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post #1 of 9

9/18/12 at 9:05am

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Hey, my CX650 just crapped out in less than a week of buying it and ive been told that this is pretty much a glorified 500w PSU, As power supplies is about the only thing i don't know much about, I will leave it to you guys to recommend me some good PSUs for my guild.

i5 3570K
Sapphire 7950
Asrock Z77 Extreme4
8GB 1600MHz
2 120gb SSDs
CD/DVD Drive
4 Fans

My guess is that a decent 600w can handle all of this, but really want like a 750w just for the head room and for some future insurance.

Anyone have any recommendations for under $100? I was thinking about either the TX750 or the Antec 750

Would like to buy it from either Newegg or Amazon.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570K [4.5GHz]	ASRock Z77 Extreme4	Sapphire 7950 [1150/1350]	G.Skill Ares 8GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
SANDisk Extreme SSD 120GB	Asus CD/DVD	CM Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
3 24" Viewsonic EYEFINITY	K120	Rosewill Capstone 750-M	NZXT Phantom
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Razer Deathadder	Steelpad Series	Creative 2.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570K [4.5GHz]	ASRock Z77 Extreme4	Sapphire 7950 [1150/1350]	G.Skill Ares 8GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
SANDisk Extreme SSD 120GB	Asus CD/DVD	CM Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
3 24" Viewsonic EYEFINITY	K120	Rosewill Capstone 750-M	NZXT Phantom
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Razer Deathadder	Steelpad Series	Creative 2.1
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9/18/12 at 10:13am

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CX650? Doesn't exist, as far as I know. There's a new and somewhat unknown CX750, but you're probably talking about CX600 V2. That system would run on the CX430 V2, so just get an RMA.

If you really want something new and better, keep the CX600 V2 replacement as a backup.

You can just get a Rosewill Capstone 450W for $60:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066

If you want some overkill wattage, room for Crossfire and a whole lot more, modular cables, Capstone 750-M is a better deal, at $90 (promo ends 9/19):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182264

These are definitely better than TX750, a little better than TX750 V2, definitely better than Antec Earthwatts Green 750W, better than Antec HCG750, and definitely worse in some ways but better in others than the expensive Antec HCP750 that you're probably not talking about.

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9/18/12 at 12:05pm

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Ahh sorry yes i meant the CX600. I mostly just want some headroom for another 7950 and a custom watercool loop. So pretty much the only thing ill be adding would probably be another 7950 and a pump.

But thank you on that recommendation, i actually LOVE the idea of modular which is something i over looked.
Edited by drazah - 9/18/12 at 12:08pm

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570K [4.5GHz]	ASRock Z77 Extreme4	Sapphire 7950 [1150/1350]	G.Skill Ares 8GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
SANDisk Extreme SSD 120GB	Asus CD/DVD	CM Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
3 24" Viewsonic EYEFINITY	K120	Rosewill Capstone 750-M	NZXT Phantom
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Razer Deathadder	Steelpad Series	Creative 2.1
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570K [4.5GHz]	ASRock Z77 Extreme4	Sapphire 7950 [1150/1350]	G.Skill Ares 8GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
SANDisk Extreme SSD 120GB	Asus CD/DVD	CM Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
3 24" Viewsonic EYEFINITY	K120	Rosewill Capstone 750-M	NZXT Phantom
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Razer Deathadder	Steelpad Series	Creative 2.1
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9/18/12 at 12:07pm

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I had a Corsair TX750 that worked very well. If you don't care about it being non modular I'd look at that. Good prices on TigerDirect and eBay if you look enough

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5-2500k	Gigabyte Z68A-D3H-B3	Sapphire HD 7970	Corsair Vengeance RAM, DDR3, 1600MHz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Western Digital	Western Digital	Western Digital	Corsair 128GB SSD
Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
ASUS Blu-Ray Burner	ASUS 24x DVD burner	Corsair H60	Windows 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HP x20LED, x3	Razer Black Widow	Corsair Enthusiast TX750	Corsair 600T
Mouse
Razer DeathAdder
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5-2500k	Gigabyte Z68A-D3H-B3	Sapphire HD 7970	Corsair Vengeance RAM, DDR3, 1600MHz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Western Digital	Western Digital	Western Digital	Corsair 128GB SSD
Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
ASUS Blu-Ray Burner	ASUS 24x DVD burner	Corsair H60	Windows 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HP x20LED, x3	Razer Black Widow	Corsair Enthusiast TX750	Corsair 600T
Mouse
Razer DeathAdder
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9/18/12 at 4:36pm

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Decided with the Rosewill CAPSTONE 750-M due to great price, perfect wattage, and a huge factor was it being Modular. I know to take a grain of salt with all reviews, but it seemed that most reviews for the CAPSTONE series were all great. So thanks for the recommendation guys!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570K [4.5GHz]	ASRock Z77 Extreme4	Sapphire 7950 [1150/1350]	G.Skill Ares 8GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
SANDisk Extreme SSD 120GB	Asus CD/DVD	CM Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
3 24" Viewsonic EYEFINITY	K120	Rosewill Capstone 750-M	NZXT Phantom
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Razer Deathadder	Steelpad Series	Creative 2.1
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570K [4.5GHz]	ASRock Z77 Extreme4	Sapphire 7950 [1150/1350]	G.Skill Ares 8GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
SANDisk Extreme SSD 120GB	Asus CD/DVD	CM Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
3 24" Viewsonic EYEFINITY	K120	Rosewill Capstone 750-M	NZXT Phantom
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Razer Deathadder	Steelpad Series	Creative 2.1
View all

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9/19/12 at 8:06am

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Antec HCG 620 is best choice.

Your system uses less power than mine. I have a 2500k and HD6950 using max 400W OCed

If you want headroom you might want 800-850W for crossfire.

Hook up your system to a multimeter

Linx + 3D stress test >>> measure watts

Add the HD7950 overclocked. >>> measure watts

>>> calculate the difference between last two values and add it to the last value. Add at least 100-250W to play safe that's the wattage you need.

Edited by jonashendrickx - 9/19/12 at 8:09am

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9/19/12 at 10:30am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by drazah

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Decided with the Rosewill CAPSTONE 750-M due to great price, perfect wattage, and a huge factor was it being Modular. I know to take a grain of salt with all reviews, but it seemed that most reviews for the CAPSTONE series were all great. So thanks for the recommendation guys!

You're going to get a whole lot more than that- good things that is.

Here is a post I just made recently about the Capstone 750-M- I hope you find it informative. Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

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I believe I have something that fits your bill entirely- the Rosewill Capstone 750-M.

Its a Superflower built (Golden King?), 80+ Gold, semi-modular power supply. Performance is excellent- it is a little short of Seasonic X / Corsair AX, but the price-performance ratio is unbeatable in its class. It is semi-modular as the 20+4-pin and 2x 4+4-pin ATX12V/EPS12V are fixed.

Going for $89.99 shipped on Newegg ($20 coupon expires TODAY)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182264

Here is what some people have to say about it:

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Originally Posted by Phaedrus2129

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...there are a host of excellent 80+ Gold SuperFlower built units on the market sold under the Kingwin, NZXT, and Rosewill brands...

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Originally Posted by TechPowerUp! [click for review->]

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The OEM of this unit is Super Flower, a company which righteous earned a place among the elite PSU manufacturers thanks to their top performing and high quality products, which usually feature a very good price/performance ratio.

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Originally Posted by JonnyGuru [click for review->]

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This unit is efficient, powerful, and extremely well performing. It is as good as almost anything else out there I could name. I do wish it were at least semi-modular, and was a bit cheaper, but that's just about all it has going against it.

The TechPowerUp! review said the biggest flaw was the price- at $159.99 MSRP it is indeed a hard sell- but $89.99? Easy

.
JonnyGuru reviewed the nonmodular version- what were his biggest caveats? You guessed it, price and modularity. Well this one is "at least semi-modular" and costs $40 less than the sample at review time.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core i5 750	Gigabyte P55A-UD4P	Radeon HD 7970	G.SKILL Ripjaws X DDR3-1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Intel X25-M G2	SanDisk Extreme	[2x] Western Digital Caviar Black RAID 0	Asus DRW-24B1ST
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Cooler Master Hyper 212+	Windows 7 Professional x64	Crossover 27Q LED-P	Dell U2311H
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Asus MS238H	WASD V1 Semi-Custom	Corsair AX750	Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech G500	Steelseries 4HD	Logitech Z-2300
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core i5 750	Gigabyte P55A-UD4P	Radeon HD 7970	G.SKILL Ripjaws X DDR3-1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Intel X25-M G2	SanDisk Extreme	[2x] Western Digital Caviar Black RAID 0	Asus DRW-24B1ST
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Cooler Master Hyper 212+	Windows 7 Professional x64	Crossover 27Q LED-P	Dell U2311H
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Asus MS238H	WASD V1 Semi-Custom	Corsair AX750	Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech G500	Steelseries 4HD	Logitech Z-2300
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9/19/12 at 10:35am

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That system won't need anything over 450w to run. unless you wan't to do CF with the 7950 in the future you are safe with a 450w psu. Even with CF configuration you won't need anything over 550w

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182261
Edited by mcc21 - 9/19/12 at 11:03am

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5-2500k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H	ASUS HD 7970 Matrix Platinum Ed.	Patriot Intel Extreme Masters Limited Edition
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
OCZ Vertez 2 E 120GB	Samsung	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung SyncMaster S27A850D	CM Storm Quick Fire	Corsair AX850	Fractal Design Define R4
Mouse	Audio
CM Storm Inferno	Corsair SP2200
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5-2500k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H	ASUS HD 7970 Matrix Platinum Ed.	Patriot Intel Extreme Masters Limited Edition
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
OCZ Vertez 2 E 120GB	Samsung	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung SyncMaster S27A850D	CM Storm Quick Fire	Corsair AX850	Fractal Design Define R4
Mouse	Audio
CM Storm Inferno	Corsair SP2200
View all

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9/19/12 at 11:09am

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That system won't need anything over 450w to run. unless you wan't to do CF with the 7950 in the future you are safe with a 450w psu. Even with CF configuration you won't need anything over 550w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182261

I will be CF the 7950 but i will also be going watercooled. So will be adding a pump or two. Plus id rather have the peace of mind for the headroom

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You're going to get a whole lot more than that- good things that is.

Here is a post I just made recently about the Capstone 750-M- I hope you find it informative. Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

The TechPowerUp! review said the biggest flaw was the price- at $159.99 MSRP it is indeed a hard sell- but $89.99? Easy

.
JonnyGuru reviewed the nonmodular version- what were his biggest caveats? You guessed it, price and modularity. Well this one is "at least semi-modular" and costs $40 less than the sample at review time.

Great post! Now i feel even better about my choice because i didnt know this prior, Thank you!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570K [4.5GHz]	ASRock Z77 Extreme4	Sapphire 7950 [1150/1350]	G.Skill Ares 8GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
SANDisk Extreme SSD 120GB	Asus CD/DVD	CM Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
3 24" Viewsonic EYEFINITY	K120	Rosewill Capstone 750-M	NZXT Phantom
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Razer Deathadder	Steelpad Series	Creative 2.1
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570K [4.5GHz]	ASRock Z77 Extreme4	Sapphire 7950 [1150/1350]	G.Skill Ares 8GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
SANDisk Extreme SSD 120GB	Asus CD/DVD	CM Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
3 24" Viewsonic EYEFINITY	K120	Rosewill Capstone 750-M	NZXT Phantom
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Razer Deathadder	Steelpad Series	Creative 2.1
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