PSU recommendation

[chickenbeef]

Hey all

I plan on buying a NEW PSU for my system in around 2 weeks if i'm unable to find a good deal on one second hand.

I've rounded it off to these 4

Corsair TX650w
Corsair HX620w
OCZ StealthXstream 600w
OCZ ModXstream Pro 600w

which psu is the best out of them all?

bear in mind that i want something that will last me a good couple of years and will allow me to upgrade my pc without having to have to change the psu (in other words, future proofing is essential).

current system specs are as follows

Q6600 @ 3.7GHz
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
9800GX2
DVD writer, hard drive, 7 case fans

If you have any other psus in mind, feel free to post it here.

oh, and budget is ~R1000 (if you can get one of them for me at a GOOD price PM me )

 

[Super78]

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-263272_10_0.html
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=197365
http://www.futurelooks.com/429-CORSAIR-HX-620W-Power-Supply-Unit-Review.html?page=5

I think the HX620

 

[crysis]

Thermaltake tough power 600W ftw.

 

[flashfire208]

Damn , we both still sitting in the same boat silverlight btw the corsair ones from what i hear come highly recomended

 

[chickenbeef]

Wait a second! The HX620 does not have a 8 pin pcie power connector. So that's off the list...

 

[chickenbeef]

Damn , we both still sitting in the same boat silverlight btw the corsair ones from what i hear come highly recomended

i've also heard good stuff about corsair psus, quite pricey though...

 

[chickenbeef]

Thermaltake tough power 600W ftw.

that thing was released in 2006!

no 8 pin pcie connector too

 

[Stickfigure]

Corsair TX650w

Comes with a 5 year warranty.

 

[Super78]

Wait a second! The HX620 does not have a 8 pin pcie power connector. So that's off the list...

Don't you get a 6pin to 8pin converter?

 

[Super78]

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-258875_10_0.html

 

[Chevron]

Corsair TX650w

Comes with a 5 year warranty.

+1

 

[Sheepbot]

Wait a second! The HX620 does not have a 8 pin pcie power connector. So that's off the list...

It has to...my HX520 has got 2 6+2pin PCI-E connectors (extra 2 pins are detachable)

 

[PostmanPot]

The HX520 and HX620 both have 2 x 8 (6 + 2) pin connectors.

 

[chickenbeef]

Cool beans! So the HX620w is the best psu out of them all?

 

[Stickfigure]

Well if you like modular cabling and feel triple 12v rails are necessary then yes.

 

[Zenbaas]

Cool beans! So the HX620w is the best psu out of them all?

Thats a very nice psu

 

[Ziym3]

i would go for the HX620..still trying to figure out why i didn't get that in the 1st place!

 

[chickenbeef]

Apparently there were 2 revisions of the HX620. The later one had dual 6+2 pin pcie connectors. So far i can only find stores that have the first revision. Anyone know an online store that stocks the revision with dual 8pin connectors?

 

[Stickfigure]

http://www.corsair.com/products/hx/default.aspx Under resources they give you a count of all the cables. Comes with a decent amount of SATA and 4 pins cables

 

[chickenbeef]

http://www.corsair.com/products/hx/default.aspx Under resources they give you a count of all the cables. Comes with a decent amount of SATA and 4 pins cables

Thank you!