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Hey guys, I'm looking for a PSU in the range of 500-600W, modular, and around R800. I've seen the Raidmax fulfill these requirements, but I've read some scary stuff about them, and despite the vast amount of positive ratings on Newegg, I'd be more trusting of a brand that offers 3 years warranty instead of just one. Problem is, it seems the prices of PSU have gone up. Whereas I paid R860 for a Seasonic M12II 620W last year, the price has gone up with a few R100, and I'm having trouble finding nice deals on Corsairs/Antech/Seasonic. Anyone that can make a few suggestions or point me in the direction of a special or two?
 
Sador said:
Hey guys, I'm looking for a PSU in the range of 500-600W, modular, and around R800. I've seen the Raidmax fulfill these requirements, but I've read some scary stuff about them, and despite the vast amount of positive ratings on Newegg, I'd be more trusting of a brand that offers 3 years warranty instead of just one. Problem is, it seems the prices of PSU have gone up. Whereas I paid R860 for a Seasonic M12II 620W last year, the price has gone up with a few R100, and I'm having trouble finding nice deals on Corsairs/Antech/Seasonic. Anyone that can make a few suggestions or point me in the direction of a special or two?
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You started off completely wrong.

Rather give us your PC specs and then we can recommend a power supply.

http://www.rebeltech.co.za/475w-600...-atx12v-v23-80-plus-bronze-certified-act.html
 
I'll vouch for the Sharkoon PSU's. Under R700 for 600w modular's.
 
Rickster said:
The no name PSU's are very good and they are cheap too.




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I agree. For known brand names and PSU's that are modular I think you're going to pay more than you expected. Probably around the R1k+ mark
 
If you want a flipn good psu stick with these 3 brands : antec,corsair and seasonic even though it may cost more but in the long run it will be better
 
Btw. If you interested in a corsair Vs550 psu drop me a pm. I might be able to get one
 
mtjeewa09 said:
If you want a flipn good psu stick with these 3 brands : antec,corsair and seasonic even though it may cost more but in the long run it will be better
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Looking at the warranty of known brands vs the no-names, I can see the difference in quality, yeah :)

Since Takealot stopped their vouchers before I got a chance to use one, gotta shop around a little. Haven't heard of Sharkoon, but see that Rosewill is getting popular.
Don't really see the reason for specs since I already stated the specifics on the PSU, but here they are:
CPU: FX-6300
Motherboard: MSI Gaming 970
RAM: 2x4GB
Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX 780
Running two hard drives and a DVD-ROM, with 3 case fans
 
Sador said:
Looking at the warranty of known brands vs the no-names, I can see the difference in quality, yeah :)

Since Takealot stopped their vouchers before I got a chance to use one, gotta shop around a little. Haven't heard of Sharkoon, but see that Rosewill is getting popular.
Don't really see the reason for specs since I already stated the specifics on the PSU, but here they are:
CPU: FX-6300
Motherboard: MSI Gaming 970
RAM: 2x4GB
Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX 780
Running two hard drives and a DVD-ROM, with 3 case fans
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The system specs is needed to work out what PSU you need.The problem is however, 500Watt PSU's seldom have 2 x 6 or 8 pin PCIe connectors, 600watts usually has at least one 8 pin and a 6 pin, 750watt pretty much guaranteed to have 2 x 8 pins.So regardless of needing a 600watt, you still need to consider the cables needed.Because you can use molex to PCIe convertors doesn't mean you should, doing so, will put more load on a rail then it generally would, compared to a dedicated PCIe rail.

So regardless of needing a 500watt psu and have it at 90% load and having to use a molex to PCIe convertor, get a 600 to 750 that runs a 60% load, which reduces heat as well on the PSU, have the relevant overhead for future upgrades and longevity, it also has the correct cables right out of the box.

Stay with the following corsair, antec, seasonic, bequiet, XFX,
 
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wizardofid said:
The system specs is needed to work out what PSU you need.The problem is however, 500Watt PSU's seldom have 2 x 6 or 8 pin PCIe connectors, 600watts usually has at least one 8 pin and a 6 pin, 750watt pretty much guaranteed to have 2 x 8 pins.So regardless of needing a 600watt, you still need to consider the cables needed.Because you can use molex to PCIe convertors doesn't mean you should, doing so, will put more load on a rail then it generally would, compared to a dedicated PCIe rail.

So regardless of needing a 500watt psu and have it at 90% load and having to use a molex to PCIe convertor, get a 600 to 750 that runs a 60% load, which reduces heat as well on the PSU, have the relevant overhead for future upgrades and longevity, it also has the correct cables right out of the box.

Stay with the following corsair, antec, seasonic, bequiet, XFX,
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This looks like it'll do http://www.takealot.com/seasonic-m12ii-80-plus-bronze-modular-power-supply-520w/PLID32564443
 
@Sador

How can I put it nicely. &&%$ voort ! Some 780's use a 8 and 6 pin pcie connector and some use 2 x 8 pin's how many pcie connectors does that psu have ? Your looking at 230 to 244 odd watts just of the gpu, that is half of the PSU output you want to get, and you want to use a molex to PCIe connector.

Get a proper PSU with the proper cables, the end.You ask for suggestions, and we give you suggestions and then completely ignore it.So whatever, do as you please.
 
Alright, was just asking, I'll go for the 620W model. Thanks for the input
 
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