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PSU Upgrade? Seasonic or XFX

17 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/psu-upgrade-seasonic-or-xfx.148565/

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kathmustdie Original post #1
Nov 9, 2011 at 4:25 PM
I am going be upgradinngmy crappy PSU..

so far i have these two in mind

SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W --> Theitdepot - Seasonic 520W PowerSupply (S12II-520)

or

XFX Core Edition 550W Power Supply (P1-550S-XXB9) --> Theitdepot - XFX Core Edition 550W Power Supply (P1-550S-XXB9)

so what's better?
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rajnusker #2
Nov 9, 2011 at 7:13 PM
so what's better?
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Both are based on the same platform (S12II). I own the 550 Core, and its a solid PSU, whisper-silent, even when I overclock my current rig its silent. The decision depends on you. Btw Rashi-pheripherals is the one handling XFX imports, thus you have to go through them for RMA, which is a painful process. I don't know about Seasonic.
Tenida
Tenida #3
Nov 9, 2011 at 7:49 PM
@kathmustdie-Where you located? For the pathetic service of Rashi Peripheral I will suggest you to go for corsair Gs600.Extra headroom is always better for future update.GS600 can power upto hd6950 and gtx560ti.So gs600 will be very good choice.
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kathmustdie #4
Nov 9, 2011 at 8:24 PM
My CPU is an Intel i5-750 , Motherboard is Intel Extreme series DP55KG and My GFX card is an ATI 4890 which is soon going to be upgraded to ATI HD 6870

I was initially leaning on towards the Seasonic S12 II Bronze 520W.

Seems like a good choice? also the Seasonic Overkill for my GPU setup?

also i am living in mumbai and going to be purchasing it online from techshop.in
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #5
Nov 9, 2011 at 8:30 PM
Why not get a Corsair GS600 @4K :?:
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rajnusker #6
Nov 9, 2011 at 9:04 PM
kathmustdie said:
My CPU is an Intel i5-750 , Motherboard is Intel Extreme series DP55KG and My GFX card is an ATI 4890 which is soon going to be upgraded to ATI HD 6870

I was initially leaning on towards the Seasonic S12 II Bronze 520W.

Seems like a good choice? also the Seasonic Overkill for my GPU setup?

also i am living in mumbai and going to be purchasing it online from techshop.in
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No, its fine. A 600+ would have been overkill. Its good to have some extra headroom for overclocking (if needed in future). Btw what's your budget for GPU?
d6bmg
d6bmg #7
Nov 9, 2011 at 9:05 PM
@OP: Think about Corsair GS600 @4K, a good vfm PSU more future proof then those two which you have quoted.
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kathmustdie #8
Nov 9, 2011 at 9:40 PM
My budget for a GPU is 11~13k . Not a heavy gamer , just wanted to upgradee my hardware. Right now i am running on 2x 4890 in CrossfireX andd its giving me a good framerate.

So Seasonic 520W or GS600? i am sure both can handle Crossfire
Tenida
Tenida #9
Nov 9, 2011 at 9:50 PM
I will say don't upgrade your gpu.Upgrade psu only.For HD4890cfx I think you will need robust smps like corsair tx650v2 or higher.
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kathmustdie #10
Nov 9, 2011 at 9:56 PM
I forget to mention all details.. well you see i am building another rig for my brother and i am going to give him one ATI 4890 and my old PSU . I am left with one 4890 (which will be in a few days) so before i go ahead with that i would need a new PSU and after a while i'd upgrade my GFX card to a ATI 6870. So basically i need a new PSU.

So yea , back to topic. Corsair GS600 , Seasonic 520w (the Seasonic 620w PSU looks great as well) ? Since , i would be left with one ATI 4890 with a possible future upgrade~

sorry for the entire confusion
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #11
Nov 9, 2011 at 10:25 PM
Get the 600w Corsair GS600. It will definitely help you with a future upgrade :wink:
saswat23
saswat23 #12
Nov 9, 2011 at 10:28 PM
Seasonic 520w is a better option for you. For 3.5k its a very good deal.
d6bmg
d6bmg #13
Nov 9, 2011 at 10:35 PM
saswat23 said:
Seasonic 520w is a better option for you. For 3.5k its a very good deal.
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Really? He is having a crossfirex setup.

kathmustdie said:
My budget for a GPU is 11~13k . Not a heavy gamer , just wanted to upgradee my hardware. Right now i am running on 2x 4890 in CrossfireX andd its giving me a good framerate.

So Seasonic 520W or GS600? i am sure both can handle Crossfire
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Tenida
Tenida #14
Nov 9, 2011 at 10:58 PM
Budget
3.5k- get Seasonic 520watt
4.0k-Get cosair gs600
5-6k-Corsair tx650v2
I think you can make your decision now:)
More headroom is always better for instance I have Gs700 but now i wanted to go for gtx560tisli but for that gs700 is not enough.If i have bought tx850v2 then the situation would the opposite.
MegaMind
MegaMind #15
Nov 9, 2011 at 11:18 PM
kathmustdie said:
Right now i am running on 2x 4890 in CrossfireX andd its giving me a good framerate.
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On which PSU?

S12II-520, If Single GPU, for CFX S12II-620 over GS600..
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rajnusker #16
Nov 9, 2011 at 11:23 PM
d6bmg said:
Really? He is having a crossfirex setup.
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He is going to give it to his brother. Not like Corsair GS600 is going to provide helluva headroom. But if he tends to use the 4890 CF (power hungry monsters) he needs a 600W+ unit, the system on load would consume 450W+.
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macho84 #17
Nov 12, 2011 at 3:32 AM
If your budget is 13k. Is that including gpu or excluding. I would say for 6800 series try getting arround 700+ watts. Its a decent investment for next 2-3 years. As if you have more budget for gpu then you can go for 6900 series which draw greater power. So go for that.