need 600w psu for around $60...

[dmoney1980]

For my friends pc. Phenom II, 7850.

Are the rosewill greens any good?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182200

 

[postmortemIA]

newegg has corsairs on sale
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139028
$70
15% off w/ promo code Corsair724
comes exactly to $60.

BTW based on that specs 600W is little overkill.

 

[lehtv]

Phenom II and a 7850 doesn't need 600W. It would run fine on a quality 430W unit, or if you OC with overvolting, 500W.

Corsair CX500 V2 $41 AR AP shipped (nonmodular, 3yr warranty, 80+)

PCP&C MK III 500W $60 AR shipped, $15 gift card (modular, 5yr warranty, 80+ Bronze)

Rosewill Capstone 450-M $68 AP shipped (modular, 5yr warranty, 80+ Gold)

 

[Meghan54]

In addition to lehtv's great suggestions, I'd also look at this:

Antec Neo Eco 520, $59.99.... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371030

 

[lehtv]

In addition to lehtv's great suggestions, I'd also look at this:

Antec Neo Eco 520, $59.99.... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371030

Good PSU but I think the deal on S12II 520W pretty much overrides that

 

[dmoney1980]

thanks guys, I'll pass along the info to him. Reason for the 600w recommendation - we plan on unlocking his cpu to 6 cores and OC'ing it a bit along with the GPU. The 600w would also give him some headroom in case he upgrades in the future.

 

[TemjinGold]

You still don't need 600watts.

 

[Kristijonas]

I've read that PSUs are at their efficiency peak at about 50% load, so it's not a bad idea to have more power than is needed.

 

[dmoney1980]

his current PSU is an ocz 500w psu that i had for about 3 years before passing it to him. would it hold up?

 

[TemjinGold]

Should definitely work for now. Let him worry about upgrading it if he ever upgrades stuff in the future.

 

[icanhascpu2]

"The 600w would also give him some headroom in case he upgrades in the future."

You still don't need 600watts.

How do you know he won't need 600w in the future? Did you just get halfway through his sentence before responding? lol

 

[TemjinGold]

"The 600w would also give him some headroom in case he upgrades in the future."





How do you know he won't need 600w in the future? Did you just get halfway through his sentence before responding? lol

Because he's buying a Phenom II and a 7850. That says a lot about the type of money he throws into a system. If his financial investment changes drastically in the future (we're talking 2 high end gpus before he actually NEEDS 600watts or more) he can easily afford a beefier power supply then. Most people doing Phenom II + 7850 and looking into a Rosewill PSU aren't looking to spend that kind of money in a computer, so no he will never need 600 watts.

 

[lehtv]

^ +1