yas1320 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Hi Guys, Now that I have chosen my case Arc mini R2, which is on the way. I now need to update my PSU. Currently, I am looking at the Corsair RM650, mainly because its modular, very efficient, and no noise under normal load, flat cables for routing. Cheapest price I have found is ?79.99. I was wondering if there are any alternative PSU's with the above requirements for cheaper. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted October 3, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 3, 2014 What's the rest of your system like? The system should be good with 650W, but just make sure we don't need anything more. That is a nice PSU, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yas1320 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 system is pretty basic. Currently running 4 GB Ram, Pentium Duel Core E5500 2.8GHz, Asus GTX 650 graphics card. 1 x 180GB HDD, 1 x 500GB HDD, 1 x 120GB SD. Plan is when I have a bigger budget in future I will upgrade the motherboard, CPU and ram. I know a 650w PSU is a bit of a overkill at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yas1320 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 Anyone know what the XFX XTR 650w is like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc2k Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Anyone know what the XFX XTR 650w is like? Should be good since it's made by Seasonic. Techpowerup has a review of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yas1320 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 Should be good since it's made by Seasonic. Techpowerup has a review of it. This is a very detailed review. Have you also heard of the Superflower Leadex Gold 650W? It's won a few awards lately. I havnt really heard of them until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc2k Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 This is a very detailed review. Have you also heard of the Superflower Leadex Gold 650W? It's won a few awards lately. I havnt really heard of them until now. Although I haven't taken a look at particular PSU models lately, I would be surprised if a SuperFlower PSU didn't earn awards. Along with Seasonic, they're the best in the PSU business. In fact, I'd give them the edge right now since they're also cheaper where I live. Good availability and variety are slowly coming to the West, so it's expected that most people aren't yet familiar. When I did research for my current PSU (Seasonic X-560) two years ago, I've read many glowing reviews from reputable sources but there just weren't any to buy at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Superflower are respected outside the States -- not the best--- but respectable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yas1320 Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Superflower are respected outside the States -- not the best--- but respectable. Can you suggest any that's better and that's is ?80 Or cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted October 4, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 4, 2014 Never cheap out on a PSU. It can destroy everything else you got for the system. T3X4S, xrobwx71, yas1320 and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Can you suggest any that's better and that's is ?80 Or cheaper No, I really cant suggest something better @ that price. Sure you want to get the "best" you possibly can, but in reality as long as you get "really good", you will be fine. yas1320 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yas1320 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 cant believe i missed out on the price for the Superflower Leadex Gold 650W :o http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=26988657 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted October 5, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 5, 2014 It's only ?10 more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yas1320 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 It's only ?10 more... true! But every penny counts! hard times. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc2k Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 true! But every penny counts! hard times. :laugh: If your current PSU can handle another two months, you could wait for that good ol' American tradition, Black Friday. Almost every country has adopted the damn thing. T3X4S and yas1320 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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