Recommendations for a reliable and quiet PSU ca. 500W?

[Mushu]

Or at least, that's what I think I'll need =P

It's for this build:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2034473

Case: Lan-Gear "Da Box" 100 (2x120mm + 1x92mm fans)

Processor: Some Athlon II X3

Motherboard: Some mATX 785g with IGP and sideport memory

Video: IGP for now, a single Radeon HD5750 or equivalent in some months. No crossfire ever.

HD: Undecided

Optical drive: DVD/RW

RAM: Undecided. 4GB =P
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That's all that comes to mind!

I reckon a 500W PSU should be fine for my needs, but I'm not entirely sure what else I need to know about a PSU before purchasing it, and I certainly have no idea which brands and models I should be looking at for a quiet, efficient and reliable unit.

And what size should I put into that case? It can fit a PSU for a full-size ATX case after all... but is that what I should get?

What do I need to think about wrt number and types of connectors??



I desperately need your help... I'm not sure I even understand what a PSU does!


Oh yeah, budget is ca. 130 USD, and things tend to be pricier here in Sweden than elsewhere

Any thoughts?

 

[MalVeauX]

Heya,

500W is actually overkill for your needs. But you'd be fine to get upwards of a 600ish watt PSU and it will be more than enough for even a more powerful GPU especially if you stick with those new 5000 series ATI cards since they're much happier with lower power requirements.

That said, here's a great PSU that is modular (ie, you plug in the cables you need, and the rest you just keep elsewhere, saves space and is less cluttered, more control, looks better, allows better air flow, etc). Enermax Liberty 620W for $70. You don't have to get Corsair (which is just a Seasonic anyways) or something expensive to get a reliable PSU. Especially when it comes to getting a good solid modular PSU which tend to be much pricier. So there's a great PSU for your build (and it easily has room to grow should you get more power hungry parts later) for half your budget. The other half can go towards that better GPU.

Very best,

 

[mentalcrisis00]

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CMPSU-...1457298&sr=8-1

I just bought this Corsair 400W for the build in my sig, it runs it quite well and hasn't missed a beat yet. It's $30 after MIR, it wouldn't give you much room for upgrading in the future but it's a very cheap and efficient solution. At least it was for me Though if you don't like messing around with rebates than the enermax 620W that Mal linked would be the better choice, it'd give you more power for only $20 more.

 

[Mushu]

Hehe, I tried to use one of those calculators and then figure out what I'd need for good efficiency, but I think I may have overthought things didn't realise thatit was set to show consumption at a high load either...

Looking at 500W-600W modular PSUs with familiar-sounding names that are available in Sweden, I've narrowed it down to the following:

- Cooler Master Silent Pro M 500W *

- Cooler Master Silent Pro M 600W *


- Corsair CMPSU-520HX 520W

- Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W

- Corsair CMPSU-650HX 650W *


- Enermax Liberty Eco 500W *

Sorted by cost, more or less. The asterisks denote those I can get shipped for free or at a negligible rate!

Whatcha guys reckon?

I've heard good things about all these, tbh... :\

 

[HOOfan 1]

those are all fine...what are the prices on them

I'd go for the Coolermaster Silent Pro 500 or 600 unless you can get the Corsairs for a trivial amount more.

If the Silent Pro 600 is only a tiny bit more than the 500...I would get that....if the Silent Pro 500 is the cheapest by a large margin, I would just get that

 

[mentalcrisis00]

corsair is the way to go, their power supplies have quality internals and the best efficiency. Enermax is a pretty good company, my last supply was a noisetaker 485w and it still works great. But with corsair you can't lose, they're pretty much on top when it comes to power supplies.