Question regarding the SilverStone ST45SF PSU

[aimforsilence]

I'm very interested in getting a SilverStone RAVEN RVZ01 case.. but realised i'd need a SFX PSU. I've done some digging an found that SilverStone's own ST45SF PSU is one of (if not) the best as far as SFX PSU's go.. My question is if it can run my machine..

I currently have,

Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI
INTEL Core™ i5-4460
XFX Radeon HD 7970
Corsair 16GB DDR3 1600MHz CL11 Dual Channel Kit (2 x 8GB)
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD
Seagate standard 7200RPM 1TB Hard Drive

And thats really it. I'm pretty sure It would work without a hitch, but i'd appreciate some one with more PSU knowledge to confirm this.

Thanks 🙂

 

[aimforsilence]

to add to this would I be better off with the ST45SF-G or would the ST45SF i mentioned before be fine?

 

[lehtv]

The ST45SF is actually rated for a bit higher operating temperature, but on the other hand, the SF-G has 12W more on the +12V rail. http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page998.htm

In terms of reliability, it won't really matter which one you pick. But the Gold unit will probably make a bit less noise, and it's also fully modular which should help manage cables in the tight ITX case.

Both should be able to handle your setup fine, as they both come with the necessary PCIe connectors and your CPU is not very power hungry. I'd keep the 7970 on stock clocks and leave the power limit on 0 just to be safe. (XFX 7900 cards aren't very good overclockers to begin with.)

 

[aimforsilence]

The ST45SF is actually rated for a bit higher operating temperature, but on the other hand, the SF-G has 12W more on the +12V rail. http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page998.htm

In terms of reliability, it won't really matter which one you pick. But the Gold unit will probably make a bit less noise, and it's also fully modular which should help manage cables in the tight ITX case.

Both should be able to handle your setup fine, as they both come with the necessary PCIe connectors and your CPU is not very power hungry. I'd keep the 7970 on stock clocks and leave the power limit on 0 just to be safe. (XFX 7900 cards aren't very good overclockers to begin with.)

Thanks for the help. I wasn't planning on overclocking in the first place anyhow so this is all good then 🙂 I think i'll opt for the cheaper one as i'm on a budget & honestly I don't mind if it's un-modular.

Thanks again for the help! 🙂