PSU recomendations needed!

[cluelessgenius]

hey guys,

 so a buddy of mine needs a new psu. his specs are:

 

amd fx 8120

gtx 970

 

no fancy feature like modular or semi passiv just good quality psu. budget is around 50 - 70 euro but lower is better. 

 

 

[Energycore]

This should be enough power.

https://www.caseking.de/be-quiet-pure-power-10-80-plus-silber-netzteil-400-watt-nebe-164.html

 

If you want something with more than 400W (though 400 is going to be enough), buy this one

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01CQ4AO3A/

 

Any Pure Power 10 / Corsair Vengeance PSU is very good.

[Streetguru]

11 minutes ago, cluelessgenius said:

 

Can you stretch it to $85? Because then you get a Focus Gold 550W

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/bkp323/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fx


Otherwise probably  get this older 650W XFX unit
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/NYyFf7/xfx-power-supply-p1650gts3x

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=426

[Energycore]

10 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Can you stretch it to $85? Because then you get a Focus Gold 550W

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/bkp323/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fx


Otherwise probably  get this older 650W XFX unit
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/NYyFf7/xfx-power-supply-p1650gts3x

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=426

Or you know, a Vengeance, which EU has the fortune of getting while we get the cost-down version with the CXM.

[cluelessgenius]

3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Or you know, a Vengeance, which EU has the fortune of getting while we get the cost-down version with the CXM.

ok so between vengeance and pure power 10 the vengeance only has bronce certification and the be quiets have silver

[Energycore]

Just now, cluelessgenius said:

ok so between vengeance and pure power 10 the vengeance only has bronce certification and the be quiets have silver

You shouldn't care about efficiency. Out of the two, in electrical performance I'd choose the Vengeance. It's one of Corsair's best units and it's priced as though it's not

[Stefan Payne]

44 minutes ago, cluelessgenius said:

ok so between vengeance and pure power 10 the vengeance only has bronce certification and the be quiets have silver

be quiet has the lower rpm fan, the lower end corsairs are AFAIK rather loudly in low load conditions.

[Stefan Payne]

42 minutes ago, Energycore said:

You shouldn't care about efficiency. Out of the two, in electrical performance I'd choose the Vengeance. It's one of Corsair's best units and it's priced as though it's not

Maybe, but the difference in electrical performance isn't that huge...

And also there aren't many reviews from both of them (Jonnyguru reviewed the Vengeance but did not do the Pure Power, others did Pure Power but not Vengeance, so not easy to compare those two)...

 

The Pure Power 10 has more capacitance than Vengeance on +12V and a better fancontroller as well as a quieter fan.

[Energycore]

Just now, Stefan Payne said:

Maybe, but the difference in electrical performance isn't that huge...

And also there aren't many reviews from both of them (Jonnyguru reviewed the Vengeance but did not do the Pure Power, others did Pure Power but not Vengeance, so not easy to compare those two)...

 

The Pure Power 10 has more capacitance than Vengeance on +12V and a better fancontroller as well as a quieter fan.

Yeah if the fan's better on the be quiet!, then I'd hedge for that. The Pure Power 10 is also cheaper so bonus points

[cluelessgenius]

10 hours ago, Energycore said:

This should be enough power.

https://www.caseking.de/be-quiet-pure-power-10-80-plus-silber-netzteil-400-watt-nebe-164.html

 

If you want something with more than 400W (though 400 is going to be enough), buy this one

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01CQ4AO3A/

 

Any Pure Power 10 / Corsair Vengeance PSU is very good.

thanks i think well go with the 500w version of the be quiet pure power 10

 

10 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Can you stretch it to $85? Because then you get a Focus Gold 550W

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/bkp323/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fx


Otherwise probably  get this older 650W XFX unit
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/NYyFf7/xfx-power-supply-p1650gts3x

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=426

i laughed when i saw that because that focus gold was the first suggestion that came to my mind as well but im not good with psu`s and thought surely there must be some cheaper but still good psu out there

9 hours ago, Energycore said:

You shouldn't care about efficiency. Out of the two, in electrical performance I'd choose the Vengeance. It's one of Corsair's best units and it's priced as though it's not

i shouldnt care about effiency? doesnt higher certification also indicate higher end components?

9 hours ago, Stefan Payne said:

be quiet has the lower rpm fan, the lower end corsairs are AFAIK rather loudly in low load conditions.

good to know thanks. definitly something im considering important for his rig needs to get quieter over all so good first step here

9 hours ago, Stefan Payne said:

Maybe, but the difference in electrical performance isn't that huge...

And also there aren't many reviews from both of them (Jonnyguru reviewed the Vengeance but did not do the Pure Power, others did Pure Power but not Vengeance, so not easy to compare those two)...

 

The Pure Power 10 has more capacitance than Vengeance on +12V and a better fancontroller as well as a quieter fan.

also i found the vengeance listed with 3x 12v at 25A not sure what that means but the bequiet only had 2x 12v (28/20A)

8 hours ago, Energycore said:

Yeah if the fan's better on the be quiet!, then I'd hedge for that. The Pure Power 10 is also cheaper so bonus points

yeah thats an easy win if they are truly this close in qulity then a better fan becomes kinda more important.

[Streetguru]

6 hours ago, cluelessgenius said:

 

Don't think you can go wrong with a FOCUS gold
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=529

[seon123]

4 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Don't think you can go wrong with a FOCUS gold
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=529

That's the Focus Plus Gold, though. Not to be confused with the semi modular Focus Gold