psu Budget 80+ Power Supply

[ezio16]

Hi,

 

I'm in need of a 80 Plus Semi Modular/Modular Power Supply around 500 W for my old system.

My PC Specs are as below.

 

ASUS M2N68 AM+ Motherboard

AMD Athlon II 5000+ Dual Core Processor

4 GB DDR2 RAM

Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD

Seagate Barracuda 3 TB HDD 7200 rpm

Nvidia Geforce n210 1 GB GPU

LG DVD-R/W 24x internal

LG 32MN58H FHD Monitor

 

Please suggest me a best Semi Modular PSU for this spec with good warranty.

PSU Brands available in my country are Corsair, Antec, Seasonic and Cooler Master.

Budget is around $60 to $80 USD.

[Jurrunio]

nah, even 400w psu can suit your needs.

 

Corsair CXM and Seasonic M12ii are both good choices. M12ii is based on old tech and somewhat outdated, but it is certainly well-proven.

[ezio16]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

nah, even 400w psu can suit your needs.

 

Corsair CXM and Seasonic M12ii are both good choices. M12ii is based on old tech and somewhat outdated, but it is certainly well-proven.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Currently using 400 W PSU only, but may upgrade the system after a while. So just to be safer, thought to go around 500 or 550 W.

Corsair TXM series is any better than CXM ?

[Jurrunio]

19 minutes ago, ezio16 said:

Thanks for the suggestions.

Currently using 400 W PSU only, but may upgrade the system after a while. So just to be safer, thought to go around 500 or 550 W.

Corsair TXM series is any better than CXM ?

I dont see much upgradability for this system (unless dumping both the CPU, GPU and mobo isnt considered a completely new system).

 

Corsair CXM<CSM<TXM<RMx. TXM is much better than CXM (even the old ones are good).

[ezio16]

7 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

I dont see much upgradability for this system (unless dumping both the CPU, GPU and mobo isnt considered a completely new system).

 

Corsair CXM<CSM<TXM<RMx. TXM is much better than CXM (even the old ones are good).

Planning to upgrade the Mobo alone to AM3+ as it's a secondary PC.

Okay then, will try to get TX550M.

However can't find it in any online stores. Will have to check locally.

Thanks for your help.

[genexis_x]

Corsair CX-M (grey label) will do the job

[ezio16]

I can't seem to find the TX-M or CX-M within my price range as 550W is not available anywhere and only listings start from 650W in available sites.

Please suggest me some other model within my budget.

[HKZeroFive]

1 hour ago, ezio16 said:

I can't seem to find the TX-M or CX-M within my price range as 550W is not available anywhere and only listings start from 650W in available sites.

Please suggest me some other model within my budget.

Provide a website/store and I'll see what I can find.

[ezio16]

3 hours ago, HKZeroFive said:

Provide a website/store and I'll see what I can find.

These are some sites available here.

 

https://www.theitdepot.com

https://www.mdcomputers.in/

https://www.primeabgb.com/

http://www.theitwares.com/

 

Price range is within 4 to 5 thousand max.

Thanks.

[HKZeroFive]

20 minutes ago, ezio16 said:

These are some sites available here.

 

https://www.theitdepot.com

https://www.mdcomputers.in/

https://www.primeabgb.com/

http://www.theitwares.com/

 

Price range is within 4 to 5 thousand max.

Thanks.

Not exactly many choices...

 

Within that price range, the only choice I'd consider as "alright" is the Antec VP550P. It's DC-DC regulated and made by Delta Electronics (I know, I know... don't buy by brand... but you can make an exception here and there).

 

https://www.theitdepot.com/details-Antec+VP+Series+550W+Power+Supply+(VP550P)_C14P18600.html

[ezio16]

1 minute ago, HKZeroFive said:

Not exactly many choices...

 

Within that price range, the only choice I'd consider has "alright" is the Antec VP550P. It's DC-DC regulated and made by Delta Electronics (I know, I know... don't buy by brand... but you can make an exception here and there).

 

https://www.theitdepot.com/details-Antec+VP+Series+550W+Power+Supply+(VP550P)_C14P18600.html

Okay thanks.

I had that in consideration first, but didn't go for it as it's lacking any 80 Plus certification.

Will see and may get the below one.

 

https://www.theitdepot.com/details-Antec+VP+Series+600W+Power+Supply+(VP600P)_C14P26617.html

 

Thank you.

[HKZeroFive]

8 minutes ago, ezio16 said:

Okay thanks.

I had that in consideration first, but didn't go for it as it's lacking any 80 Plus certification.

Will see and may get the below one.

 

https://www.theitdepot.com/details-Antec+VP+Series+600W+Power+Supply+(VP600P)_C14P26617.html

 

Thank you.

The VP600P is based on a completely different platform and is made by Fortron/FSP. If I were you, I would not get that unit and just stick with the VP550P.

 

The fact that it doesn't have 80+ Certification doesn't reflect its quality as a PSU.

[ezio16]

1 minute ago, HKZeroFive said:

The VP600P is based on a completely different platform and is made by Fortron/FSP. If I were you, I would not get that unit and just stick with the VP550P.

 

The fact that it doesn't have 80+ Certification doesn't reflect its quality as a PSU.

 Ohh, I thought both had same quality and same manufacturer. So thought to go for the extra 500 W.

So I'll stick with VP550P if I don't find any deals on CX-M or TX-M.

 

Thanks.

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, ezio16 said:

Ohh, I thought both had same quality and same manufacturer. So thought to go for the extra 500 W.

So I'll stick with VP550P if I don't find any deals on CX-M or TX-M.

 

Thanks.

Yep. Antec is weird with their naming schemes.