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rbp45 Original post #1
Jun 4, 2011 at 3:36 PM



I have following config

MOBO-ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3

CPU- AMD PhenomII X4 965 BE

RAM-F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL (4Gx2)

GPU- Sapphire ATI Radeon HD6770 1X1-1

HDD- 1X 1TB

FAN- 120mmX3=3 (1No LED)

PCI- 1X USB3.0 CARD

no dvd writer or B/L rom

UPS available- APC ES500, UMAX 600, and NUMERIC Didital 600 plus



Now advice me which following PSU better for me for above config

Cosair CMPSU-450VX

Antec EarthWatts EA-430D

Cooler Master Real Power Pro 460W

COOLER MASTER GX 450W


Above model and service center only available in my area. Also need long term warranty due to high voltage fluctuation.

Please do not go abvoe 500 watts, as 400 sufficient for me.
R
Jun 4, 2011 at 4:23 PM
get a 550 W from corsair or cooler master
mitraark
Jun 4, 2011 at 5:35 PM
Budget ?

Corsair VX450 is probably the best solution for you , although it might be out of stock :(

Avoid Cooler Master PSUs , i had been recommened to avoid it like a hundred times , it must be that bad.
R
rbp45 #4
Jun 4, 2011 at 6:16 PM
get a 550 W from corsair or cooler master

As many PSU Calculator (Antec psu cal, Coolermaster advance psu cal, Corsair psu cal, Extreme psu cal) said that Minimum requirement is 370 watts. So I prefer only 450 watts.

Budget ?

Corsair VX450 is probably the best solution for you , although it might be out of stock :(

Avoid Cooler Master PSUs , i had been recommened to avoid it like a hundred times , it must be that bad.

This is my best choice as 5 years warrenty and service center nearby, but I heard some UPS does not support or conflict somthing. I dont know much more.

I am not discard tou, just asking you- What about Coolermaster GX450W , new lunch, max. output-540 ( as per manufacter)
GX 450W - Cooler Master
Cooler Master GX 450 W Power Supply Review | Hardware Secrets
See, I am not experience like you.
Piyush
Piyush #5
Jun 4, 2011 at 6:48 PM
corsair vx 450W
MegaMind
Jun 4, 2011 at 6:58 PM
GX 450 : The fact that we couldn’t pull more than 450 W from is also a double-edged sword. Some users will like that the unit has its protections working at a tight configuration, while others would prefer that the unit had some margin for overloading.

Source : Hardwaresecrets.com


VX450 : If we could summarize this power supply in just one word it would be “wow!”. Together with Antec EarthWatts 500 W this is the best power supply up to 500 W we have ever seen, bringing the best cost/benefit ratio for the average user building a mainstream PC with a good video card, graduating Summa Cum Laude in our tests. You will bring home a relatively inexpensive power supply that even though is sold as being a 450 W unit can deliver up to 570 W at 48º C – in fact Corsair could have easily labeled this power supply as a 500 W unit, but they preferred to stay on the safe side.

Source : Hardwaresecrets.com


Wat s the price quote u've got for CM GX450 PSU?
R
rbp45 #7
Jun 4, 2011 at 7:47 PM
GX 450 : The fact that we couldn’t pull more than 450 W from is also a double-edged sword. Some users will like that the unit has its protections working at a tight configuration, while others would prefer that the unit had some margin for overloading.

Source : Hardwaresecrets.com


VX450 : If we could summarize this power supply in just one word it would be “wow!”. Together with Antec EarthWatts 500 W this is the best power supply up to 500 W we have ever seen, bringing the best cost/benefit ratio for the average user building a mainstream PC with a good video card, graduating Summa Cum Laude in our tests. You will bring home a relatively inexpensive power supply that even though is sold as being a 450 W unit can deliver up to 570 W at 48º C – in fact Corsair could have easily labeled this power supply as a 500 W unit, but they preferred to stay on the safe side.

Source : Hardwaresecrets.com


Wat s the price quote u've got for CM GX450 PSU?

Need your total suggestion, which is better and why ( with technical view) including Antec EarthWatts 500 W (D green) . But Antec EA is for top mount in the cabinet (front air suction horizontal line) as my Cabinet Coolermaster Elit430 has bottom mount PSU, and Corsair VX450 inlet air is from bottom vertical line.
MegaMind
Jun 4, 2011 at 8:17 PM
Get Corsair VX450 eyes closed... It can handle even a GTX 560TI
sunny4691
Jun 5, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Tagan TG500 @3k can also be considered for your pc.
R
rbp45 #11
Jun 5, 2011 at 10:00 AM
What about these two

Seasonic 520W S12II-520 W/80+ Bronze Certification Power Supply

Seasonic 500W S12II-500 Bronze (SS-500GB Active PFC) Power Supply
d3p
d3p #12
Jun 5, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Corsair VX550 cost 4k & VX450 costs 3.5k including tax.
sparx
sparx #13
Jun 5, 2011 at 10:17 AM
If you dont wish to upgrade your graphics to something monsterous Corsair VX450 is the best solution
mitraark
mitraark #14
Jun 5, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Tagan TG500 @3k can also be considered for your pc.

Damn it i should have got this one instead of the CX400 , just didn't know about it when i saw this one :( Good one definately/.
R
rbp45 #15
Jun 5, 2011 at 11:07 AM
Budget ?

Corsair VX450 is probably the best solution for you , although it might be out of stock :(

Avoid Cooler Master PSUs , i had been recommened to avoid it like a hundred times , it must be that bad.

Corsai VX450 Available at

TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified SMPS

Tagan TG500 @3k can also be considered for your pc.

Disadvantag- Warranty less than 5 years, Service center not available & limited user to consult if any problem arise.

দেবাশীষ & sparx
Some days back, I read that some UPS do not support or conflict with this Corsair VX450, is it true ?
No upgrade GPU this is my 2nd GPU, no overclock, no DVD Drive using external.
I replace ram gpu psu due to following problem link given so I want to very clear about PSU

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/software-q/140622-blue-csreen.html
Piyush
Piyush #16
Jun 5, 2011 at 11:45 AM
if you are sure that you wont be going for a card greater in performance than HD 6770 and also if you wont be overclocking your cpu or any major upgrade
then you can go for FSP saga II 500W @ 2k<-- this would be enough i guess
d3p
d3p #17
Jun 5, 2011 at 12:04 PM
দেবাশীষ & sparx
Some days back, I read that some UPS do not support or conflict with this Corsair VX450, is it true ?
No upgrade GPU this is my 2nd GPU, no overclock, no DVD Drive using external.
I replace ram gpu psu due to following problem link given so I want to very clear about PSU

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/software-q/140622-blue-csreen.html

IMO if the UPS is not healthy enough or local elcheapo brand, then such cases are common with branded PSU's.

Please mention the UPS brand currently you use.
coderunknown
Jun 5, 2011 at 12:37 PM
tagan PSU carry just 1yr warranty. not sure but this one too may have just 1yr warranty.
R
rbp45 #19
Jun 5, 2011 at 1:34 PM
IMO if the UPS is not healthy enough or local elcheapo brand, then such cases are common with branded PSU's.

Please mention the UPS brand currently you use.


When I post this thread all required information to select a PSU given, please go to top of this page.

I have read/browsed a lot of articles on power supply which had made me believe that one should use a pure sive wave UPS with Active PFC based PSU. The UPS I have mentioned is stepped sine wave (impure sive wave ), so its a bad idea to hook it up on Corsair VX450 which has Active PFC. Pure sive wave UPS is a lot expensive (more than putting the CPU + MOBO together). So its difficult for me to buy it and I don't see any PSUs with Passive PFC available. Line Conditioner will not work because we have lots of power cuts here in India which makes UPS a dire need. Any Passive PFC PSU recommended ? Any other solution to my problem ?

Please advice me with technical view.
MegaMind
MegaMind #20
Jun 5, 2011 at 1:45 PM
I've used my VX450 with these UPS w/o any probs,
1. i-ball nirantar 630
2. Numeric 600va
3. APC 600va (currently using)


IMO if the UPS is not healthy enough or local elcheapo brand, then such cases are common with branded PSU's.

Please mention the UPS brand currently you use.

@OP jus answer this QUES...
d3p
d3p #21
Jun 5, 2011 at 5:56 PM
When I post this thread all required information to select a PSU given, please go to top of this page.

Please advice me with technical view.

Sorry i didn't read the full post properly.



I have following config :

UPS available- APC ES500, UMAX 600, and NUMERIC Didital 600 plus - Cosair CMPSU-450VX

Buy the Corsair VX450w or VX550[if have budget] & use the APC ES500 UPS along with it.
nilgtx260
nilgtx260 #22
Jun 5, 2011 at 9:55 PM
VX 550 is awesome
mukherjee
mukherjee #23
Jun 5, 2011 at 11:22 PM
VX550 is the one u shud get...or a GS600 at least
R
rbp45 #24
Jun 6, 2011 at 7:56 AM
Many many thanks to all for your valuable suggestion to select my psu. I will come back near future .

Bye-Bye
nginx
nginx #25
Jun 7, 2011 at 9:15 AM
VX450 is good enough but get the VX550 for some future upgrade room.
R
rajan1311 #26
Jun 7, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Avoid Cooler Master PSUs , i had been recommened to avoid it like a hundred times , it must be that bad.

the real power series ain't too bad...
d3p
d3p #27
Jun 7, 2011 at 10:23 AM
the real power series ain't too bad...

Guys, CM doesn't make any BOMB's !..

Only Extreme Power & GX Series suffers with bad build quality, otherwise Silent Pro & Real Power was one the best of some time.
Tenida
Tenida #28
Jun 7, 2011 at 1:17 PM
Go for corsair vx 450 or gs600