PSU follow up for my new build...
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:28 pm
I've been going through old posts were I got some good advice on PSUs but I'm realizing I'm a little confused on the wattage.
My first concern is that the specs on my vid card say a 750W PSU is REQUIRED. Research here and elsewhere suggests 550 may be enough for a stock R9 290, but I'm not sure if 550 is enough considering my vid card is slightly OCed by Sapphire. (my choice for CPU is not able to be OCed).
Here are a few PSUs I'm considering mostly based on SPC recommendations.
Kingwin 550W
Corsair RM 650 or 750
Be Quiet Dark Power pro 550 (BN600)
I can pick up the Corsair RM 750 for about $120, and in the interest of time, that's where I'm leaning, but I've heard there were some recalls on this model and that some models have unexpected noise at load. Can anyone confirm or deny the rumors?
I was hoping to spend between $100-$140 which shouldn't be too hard if a sale comes up. Any other PSU suggestions in the price range with the same noise levels and power would be appreciated. I'm basically going to buy the first one that fits my needs for a good price.
Is there an acceptable seasonic model in this price range? Past posts suggested the SS-660 might be too loud on load for my build...
Oh, and here's what may be a foolish idea.... I've been buying components as they've come on sale but I'd really like to test them out to at least make sure they work before my 30day return window closes. Of course I need a PSU for that... I have an old Seasonic S12-500. Do you think I could safely hook that up with my new build and run it on low load (no gaming) just to check and make sure my components are working? That would buy me some time to wait for a good price on a PSU. Of course I wouldn't want to risk harming my components. Do you think this would be okay to do on a strictly temporary basis?
Here's what I can find for specs on the S12-500:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817151024
Thanks.
My build, missing PSU:
-------------------------
Mobo: GA-B85-HD3:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/produc ... id=4566#sp
CPU: Xeon E3 1230 V3
http://ark.intel.com/products/75054/int ... e-3_30-ghz
GPU: Sapphire R9 290 Tri-x OC (100362-2SR)
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentatio ... 0101&lid=1
Case: Fractal Design R4 no window
Memory: G.Skill DDR3 1600 2x8GB
HDD: 1TB Western Digital Blue
SSD: Samsung EVO 250GB
DVD: Lite-on
Xtra case fan: Antec TrueQuiet 140mm fan
CPU Cooler: Mugen 4 (SCMG-400)
OS: Win 8.1
My first concern is that the specs on my vid card say a 750W PSU is REQUIRED. Research here and elsewhere suggests 550 may be enough for a stock R9 290, but I'm not sure if 550 is enough considering my vid card is slightly OCed by Sapphire. (my choice for CPU is not able to be OCed).
Here are a few PSUs I'm considering mostly based on SPC recommendations.
Kingwin 550W
Corsair RM 650 or 750
Be Quiet Dark Power pro 550 (BN600)
I can pick up the Corsair RM 750 for about $120, and in the interest of time, that's where I'm leaning, but I've heard there were some recalls on this model and that some models have unexpected noise at load. Can anyone confirm or deny the rumors?
I was hoping to spend between $100-$140 which shouldn't be too hard if a sale comes up. Any other PSU suggestions in the price range with the same noise levels and power would be appreciated. I'm basically going to buy the first one that fits my needs for a good price.
Is there an acceptable seasonic model in this price range? Past posts suggested the SS-660 might be too loud on load for my build...
Oh, and here's what may be a foolish idea.... I've been buying components as they've come on sale but I'd really like to test them out to at least make sure they work before my 30day return window closes. Of course I need a PSU for that... I have an old Seasonic S12-500. Do you think I could safely hook that up with my new build and run it on low load (no gaming) just to check and make sure my components are working? That would buy me some time to wait for a good price on a PSU. Of course I wouldn't want to risk harming my components. Do you think this would be okay to do on a strictly temporary basis?
Here's what I can find for specs on the S12-500:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817151024
Thanks.
My build, missing PSU:
-------------------------
Mobo: GA-B85-HD3:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/produc ... id=4566#sp
CPU: Xeon E3 1230 V3
http://ark.intel.com/products/75054/int ... e-3_30-ghz
GPU: Sapphire R9 290 Tri-x OC (100362-2SR)
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentatio ... 0101&lid=1
Case: Fractal Design R4 no window
Memory: G.Skill DDR3 1600 2x8GB
HDD: 1TB Western Digital Blue
SSD: Samsung EVO 250GB
DVD: Lite-on
Xtra case fan: Antec TrueQuiet 140mm fan
CPU Cooler: Mugen 4 (SCMG-400)
OS: Win 8.1