on those two options, which both cost about 90 dollars where I live. Which of them you think is better in this situation, or do you know a better one? My idea is to buy all the "generic" (non-motherboard dependent) parts of aome good quality so I don't have to buy new ones with every new more demanding part.

 

option 1:

https://seasonic.com/product/m12ii-520-evo/
option 2:

https://seasonic.com/product/m12ii-620-evo/

 

Hardware:

intel core 2 quad 6600

asus p5k-v motherbard

gigabyte radeon r7 250 700mhz

160 gb 7200 rpm WD hard drive

generic cd+dvd RW drive

4gb ddr2 kingston RAM

wlan card

some usb peripherals (5)

21 inch monitor

[HKZeroFive]

Don't get the M12IIs. Go for something like the Corsair CX450/M instead.

[RadiatingLight]

3 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Don't get the M12IIs. Go for something like the Corsair CX450/M instead.

+1

CX450 (M) is higher quality than the S12II/M12II, and also is cheaper.

people recommend that you get a tier 3 or above, and the Seasonic is tier 4.

[alexhelvetica]

Honestly, for that build, I would get something cheaper. Spending 50% of the build's value on a PSU is not a good idea.

Get something like a Corsair VS400, EVGA 450B, Corsair CX430 instead, since they are usually a little cheaper.

 

However, If you are going to reuse the PSU in your next PC, I would recomend you get a BeQuiet PurePower 10 400/500W, BeQuiet PowerPower 10 CM 400/500, Corsair CX450/550 and Corsair CX 450/550M instead.

[zinton]

ehhh, I wouldn't spend too much money on a power supply with those components. Unless if know you're going to be upgrading soon you could still prolly get away with spending 40-60 on a decent power supply and saving the rest of the money for upgrading later. 

[Matej101]

Thank you for the tips. How I wrote earlier, I want to fet some good or at least good-ish quality parts that can be reusable even for different parts. I am planning to swap the motherboard, cpu and graphic card next summer (if I make enough money for it). I was really considering the corsair cx550m for a while, but a lot of people say they have bad capacitors. Do you have any experience with them?

[STRMfrmXMN]

30 minutes ago, Matej101 said:

 I was really considering the corsair cx550m for a while, but a lot of people say they have bad capacitors. Do you have any experience with them?

That's not even really an issue these days. It's just straight up better than the S12/M12 in all things bar the fan. If you get the non-modular version then that can be thrown out the window too. 

[Zyndo]

1 hour ago, Matej101 said:

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Depending on your budget, this PSU isn't much more expensive than the Seasonics you're looking at and its significantly better in pretty much every way... not to mention it comes with a 7 year warranty. Its efficiency rating is superb, has all the plugs a guy could need, excellent quality parts, and doesn't break the bank considering how much wattage it offers. You buy this and you likely won't need another PSU in the next decade (unless you get an extremely high budget build or go SLI at which point you may need more wattage). The only downside to this unit is its semi modular, but honestly, who does a build without using the 24pin ATX or 4/8 pin EPS connectors :  https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dDH48d/corsair-txm-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020133-na

Same applies to this EVGA unit, very slightly a lesser unit, but comes fully modular if that's more your thing: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sMM323/evga-supernova-g3-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0550

 

Of course, considering how low end your current system is, getting a really cheap PSU like this may not be a bad idea either. Not the best performer or fanciest of units, but it'll survive overclocking modest parts and get the job done if budget is more of a concern: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/V9bp99/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr

[Matej101]

7 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

Depending on your budget, this PSU isn't much more expensive than the Seasonics you're looking at and its significantly better in pretty much every way... not to mention it comes with a 7 year warranty. Its efficiency rating is superb, has all the plugs a guy could need, excellent quality parts, and doesn't break the bank considering how much wattage it offers. You buy this and you likely won't need another PSU in the next decade (unless you get an extremely high budget build or go SLI at which point you may need more wattage). The only downside to this unit is its semi modular, but honestly, who does a build without using the 24pin ATX or 4/8 pin EPS connectors :  https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dDH48d/corsair-txm-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020133-na

Same applies to this EVGA unit, very slightly a lesser unit, but comes fully modular if that's more your thing: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sMM323/evga-supernova-g3-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0550

 

Of course, considering how low end your current system is, getting a really cheap PSU like this may not be a bad idea either. Not the best performer or fanciest of units, but it'll survive overclocking modest parts and get the job done if budget is more of a concern: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/V9bp99/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr

Thank you! The corsair is exactly what I was looking for. And it actually comes only about 1 dollar more expensive than the seasonic 620 one.