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Which PSU to Buy For AMD Phenom X4 965B.E.

13 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/which-psu-to-buy-for-amd-phenom-x4-965b-e.141684/

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suyash_123 Original post #1
Jun 2, 2011 at 7:42 PM
hi,

My Frd want to Buy PSU for his system

he getting config as
AMd phenom x4 965 b.e.
4Gb ram kingston
Asus mobo
No graphics card till now but can buy in future
2 DVD writers
2-3 Internal drives SATA (one old one new)


options are:

Corsair Builder Series 430W Power Supply (CMPSU-430CX) :- 2275 approx
Corsair 450W Power Supply (MPSU-450VX) : 3980 approx
Antec 450W Power Supply (VP450P):- 2525 approx
Cooler Master 460W SMPS (RS460-PCARA3-EU) :- 2620 approx
Cooler Master 500W SMPS (RS500-PCARA3-EU):- 2955 approx

please suggest...
krishnandu.sarkar
krishnandu.sarkar #2
Jun 2, 2011 at 8:25 PM
Depends on which graphics card you are planning to buy in future.

BTW personally I'd suggest Corsair 450VX, many would say it'd be a overkill, they are correct, but in the same time, it saves us from little bit of future upgrade tensions. :)
Skud
Skud #3
Jun 2, 2011 at 8:59 PM
Better get Corsair GS600 @ 4k and forget about future upgrade tensions.
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #4
Jun 3, 2011 at 12:41 AM
+1 for Corsair GS600 from myside :)
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suyash_123 #5
Jun 3, 2011 at 1:27 PM
hi guys,

he got a tight Budget approx 3k
should i tell him to go for
Corsair Builder Series 430W Power Supply (CMPSU-430CX)

and if you want to Buy GFx then change psu Then ????
Skud
Skud #6
Jun 3, 2011 at 1:39 PM
FSP Saga II 500w -> 2.2k
Corsair CX500 -> 3k
coderunknown
coderunknown #7
Jun 3, 2011 at 9:29 PM
+1 to skud's suggestion.
topgear
topgear #8
Jun 4, 2011 at 4:32 AM
what about these ;-)

SeaSonic S12II 430W @ 3k or

SeaSonic SS-500ES 500W @ 3.2k.

@ OP - Corsair VX450W is 3.4k.
Skud
Skud #9
Jun 4, 2011 at 8:03 AM
Budget is tight at 3k. Availability of Seasonic might be an issue. And VX450 is closer to 4k as stated by OP.
saswat23
saswat23 #10
Jun 4, 2011 at 9:04 AM
CX-430, CX-500 and CX-600 are of the same series. So, if its advised to stay away from CX-430 then one should probably also stay away from the other two also.
For around 3k my suggestion would be:
* FSP SAGAII 500W -- 2.1k
* Corsair CX-400 -- 2.6k
* Tagan StoneRock 500W -- 3.1k
quad_core
quad_core #11
Jun 5, 2011 at 3:01 AM
Go for the Corsair VX450 for complete peace of mind.. Its built like a tank :smile:
topgear
topgear #12
Jun 5, 2011 at 3:05 AM
Skud said:
Budget is tight at 3k. Availability of Seasonic might be an issue. And VX450 is closer to 4k as stated by OP.
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VX450W is available at 3.4 on the theitwares and all the seasonic PSUs are there as well ;-)
Skud
Skud #13
Jun 5, 2011 at 8:06 AM
topgear said:
VX450W is available at 3.4 on the theitwares and all the seasonic PSUs are there as well ;-)
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But shipping charges for a heavy item like SMPS will ultimately kill the deal.