What PSU should I get? Going insane!

[budmonster]

My current build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/budmonster/saved/DRZqqs

The PSU that is listed hasn't been purchased, I forgot it at the checkout. I did receive all the other parts. Is this a good PSU for my build? I'm new to all this, first build, etc.

However, no idea if it's a good brand or if it'll have enough juice to power all the components in the PC? I want something around that price range, $70 or under, gold, full mod, was hoping for a 600-750W. But if I can get something on Amazon for $80 or under I'm ok.

Any ideas on what I should get? I'd like to order from Amazon so I can get it in 2 days.

Thanks and Happy Holidays.

 

[meeshu]

Assuming no overclocking, the system requires about 300+ watts.

Although the Rosewill 750 watt PSU chosen is a good quality unit, it is really overkill in terms of capacity unless extra components and/or overclocking is planned in the near future? If not, then a 450 ~ 500W PSU would be the suggested choice. Capacity chosen allows for PSU aging and a bit of overhead.

Some suggested modular PSU's -

Rosewill Capstone 450M
Antec High Current Gamer HCG-520
Seasonic M12II 520

Note: The modular PSU's are a good choice as you only need to install cables that are required. This means less clutter in the computer case, easier access to other components, and minimizes restriction to cooling airflow through the case!

 

[Flapdrol1337]

Yeah it's overkill, should work fine of course

 

[schmuckley]

You will need 1-2 of these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-3X-4-Pi...t=US_Drive_Cables_dapters&hash=item2c5f93bb77

 

[DaveR]

I just got this Seasonic for my build. It is a SSR-550RM and is 550 Watts. I could not be more impressed with the quality of everything from the packaging to all of the cables they give you.

here is MY rig...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n2bk8d

WOW, I can't believe how old my sig is!

 

[BonzaiDuck]

I just got this Seasonic for my build. It is a SSR-550RM and is 550 Watts. I could not be more impressed with the quality of everything from the packaging to all of the cables they give you.

here is MY rig...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n2bk8d

WOW, I can't believe how old my sig is!

I've purchased nothing but Seasonic PSUs since 2007. I'd discovered that even PC Power & Cooling had used rebadged Seasonics for its Silencer line. Later I found more instances of this with other branded PSUs, can't remember precisely whether they were CM, Corsair . . . whatever.

We-ulll! I had one of these Seasonic 650W units in a machine that has been running since 2008 -- exceeding the Seasonic warranty of 5 years. I began to have trouble with it early this year: I thought it was the RAM and RMA'd G.SKILL, who are tip-top in RMA service by my opinion.

Eventually I discovered less than a month ago that the problems with the system -- an LGA-775 configuration -- were a result of a deteriorating PSU.

I also learned something. Don't leave your computer in sleep-mode for days at a time!! Obviously, a computer in sleep is still getting power from the PSU, but the PSU's fan won't run in sleep. Certainly components slowly cook themselves to death over a longer period of time, no matter how good the PSU, no matter how good the warranty. Use "hibernate" for these long stretches of disuse.

I ordered another 650W modular Seasonic PSU, but since I'm working with two systems in a development or refurbishment effort, and since my brother upstairs always leaves his in sleep mode, I decided to get a spare.

The kudos and testimonials for the Rosewill PSUs, and reviews that I've just read, compelled me to try one.

As for price. You're not going to find a lucky price on a good PSU. The companies, manufacturers, re-badgers and vendors are still in a very competitive market. Nobody is reaping more than "normal" profits, so pricing is more likely to reflect quality. And you pay more for extra wattage, so it makes sense to choose PSU wattage on needs, stripped of pie-in-the-sky not-so-likely upgrade dreams.

 

[silicon]

My current build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/budmonster/saved/DRZqqs

The PSU that is listed hasn't been purchased, I forgot it at the checkout. I did receive all the other parts. Is this a good PSU for my build? I'm new to all this, first build, etc.

However, no idea if it's a good brand or if it'll have enough juice to power all the components in the PC? I want something around that price range, $70 or under, gold, full mod, was hoping for a 600-750W. But if I can get something on Amazon for $80 or under I'm ok.

Any ideas on what I should get? I'd like to order from Amazon so I can get it in 2 days.

Thanks and Happy Holidays.

Rosewill are good PSU's as are Antec, Seasonic and many others.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

Are you planning to keep the R9 270 long term, or do you think the upgrade bug will hit in the next year or two? If you have no plans on getting a new GPU in the next couple of years, just get a good quality 80+ bronze 500W-550W PSU. If you plan on upgrading sometime in the next couple of years a strong PSU isn't a bad investment, and Rosewill Capstones are very high quality PSU's made by a great OEM (Super Flower). I would expect the R9 300 series, at least the upper end of it, to be very power hungry since AMD is rumored to be including an Asetek liquid cooler as its reference design for the R9 390x.

 

[TemjinGold]

Judging from the choice of parts, I don't see the OP suddenly buying a top tier video card or doing multi any time soon. The 500-550w should be more than enough for anything the OP will likely get.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

Judging from the choice of parts, I don't see the OP suddenly buying a top tier video card or doing multi any time soon. The 500-550w should be more than enough for anything the OP will likely get.

An i5-4440 is a pretty strong CPU that should run any single video card well in the next couple of years at least, and the op bought a case with the potential for lots of air flow, so I don't think it's a good assumption that he won't want to upgrade to a higher tier GPU in the future. There will be awesome GPU's next Black Friday that will be killer deals just like the R9 290's were this one.

 

[redzo]

I don't think that you can ever go wrong when choosing seasonic psu.
At least with seasonic you are assured that you don't get a re-branded model manufactured by someone else and sold under a different name. This is basically the type of situation where you can pay more for the same product.

 

[silicon]

My current build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/budmonster/saved/DRZqqs

The PSU that is listed hasn't been purchased, I forgot it at the checkout. I did receive all the other parts. Is this a good PSU for my build? I'm new to all this, first build, etc.

However, no idea if it's a good brand or if it'll have enough juice to power all the components in the PC? I want something around that price range, $70 or under, gold, full mod, was hoping for a 600-750W. But if I can get something on Amazon for $80 or under I'm ok.

Any ideas on what I should get? I'd like to order from Amazon so I can get it in 2 days.

Thanks and Happy Holidays.

Pick one and go with it. Power supplies are very good and duds are rare, but with that said go with a name brand for best luck. There are so many in the $80 range but it is hard to go wrong with seasonic, antec, rosewill and a few others.

 

[TemjinGold]

An i5-4440 is a pretty strong CPU that should run any single video card well in the next couple of years at least, and the op bought a case with the potential for lots of air flow, so I don't think it's a good assumption that he won't want to upgrade to a higher tier GPU in the future. There will be awesome GPU's next Black Friday that will be killer deals just like the R9 290's were this one.

Exactly, any SINGLE video card. He'll be fine with any single video card with a quality 500-550 unit.

 

[lehtv]

Exactly, any SINGLE video card. He'll be fine with any single video card with a quality 500-550 unit.

Let me split a hair real quick: any single GPU video card will be OK with a quality 500-550W unit. A dual GPU video card such as 295X2 is not compatible. In addition, some high end single GPU cards like R9 290(X) may use up to 350W in power spikes at stock clocks, so to overclock such a card, you'd need a 600+ watt unit to be safe.