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What Power Supply?

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dfedders

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What are some decent power supplies for an i5 750. I'll probably grab a Gigabyte UD3R motherboard. I'm thinking of also getting an ATI 5850 card. I will do some overclocking, but nothing extreme.

What is a decent, yet not crazy expensive, power supply?
 
Mainstream PSU's 450 - 550 watt

CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail Model #:CMPSU-450VX
OEM ? Seasonic
Reviews:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modul...views&op=Story&reid=64
http://www.hardocp.com/article...r_vx450w_power_supply/

CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail Model #:CMPSU-550VX
OEM ? Seasonic
Reviews:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modul...views&op=Story&reid=62
http://www.hardocp.com/article...sair_vx550w_vs_hx520w/

BFG Tech GS-550 550W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V V2.8 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply - Retail Model #:GS-550
OEM ? Enhance
Reviews:
http://www.anandtech.com/casec...howdoc.aspx?i=3516&p=6
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modul...iews&op=Story&reid=135

BFG Tech LS-450 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail Model #:LS-450
OEM ? Enhance
Reviews:
http://www.hardocp.com/article...fg_ls450_power_supply/
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modul...iews&op=Story&reid=135
 
Originally posted by: Mr Fox


BFG Tech GS-550 550W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V V2.8 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply - Retail Model #:GS-550
OEM ? Enhance
Reviews:
http://www.anandtech.com/casec...howdoc.aspx?i=3516&p=6
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modul...iews&op=Story&reid=135
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Both of those reviews are for the LS not the GS

GS is made by Huntkey and it is rated at 25C and Peak output.

The LS-450 is a better PSU than the GS-550 IMO.

Also the OEM of the Corsair VX550 is CWT not Seasonic

Originally posted by: dfedders
Thanks. So 450-550 is enough, even for moderate overclocking? No need for a 700-750 watt?
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No way you need 700W for the setup you suggested, even with heavy OCing.
 
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