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PSU Dilemma

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Imperial_Raj
Imperial_Raj Original post #1
Apr 14, 2011 at 9:16 PM
Hello everyone, I am now planning to buy either an Asus GTX 560 Ti DC II or a Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 for my upcoming PC. Now I'm in a fix as I'm not able to decide on the PSU. I'll either get the Corsair GS600 our the Corsair CX600. Now I need your views on these two and other suggestions.
Thanks.
masterkd
masterkd #2
Apr 14, 2011 at 9:18 PM
get vx550 or tx650..GS600 is not good enough in quality!!
d3p
d3p #3
Apr 14, 2011 at 9:59 PM
Imperial_Raj said:
Hello everyone, I am now planning to buy either an Asus GTX 560 Ti DC II or a Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 for my upcoming PC. Now I'm in a fix as I'm not able to decide on the PSU. I'll either get the Corsair GS600 our the Corsair CX600. Now I need your views on these two and other suggestions.
Thanks.
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Its better, if you mention the Full system configuration...
Imperial_Raj
Imperial_Raj #4
Apr 15, 2011 at 9:42 AM
The PC would be configured as:
Processor - Intel Core i5 2400.
Motherboard - MSI P67A-GD55.
RAM - G Skill Ripjaws 2*2 GB DDR III. Hard Disk - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500 GB.
Graphics Card - Asus GTX 560 Ti DC II or Sapphire Radeon HD 6950.
Power Supply - Not Decided.
Cabinet - Cooler Master 690.
Monitor - BenQ E2220HD.
Piyush
Piyush #5
Apr 15, 2011 at 9:53 AM
well for the least , you should go for VX 450W @ 3.6k
but VX 550W @ 4.6k is recommended
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akshayt #6
Apr 15, 2011 at 9:56 AM
VX450 won't cut it. IMO I would have gone for at least a 700 watts or so from a quality brand, either Seasonic which costs around 5k+ or Coolermaster Silentpro which costs around 7k or so.

The bare minimum to keep it on the edge will be a 550-600 watts PSU from a quality brand as mentioned above or even Corsair which is as good if not better.
Piyush
Piyush #7
Apr 15, 2011 at 10:05 AM
@akshyat
why do you think he needs a 700W PSU?
his power requirements came out to be 396W
even a VX 450 is enough for him
but still i recommended him VX 550W if he goes for some upgrade or higher end gfx card
d3p
d3p #9
Apr 15, 2011 at 10:28 AM
Take any one of these....

1. Tacen Supero 500w.
2. Corsair VX550w.
3. SeaSonic S12II 520w.

If you have any SLI or CF in mind to be fulfilled in future, then you need to get a min 700 for 560ti SLI or 6950 CF.
MegaMind
MegaMind #10
Apr 15, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Imperial_Raj said:
The PC would be configured as:
Processor - Intel Core i5 2400.
Motherboard - MSI P67A-GD55.
RAM - G Skill Ripjaws 2*2 GB DDR III. Hard Disk - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500 GB.
Graphics Card - Asus GTX 560 Ti DC II or Sapphire Radeon HD 6950.
Power Supply - Not Decided.
Cabinet - Cooler Master 690.
Monitor - BenQ E2220HD.
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:unsure: But r u gettin a P67 mobo for non k-series procy??
d3p
d3p #13
Apr 15, 2011 at 6:19 PM
OP can consider Tacen Supero 600w - 3.5k & pretty efficient too.
bssunilreddy
bssunilreddy #14
Apr 16, 2011 at 5:55 PM
go for Corsair VX550@4600 is best for GTX560Ti.Ok.