Best around 550w PSu

[lmeneses]

I am looking for a psu with around 550w, but I do not know which brand to use. I am debating between the Cooler Master Masterwatt 550w 80+ bronze semifanless modular and the EVGA 600w (which I do not believe is fully modular), but if ya'll know a better one that's within the same price range, lemme know.

 

https://www.amazon.com/MasterWatt-Semifanless-Modular-Certified-Computers/dp/B074ZDLGMK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536325138&sr=8-1&keywords=cooler+master+masterwatt+550w

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-BRONZE-Warranty-Tester-100-B1-0600-KR/dp/B00EON40CS/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1536325113&sr=1-4&keywords=evga+psu

[Spotty]

The Coolermaster Masterwatt 550W is a decent unit. Of the two I would choose that one.

What system are you powering with it?

[Tibon]

Might wanna read the writeup about psu rating Ltt psu tier list

[seon123]

What are you powering? Since it's 550W, I'm assuming it's something like an 8700K and a 1080 Ti?

[lmeneses]

17 minutes ago, Spotty said:

The Coolermaster Masterwatt 550W is a decent unit. Of the two I would choose that one.

What system are you powering with it?

 

14 minutes ago, seon123 said:

What are you powering? Since it's 550W, I'm assuming it's something like an 8700K and a 1080 Ti?

HA a i wish, i'm just using a r5 2600x with a radeon rx580 8gb, but i do plan on upgrading, especially with black Friday coming soon 

[lmeneses]

13 minutes ago, Tibon said:

Might wanna read the writeup about psu rating Ltt psu tier list

ok sweet thanks!!

[seon123]

4 minutes ago, lmeneses said:

 

HA a i wish, i'm just using a r5 2600x with a radeon rx580 8gb, but i do plan on upgrading 

Then a good 400-450W is plenty. 

The Formula 450W or the Focus 450W are higher end PSUs for about the same price.

The Earthwatts Gold Pro 550W and Focus 650W are available for about the same price after rebate. 

[lmeneses]

30 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Then a good 400-450W is plenty. 

The Formula 450W or the Focus 450W are higher end PSUs for about the same price.

The Earthwatts Gold Pro 550W and Focus 650W are available for about the same price after rebate. 

all right, ill check thouse out, thanks!

[STRMfrmXMN]

2 hours ago, lmeneses said:

 

HA a i wish, i'm just using a r5 2600x with a radeon rx580 8gb, but i do plan on upgrading, especially with black Friday coming soon 

Well the two of those will use maybe 220W without OC and 300W with OC, so take that as you will. What do you plan on upgrading to? If it's an RTX card then I might suggest a 550W unit since it seems like the RTX cards will use a bit more power than the current gen.

 

The aforementioned units from @seon123are all good choices.

[lmeneses]

9 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Well the two of those will use maybe 220W without OC and 300W with OC, so take that as you will. What do you plan on upgrading to? If it's an RTX card then I might suggest a 550W unit since it seems like the RTX cards will use a bit more power than the current gen.

 

The aforementioned units from @seon123are all good choices.

possibly an RTX or a 1080ti once the rtx release which

will hopefully drop the 1080s price down. also, what brands for psus do you recommend ?

[STRMfrmXMN]

Just now, lmeneses said:

possibly an RTX or a 1080ti once the rtx release which

will hopefully drop the 1080s price down. also, what brands for psus do you recommend ?

So are you going for an RTX card or a GTX 1080? Yes, you'll be able to buy a used 1080 for half the price of a new one pretty shortly here. I'd do that in your position.

 

I don't recommend any brands, I recommend specific PSUs. All brands have good and bad units, can't just blanket recommend one brand. Check the PSU tier list in my signature and look for something Tier 1 or 2.

[lmeneses]

oh ok, thanks! 

[lmeneses]

between the cooler master masterwatt 550 semifanless modular and the evga 600w 80+ bronze, which would you recommend ? these are the main two i have trouble trouble in deciding 

[seon123]

40 minutes ago, lmeneses said:

between the cooler master masterwatt 550 semifanless modular and the evga 600w 80+ bronze, which would you recommend ? these are the main two i have trouble trouble in deciding 

Why those specifically? 

Among those two, the Masterwatt is much much much much much better. 

[lmeneses]

8 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Why those specifically? 

Among those two, the Masterwatt is much much much much much better. 

Because they're inexpensive lol

[Jim1h]

If you are going for a RTX card im not completely sure how the power consumption is going to be but I will assume that it will be higher then pascal so I would say around 600 - 700w there

[SolarNova]

On 07/09/2018 at 2:01 PM, lmeneses said:

I am looking for a psu with around 550w, but I do not know which brand to use. I am debating between the Cooler Master Masterwatt 550w 80+ bronze semifanless modular and the EVGA 600w (which I do not believe is fully modular), but if ya'll know a better one that's within the same price range, lemme know.

 

https://www.amazon.com/MasterWatt-Semifanless-Modular-Certified-Computers/dp/B074ZDLGMK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536325138&sr=8-1&keywords=cooler+master+masterwatt+550w

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-BRONZE-Warranty-Tester-100-B1-0600-KR/dp/B00EON40CS/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1536325113&sr=1-4&keywords=evga+psu

Consider this, great price atm.

 

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1161832-REG/sea_sonic_electronics_m12ii_620_bronze_ss_620g_m12ii_620_bronze_evo_edition.html

[seon123]

25 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

Consider this, great price atm.

 

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1161832-REG/sea_sonic_electronics_m12ii_620_bronze_ss_620g_m12ii_620_bronze_evo_edition.html

Shouldn't be considered, that's a terrible price. At $40, it's about twice as expensive as it should be. 

[SolarNova]

1 minute ago, seon123 said:

Shouldn't be considered, that's a terrible price. At $40, it's about twice as expensive as it should be. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Tc3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-ss620gm2?history_days=730

Everywhere else has it up for $65 to $85.

[seon123]

3 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Tc3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-ss620gm2?history_days=730

Everywhere else has it up for $65 to $85.

So? An overpriced unit is less overpriced than usual. That doesn't make it good value. 

[Stefan Payne]

On 7.9.2018 at 3:17 PM, lmeneses said:

 

HA a i wish, i'm just using a r5 2600x with a radeon rx580 8gb, but i do plan on upgrading, especially with black Friday coming soon 

get a 450W Bitfenix Formula

A bit more expensive but a bit more better.

[lmeneses]

57 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

Consider this, great price atm.

 

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1161832-REG/sea_sonic_electronics_m12ii_620_bronze_ss_620g_m12ii_620_bronze_evo_edition.html

Is it a good brand? 

[lmeneses]

26 minutes ago, seon123 said:

So? An overpriced unit is less overpriced than usual. That doesn't make it good value. 

 

58 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

Consider this, great price atm.

 

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1161832-REG/sea_sonic_electronics_m12ii_620_bronze_ss_620g_m12ii_620_bronze_evo_edition.html

With the mail in rebate its only $40

[lmeneses]

2 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said:

get a 450W Bitfenix Formula

A bit more expensive but a bit more better.

I'll check it out

[seon123]

Just now, lmeneses said:

 

With the mail in rebate its only $40

 

33 minutes ago, seon123 said:

At $40, it's about twice as expensive as it should be.